Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. ‘Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility for the Tragedy That’s Going on Here’

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:54:10 -0000

   To this day, Bill Gates remains a relatively mild-mannered, non-political guy. But he’s also not going to ignore reality. For the first time in 25 years, the number of child deaths is on track to rise from the previous year, to the tune of an additional 200,000 deaths, according to the Gates …

2. 2025: The year the US gave up on climate, and the world gave up on us

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:45:00 -0000

   While the U.S. sits in self-imposed isolation, the rest of the world, led by China, raced ahead to invest in renewables and commit to climate …

3. Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 01:35:02 -0000

   A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer. President Donald Trump’s administration said …

4. 'Good!' Declares AOC After Arizona City Council Rejects Data Center Pushed by Sinema

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:17:03 -0000

   Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among those celebrating after the Chandler, Arizona City Council on Thursday night unanimously rejected an …

5. Pacific Northwest faces "catastrophic" flood threats

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:03:11 -0000

   Residents in the Pacific Northwest face "catastrophic" and potentially life-threatening flood threats after days of heavy rains, the National Weather …

6. China Planted 78 Billion New Trees—and Seriously Messed Up Its Water Cycle

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:30:00 -0000

   China’s planted a bunch of new trees since 1981, but that extra foliage is shifting more precipitation to some areas while drying out others. Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: Reforesting areas of the world comes with major benefits, but adding billions of trees can come with …

7. A huge cache of critical minerals found in Utah may be the largest in the US

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:49:15 -0000

   The discovery could reshape the clean energy supply chain. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake …

8. Judge rules Trump unlawfully ended FEMA disaster prevention programme

   Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:33:11 -0000

   Twenty states had challenged the end of the programme, meant to make localities more resilient to natural disasters. A federal judge has said the administration of United States President Donald Trump acted unlawfully in ending a programme aimed at helping communities become more resilient to …

9. Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction

   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:24:25 -0000

   The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than …

10. Iran’s regime-made ecological disaster and the threat to Europe - The Jewish Chronicle

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:32:30 -0000

    For decades, the Islamic Republic has tormented, imprisoned, and killed the people of Iran. Now it is becoming increasingly clear that it has been …

11. Battery storage hits $65/MWh – a tipping point for solar

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:50:02 -0000

    Turning cheap daytime solar into electricity you can actually use at night just got a lot cheaper. A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen to $65 per megawatt-hour (MWh) as of October 2025 in markets outside China and the US. At that …

12. Zillow listings reveal what buyers want the most in their homes right now

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:43:56 -0000

    Another year is on the way, and with it comes a fresh wave of home trends. By analyzing hundreds of design styles and home features across millions of for-sale listings, Zillow has identified what homebuyers are most obsessed with right now. "Listing descriptions are short, so every word counts," …

13. Hundreds of Earthquakes Detected at Antarctica's 'Doomsday' Glacier

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:13:03 -0000

    Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years …

14. This Lifeform Laps Up Chernobyl’s Deadly Radiation—Now Scientists Are Trying to Harness Its Potential

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:55:00 -0000

    It’s not only thriving despite the radiation, but growing because of it. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Decades ago, scientists found a black mold inside the Chernobyl nuclear reactor complex, seemingly feeding off the radiation and thriving in an environment hostile to …

15. U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:54:16 -0000

    American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making. The Trump administration sided with officials from Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran in a successful effort to block part of a …

16. Students challenge auto industry with modular EV you can fix yourself

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:03:00 -0000

    A team of students from the Netherlands has demonstrated that it is possible to produce an affordable electric vehicle (EV) that owners can maintain …

17. Unlimited Energy Is Closer Than Ever, Expert Says—Thanks to This Nuclear Reactor’s Breakthrough ‘First Heartbeat’

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:47:59 -0000

    “America should be thrilled.” Scientists just brought us one step closer to the dream of unlimited power. On November 17 at the Nevada National Security Site, a nuclear energy startup called Valar Atomics achieved zero-power criticality, a crucial step in nuclear energy development. Also known as …

18. 13 Countries at Serious Risk of Disappearing if Sea Levels Rise

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:20:32 -0000

    Sea levels are rising faster than many expected, and these 13 countries that could disappear if sea levels rise are especially vulnerable. Even small …

19. 'A willingness to lie': Why the EPA's latest Trump-era change is especially concerning

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The agency’s web page explaining the causes of climate change has been modified to the point that it is now false, says climate scientist Daniel Swain. Human activity is driving climate change; that’s a fact that more than 99.9% of scientific papers agree on. But the Environmental Protection Agency …

20. In photos: Flooding in Western Washington state forces thousands to evacuate

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:38:11 -0000

    Western Washington state and Northwest Oregon could see more catastrophic flooding. The National Weather Service says flood watches and warnings remain in effect after days of heavy rains. According to KUOW, "tens of thousands of Washingtonians remain under evacuation advisories, including about …

21. Volcanic eruptions sparked grim chain of events that brought the Black Death

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:32:00 -0000

    Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in motion. For the first time, …

22. Robot smaller than grain of salt can ‘sense, think and act’

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:27:07 -0000

    With solar cells and its own propulsion system, the device is a step toward sending robots into the human body. Solving a technical challenge that has stymied science for 40 years, researchers have built a robot with an onboard computer, sensors and a motor, the whole assembly less than 1 millimeter …

23. Introduction: Climate Change

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:33:59 -0000

    Published December 11, 2025 For over a century, humanity has rampantly burned fossil fuels to power the machinery of modern life, inexorably …

24. Nope, Billionaire Tom Steyer Is Not a Bellwether of Climate Politics

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0000

    You may have read lately that voters don’t care about global warming. These stories tend to fall apart under scrutiny. What should we make of …

25. Dozens of Countries See Their Economy Grow as Emissions Fall

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:01:47 -0000

    A growing number of countries are showing that it is possible to achieve growth while also cutting emissions. Historically, more industry meant …

26. This incredible map shows the world's 2.75 billion buildings

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0000

    Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling look at how the world develops. From the latest skyscraper in a Chinese megalopolis to a six‑foot‑tall yurt in Inner Mongolia, researchers at the Technical University of Munich …

27. Trump Plans To Drive Down Car Prices

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:48:00 -0000

    Trump has gone a long way to kill the EV business. Now, he is going to help gas-powered car buyers. There will be an incentive, probably on the car …

28. Families flee homes amid catastrophic flooding in western Washington

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:01:00 -0000

    There's catastrophic flooding across western Washington after more than a dozen rivers hit a major flood stage, trapping residents in their homes and …

29. Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserve

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:28:33 -0000

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-aligned group sued Thursday to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, saying it was improperly analyzed by the federal government and could harm caribou and important habitat …

30. Baby dies of exposure in flooded tent as Storm Byron batters Gaza

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:53:23 -0000

    Displaced Palestinians in dire need of tents, blankets, warm clothing in harsh winter climate. A baby girl whose family was displaced by Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza has died of exposure to the winter cold as Storm Byron lashed the enclave amid Israel’s continued …