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1. Fishing company behind McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish devastates Alaska salmon and Native communities

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:56:34 -0000

   A heavy fishing net emerged from rolling Bering Sea swells, packed so densely with Alaska pollock that their heads wedged through the mesh. When the …

2. The SEC Just Opened the Floodgates to Fraud

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   The Trump administration has transformed the Securities and Exchange Commission into an instrument of financial sector chicanery. If you doubt that …

3. If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA’s Political Gravestone

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:46:48 -0000

   A new analysis by a Democratic data firm shows that Latino turnout in early voting is outpacing 2024—a presidential year. That could be a big problem …

4. The green revolution may be turning purple

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:20 -0000

   The fertilizers that feed humanity are made in huge pressure cookers, heated to 450°C (840°F), in factories that gush an estimated 450 million metric …

5. Antarctica’s penguins are sending us a distress signal

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:45:00 -0000

   Something is breaking in the world’s wildest ecosystem. This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study …

6. Hurricane Isaias just set a new record for Atlantic storms

   Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:25:00 -0000

   Isaias is officially the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season—marking the latest arrival of a first hurricane in the region since reliable …

7. Hurricane Simon forecast to get much stronger as it heads to Mexico's Pacific coast

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:47:30 -0000

   MIAMI — Hurricane Simon was headed toward part of Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday and forecast to get much stronger. U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane …

8. We now know when El Niño is expected to peak

   Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:45:34 -0000

   in brief The UN warns El Niño will intensify before peaking in December. • Record ocean heat threatens to trigger severe global weather disruptions. El …

9. SEC Issues Warning to Investment Firms That Challenged ExxonMobil

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:42:39 -0000

   The commission issued a rare “report of investigation” into the largest asset managers and state pension funds, part of a broader campaign to curb …

10. A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:30:00 -0000

    Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and …

11. Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:36:10 -0000

    Almost all of Gaza’s population needs tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon expected to bring heavier …

12. Could This Dutch Invention Help Tackle Plastic Pollution in America’s Waterways?

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:49:27 -0000

    Amsterdam’s Westerdok looks like many other outlets to the city’s historic canals. But look past the familiar boats and birds, and there is a …

13. Latest heat metrics signal escalating threat of an extreme El Niño this winter

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Every El Niño is unique. This time around, though, it’s especially concerning. Why? The eastern Pacific Ocean, where this recurring climate pattern …

14. Even some of Megyn Kelly's callers are fed up with her.

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:22:23 -0000

    Welcome back to Media Matters’ weekly newsletter. This week: Fox is using climate change denial to undermine bipartisan support for AI …

15. The Supreme Court Asked the Question Boulder Can’t Answer

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:02:27 -0000

    At oral argument, the justices pressed the question the climate plaintiffs spent a decade dodging. This week, Boulder County’s climate-change suit …

16. Carbon Accounting May Be the Most Important Climate Fight You've Never Heard About

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:01:32 -0000

    I’ve found a surefire way to mess with the good vibes during my on-the-record conversations with CEOs and senior executives: bring up carbon accounting. In an instant, a conversation that felt open and transparent moments prior can turn into guarded talking points or simply go quiet. Carbon …

17. Jon Ossoff Just Delivered Maybe the Greatest Debate Zinger in Ages

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:03:08 -0000

    Yet again, the Georgia senator showed in Thursday’s debate that he knows how to throw haymakers. Until someone else proves otherwise, he’s the …

18. El Niño could weaken the polar vortex. Does a scorching summer mean a freezing winter?

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:58:57 -0000

    El Niño’s European weather impacts tend to be indirect and less severe than in the tropics. But experts warn it could weaken the polar vortex. Experts …

19. Hoping for a ‘new normal’ climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:04:22 -0000

    Climate change is worsening. There’s now no chance of holding temperature rise to 1.5°C. The future will bring worsening floods, glacial melt, …

20. The 100-Year-Old Math Miscalculation That Broke the Colorado River

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:02:00 -0000

    Watch how century-old mistake and continuing drought have pushed Western water supply to the brink—and what overhauls are needed to save it About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River. But an extended drought and a century-old legal framework have pushed the system to a breaking point. Now, a …

21. Only about half of U.S. teens can correctly identify the causes of climate change

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:59:00 -0000

    But over 80% say they’re worried about it. More than 80% of young people in the U.S. say they are worried about climate change. Schifter: “Whether it’s …

22. Scientists Have Developed a Breakthrough Energy Source to Fuel the First Humans on Mars

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:25:02 -0000

    A NASA-backed experiment shows how engineered microbes can convert discarded water bottles into edible protein. Researchers proved that certain food-grade plastic can be broken down and fed to engineered yeast, which then produce nutrients such as protein and fats. Researchers turned the result into …

23. Max stupid: EU may loosen EV rules for third time in two years, aiding China

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:05:24 -0000

    During multiple historic fuel crises and a climate crisis that left tens of thousands dead across Europe this summer, the bloc is reportedly close to striking a deal to allow its automakers to produce more of the vehicles that directly caused each of those problems. In doing so, it would only ensure …

24. El Nino is now hottest ever recorded and still growing in strength, announces Japan

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:51:07 -0000

    El Nino strengthened in September to become the strongest example of the phenomenon on record, Japan’s weather agency has said, and is now certain to …

25. The 10 Most Sustainable Countries In The World

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:43:25 -0000

    Each year, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) publishes a report ranking countries on their environmental performance. This article looks at …

26. The world may never go back to how it was after this monster El Niño

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The current El Niño is already the strongest on record and is forecast to get even stronger, peaking around November or December. Though it should be …

27. Hurricane Rachel’s Colossal Swell Is Already Pummeling Southern California (Video)

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:12:52 -0000

    Long Beach seawalls explode in spray, Laguna streets flood and forecasters warn Rachel’s swell and El Niño–raised seas will only intensify through …

28. Samuel Alito’s Tortured Attempts to Explain Himself

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the midst of his will-he-or-won’t-he retirement tour, the justice is at great pains to make his view of originalism make a lick of sense. Supreme …

29. Track path of potentially powerful Hurricane Isaias as it strengthens

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:03:20 -0000

    Isaias has strengthened into a hurricane and is forecast to rapidly intensify as it heads toward a U.S. landfall on the Gulf Coast on Oct. 9, according to the National Hurricane Center. Isaias became a hurricane less than 20 hours after becoming a tropical storm. It's the first hurricane of the 2026 …

30. What is attribution science? The critical climate research that Big Oil would rather you didn't believe in

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:31:00 -0000

    How an emerging field of research is fueling a major Supreme Court case that may hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change. Climate science has been clear for decades: Since at least the 1950s, oil and gas companies have known that their fossil fuels release planet-warming carbon dioxide …