Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East's last great forests

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station; and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago …

  2. Trump’s $1 Billion TotalEnergies Deal Is ‘Worthless’

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:12:34 -0000

    On Eli Lilly’s nuclear, Sunrise Wind, and Brazil’s minerals Current conditions: Temperatures in the Northeast are swinging from last week’s record 90 …

  3. Who Killed the Florida Orange?

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:40:00 -0000

    Deep in desiccated Southern groves, the powerhouse of American citrus is suffering a brutal, unrelenting decline. No one wants to face what that …

  4. Interview: Christopher Borgert on an Infamous Glyphosate Paper

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    In 2000, three researchers published a peer-reviewed paper concluding that, “under present and expected conditions of use,” Roundup, a formulation of …

  5. How the Global Push for Renewable Energy Is Accelerating Faster Than Anyone Predicted

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:10:42 -0000

    Something remarkable is happening in the world of energy, and it is being driven by a source few would have anticipated. Across the globe, everyday …

  6. Chernobyl full of life as wildlife reoccupies a radioactive landscape

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:10:56 -0000

    CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world's wildest horses roam free. Across the Chernobyl …

  7. What the Crabapples Are Telling Us

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:55:00 -0000

    In Ohio, a familiar spring ritual is arriving earlier — and with it, quiet signs of a changing climate. Listen to this article 15 15 0:00 This article …

  8. Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:02:31 -0000

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief. Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet — one of two women and one of three …

  9. A Supreme Court Scoop

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:37:51 -0000

    We go behind the scenes at the nation’s highest court. Here’s how the Supreme Court generally makes decisions: For more than 200 years, it has worked at a slow and deliberate pace, weighing written briefs and oral arguments. The justices listen, read, discuss, vote and write detailed opinions and …

  10. Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:32:16 -0000

    In a lakeside village in Kisumu County, women were forbidden from fishing. Until Rhoda Ongoche Akech defied the social stigma. Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in 2002. At 39 years old, the mother of seven was about to break one …

  11. The Iran war 'can't end soon enough' for China, says CSIS' Clay Seigle

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:57:17 -0000

    Clayton Seigle, CSIS' Senior Fellow and James R. Schlesinger Chair in Energy and Geopolitics, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, says China …

  12. How a Rhode Island apartment building for seniors installed 277 heat pumps in just 12 days

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:01:00 -0000

    Climate tech startup Gradient tells Fast Company exclusively how it retrofitted a Providence apartment building to slash emissions and save energy costs. Carroll Tower, a 194-apartment public housing development in Providence, Rhode Island, was built in 1974. For more than 50 years, residents there …

  13. This New Filter Removes Up to 98% of ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Your Tap Water

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:29:00 -0000

    The system works by binding both short- and long-chain PFAS, a key challenge that has limited many existing filtration methods. Tap water contains trace amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS or "forever chemicals." The reason for that ominous nickname is that these …

  14. WI GOP Gov Candidate Mocks Dem Over Her Factual Observations on Climate Crisis

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:13:40 -0000

    Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. A …

  15. As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Freepoint Eco-Systems seeks to become a major player in so-called “chemical recycling.” Some residents and environmental advocates are fighting …

  16. The Fight Over Data Centers Next Door

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:02:16 -0000

    Will our AI future come with high utility prices and accelerated climate change?

  17. Seattle’s Sneeze Season From Hell Just Got Longer

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:09:47 -0000

    Seattle’s allergy season is not just in your head. Locals are sniffling earlier in the year and staying stuffed up well into what used to be the safe …

  18. Japan announces new name for days over 40C after hottest summer ever

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:14:08 -0000

    ‘Kokushobi’ will be used in weather forecasts to warn that extreme heat is on the way. Japan now has a special name for days that are 40C or …

  19. Scientists Just Discovered an Entire Hidden Supervolcano in the Middle of Europe

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Don’t cancel your vacation plans just yet, because it probably won’t erupt soon. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Supervolcanoes like Yellowstone sit right above bodies of magma, and most show evidence of past eruptions. • Researchers used ambient noise tomography and image vibrations …

  20. Nations gather for first-ever conference on fossil fuel exit

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:22:25 -0000

    More than 50 nations are attending a world-first conference on phasing out fossil fuels in Colombia next week as the Iran war underscores how …

  21. This futuristic-looking electric ferry just proved boats beat bridges in cities

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Electric boats have been steadily gaining traction, but a new pilot project in Norway is making a pretty compelling case that they could do more than just clean up waterways – they might actually replace expensive infrastructure projects altogether. Norwegian company Hyke has just wrapped up a …

  22. The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity. The future looked dire for renewable energy in the United …

  23. The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to …

  24. A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:58:26 -0000

    Theonila Roka Matbob was born in what should have been a lush rainforest. Her family's home is near the center of the largest island in Papua New Guinea's Autonomous Region of Bougainville in the Pacific Ocean. Instead, she says, the mountains around her were mostly rock and sand. "You have to go …

  25. Apple’s recycled materials push bears fruit

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The company’s switch to low-carbon materials helped it avoid 6 million metric tons in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025. Apple connects its ability to …

  26. 2026 saw the hottest March ever recorded in the continental U.S.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:33 -0000

    This was the hottest March ever recorded in the contiguous U.S., going back 132 years. Climate change is driving up temperatures, and making intense wildfires more likely. ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: If it feels like it's been a really warm spring where you are, you're not imagining it. New federal …

  27. Spring Allergies Are Expected To Be Brutal in These 11 States

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:02:14 -0000

    Planning a spring trip? These U.S. states are seeing the highest pollen counts—here’s what to expect this season. This spring, allergies are expected …

  28. Scientists Found a Truly Massive Bee Population Hiding Under a New York Cemetery

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:30:00 -0000

    A seemingly ordinary cemetery is a sprawling underground habitat for extraordinary numbers of bees. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists at Cornell University discovered that a 1.5-acre section of East Lawn Cemetery is home to an estimated 5.5 million ground-nesting …

  29. Jane Fonda on Musical ‘Dear Everything,’ Climate Activism, More

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:58:45 -0000

    Jane Fonda, award-winning actress, activist, and fitness icon, joins TODAY to talk about taking her talents and philanthropic passion for climate change to the stage in a new musical called “Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth” about a small town where the adults are trying to sell …

  30. A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could hit this winter. What that might mean for SLO County

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Whether it’s El Niño, La Niña, neutral conditions, or what some call El Nothing or El Nada, meteorologists have always watched seawater temperatures …