Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:10:58 -0000

    US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as “drill, baby, drill”. Yet he is …

  2. The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Secrets Have Been Spilled

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The leaked memos from a 2016 EPA case expose the spurious reasoning behind one of the justices’ most consequential decisions of the past decade. The …

  3. Solar power surge leads to decline in fossil fuel generation

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:24:37 -0000

    Global clean power production outpaced electricity demand last year, leading to a decline in fossil fuel generation for the first time since the …

  4. ‘Beautiful but precarious’: Photographer captures Earth’s fragile systems hanging by a thread

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:02:36 -0000

    Nature photographer Jon McCormack warns the Earth's vital systems are 'changing faster than we realise’. From the blue architecture of Icelandic ice …

  5. A New Supreme Court Leak Shows John Roberts at His Worst

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:52:52 -0000

    Sign up for Executive Dysfunction, a weekly newsletter that surfaces under-the-radar stories about what Trump is doing to the law—and how the law is …

  6. Over 10,000 Experts Fled the Federal Government and One Former NASA Scientist Reveals the Grim Censorship Inside

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:32:17 -0000

    Kate Marvel reflects on her fiery resignation: “I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”

  7. ‘Miracle tree’ removes 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:02:01 -0000

    Moringa is thought to have been used by Ancient Egyptians to sterilise water. A millenia-old purification technique could be the cure for Europe’s …

  8. Sen. Ed Markey talks frustrations with Trump administration’s health care approach

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:29:16 -0000

  9. Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:59:00 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug …

  10. Black Gunk Found in Man's Lungs Exposes an Even Darker Side of Wildfire Smoke

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:40:51 -0000

    The strange injury was caused by hours of inhaling thick smoke, his doctors say. A case report out this month starkly illustrates the damage forest …

  11. Trump criticizes them, but renewable energies are thriving in some US states

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:23:14 -0000

    Despite the White House's largely hostile stance prioritizing fossil fuels over solar and wind power, renewable energies are continuing to expand in …

  12. Some US farmers say federal rural energy grants cut by Trump were ‘about freedom’

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell has been expanding his flock. Eventually, that meant he needed to build a new barn. His …

  13. The 'dumb machine' promising a clean energy breakthrough

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:09:41 -0000

    "I remember a few people said that the place where Proxima is today was impossible," says Francesco Sciortino, the co-founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion. Being accused of attempting the impossible is not unusual for the scientists and engineers working on nuclear fusion projects around the …

  14. Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last.

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:37 -0000

    More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. But …

  15. Extreme weather a growing threat to elections and democracy

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:29:28 -0000

    At least 26 elections and referendums have been postponed in the last decade due to natural disasters, according to a report by Stockholm-based …

  16. How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Recovery from the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire has been daunting. Residents are still waiting for disaster relief payments even as floods sweep …

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

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:55:47 -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 …

  18. 'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:46:38 -0000

    An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are …

  19. An AI trained on 13,000 virtual worlds just projected our renewable energy future

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:29 -0000

    Solar and wind power are likely to grow worldwide at a pace compatible with limiting global warming to 2 °C – but not 1.5 °C, according to an …

  20. Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:21:50 -0000

    Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. Satellite images are giving an insight into destruction in the region, including to the fragile biodiversity of …

  21. Data centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health—costing the economy $25 billion every year

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:31:09 -0000

    Data centers carry a hidden cost that dwarfs their price tag, according to new research. It’s not money. It’s the health of Americans living near …

  22. An Installation in Nature has Climate Lessons for Humans

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:35:45 -0000

    With lichen, mechanical artwork and a barrel of snowflakes, “Climate Clock” will wind along a trail through the forests outside Oulu, Finland. For the artist Antti Laitinen, his childhood playground among the trees and streams of central Finland has become an experiment in how the world can survive. …

  23. Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:01:15 -0000

    Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem in decline going back to 2011, when harmful algal blooms led to a severe decline in seagrass, the …

  24. Who Will Next Lead the United Nations?

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:50:12 -0000

    Four candidates hope to reshape the U.N.’s future amid global fragmentation and anti-multilateral sentiment. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re …

  25. How the Great Salt Lake’s Collapse Could Rewrite Skiing in the West

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:09:34 -0000

    Published April 20, 2026 09:09AM The largest saline lake in the Western Hemisphere—the Great Salt Lake—sits less than an hour from Utah’s most famous …

  26. Already under pressure, Australia’s food system could now be in big trouble

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:32:35 -0000

    Australia has long been proud of its food production. The nation produces enough to feed 75 million people and exports 70 per cent of its produce. But …

  27. 10 Best Vegetables You Should Be Planting In April

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    As we welcome the long-awaited arrival of April's warm weather, we can start implementing the vegetable garden plans we've been waiting for all winter. Some gardeners may have even started some warm-weather vegetable seedlings indoors, like tomatoes and peppers, to get a head start. What you can …

  28. Leaked memos reveal how Supreme Court steamrolled Obama climate plan in 2016 showdown

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:26:35 -0000

    The Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking former President Barack Obama’s signature clean energy initiative in 2016 came after a series of leaked internal memos among the justices that revealed a fight along ideological lines about whether to intervene. The rare glimpse at the high court’s …

  29. 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 …

  30. I used ChatGPT to reduce my carbon footprint for Earth Day — these are the changes that actually mattered

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    Today is Earth Day, an annual holiday where we acknowledge the actionable efforts and events meant to support environmental protection for our sacred …