Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Why beef prices are higher than ever (and shoppers are finally resisting)

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

    NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live? Fill out this form to share your story with NPR. What's the item? Ground beef How has the price changed …

  2. A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:38:37 -0000

    Led by a former aide to Senator Harry Reid, the Searchlight Institute is hoping to persuade Democrats to play down causes like climate change and L.G.B.T.Q. rights to appeal to more voters As Democrats search for their way out of the political wilderness, a new think tank, introduced on Wednesday, …

  3. The Albanese government has learned from the last major climate commitment

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:12:03 -0000

    The prime minister laughed off the final question to him at a press conference confirming Australia's next massive climate commitment. "You say this …

  4. Cut emissions 70% by 2035? There’s only one policy that can get us there

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:50:11 -0000

    Australia’s new emission reduction target of 62–70% by 2035 is meant to demonstrate we are doing our part to hold climate change well below 2°C. The …

  5. Australia announces higher emissions cuts by 2035

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:47:53 -0000

    Australia, one of the world's biggest polluters per capita, will aim to cut its carbon emissions by at least 62% compared to 2005 levels over the next decade. The nation - which has faced global criticism for its continued reliance on fossil fuels - had previously pledged to reduce greenhouse gases …

  6. Farmworkers already face harsh conditions. Now they may have to deal with a pay cut.

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:15:00 -0000

    Hard-line immigration policy, climate change, and labor shortages are colliding to create a real problem for U.S. farms. When President Donald Trump …

  7. I'm landfillin' it

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:09:01 -0000

    This is an adapted excerpt from "Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic," by Saabira Chaudhuri. McDonald's has relied on disposable packaging since 1948. That's when Richard and Maurice McDonald fired all the waitresses at their McDonald Brothers Burger Bar Drive-In restaurant in San …

  8. Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:27:22 -0000

    One of the United States’ most respected scientific bodies rejected claims from Trump administration officials that rising temperatures posed little danger, saying on Wednesday the scientific evidence of climate change was “beyond scientific dispute” and that impacts on the nation are worsening. The …

  9. How climate change is fueling your sugar addiction

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:15:00 -0000

    Rising temperatures are feeding America's sweet tooth — and creating a new public health challenge in the process. In the thick of summer, little else …

  10. 4 Million Acres of California's Public Lands Are Road-Free. Trump Wants to Change That

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:00:50 -0000

    A 2025 proposal from President Donald Trump’s administration would open up nearly 4 million acres of land in California to logging and road …

  11. Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:47:44 -0000

    This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connectionshe amount of heat trapped by climate-warming pollution in our atmosphere is continuing to increase, …

  12. Why solving plastic pollution is one of the biggest climate wins hiding in plain sight

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:19:21 -0000

    What if one of our most powerful tools against climate change has been hiding in plain sight, wrapped around groceries, floating in rivers and piling …

  13. Elon Musk Has Criticized Environmental Regulations. Here’s How His Companies Have Been Accused of Sidestepping Them.

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

    Musk considers environmental regulation a barrier to innovation. As he eyes a new project in Houston, here’s what to know about some of his …

  14. Ancient outback find prompts radical plan to stop extinction of Australia’s rarest animals

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:12:35 -0000

    A cache of fossils has been described as a 'book of time' that could hold the key to protecting threatened species losing their homes to climate …

  15. Homeowners insurance costs have shot up 70% since 2021. Here's why.

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:36:24 -0000

    Homeowners insurance rates are rising across the U.S., driven by climate change, rising cost of building materials and surging home prices. Almost …

  16. Electricity through osmosis: Japan opens landmark osmotic power plant

    Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:03:00 -0000

    Imagine generating power not from sunlight or wind, but from the simple mixing of fresh and salt water. This is the quiet promise of osmotic energy, …

  17. Charles, a real king, hosts Trump, a wannabe king who trashes the monarchy and the causes Charles cares about

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:00:04 -0000

    I will never forget how uncomfortable the late Queen Elizabeth looked when she hosted Donald and Melania Trump during their first state visit to the …

  18. Australia targets 62% to 70% emissions cut by 2035

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:12:49 -0000

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Thursday set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035. The new target adds to Australia’s ambition of a 43% cut by the end of this decade and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Prime Minister …

  19. 146 environmental defenders were killed or disappeared last year

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:51:41 -0000

    The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. In 2024, at least 146 people were killed or disappeared while defending land, water and …

  20. Dominion’s Proposed Peaker Plant Flouts Environmental Justice, Community Says

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

    The utility’s environmental justice analysis lacks community health data, according to attorneys representing affected residents.CHESTER, Va.—For the …

  21. New research confirms Eilat corals’ remarkable resilience to rising temperatures

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:07:21 -0000

    New research has added further confirmation that the corals off the shores of Eilat in southern Israel are remarkably resilient in the face of rising …

  22. National Academies publishes strongest rebuke yet of the EPA attempts to dismiss climate threats

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:27:26 -0000

    One of the United States' leading scientific groups published its strongest rebuke of the Trump administration's dismissal of the dangers of climate …

  23. Clean hydrogen is facing a big reality check

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0000

    Forecasts aren’t looking quite as rosy for the green fuel, though China is still a bright spot. Hydrogen is sometimes held up as a master key for the …

  24. America the Irrelevant - FPIF

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:48:53 -0000

    Of the many savage ironies of the Trump administration, perhaps the greatest is the ever-diminishing stature of the United States—despite the …

  25. Why is Google paying to inject cow poop into the ground?

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The tech giant just made a deal with Vaulted Deep, a startup that injects organic waste deep underground to store CO2. On a rural road in Kansas, surrounded by farm fields, a startup called Vaulted Deep is pioneering a new type of carbon removal: injecting animal manure and sewage sludge 1,000 feet …

  26. Plans Bloom for a Microforest in Princeton as New Jersey Residents Tackle Rising Heat

    Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:55:00 -0000

    A trend in carefully planned super-charged plant growth is gaining interest in the United States as cities and towns battle rising temperatures and …

  27. Charlie Kirk Assassination Sparks Security Surge Across Fox News, CNN and Political Podcasters: ‘The Climate Feels More Dangerous Than Ever’

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:27:24 -0000

    On the morning of Sept. 12, President Donald Trump sat down on the couch with Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones on “Fox & Friends.” …

  28. How Robert Redford spoke up on climate change and environment

    Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:51:50 -0000

    Robert Redford, the iconic actor who died Tuesday at 89, left a legacy that stretched beyond movies into environmental activism. The big picture: …

  29. California Lawmakers Propose $23 Billion Bond to Make Up Trump Cuts to Science Funding

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:43:11 -0000

    Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday announced an ambitious effort for California to make up for billions of dollars the Trump administration is seeking …

  30. Trump Moves to Kill Vermont’s Climate Superfund

    Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:54:57 -0000

    On Democrats’ AI blueprint, more nationalized minerals, and the GOP’s anti-geoengineering push Current conditions: Tropical Storm Mario is lashing the …