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  1. Trump threatens to destroy Iran's desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the Mideast

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:43:23 -0000

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including the country’s desalination plants. Such a move — and Iran’s possible targeting of the plants of its Gulf Arab neighbors — could have devastating impacts across the water-starved Middle East. In a post …

  2. Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:34:09 -0000

    The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and making life hotter for more than 340 …

  3. Why the Real Oil Crisis Hasn’t Started Yet

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:37:53 -0000

    If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer, things will get really bad, really fast. It’s been a month since the Strait of Hormuz was …

  4. Blasting Begins For Border Wall On Cherished New Mexico Mountain

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:04:33 -0000

    A planned 1.3-mile wall across Mount Cristo Rey has drawn opposition from environmentalists and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces.Editor’s …

  5. Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:08:00 -0000

    The town of Duryea, Pa., is on the banks of the Lackawanna River. Residents can see the low, placid water from their churches, schools and houses. But when there's a lot of rain, the river rises and can cause catastrophic flooding. Since the 1970s, a tall earthen levee has protected Duryea from …

  6. With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    The sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's …

  7. Fossil Fuel Propaganda Is Keeping Americans From Switching to Electric Vehicles

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:54:36 -0000

    Gas prices are climbing again, and this time the Iran war is driving them up. Crude oil is approaching $100 a barrel, and the average American is …

  8. Geologists May Have Found One of the World’s Greatest Treasures. Some Say It’s Too Dangerous to Dig Up.

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:23:19 -0000

    A massive trove of copper, gold, and silver sits lies beneath the Andes—but extracting it could come with a dark price. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: An initial mineral resource estimate, exploring deeper mineralization of the Filo del Sol copper deposit in northwest Argentina, …

  9. Thanks to Trump's Iran War, Over $100 Billion Has Been 'Siphoned From Ordinary People' to Big Oil

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:08:42 -0000

    An analysis released Monday estimates that oil and gas price spikes driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran have so far cost consumers and businesses …

  10. Double danger? Climate change, El Niño push Earth 'beyond its limits'

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:16:19 -0000

    A freakish March heat wave has already pushed temperatures to summertime levels throughout much of the western and central United States, but a new report comes with a dire warning: This is just the beginning. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced on March 23 that the planet’s …

  11. The unexpected role of hair, fur and wool in sustainable agriculture

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:10:18 -0000

    “Airplanes have been changing the flight routes of where birds fly …” said Lisa Gautier, president and founder of the nonprofit Matter of Trust. …

  12. Grow up or blow up: Humanity's final exam

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:30:00 -0000

    For centuries, thinkers and philosophers have issued a consistent, chilling warning: the tools of our own creation could one day lead to our …

  13. Americans Have Never Been All That Excited About Going to the Moon

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:21 -0000

    Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions rather than human spaceflight. Ask the power brokers in Washington, and they will tell you it is a vital national imperative for NASA astronauts to …

  14. Trump convenes "God Squad" to override Endangered Species Act, up oil production

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:30:42 -0000

    Administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections. The Trump administration is turning to the nuclear option on …

  15. 10 Lost Cities Scientists Believe Are Still Underground

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:13:58 -0000

    Across deserts, forests, and farm fields, archaeologists are quietly rewriting the map of ancient urban life. The mystery is simple and maddening: we …

  16. Australian skies turned red due to cyclone and soil drought

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:16:12 -0000

    Almost surreal images are coming out from Australia showing bright red and orange skies. This is the result of a meteorological phenomenon caused by the passage of a powerful cyclone sweeping along the west coast. It is rare, but it’s known to happen during major sandstorms or dust storms. This red …

  17. In the drought-strained Mountain West, a New Mexico river offers a glimpse of resilience, study finds

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:59:00 -0000

    In the arid Mountain West, rivers are under growing pressure — from climate change, drought and rising demand for water. But new research from New …

  18. Vermont Hits Back at Trump’s Effort to Block ‘Climate Superfund’ Law

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:21:49 -0000

    The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The administration argues it’s unconstitutional. The Justice Department and the state of Vermont faced off in a federal courtroom on Monday over the state’s landmark 2024 “climate superfund” law, which will require …

  19. Are fungal storms becoming more common? What they are, when they strike

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:09:39 -0000

    Fungi are taking the U.S. by storm — and not in the good way. What’s being described as “fungal storms” isn’t a new kind of weather, experts say, but a dangerous mix of conditions where airborne spores hitch a ride on dust, winds and flooding. Fungi aren’t literally storming areas like rain or hail, …

  20. Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:03:29 -0000

    On March 31, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum will convene a rare meeting of the Endangered Species Committee. Sometimes referred to as the …

  21. Will Nightmare Trump Take the Entire Planet Down With Him? | Common Dreams

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:28:10 -0000

    Here we are, living through the worst imaginable version of science fiction with a literal madman as president. The country elected him not once, but …

  22. No snow. No water. Restrictions grow across West as drought fears rise

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:04:03 -0000

    FRISCO, CO ‒ Stretching out in their beach chairs as the temperature climbed toward 70 degrees, Seth and Renee McLaughlin watched their three kids play in the sand on what was supposed to be a family ski trip. Booked last November, their spring break vacation to Colorado's mountains required a hard …

  23. Hey, Washington Post! You’re Wrong: Congestion Pricing Is Great.

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:15:43 -0000

    Data from numerous cities suggest that even people who start out skeptical wind up supporting the traffic-reducing measure once they experience its …

  24. Residents, Crews Recall Newest Wave of Nebraska Wildfires

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:16:11 -0000

    Homes and Farmland are at Risk Again as Two New Wildfires Spark in Central Nebraska. The Two Fires Combined Total More Than 64 thousand Acres.

  25. Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:14:53 -0000

    Global food prices hit their highest levels on record after the 1970s energy crisis, triggered by conflict in the Middle East, once inflation is …

  26. The Great American EV Contraction Is Squeezing Out All the Fun Cars

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:09:00 -0000

    Pour one out for the weird ones. Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electric car was meant to look out of time. When the Korean brand introduced the EV in 2022 to fill …

  27. The affordability crunch is pushing Democrats to scale back climate ambitions

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    The Democratic Party’s embrace of affordability politics is pushing what remains of U.S. climate policy to the brink. In a bid to quickly lower electricity costs, a growing number of Democratic-governed states are pulling money away from programs to save power and boost renewable energy, often by …

  28. How the Rio Grande Was Engineered into a Border

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:31:12 -0000

    Twisting waters once blurred the boundary, but twentieth-century engineering turned the Rio Grande into a fixed, policed line. Nature abhors a border. …

  29. How disaster risk financing can anchor Africa's development and strengthen its resilience

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:44 -0000

    Africa stands at a critical crossroads. The continent is fiercely pursuing sustainable development to transform its economies and improve the lives …

  30. With new law, Florida will use nature as a protection from sea-level rise | Column

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Gov. Ron DeSantis this month signed into law Senate Bill 302, landmark legislation that establishes a statewide framework to advance nature-based …