Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Ottawa quietly abandoned its promise to end thermal coal exports, auditor finds

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:13:37 -0000

    Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of …

  2. 4 Classic Songs That Speak Eloquently on Environmental Issues

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Writing songs about hot-button issues is no easy task. While it’s admirable when songwriters tackle subject matter they feel is important to them and …

  3. Heat-evolved algae offer clues to helping corals withstand warming seas

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:20:02 -0000

    A research team led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has found that heat-evolved algae maintain more stable biomolecular profiles …

  4. Arizona's lifeline to the Colorado River is drying up. Its designers warned us decades ago

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:01:00 -0000

    The Colorado River is at a pivotal crossroads. People are taking more water out of the river than it can provide, and the policymakers that manage water use cannot agree on how to rein in demand. That has left the river — and the nearly 40 million people who use it — hanging in the balance. Across …

  5. India’s forgotten vegetables offer a glimpse into what global diets are missing

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:53:48 -0000

    The world is eating a smaller variety of vegetables as diets become increasingly uniform, reports contributor Sharmila Vaidyanathan for Mongabay …

  6. The Democrats Think They Have a Choice on Impeachment. They Don’t.

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The party’s establishment has little appetite to impeach the president or members of his Cabinet. Its base is another story altogether. Although the …

  7. Trump’s Texas Rally Goes Off Rails—and Reveals a Shrinking MAGA Bubble

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:19:39 -0000

    As Trump’s rallies get weirder and weirder, it’s worth asking: Who exactly is he trying to persuade? The Texas Senate race is on a razor’s edge: James …

  8. Our climate models have a big, dangerous blind spot

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A powerful feedback loop could drive more warming than predicted. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Climate change itself is increasingly fueling climate change. …

  9. How one of Europe’s most polluted cities became a blueprint for nature restoration

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:02:42 -0000

    350 football pitches’ worth of degraded urban areas have been restored. One of Europe’s most polluted cities is getting a verdant makeover. Three …

  10. A 1580 Map Shows Why Data Visualization Is Never Neutral

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:55:00 -0000

    Nearly 450 years ago, an unnamed Ñudzahui painter mapped his community’s history and land claims for a Spanish king — on his own terms. Listen to this …

  11. Forget EVs. Battery Makers Are Busy Bolstering the U.S. Power Grid.

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    A Trump order barring Chinese batteries for energy storage opens door to South Korean and Japanese companies The much-hyped transition to electric vehicles isn’t happening much in America, but another less-discussed transformation is rapidly in progress: the use of battery packs to store power on the …

  12. Nearly all global coral reefs face collapse within 50 years: IUCN

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:50:00 -0000

    Climate-driven heat stress is pushing coral reefs towards widespread ecological collapse – threatening marine biodiversity, coastal livelihoods and …

  13. This plastic will destroy itself in the ocean within weeks

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:36 -0000

    Compostable plastics are touted as a greener alternative to conventional petroleum-based plastics that can linger in the environment for centuries. …

  14. Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:20:45 -0000

    This winter is expected to be warmer and wetter, as national weather agencies point to a "Super El Niño" altering weather patterns across the globe. The latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates there will be warmer-than-average temperatures across much of …

  15. China's record-breaking exports of clean tech are making a big dent in emissions, report says

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:01:30 -0000

    BANGKOK (AP) — China is exporting a record amount of clean energy technology and equipment as the energy crisis from the Iran war drives surging demand for renewables, and that will help reduce global emissions, according to a report released Thursday. Once installed or deployed, these 2026 exports …

  16. They Heckled Trump. They Got Attacked. They Don’t Regret a Thing.

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Meet some of the courageous men and women who protested the president at recent rallies—and paid a physical price for it. Said one: “I should tell …

  17. New evidence links Singapore palm oil giant to Indonesian deforesters, despite denials

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:20:14 -0000

    One of the world’s largest palm oil producers allegedly misled investors and corporate customers when it denied links to Indonesian suppliers accused …

  18. “Peak Greenwashing”: Two Bills in Congress Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    On the surface, the legislation promises transparency for consumers by establishing national standards for recycling. But it would keep states from …

  19. Trump kills methane rule days after a plume was found near his rally

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:37:33 -0000

    A technological revolution is colliding with political decisions in the U.S. and Europe to weaken climate regulations on the potent gas. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled back regulations on a major global warming pollutant — just days after a satellite discovered a large plume of methane …

  20. EU’s new Arctic strategy signals shift in its geopolitical mindset

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:46:02 -0000

    The EU recently presented its latest Arctic strategy. It is the bloc’s fifth such strategy since 2008 and the first to be published since 2021, a few …

  21. Eco-friendly myths busted, from tote bags to paper straws and electric cars

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:35:40 -0000

    You’ve been told to ditch plastic, drive electric and shop sustainably to help save the planet. But some familiar “green” promises don’t live up to …

  22. Democrats Have an Islamophobia Problem Too

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Centrist Democrats spent last year criticizing the party’s most visible Muslim candidate—and have done so again in 2026. For the second straight year, …

  23. View: Trump’s methane rollback could backfire

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:31:12 -0000

    Tim’s view US President Donald Trump’s apparent handout to Big Oil this week is really more of a favor for small producers, and may actually hand more …

  24. Survey: 47% of Seattle businesses are ‘seriously considering’ leaving the city

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:31:06 -0000

    The Seattle Metro Chamber and Downtown Seattle Association shared the results of their 2026 business climate survey, hearing from dozens of business …

  25. Another Cowardly Bolsonaro Comes Crying to Donald Trump

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:03:34 -0000

    Flávio Bolsonaro has fled to the U.S. after losing Brazil’s presidential election to Lula. He’s joining his brother in political exile—and …

  26. Designing for Resilience with Smarter Paver Systems

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:06:48 -0000

    Story at a glance:• As areas across the US experience record winds and tornadoes, architects and designers increasingly incorporate high-performance …

  27. Virginia accounts for some of the nation’s biggest losses of forest, report says

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:04:32 -0000

    The Commonwealth lost nearly half a million treed acres. Virginia has lost more forestland over the past few decades than most other states, according …

  28. Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:22:09 -0000

    A startling new model reveals that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could cause twice as much sea level rise as previously predicted, even without …

  29. More than half the world may have breathed unhealthy air this year. Here’s why

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:51:08 -0000

    Take a deep breath. For more than half the people on Earth, the air this year may not have been as clean as it should be. A new global report revealed …

  30. Why are bogs so good at preserving dead bodies?

    Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:43:00 -0000

    They essentially 'pickle' people. In August of 1984, commercial peat cutters working near Wilmslow, about a half-hour drive south of Manchester, England, discovered a dead body in the moss. The corpse was determined to be a 25-year-old man with a closely shorn beard and well-manicured nails. He had …