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1. Who Will Lead The United Nations? - Analysis - Eurasia Review

   Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:02:29 -0000

   Key Takeaways: The 2026 UN Secretary-General election is occurring at a critical moment, with the next leader inheriting interconnected global …

2. The US’s first UL 3700 balcony solar microinverter is here

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:38:08 -0000

   Hoymiles has launched the HiFlow Pro, the first US microinverter certified to meet UL 3700, North America’s new safety standard for plug-in balcony solar. Plug-in balcony solar gives homeowners and renters a smaller, less expensive alternative to a conventional rooftop system. The setup typically …

3. Trump Attacks Nation’s Top Scientific Body Over Climate Chapter in Manual

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:01:10 -0000

   The president joined Republican officials who slammed the National Academies of Sciences for a chapter about climate science in an educational guide for judges. President Trump has jumped into the fray over a hotly contested chapter on climate science in a reference manual for judges. Hours after …

4. How the U.S. Auto Industry Is Losing the EV Race

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:48:22 -0000

   Airdate: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 9 AM There was a time when U.S. automakers dominated the global car industry with their products and innovations. …

5. It’s no longer illegal to destroy the one thing endangered species need most to survive

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0000

   The Trump administration’s twisted definition of one word is putting hundreds of rare animals at risk. The greatest threat to animals in the US and globally is the destruction of their habitat — replacing grasslands with farms, cutting forests for timber, building suburbs atop wetlands. It’s the …

6. Why Is the Federal Government Dumping Toxic Chemicals Onto Public Lands?

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:44:25 -0000

   A few years ago, Lori Ann Burd, environmental health program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, hiked a mountainside in Oregon that …

7. Chris Bowen’s COP31 role under renewed scrutiny as $4.2 million Fiji hotel bill revealed

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:24:31 -0000

   ‘It’s a mockery of the people who can’t even afford their electricity.’

8. Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:13:33 -0000

   SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, …

9. The Crisis That Novelists Can’t Handle

   Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:15:00 -0000

   Amitav Ghosh believes that climate change requires rethinking the novel. His new work of fiction fails that standard. Is there any subject that fiction cannot address? From its beginnings as a form, the novel has dealt with love and hate, war and peace, courage and cowardice, boredom and …

10. El Niño Early Action Urged As Extreme Weather Looms - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:07:50 -0000

    Key Takeaways: A strong El Niño is rapidly developing and is expected to intensify through late 2026 into early 2027, bringing extreme weather …

11. Your letters: Wis. congressmen blame on Canadian wildfire management misplaced, writer says

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Dear editor,Six Wisconsin Republican congressmen — Bryan Steil, Derrick Van Orden, Scott Fitzgerald, Glenn Grothman, Tom Tiffany and Tony Wied — …

12. Traditional Owners call for Pine Gap base to be shut down

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:26:35 -0000

    How this Pacific fishing village is adapting to a changing climate Labor MP calls for protest bans outside synagogues Pauline Hanson endorses mass …

13. Tropical depression spins across Gulf, expected to bring high winds, heavy rains

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:45:46 -0000

    A tropical depression continued to spin along the Gulf Coast of Florida as of late afternoon July 20, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system, which had formed July 19, remained a tropical depression as of the 5 p.m. ET update from the hurricane center. "The depression is expected to …

14. Modern Life May Be Pushing Human Minds Beyond Their Limits

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:59:24 -0000

    An 'evolutionary mismatch' is leading to significant problems in physical and mental health, a new study suggests, from obesity to anxiety. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.

15. How state actors are exploiting climate crises to spread disinformation

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:04:09 -0000

    The number of extreme weather events is on the rise, and some states are taking advantage of these climate crises to spread disinformation. A report by France's Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) says that climate disinformation has become a “tool for destabilisation”. The …

16. The Aral Sea, Once the World's Fourth-Largest Inland Lake, Was Drained Dry. Now It's a Ticking Carbon Bomb

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:32:41 -0000

    Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's …

17. Is Canada doing enough to prevent forest fires from getting out of control?

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:49:43 -0000

    Canada’s ability to prevent and fight wildfires has been questioned by several U.S. lawmakers after smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted into the …

18. Trump Lashes Out at National Academies of Sciences Over Climate Guide For Judges

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:10:37 -0000

    Trump claimed without evidence that the manual was “fraudulent, biased, and misleading.”President Donald Trump took to social media Sunday night to …

19. In Appalachia, Severe Floods Linked to Spikes in Opioid Deaths

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:40:13 -0000

    As global warming fuels more extreme rainfall in Appalachia, new research finds a link between flooding and opioid deaths. Across the U.S., the …

20. Vanguard sounds alarm on growing housing market problem

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:46:00 -0000

    Investment firm Vanguard warns Americans of a major threat that could alter home equity assumptions. Vanguard portfolio managers are actively warning …

21. We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:30:07 -0000

    New research led by NASA Goddard found persistent “erroneous measurements” skewing past estimates for how severe geomagnetic storms can …

22. Why Your Smart EV Still Has a Dumb Battery

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:50:10 -0000

    Yes, we’re talking about lead acid. In seven years of owning an electric car, I’ve done practically no maintenance. My 2019 Tesla Model 3 has gotten a …

23. Trump calls for review after climate manual for judges withdrawn

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:02:44 -0000

    President Trump called for a “review” on Sunday of an updated judges’ manual that he claims the left improperly influenced. It follows the removal of …

24. Fans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:43:44 -0000

    The latest estimates reveal that the majority of greenhouse gas emissions from large-scale events such as the FIFA World Cup stem from spectators …

25. Tropical storm, heat dome, toxic air. Much of US faces extreme weather

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:41:41 -0000

    A series of potent thunderstorms could bring flash flooding to the Midwest and East Coast, forecasters say, as the middle of the country contends with a potentially record-breaking heat dome and lingering, toxic wildfire smoke. The severe weather comes after powerful storms swept across a vast swath …

26. Europe beats heat records and battles wildfires – and other climate and nature news

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:42:27 -0000

    1. Europe's heatwave is hottest yet, sparking wildfires The European summer got off to a blistering start last month, with extreme heat caused by the …

27. ‘Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To’: Poisoned Water Is Turning This Rural State Bluer

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:03:18 -0000

    Democrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water. This article was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization. MT. VERNON, Iowa — Chris Jones, the 65-year-old Democratic nominee …

28. Renewable energy: QUB flow battery breakthrough

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:23:02 -0000

    A 3D-printed battery developed at Queen's University Belfast could "make a genuine impact" on the road to net zero, say the researchers behind it. Flow batteries are seen as key to scaling up renewable energy, allowing it to be stored for when the wind is not blowing and the sun is not shining. But …

29. Central Valley farmers reluctantly turn to solar as water supplies dry up

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

    California’s Central Valley is one of the country’s richest farming regions, blessed with fertile soils, sunny days and a massive man-made system of irrigation canals and reservoirs. But as climate change intensifies, droughts deepen and water restrictions kick in, growers in much of the valley are …

30. Feds identify $10 billion in projects to protect Boston from flooding

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:59:34 -0000

    A new federal study is detailing 20 potential projects to protect Boston against rising seas and coastal flooding — including miles of flood walls …