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  1. Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:01:33 -0000

    The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems, …

  2. Trump administration reveals list of civil rights, climate change materials removed from national parks

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:46:00 -0000

    The materials relate to civil rights, diverse communities and climate change. The Trump administration revealed the list of materials that the …

  3. If you can’t find a Utah peach this year, climate change may be to blame

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:01:00 -0000

    On a sunny day in May, Tim Crandall should have been thinning peaches. It was a clear, windless afternoon in Utah County, the kind of deceptively cool …

  4. Trump Hit Oil and Gas Harder Than Climate Policy Ever Could

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    With his Iran war, Trump badly damaged his favorite industry. It may never recover. A fifth of the world’s oil supplies typically flow through the …

  5. Heatwaves: five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildings

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:41:37 -0000

    More than four million homes were built in the UK during the Victorian era. Victorian homes were constructed long before the complex computer models …

  6. Obama encourages people to not give in to despair in current political climate

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:03:25 -0000

    Former President Barack Obama speaks at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, imploring Americans not to give in to cynicism and despair in the current divisive political climate.June 18, 2026

  7. A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:18:25 -0000

    A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage. Most Americans loathe data centers. Recent …

  8. 'Scientists were dead right': Al Gore reflects on 'An Inconvenient Truth'

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:15:13 -0000

    Al Gore sits down with ABC News’ Ginger Zee to reflect on the impact of the Oscar-winning climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" two …

  9. World's Richest 10% Are Costing Earth Trillions, Study Finds

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:03:30 -0000

    We've heard that the world's wealthiest 10 percent are disproportionately responsible for environmental damage. Now, scientists have estimated just how much, in cold hard cash, those damages are worth. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more updates on the global environment.

  10. Trump Administration Backtracks on Removing Ocean Sensors

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:56:04 -0000

    The U-turn comes after a plan to dismantle the monitors sparked opposition from scientists and members of Congress. The Trump administration is …

  11. The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:09:39 -0000

    The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it. The Major Oak, a tree that grew to tower over Sherwood Forest as the Black Death swept England and the Wars of the Roses sundered …

  12. The Mars Delusion | NOEMA

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:07:43 -0000

    Establishing a human colony on Mars is fraught with risk. Why are so many people obsessed with achieving it? LONDON — On the corner of a busy …

  13. Something in the Deep Made a Sound That Echoed Through the Pacific. It Took 8 Years to Find the Source.

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    In 1997, NOAA researchers recorded a mysterious ultra-low-frequency noise so powerful it registered on sensors thousands of miles apart. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 1997, NOAA researchers recorded a mysterious ultra-low-frequency sound powerful enough to cross the entire …

  14. Lawmakers Race to Save An Ocean Science Network From Being Dismantled By Trump

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:43:08 -0000

    There are moments when a decision made behind closed doors threatens something far larger than any one agency or budget line — and the push to …

  15. The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:11:07 -0000

    At an altitude of almost 4,000m (13,000ft) and receiving almost no rainfall, the Himalayan village of Sakti is a hostile place to be a farmer. "Ladakh has a brutal, single-cultivation season," says Gelak Gutme, who has been growing wheat, peas and potatoes there for most of his 65 years. "It is a …

  16. Meet Earth’s Most Extreme Creatures That Can Survive Frozen Bodies, No Oxygen and Radiation

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:44:00 -0000

    From space-surviving tardigrades to ghostly deep-sea fish, these creatures make Earth’s impossible places look alive. In winter, a wood frog can lie …

  17. After nearly two decades, this massive New Mexico wind project is now powering California

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:01:02 -0000

    The largest wind energy project in U.S. history is now online, delivering power from a massive array in New Mexico to Arizona and California — and signaling a new era for sending clean electricity across the West. Nearly two decades in the making, the estimated $11-billion SunZia project from …

  18. Hegseth blasts Nato for not giving US access to European bases during Iran war

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:46:39 -0000

    US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at Nato allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose …

  19. A Giant Seismic Wave Bounced Off Earth's Core And May Have Shifted Japan

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    When the magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake struck off the coast of Japan in 2011, its seismic shivers did more than ripple through the planet. At least …

  20. 1,200-year-old Robin Hood oak tree in Sherwood Forest has died, group says: "Heartbreaking for everyone"

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:29:18 -0000

    A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is …

  21. Notre Dame study links climate change to stunted child growth in Africa

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    As global temperatures rise, the impacts of climate change are not limited to more extreme heatwaves, flooding and storms. It is also stunting …

  22. Trump admin abandons plans to remove ocean monitoring system after intense Oregon pushback

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:08:14 -0000

    The Trump administration is backing off from its plans to remove a decade-old ocean monitoring system Oregonians rely on for fishing, recreation, …

  23. Another Oregon city adopts tax on natural gas appliances to reduce emissions

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:56:40 -0000

    Bend will soon levy a fee on natural gas appliances installed in newly built homes, a move city officials say will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, …

  24. A vast wilderness the size of Turin harbours one of the world's fiercest warriors – a formidable predator with powerful jaws capable of crushing bone

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:22:53 -0000

    Sarek National Park in Northern Sweden forms part of a vast, wild landscape with glaciers, alpine peaks and deep river valleys Sarek National Park, …

  25. US accused of trying to 'edit out' climate change in Antarctic report

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:52:46 -0000

    The United States has been rebuked for its reluctance to use the term "climate change" at a major Antarctic meeting, with one country describing it …

  26. The Extinction of Languages Is an Environmental Issue

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:00:29 -0000

    Environmentalists, myself included, pay close attention to gloomy topics like species extinctions and Earth’s dwindling life-support systems. It’s …

  27. It's 1.5m long, eats prickly pears and can live for up to 60 years

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:10:00 -0000

    The Galápagos land iguana is one impressive-looking lizard. Here's how it's saving habitats and helping entire ecosystems recover across the Pacific …

  28. National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network after outcry

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:17:30 -0000

    The National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists who rely on it to track everything from ocean circulation to extreme weather. The NSF issued a statement saying that it …

  29. Thanks to Trump's Iran War Disaster, Fossil Fuel Industry to Enjoy $700 Billion Windfall in 2026 | Common Dreams

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:15:06 -0000

    "We witness not only a massive fossil fuel crisis but a vast upward transfer of wealth built on instability of fossil fuel markets and pain," said an …

  30. Logging "Giant Sticks of Coal": Confronting the Biomass Industry

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:57:13 -0000

    Note: The following is a modified version of an address given by Greg King in Jenner, California on June 12, 2026 During the mid-19th century, Henry …