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1. Turkey’s Quiet Realignment

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   Russia’s loss is NATO’s gain.

2. Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator’s coal companies

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. The investigation examined potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by the …

3. California’s endangered condors have a surprising new foe

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Researchers couldn’t figure out why the birds were dying — then they turned up an unusual suspect. When it comes to conserving the California condor, progress is precarious. One wild pair recently laid the first egg in northern California for the first time in a century, and there are now more than …

4. A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:28:35 -0000

   A nuclear war would not only trigger a nuclear winter, but also severely damage the ozone layer, making recovery even harder. Now, a study has shown …

5. Scientists say there’s a 90% chance of a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:09:29 -0000

   (NewsNation) — Scientists will announce this week if we are nearing a potentially historic El Niño season. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and …

6. California’s $20 Million Solar Canal Experiment Just Proved the Future of Clean Energy and Water Conservation

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:03:53 -0000

   What if the solution to two of the most pressing crises of our time was hiding in plain sight, right above the water we’ve been struggling to …

7. Bank Fossil Fuel Funding Hits $906 Billion

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:19:04 -0000

   According to the 17th edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos, “the world’s largest banks on balance committed $906 billion to companies conducting …

8. What's holding US pastors back from preaching on climate

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:40:59 -0000

   As the White House undoes scores of environmental regulations and protections, some Christian leaders are inviting their congregations to do as the …

9. Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:44:57 -0000

   We have to start counting from 1 again. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas. • By analyzing 300 rural dam projects across 35 countries, …

10. Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:18:42 -0000

    While visiting family in St. Petersburg, Florida, in November 2024, I found myself walking down a quiet residential street in Shore Acres, a …

11. America’s Biggest Solar Factory Is Nearly Complete

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:42:36 -0000

    On grid investments, CANDUs, and green steel Current conditions: Tropical Storm Cristina is inching north toward landfall in Central America, …

12. He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:56:19 -0000

    ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A white …

13. America’s grid is reeling. General Motors offers itself as a distributed utility in disguise

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    America’s electric grid is buckling under extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and an AI build-out that is quietly rewriting U.S. power demand—and …

14. New York hits 5.6 GW hourly solar generation record

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:38:21 -0000

    Solar generation met around 29% of New York’s electricity demand with more than 5.6 GW of generation during the noon hour on June 3, reaching a new …

15. Heatwaves are killing tens of thousands in India. Officials are barely counting them

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:01:00 -0000

    Experts warn that official heatwave death figures are grossly underestimated. India has been sweltering through a baking hot summer, with temperatures …

16. Is a hotter, more humid New England summer ahead? The real challenge is just how intense the heat becomes.

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:37:43 -0000

    Summer predictions are a little more nuanced than the winter ones. A mild winter is definitely going to feel very different from a snowy, cold one. …

17. Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change fake, is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over the deforestation of the Amazon

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:07:14 -0000

    In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump made a special effort to deny the impacts of climate change. In a September 2025 United …

18. Trump Administration Shovels $75 million into Controversial Oakland Coal Terminal

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:25:07 -0000

    Airdate: Wednesday, June 10 at 9 AM The Trump administration said it will allocate $75 million dollars to fund a new coal terminal on the waterfront …

19. California Almonds Depend on Billions of Bees. ‘Bitter Honey’ Asks at What Cost

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    A new book reports how beekeeping operations are more like livestock megafarms. Every year, as almond trees bloom across California, the world’s …

20. The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:17:10 -0000

    Industry-backed pesticide immunity laws are advancing nationwide, raising fears that farmers and families harmed by pesticides could lose their right …

21. Big Oil Balks at Trump’s Invitation to Drill in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:53:12 -0000

    The specter of shifting politics deters drillers from taking up new licenses. Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. …

22. Climate change has already made Australians in one state much poorer, and more’s to come

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:09:03 -0000

    The world’s hottest years over the past decade have coincided with stagnant economic productivity, rising prices and geopolitical instability. Is this …

23. As World Cup begins, dangerous heat is building across the US

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:54:33 -0000

    A surge of summer heat is building across much of the United States as the 2026 World Cup kicks off, with large portions of the country expected to see temperatures climb well above seasonal averages. The early-week pattern shows a sharp contrast developing across the nation — with severe storms in …

24. The most powerful El Nino in a century could be on its way

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:46:32 -0000

    Warnings of a strong El Nino weather pattern this year suggest that the coming months could be characterized by drought, flooding and extreme heat. …

25. What counts as climate adaptation finance? Unlocking a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for financial institutions

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:27:27 -0000

    This webinar introduces UNEP FI’s new Adaptation Finance Taxonomy Playbook, designed to support financial institutions in navigating these …

26. Scientists warn El Nino could be strongest in 140 years, driving extreme weather

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:04:34 -0000

    El Nino is intensifying in the Pacific, with scientists warning it could trigger record-breaking extreme weather events in the months ahead.

27. A chemical bath could bring your old EV battery back to near-full strength

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:02:03 -0000

    Cornell researchers have developed a recycling process that restores spent lithium-ion cells to 95% of their original capacity while cutting …

28. The Ocean's Health Is Deteriorating on Multiple Fronts, U.N. Scientists Warn

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:25:55 -0000

    The world’s oceans are facing a “deepening crisis” as a number of stressors, including climate change, pollution, overfishing, and biodiversity loss put a strain on ocean systems, according to a new United Nations assessment. The report, which contains contributions from nearly 600 scientists from …

29. 10 Most Destructive Hail Storms of the Last Decade

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:01:54 -0000

    In nearly every form, precipitation can pose existential risks to life and property. Each year over the last decade, severe flooding events in the …

30. Iran’s lakes are vanishing: Satellite images show a deepening water crisis

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:38:49 -0000

    Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have been worsened further by the US-Israel war. For many Iranians, the most immediate threat is no longer just war, but water. Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have pushed the country into severe water …