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  1. Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:06:51 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the …

  2. Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:29:38 -0000

    A small town in southern Finland has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to fix what many see as the most critical problem facing …

  3. 'tremendously Grave': The First US City Is on Track to Run Out of Water

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:56:15 -0000

    It seems inconceivable, even if you're aware of the perilous situation that the world's water supplies are in, but a developed coastal city in Texas …

  4. Why Trump may be undermining his own Saudi nuclear deal

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:19:58 -0000

    A deal like this has been in the works for years. Experts fear it could spark a new arms race. The Trump administration may have just signed an agreement so controversial that President Donald Trump himself is opposed to it. On Wednesday, the US and Saudi Arabia signed a 30-year, multibillion-dollar …

  5. The ticks are winning

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:14:56 -0000

    It doesn’t have to be that way. Ticks are taking over the United States. Due to climate change, changing land use, and an explosion in the deer population, ticks have been expanding their territory and infecting more people than ever. They carry pathogens that cause everything from Lyme disease to …

  6. Critics Cringe Over Trump Moment That Seems To Go On And On And On

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:31:54 -0000

    It gave off North Korea vibes, commenters said on social media. Seemingly never-ending applause for Donald Trump at an Environmental Protection Agency event on Thursday drew widespread mockery on social media. The president arrived to unveil the Ratepayer Protection Pledge on artificial intelligence …

  7. Are We Planting for the Wrong Climate? How UK Designers Are Reimagining Traditional British Gardens for 30°C Summers

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    We’ve finally reached that awkward July garden phase. Roses have gone over, lawns are 50 shades of beige, and deadheading is becoming a religious …

  8. More Than Half Of Russia’s 250,000 Km Oil Pipelines Worn Out And Leaking Or At Risk Of Doing So In Near Term - OpEd - Eurasia Review

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:42:09 -0000

    Key Takeaways: Widespread Pipeline Deterioration: More than half of Russia’s 250,000 km oil pipeline network is worn out and either leaking or at high …

  9. Smoky Skies Are Coming Back

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:45:00 -0000

    We should really have a better way of knowing when it’s safe to go outside. The air is bad this summer. Really, it’s historically disgusting. Smoke from wildfires has gusted over people’s homes, spreading haze and yellowing the sky. Last week, four midwestern cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and …

  10. More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:04:27 -0000

    “It’s quite impressive and even frightening,” said Laurent Moretti, a resident in the town of Arès. “An evacuation on this scale has never happened …

  11. What you should know about the legal case against extending Australia's biggest gas project

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:41:27 -0000

    Questions of ministerial bias, unseen text exchanges, and climate change arithmetic have gone under the microscope in a landmark legal fight over the …

  12. How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:43:35 -0000

    When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence …

  13. Eastern Pacific Ocean about to get its first major hurricane of the year

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:06:33 -0000

    A tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean is expected to rapidly intensify by Sunday night, becoming the first storm to reach major hurricane …

  14. Wildfires force more than 200,000 people in France and Spain to flee

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:33:06 -0000

    Massive wildfires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate more than 200,000 people. French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the military to mobilise as wildfires approached the city of Bordeaux. Spain declared a national emergency …

  15. AI doesn’t end scarcity. It relocates it

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Start where the water is running out. In Texas, where drought is a standing emergency, data centers could use as much as 399 billion gallons of water …

  16. A Tempting Remedy for Heat-Stricken France: Be More Like Spain

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:43:46 -0000

    A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather. Jean-Pierre Farandou grew up in the sunbaked southwest of France, north of the Pyrénées mountain range, which divides France from Spain. His grandparents, he recalls, were …

  17. Could the UK’s ‘radical’ new energy secretary put a stop to North Sea Drilling for good?

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:45:51 -0000

    Miatta Fahnbulleh has been described as a “radical economist” who is outspoken about the climate crisis. Will she put an end to North Sea …

  18. Climate change has given this tropical fruit a warm welcome in Florida yards

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Marc Ellenby has grown just about every tropical fruit imaginable on his family’s Redland farm since 1980. Avocados. Sapodillas. Longans. Mameys. But …

  19. Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history | New Scientist

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:27:07 -0000

    As Europe bakes in what could be its hottest and driest summer on record, the rapid transformation of our climate is harder than ever to ignore. But …

  20. ‘Less than a minute of your time’: Driving the speed limit could save you money and cut emissions

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:31 -0000

    A new study says that obeying the speed limit could save millions of euros every year, while adding just 54 seconds to the average daily …

  21. The deadly experiment that could save the American elm

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    This story was produced by Grist and co-published with VT Digger.​ After more than a decade of nurturing, it had come time to infect this 28-acre grove …

  22. MIT Scientists Found A New Way To Rapidly 3D Print Concrete

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:45:00 -0000

    3D printing concrete can potentially be faster and more environmentally friendly than using molds, but optimizing designs to accommodate how 3D …

  23. After Decades of Decline, Mangroves Are Finally Growing Back

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:28:28 -0000

    Every July 26, people around the world observe the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, commonly known as World Mangrove …

  24. "The male torpedoed into it and it exploded into smithereens…" Ocean's deadliest predator filmed 'head butting' massive fish so hard it explodes

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:44:14 -0000

    The unprecedented behaviour could be for food or fun, say experts. In unprecedented footage, orcas have been filmed ramming one of the world’s …

  25. Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    A new 12-point plan calls for stronger protections for Indigenous rights, lands, and voices as climate change, conflict, and other threats …

  26. As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters 'panic mode'

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial. Could the oil …

  27. Trump admin admits terminating grants only in states that voted for Kamala Harris

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:29:47 -0000

    In a stunning admission, the Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing last week that it whittled down a list of more than 600 clean energy …

  28. What Truly Imaginative Fiction Can Do

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:45:00 -0000

    Can a novel capture the shock of planetary instability? Last week, I woke up in Washington, D.C., to a simmering, suffocating haze. The thermometer reached triple digits, and so did the air-quality index, which my phone told me meant “very unhealthy.” If I lived somewhere else—in Delhi, maybe, or …

  29. Home energy costs are soaring. Why does Trump want our appliances to be even less efficient?

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:05:00 -0000

    The war in Iran, climate change, and data centers are all driving up energy prices. Experts say Trump’s policies are making things worse. In early July, the Trump administration took yet another step to roll back energy efficiency efforts: It proposed a rule that would make it harder for future …

  30. After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:55:00 -0000

    Near-extinct oryx are returning. Farms are prospering as irrigation water reaches fields for the first time in decades. Farmers are even nurturing …