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1. Big Tech Is a Thief and a Liar, Says New York Times Publisher

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   A.G. Sulzberger urges the media to unite and fight back. The publisher of The New York Times recently made an extraordinary speech about AI, …

2. 'Great countries don't hide from their history’: Inside Trump's restoration crisis

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:17:48 -0000

   ABC's Stephanie Ramos spoke with Alan Spears, of the National Parks Conservation Association, about President Trump’s effort to remove civil rights …

3. On This Day: Arctic Circle reaches record-setting 100 degrees

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:06 -0000

   On June 20, 2020, the town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, reached a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded in the …

4. 'It belongs to all of us': How the High Seas Treaty is shaping global waters

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:02:34 -0000

   The High Seas Treaty entered into force in January 2026. Euronews Earth spoke to the High Seas Alliance's Nathalie Rey about what it means. "The high …

5. For visiting World Cup fans and players, the biggest adjustment isn’t the weather so much, but perhaps the light

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Light transcends weather. It’s predictable, it’s universal, and its influence on living things — on mood, on biology, on the rhythms of daily life — …

6. Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an easy fix

   Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:08:41 -0000

   Thinking of getting a portable air conditioner as sweltering heatwaves become more common? You will want to know that many, if not most, portable air …

7. Western Europe braces for more extreme heat as temperatures continue to climb

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:13:07 -0000

   Western Europe sweltered under a punishing heatwave on Friday with temperatures expected to climb further in the coming days, prompting authorities across the continent to issue warnings and brace for prolonged extreme weather. In France, hundreds of schools were forced to tweak their timetables to …

8. Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

   Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:53:13 -0000

   In 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed …

9. A new app could help streamline loon data by enabling citizens to log observations

   Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:41:01 -0000

   Loons, beloved American waterbirds, face threats from climate change and pollution. An oil spill settlement funds a new phone app helping …

10. Trump's Reflecting Pool Disaster Exposed as More Details Revealed on Firm That Won No-Bid Contract

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:33:16 -0000

    New reports have revealed the full scope of President Donald Trump's disastrous renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which the …

11. A legal challenge opens a new front in the debate over Carney's climate agenda

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Speaking at Trinity College in Ireland last weekend, Mark Carney recalled that Edmund Burke, the influential 18th-century politician and philosopher …

12. Andy Burnham and Doomsday Cults

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:07 -0000

    openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 20 June 2026 In this week's issue How a pseudo-religious doomsday ‘cult’ infiltrated the UN, the EU Parliament, and the …

13. 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, …

14. Is air conditioning essential for coping with heatwaves? France might be changing its mind on the issue

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:38:48 -0000

    While more and more people are installing air conditioning, this technology is still seen by many as a misguided response to climate change. Some …

15. 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 …

16. The Trump DOJ Is Trying to Do Elon Musk a Big Favor

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:44:11 -0000

    This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. Since August of last …

17. Trump backs down on plans to slash ocean science funding

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:22:31 -0000

    The U-turn takes pressure off the EU, which would struggle to fill the ocean monitoring funding gap. BRUSSELS — The Trump administration is no longer …

18. Canada Missed Chances to Inspect Titan Before Fatal Implosion

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    A new report shows that government agencies failed to communicate and includes recommendations for stronger oversight in a bid to avert future …

19. Seal pups and seabird chicks are suffering in extreme weather. How can we protect them?

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:55:22 -0000

    Extreme weather is becoming the new normal, disrupting human communities across the globe. It is also affecting wildlife populations in complex and …

20. 1,200-year-old oak tree once hid 'Robin Hood' in its branches. Now it's time for farewell

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:45:00 -0000

    The tree first came to attention 200 years ago when a British soldier wrote about it in a book In the heart of England’s 450-hectare Sherwood Forest …

21. 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 …

22. Hidden geological process offsets carbon emissions from thawing permafrost

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:28:50 -0000

    Scientists found that thawing permafrost can trigger increased rock weathering, a natural process that absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere. In some …

23. 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 …

24. 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

25. Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:37:48 -0000

    Cylinders of ancient mud drilled from the Carmel Coast in northern Israel have revealed how ancient human societies managed to adapt to turbulent …

26. How FIFA's climate solution has turned into 'water-gate'

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Introduced in the name of player safety, hydration breaks at the World Cup have become a flashpoint for fans and players alike. When the United States …

27. Europe’s Climate Diplomacy In Central Asia: Energy Security Or Green Colonialism? – Analysis

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:16:40 -0000

    In an era of climate crisis and geopolitical instability, energy security stands as one of the most critical components of state foreign policy, …

28. The Secret Revolution in Battery Technology: 3-D Printing

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Startups are attempting to put energy storage anywhere and everywhere There’s a revolution in battery technology hiding in plain sight: The 3-D printing of batteries has the potential to put energy storage inside any device. This will enable lightweight and long-lasting consumer gadgets, long-range …

29. This Floating Waterfall Off Madagascar Wants to Power a Nation, Heal a Society, and Become a Resort — All at Once

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:08:31 -0000

    Off the southeast coast of Africa, more than 500 kilometers into the Indian Ocean, lies Madagascar — a country defined by extraordinary biodiversity, …

30. Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:48:00 -0000

    The rise of electric SUVs is challenging the idea of green transport, with experts warning that heavier vehicles could undermine climate, health and …