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1. Why diesel prices are an economic time bomb

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0000

   Diesel costs more. Soon, so will everything else. Everyone knows how much gasoline prices matter. The recent spike in gas prices triggered by the war with Iran has fueled deep pessimism about the economy and weighed heavily on President Donald Trump’s approval ratings. But diesel fuel — the lifeblood …

2. Federal politics live: Environment minister urges new Greens leader to be constructive with Labor

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:09:55 -0000

   Thu 1 Oct 2026 at 8:46amThu 1 Oct 2026 at 8:46am Labor warns education providers against trying to 'game' student visas Thu 1 Oct 2026 at 8:27amThu 1 …

3. Forget Solar Panels: There’s a Whole New Way to Convert Sunlight into Energy

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:57:02 -0000

   Oregon State University researchers have developed a new family of advanced materials that convert water into energy-producing hydrogen using only …

4. Who Won the 2020 Election? We Asked Trump's New AI Chatbot

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:22:30 -0000

   On America.gov, the White House’s new AI-assisted website, a chatbot fact-checks Trump on many of his controversial claims. President Donald Trump …

5. Americans Could Soon Live Underground—But Experts Warn of One Major Problem

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:14:11 -0000

   Sustainable architecture has come to the forefront of design innovation in recent years, in the age of rapid urbanization, ongoing housing shortages, …

6. 'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns

   Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:11:35 -0000

   Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that …

7. A little known greenhouse gas is quietly harming half of Europeans. This Italian city is hit hardest

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:02:42 -0000

   People who suffer from asthma are the most at risk. Half of Europeans were exposed to a little-known greenhouse gas during this summer’s record …

8. Wisconsin Republicans have a silver lining despite a tough environment

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:49:35 -0000

   Despite a difficult political climate Republicans maintain some advantages in Wisconsin.

9. Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:42:53 -0000

   How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment Fifty years ago, in his most famous work, the …

10. Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:29 -0000

    The oceans are warming at an alarming pace, bringing far-reaching consequences for which the world is unprepared, according to a report by more than 100 international scientists. The tenth Copernicus Ocean State Report, published Wednesday, draws on more than four decades of data from satellites, …

11. The Five Trump Scandals That Deserve Thorough Investigation

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A guide for the Democrats’ coming congressional majority “We’re going to hold the crooks accountable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries told …

12. After two landfalls in Mexico, Hurricane Polo’s rainmaking journey has just begun

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:37:53 -0000

    Moisture from Polo and ex-hurricane Odalys is helping spawn heavy rain and potential flooding from northwest Mexico into the southwest and central …

13. Renewables boom faces a Trump-era cliff

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:15:05 -0000

    America is adding record amounts of clean power despite President Trump's opposition to wind and solar — but the industry's top trade group warns the …

14. ‘Perfect storm’: California’s Thanksgiving and Christmas travel could be disrupted this year

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:08:23 -0000

    Thanksgiving and Christmas could bring a travel nightmare around the Bay Area this year. Government officials have hinted at it, and scientists are …

15. Scientists Just Discovered Millions of Ancient ‘Batteries’ Hiding on the Bottom of the Ocean

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:09:09 -0000

    They could herald an energy revolution—but may come with a big risk. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A particular pitch-dark zone of sea floor is home to more than a trillion nodules, potato-sized lumps that have built up layers for millions of years. • They contain many elements …

16. The worst Super El Niño on record could disrupt travel for months. Here's how to prepare

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    When planning a trip, weather is almost always top of mind. Usually, the forecast follows a predictable pattern and doesn't require too much analysis: it's nearly always rainy in London in the winter and sunny in the Caribbean all summer long. However, sometimes weather patterns can change so …

17. A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    A startup whose founder has vowed to "make nuclear great again" is planning to place hundreds of reactors on federal land in Utah, according to documents reviewed exclusively by NPR. Valar Atomics is planning what it calls "Project Beehive" on over 9,000 acres of land held under the Bureau of Land …

18. Fuel Costs Will Increase, and Carbon Emissions Too, After Trump’s CAFE Standards Rollback

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The Trump administration finalized a rule on Monday that significantly rolls back fuel economy standards on motor vehicles—a move that critics say …

19. Manhattan-sized iceberg breaks free in Greenland. What caused the event has never been seen before

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:27:22 -0000

    The Petermann Ice Shelf in northern Greenland just experienced its largest calving event since 2020 – here's what caused it. BBC Wildlife

20. In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:45:15 -0000

    Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even …

21. Earth’s 2 biggest oceans are showing a strange—and unsettling—new pattern

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The 2026 Super El Niño is reshaping hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Here’s what that means for you. This weekend much of the Eastern Seaboard got hit with an unusual September nor’easter, bringing torrential rains, damaging winds, and coastal flooding from northern Maine all the …

22. States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    New York’s "climate superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar …

23. Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:03:00 -0000

    Back in 2020, billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion to fight climate change through 2030. Nearly seven years later, the Bezos …

24. Explainer: What is El Niño?

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    In the 1600s, fishers in Peru saw that every few years around Christmastime, the waters there warmed, and they caught fewer anchovies. They called …

25. Proposed bill would mandate alpha-gal labeling on food and drug packaging

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:59:00 -0000

    Lone star tick bites can cause alpha-gal syndrome, which involves an allergic reaction to red meat and other animal products. Most people are used to …

26. Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It.

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:30:55 -0000

    The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t …

27. Australia’s climate chief promises harder line on misinformation

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:15:00 -0000

    Senior public servant says bureaucrats will speak up about misinformation that risks policy progress. CANBERRA — The public servant in charge of Australia’s climate change policy says his department must “take on the public debate” and tackle mis- and disinformation that threatens progress on …

28. One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax …

29. With a 'super' El Nino, does that guarantee late-fall warmth in Canada?

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:46:11 -0000

    With a confirmed "super" El Niño now underway, many Canadians are hoping that will translate to prolonged warmth deep into fall, and perhaps a more …

30. Groups Call Senate Permitting Deal a 'Blatant Giveaway to Big Oil and Big Tech' | Common Dreams

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:22:06 -0000

    "If it comes to pass, this deal would bulldoze America’s most important wildlife law," said one campaigner. A bipartisan Senate proposal to overhaul …