Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. 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 …

2. 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 …

3. "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 …

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

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:19:28 -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 …

5. ‘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 …

6. 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 …

7. Canada’s wildfire smoke is choking America — Congress must clear the air

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:39 -0000

   This week, millions of Americans woke up to hazy skies and scratchy throats under air quality alerts, not because of anything happening in their own local communities or states, but because smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada drifted across the border. Across the Atlantic …

8. France: Two major wildfires hit the southwest forcing tourists to evacuate

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:09:14 -0000

   Deadly wildfires are sweeping across western Europe, fueled by scorching temperatures and strong winds, as climate change drives fires to spread faster and burn more intensely. The total area scorched in EU countries this year is already the second largest on record. In France, where three …

9. Electric vs gas cars: Why the electric revolution may not be as green—or long-lasting—as you think

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0000

   The shift to electric vehicles is often touted as a green revolution, but is it really that sustainable? A closer look at how Americans use and …

10. The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    The EPA has proposed a rule change that would let states decide how much input the public has on air pollution permits. It would be a huge boon for …

11. Watch: Wildfires rage across France and Spain

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:02:51 -0000

    French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have …

12. 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 …

13. Our Country Is Literally on Fire. I Doubt the President Cares.

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:03:39 -0000

    Here I thought the administration was only burning American to the ground in the figurative sense, but nope—climate change has worse plans for us. This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy (Permanent Musical Accompaniment to This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what's goin' down in the …

14. France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfires sweep western Europe

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

    Wildfires fuelled by extreme heat and strong winds swept across western Europe on Friday, forcing French authorities to order the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula tourism hotspot. The blazes also triggered a state of emergency in Spain's Madrid region and prompted Paris to seek …

15. From Mongolian camels to Tibetan verbs: the absurdity Ed Miliband's aid spending plans

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:29:54 -0000

    Ed Miliband want to increase aid spending to 0.7 per cent of GDP, but the history of aid spending is one of waste, corruption and cost to taxpayers, …

16. Wildfires in Europe prompt tens of thousands to evacuate

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:52:36 -0000

    Spain has declared a national emergency in the Madrid region. In neighboring France, meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron has invoked the EU's civil …

17. 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 …

18. What is the ‘Year of Water’ - and how can it address the water crisis?

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:39:41 -0000

    Freshwater and marine systems are too often treated as separate entities, when in fact they constitute one blue thread from source to sea, part of an …

19. The Chocolate You Love Is Changing—and It May Never Be the Same

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

    The world is baking like an oven, politics is a trainwreck, and everything from gas to groceries costs more than seems affordable. Yet you can always soothe yourself with chocolate, right? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but even that comforting bar of chocolate is becoming scarcer, more …

20. 'Off the charts': Secret Service director says threat environment most challenging he's ever seen

    Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:57:36 -0000

    Officials handled 10,000 threat-related cases for protectees this year. U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the current threat environment …

21. ‘Heartbreaking’ Video Shows Bear Before It Was Electrocuted Atop Utility Pole

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:28:02 -0000

    The animal’s plight alarmed onlookers and highlighted the drought conditions that are forcing wild bears closer to where people live in search of food. Shannon Mullens was driving with her family on a desolate highway in rural New Mexico on Monday morning when they spotted a black bear on top of a …

22. The World Cup was meant to be carbon-neutral. FIFA hasn’t released the figures, so we built a computer model to check

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:27:26 -0000

    In 2018, when the United States, Canada and Mexico bid to host the World Cup, their pitch included a climate promise: the bid committee said it would …

23. This European country is creating huge new forests around all of its major cities – and the first one just opened

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:09:48 -0000

    Good news if you're the sort of person who needs a good walk in the woods to stay sane. Poland has just launched the first of 11 planned ‘community …

24. The Oldest Living Tree Ever Documented and What Was Happening in Human History When It Was a Seedling

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:56:56 -0000

    Imagine something that was already old when the pyramids were new, still standing quietly today, photosynthesizing in the thin mountain air as people …

25. Drought Has Been Declared In Parts Of The UK – Here's How It May Impact You

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:24:39 -0000

    Here’s how the conditions affecting parts of the UK could affect you. Drought conditions have now been officially declared in parts of the UK …

26. Growing smarter farmers: Morgan State, neighborhoods localize climate science

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:28 -0000

    PUBLISHED: July 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT | UPDATED: July 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Our mission is to create a …

27. Extreme heat takes a severe toll on mental health

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:00:24 -0000

    As global temperatures continue to climb, heat waves present a growing threat to human mental health and emotional well-being. A recent review …

28. Faced with losing its last forests, Costa Rica made a bet no country had tried at scale: instead of fining people for cutting trees down, it paid them to leave them standing

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:00:59 -0000

    Costa Rica covers approximately 51,100 square kilometres, which is smaller than the American state of West Virginia and roughly the size of Denmark. …

29. Replacing gas stoves with electric greatly reduces asthma symptoms

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:00:15 -0000

    More than one-third of American households rely on natural gas stoves to prepare their meals. Burning natural gas generates carbon dioxide, which is …

30. 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 …