Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Scientists Rule Out a Worst-Case Climate Scenario, But We're Not Off The Hook

   Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:39 -0000

   When it comes to modeling near-future climate change, scientists have taken their absolute worst-case greenhouse gas emissions scenario off the …

2. Extreme heat is reaching Europe’s most northern cities. These mayors are determined to solve it

   Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:51:19 -0000

   From Athens to Oulu, European mayors are among 50 worldwide teaming up to protect citizens against extreme heat. Last July, Antalya on the Turkish …

3. Trump Announces $700m Investment In US Coal Industry.

   Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:59:32 -0000

   President Donald Trump has unveiled a 700 million dollar investment aimed at boosting the US coal industry

4. New tool shows toxic PFAS chemicals pervasive in Delaware River

   Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:30:16 -0000

   The so-called “forever chemicals” were found at higher levels between Chester and Pea Patch Island. This story is part of the , bringing you news and …

5. Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

   Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:30:00 -0000

   The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United …

6. A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

   Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:55:00 -0000

   Increasing heat and drought are killing young pines planted on ground scorched by wildfires. Can seeds from the toughest trees grown in boot camp …

7. UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world’s electricity and more water than we need to drink

   Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:25:56 -0000

   One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is that artificial intelligence (AI) models …

8. World Map Shows Where El Niño Will Hit Hard

   Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:55:09 -0000

   El Niño conditions are expected to return and influence global temperatures and rainfall patterns, including in the United States, in the coming …

9. Polluted rain runoff from big box parking lots could see a crackdown

   Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   When rain falls on California shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines, and bacteria from trash. The gunk washes into storm drains and pollutes creeks, rivers and beaches. Now …

10. Spurned by Trump, Oklahoma’s AG Sues to Block America’s First Aluminum Smelter in 50 Years

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:19:56 -0000

    On depleted U.S. oil stocks, Taiwan geothermal, and hybrid sales Current conditions: The southwest monsoon known as “hagabat” has started in the …

11. Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' collapse may be worse than we thought

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:25 -0000

    Antarctica is melting and one of its largest glaciers is collapsing from underneath. This is Thwaites glacier, sometimes called the doomsday glacier …

12. How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:33:49 -0000

    As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, …

13. Trump may tout coal as clean, but experts say there's no such thing

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:53:16 -0000

    Burning coal is a direct contributor to global warming. During his event on coal Thursday in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is expected to …

14. After Nearly 25 Years, I Sign Off... Wishing Trump Wasn't the Horrific Culmination of Our Disastrous 'War on Terror' | Common Dreams

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:51:14 -0000

    I’m at an age where my friends are indeed beginning to die and it pains me that, when I go, I’ll be leaving such a mess of an all-American planet to …

15. How Big Oil Wrecked Your Summer

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Climate change is making it increasingly hard to have fun in the sun—and the leading fossil fuel corporations have long known this was going to …

16. A judge said the Trump administration can’t dismantle a weather research center. The damage may already be done.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:07:56 -0000

    The Trump administration cannot dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a federal judge ruled this week. But the damage may already be done. Staff are fleeing, equipment has been offered for sale and multiple critical projects are paused, possibly never to be started again. The …

17. Trump announces $700 million investment in coal plants and California export terminal

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:58:00 -0000

    The U.S. is stepping up its investment in coal as President Trump doubles down on his commitment to bolster the fossil fuel industry. During an event …

18. Ocean observatories go dark off Pacific Northwest coast

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:49:43 -0000

    The Trump administration has quietly removed an array of floating ocean observatories from waters off the Washington and Oregon coasts, KUOW has …

19. Why France Just Recorded Its Hottest May In History: What The Record Means For Your Summer European Trip

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:45:59 -0000

    On the twenty-sixth of May 2026, France recorded the hottest May day in its history. Not a regional record, not a single scorching town, but the …

20. London's Mayor Sadiq Khan Played the Long Game on Climate. And It Worked

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:29:32 -0000

    Around the world, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, countries are in the middle of a climate reset. Right-wing politicians want to nix climate policy full stop. Their left and center-left counterparts are backtracking on promises for aggressive new policies under the assumption that climate is …

21. Australia’s Household Battery Revolution Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Clean Energy

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:22:46 -0000

    Something remarkable is happening on rooftops and in garages across Australia, and the rest of the world is only just beginning to pay attention. …

22. In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it's too late

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national …

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

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:12:53 -0000

    Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many …

24. Solar Car Parks Are a Bad Way to Clean Up the Grid

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:00:32 -0000

    If only we could get reliable, cheap, clean energy without annoying anyone, anywhere. South Korea and France think they have the solution. Don’t get too excited about it. The idea is to put our new power generation infrastructure in places that we already dislike. Car parks seem the perfect solution.

25. Is The Tide Really Turning In Blue States Like California?

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    Californians are waking up, and the November ballot will give them the clearest choice in a generation

26. Tomatoflation is the latest extreme price increase to hit grocery bills. The reasons why are alarming

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:05:00 -0000

    Tomato prices have recently soared to highs not seen in 45 years. It’s thanks to a number of supply-chain disruptions, and it’s not likely to get better soon. Grocery prices keep rising, and one ingredient crucial to BLTs, salads, and fresh salsas has gotten particularly expensive. Tomato prices are …

27. Trump Offers Funds for First New U.S. Coal Plants in 13 Years

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:50:17 -0000

    The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades. President Trump on Thursday announced $700 million in new federal funding for the country’s struggling coal industry, including money that would help …

28. No, rolling back these environmental rules won't lower your grocery bill

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll …

29. These World Cup games are most at risk for dangerously hot weather

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The men's soccer World Cup kicks off next week at 16 stadiums across North America, just as summer weather arrives in many of the host cities. Millions of fans, players and workers could be exposed to potentially harmful heat, an NPR analysis finds. More than one-third of World Cup matches are at …

30. Regenerative farms lost three times less yield in France's droughts. Here's why

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:02:07 -0000

    Regenerative farming could save enough wheat during drought to produce 130 million baguettes, according to a new French study. Faced with skyrocketing …