Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:30:46 -0000

   As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt. Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach the high court in …

2. ‘Digger’ isn’t the movie you think it is

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:30:46 -0000

   It’s a common complaint against Hollywood that trailers frequently give away too much of the movie they’re trying to get audiences to see. The new Tom Cruise film “Digger” may be suffering from the opposite problem. A “Dr. Strangelove”-esque parable about greed and climate change, “Digger” opened in …

3. Ford Has Run out Of EVs

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:28:00 -0000

   Ford said it would exit the EV business. Proof that these are really gone is that it sold only 289 of its EV flagship, the F-150 Lightning, in the …

4. The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   The U.S. Supreme Court formally opens a new term on Monday, with big test cases on religion, bans on semi-automatic weapons, climate change, immigration and — waiting in the wings — election law cases. It used to be that the first Monday in October marked the beginning of a new Supreme Court term. …

5. New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”

   Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:57:29 -0000

   They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to. “If you look at that …

6. In The '40s, Scientists Dropped Dry Ice Into A Hurricane. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:25:00 -0000

   Hurricanes are among the most powerful and destructive phenomena on Earth. A hurricane's strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge leave a path of …

7. Europe’s Approach to Climate Is Entering a New Era

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:08:38 -0000

   For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissions, creating the world’s most important price on carbon and crafting the rules of the road for a wide range of regulatory efforts. Now, as the costs of climate change become increasingly difficult to …

8. A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:28:12 -0000

   Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the …

9. Life-threatening heat wave for Southern California

   Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:30:28 -0000

   ABC News More than 30 million people are under extreme heat threats this weekend as triple-digit temperatures hit parts of California.

10. After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:37:01 -0000

    Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored. When the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists …

11. Supreme Court ready to tackle climate, immigration and gun rights. Here are 5 cases to watch

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:45:09 -0000

    When the U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday, the justices will kick off a new term featuring cases on climate change, gun rights, immigration and …

12. Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:11:39 -0000

    Oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers (618,000 square miles) of the ocean surface each year, an …

13. Whales can’t hear each other in the noisy ocean. This inventor has a solution 200 years in the making.

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:01:00 -0000

    A new type of boat propeller could turn down the volume. When most people think of noise pollution, the image conjured up is one of concrete buildings and crowded streets bursting with beeping car horns and screeching industrial tools. But there’s another flavor of noise pollution happening …

14. America is hurtling toward a power grid crisis

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Electricity demand is skyrocketing, utility bills are spiking – but it could take years to build the new transmission lines that would address the …

15. The Supreme Court kicks off a new term

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:14:57 -0000

    Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo previews the Supreme Court's jam-packed new term on 'The Journal Editorial Report' UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo joins Paul Gigot to preview the upcoming Supreme Court term. Yoo analyzes Justice Samuel Alito's decision to recuse himself from a …

16. ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:54:00 -0000

    Benny Johnson, a right-wing influencer, is being sued for referring to protesters as “left-wing terrorists.” Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson …

17. The secret message of John Wilson’s debut feature documentary, 'The History of Concrete'

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The popular director refuses to wrestle with the world’s most-used material but highlights our dangerous inattention to concrete. Nobody who’s remotely familiar with John Wilson’s funny, angsty HBO series How To with John Wilson will be surprised to discover that his debut feature documentary, The …

18. This case pits Trump against the Supreme Court justices' own kids

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:30:03 -0000

    On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a climate case that could make or break efforts to stop rising temperatures before they …

19. 'Perfect storm': El Niño goes off the charts

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:02:57 -0000

    A record-high ocean temperature has been measured in a key El Niño region of the Pacific Ocean, and scientists say it likely hasn't reached its peak. Sea surface temperatures just hit a record high in a 2.4-million square mile region of the deep Pacific Ocean known as Niño 3.4, the key area …

20. One Nation pledges law-and-order investment while taking axe to SRL, Treaty and climate policies

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:14:08 -0000

    One Nation has launched its campaign for the Victorian state election, promising to fund law-and-order measures by scrapping the Suburban Rail Loop …

21. Could a giant iceberg really break off Greenland? Scientists check Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:00:00 -0000

    In Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger, the actor plays a crazed oil baron whose irresponsible drilling causes a massive iceberg to split off Greenland. …

22. No polar bears, no wind farms: this outdoor exhibition asked 20 photographers to find new ways of showing the climate crisis, and they didn't hold back

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:40:00 -0000

    When you think of images representing climate change, a number of clichés come to mind. A wind or solar farm; a lone polar bear on an ice floe. You …

23. 12 Species Whose Return Nobody Had Planned For – Dino World

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:40:41 -0000

    Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. Stick with us to the end: one overlooked pattern explains …

24. El Niño: Mozambique ranked as one of the 'most vulnerable' African countries

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:37:26 -0000

    As the world faces a record-breaking super El Niño, the United Nations has warned that Mozambique is ranked as one of the 'most vulnerable' countries …

25. How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplies hit lows

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:25:32 -0000

    Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Now, some water …

26. ‘Can’t breathe’: As heat becomes extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by heat

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Steve Brooks’ cell has no windows or air conditioning, so he relies on two eight-inch fans when it’s stifling inside California’s oldest prison. …

27. Permafrost, wetland, wildfire and freshwater emissions could amplify climate change by up to 30%, study finds

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:05:37 -0000

    As frozen ground thaws in the Arctic, dead plants and animals locked in soils for thousands of years start to decay, releasing methane and carbon …

28. Everyone Hates Private Equity. Trump Is Bailing It Out.

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The industry has become the midterms’ most indelible political symbol for Wall Street’s reckless greed. President Donald Trump picked an odd political …

29. The Environmental Cost of AI and Its Resource Demands

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:02:41 -0000

    AI can deliver answers in seconds, but powering it requires vast data centres, advanced chips, and huge amounts of electricity and water.