Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. The performance car market shrunk in 2025, with a few surprising winners

   Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:16:54 -0000

   Lots of longtime favorites saw their numbers go down, but there were some bright spots, too. Plus, more auto news and trends you may have missed.

2. So our brains aren’t full of microplastics after all?

   Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:15:00 -0000

   Major studies on microplastics are now being called into question. This story originally appeared in The Guardian as an exclusive and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown …

3. Why water is the catalyst for the next wave of global growth

   Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:50:26 -0000

   With coherent policy, innovative finance and a shared commitment to collaboration, the global community can transform water infrastructure from a …

4. 'Nobel Prize for Environment' awarded to specialist in invisible, fascinating and vital mycorrhizal fungi

   Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:01:06 -0000

   Toby Kiers, an American mycologist and evolutionary biologist, won the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her work on all fronts to raise …

5. Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states

   Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:25:29 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, …

6. The former largest iceberg is turning blue. It’s a bad sign.

   Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0000

   One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues. The megaberg A23a is most likely on its last legs, and has been captured …

7. 2025 Wasn’t the Hottest Year on Record. Earth Is Still Barreling to the Climate Brink

   Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

   First, the good news: 2025 was not the hottest year on record. Now the bad news: last year was the third hottest on record, just a hair behind 2023. …

8. How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart (Again)

   Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:59:33 -0000

   A federal court has once again allowed Orsted to resume construction on its offshore wind project. A federal court struck down the Trump …

9. Maps show why Greenland is so important as the Arctic warms

   Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:41:09 -0000

   President Trump has said repeatedly that he wants the United States to control Greenland, refusing to take military action off the table and …

10. Geoeconomic conflict overshadows climate in WEF risk report

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:15:00 -0000

    Environmental risks have slipped down the rankings in the short term – crowded out by more immediate geopolitical and economic fears, even as they …

11. What Would a Trump Takeover Mean for Greenland's Resources?

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:42:00 -0000

    Even before U.S. forces seized Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump reiterated his long-stated desire to take control of …

12. Grooving for a greener Uganda – Climate action center stage

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:35:00 -0000

    Ugandan groups are running talent competitions with music, poetry and dance to inspire their communities to fight climate change and protect the …

13. Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, …

14. ‘Woke Pope’ Shades Trump Over His Foreign Power Grab

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:07:33 -0000

    The meeting with the Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner came ahead of a high-stakes trip to Washington, where Trump is eyeing her award. Pope Leo XIV …

15. Everyone Wants the Arctic

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:19:56 -0000

    President Trump wants to annex Greenland. We look at the fight over a different Arctic territory for insights. Officials from Denmark and Greenland are going to the White House today to discuss the future of Greenland. They say the island is not for sale; President Trump has made clear he wants to …

16. UK and EU tree planting pledges face reality check as scientists warn the climate window is closing

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:54:42 -0000

    The UK and EU both have ambitious targets for planting new trees to help meet climate targets. But how much progress has actually been made? Planting …

17. RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid could be a disaster for the environment — if Americans actually follow it

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:01:37 -0000

    The Trump administration announced last week that it wants Americans to consume more protein, churning out a colorful illustration of an inverted food pyramid that prominently features a big, red steak, a wedge of cheese, and a carton of whole milk at the top and claiming it’s “ending the war on …

18. California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    Nine months had passed since a wildfire destroyed Mark Johnson's southern California home, and he was still waiting for State Farm to pay his claim. Desperate for a resolution, Johnson asked the insurer in October to negotiate a settlement so his family could rebuild. "I was on the verge of leaving …

19. Report: U.S. greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than economy

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:42:28 -0000

    Jan. 13 (UPI) -- For the first time in three years annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased, climbing by 2.4% in 2025 as federal policy shifted …

20. Op-ed: The New Food Pyramid Is a Climate Disaster

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:00:26 -0000

    The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were just released, along with a new food pyramid that heavily promotes meat and dairy—and reflects …

21. Greenland has vast natural resources – but that’s not why the US wants it

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:03:25 -0000

    The U.S. is sabre-rattling over Greenland once again. The vast island’s natural resources are back on the agenda, a year after then-U.S. national …

22. Trump admin says drilling by Bay Area parks will have ‘minimal’ environmental impacts

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

    The Trump administration’s plans to expand oil drilling across the state, including in parts of the Bay Area, are another step closer to moving …

23. EPA Will No Longer Factor Health Costs Into Rules on Two Deadly Air Pollutants

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:55:52 -0000

    The stunning reversal goes against the agency’s own mission statement. Air pollution from fossil fuels alone costs each American an average of $2,500 …

24. 2025 was the third-hottest year ever recorded on Earth, data shows

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

    The finding comes as the U.S. reverses rules meant to lower carbon pollution and walks away from international climate treaties. Last year was the third-warmest in modern history, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service. The conclusion came as no surprise: The …

25. US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Jump

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    Experts at the Rhodium Group say US greenhouse gas emissions grew last year, breaking a multiyear downward trend. If coal use continues to rise, the …

26. The U.S. War Machine is “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:55:20 -0000

    In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. …

27. Don't like ice ages? Blame Mars

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:06:58 -0000

    Why did the ice ages occur? If you need a scapegoat, a new study by Stephen Kane of UC Riverside suggests pointing the finger at Mars. According to …

28. Researchers make concerning discovery under enormous ice dome: 'Very direct evidence'

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:15:00 -0000

    Scientists studying ice in northern Greenland have uncovered unsettling proof that a massive Arctic ice dome completely disappeared in the …

29. These are the top 10 risks in 2026: Geoeconomic confrontation ranks highest in 'age of competition'

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:35:55 -0000

    After a year of geopolitical turbulence, technological transformation and challenges to multilateralism and its institutions, what can leaders expect …

30. A Startup Just Beamed Electricity from a Moving Airplane to Prove We Can Harvest Solar Power from Space

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:54:49 -0000

    Researchers successfully beamed power from a plane to Earth, paving the way for orbital energy.