Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Electric vehicles had a bumpy road in 2025 — and one pleasant surprise

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

   The electric vehicle industry has taken a pummeling this year. The Trump administration, as expected, reversed a whole suite of federal policies that promoted or encouraged EVs. California's ability to require the sale of EVs: gone. Federal rules about emissions and fuel economy — being rewritten. …

2. Could Plug-In Solar Take Off in California?

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:00:48 -0000

   If you want solar power in your home, you usually need to be a homeowner with a good roof and a decent amount of cash to pay up front. But some Bay …

3. Will Trump’s climate criticism backfire? New poll shows most US voters support Paris Agreement

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:56:17 -0000

   New research shows that even Republican voters support funding more research into renewable energy sources. Most registered voters in the US lean …

4. Why This Everyday Mediterranean Habit Makes Americans Uncomfortable

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:44:34 -0000

   And What It Reveals About Confidence, Climate, and Cultural Ease With the Human Form Stroll along a beach in Crete, through the narrow streets of …

5. The World Wants More Ube. Philippine Farmers Are Struggling to Keep Up.

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:01:10 -0000

   Soaring demand and extreme weather worsened by climate change have wiped out harvests of the popular purple yam. In Sunnyside, Queens, people line up outside a bakery before it opens to buy a brioche doughnut whose glaze shines a startling purple. In Paris, people sip purple-colored lattes with a …

6. People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

   Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:30:00 -0000

   Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily …

7. Sea Ice Hits New Low in Hottest Year on Record for the Arctic

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0000

   The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less …

8. There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Drinking Water

   Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:30:09 -0000

   Most people can do it with what they already have in their kitchen. Read on to find out more.

9. Gaza storm kills Palestinian woman as Israeli curbs on aid compound misery

   Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:20:21 -0000

   Extreme weather leaves thousands homeless as tents collapse amid strong wind and heavy rain. A Palestinian woman in Gaza has died as a winter storm threatens the lives of nearly 900,000 Palestinians living in tents across the devastated coastal enclave. The 30-year-old, identified as Alaa Marwan …

10. Intelligent life may be far more rare than scientists previously thought

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:51:00 -0000

    When scientists describe “Earth-like” planets, the phrase often brings to mind worlds scattered across the galaxy, quietly waiting to host oceans, …

11. Climate coverage shrinks amid Trump's clean energy misinfo

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:21:49 -0000

    A strong majority of Americans say they're worried about the climate. So why do they hear so little about it in the news? Some 89% of people worldwide …

12. Missing Robot In The Antarctic Returned With Terrifying Data

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:25:13 -0000

    An Australian national science agency called CSIRO launched an experiment in Antarctica that went terribly wrong — in a way that ended up going …

13. 'Adapt, shrink or die’: US ties €1.7bn UN aid pledge to sweeping reforms

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:42:51 -0000

    The US is offering €1.7 billion in humanitarian funding — far less than in previous years — while demanding a radical overhaul of how the UN delivers …

14. Are Climate Activists Alienating the People They Need to Reach?

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:41:54 -0000

    Have you ever wondered why, despite all the science and warnings, climate action still feels like it’s stuck in slow motion? It’s a puzzle that keeps …

15. Photos: Top new species from 2025

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:22:20 -0000

    The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the genetic code are creatures …

16. Seismic ‘popping’ has scientists concerned over megatsunami in Alaska

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:02:30 -0000

    The ongoing Barry Arm landslide has alerted experts, driving a push to understand and monitor its progress before it triggers a megatsunami that …

17. How Meat Became Cool Again in 2025

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:57:00 -0000

    Going into 2026, political and influencer messaging could continue framing meat as more natural and beneficial, despite climate and public health …

18. PhD student debunks common misconception about electric vehicles: 'It is 100% wrong'

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:45:00 -0000

    A Ph.D. student affirmed that electric vehicles are better for the environment than cars with internal combustion engines. According to the U.S. …

19. Is butter made from carbon the future of food?

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:10:34 -0000

    At a factory in suburban Chicago, Savor CEO Kathleen Alexander says her company is making the future of food: butter made without any animal or farmland. It’s made by turning carbon dioxide, methane and water into fats and oils. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster got a taste.Dec. 29, 2025

20. These five ingenious materials from 2025 could make buildings greener

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:30:00 -0000

    ‘Climate-adaptive’ paint and ‘Superwood’: These material inventions have huge potential to make our built environment more sustainable. Construction materials are responsible for nearly one-third of global carbon dioxide emissions. And as global demand for construction continues to rise (it has …

21. Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:55:56 -0000

    Emma Johnston, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne who has died aged 52, was a marine ecologist, a visionary leader in science and …

22. Voters Don’t Care about Climate Change

    Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:59:00 -0000

    Yale did a study of the issues most important to registered voters. Out of 29 issues, climate change ranked 28th. Douglas A. McIntyre, …

23. These Asian American farmers are saving seeds as an ‘act of resistance’

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0000

    Farmer Kristyn Leach held a heap of tiny emerald seeds in her palm with great reverence. She told the dozen-odd women gathered to help thresh and …

24. South Korea’s climate pledge to cut coal, lower emissions clash with US push for LNG purchases

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:09:25 -0000

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is promising to shrink its reliance on coal power as part of its pledge to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, but that ambition is at odds with the Trump administration’s push for more U.S. natural gas exports. At recent United Nations …

25. The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

    Today’s global coral bleaching events are the worst kind of climate warning. In 2024 we emitted more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere in a single …

26. Drought-Resistant Flowers That Can Survive The Driest Conditions

    Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:15:00 -0000

    We're not the only ones feeling the impacts of global warming – our gardens are, too. As temperatures get higher, we'll begin to test the drought …

27. Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Factories are using a combination of resource-efficient technologies to cut waste, conserve water, and build resilience. Pollution from textile …

28. Trump Move to Break Up Atmospheric Research Center Threatens Wildfire, Storm Predictions

    Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:00:59 -0000

    This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California officials and researchers across the country are sounding …

29. On Indonesia’s longest river, a Borneo community passes crucial public health milestone

    Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:18:14 -0000

    SEKADAU, Indonesia — Children’s laughter skimmed over water the color of mud as mothers wrung laundry over banks where the Sekadau joins the Kapuas, …