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1. If a Lyme disease vaccine gets approved, how would it go over? We asked hunters

   Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:30:00 -0000

   It's tick season, possibly the worst in a decade. More and more Americans are being exposed to these parasites as climate change expands the range where they can survive. That means more people are also exposed to the bevy of health conditions they can cause, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, …

2. The Trump Administration Is All In for Glyphosate, MAHA Be Damned

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:54:07 -0000

   A new Supreme Court ruling in favor of the agrochemical giant Bayer underlines just how helpful Republicans have been to pesticide producers. On …

3. Supreme Court ruling on Roundup points to a confusing difference between the law and science

   Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   When the Supreme Court handed Monsanto a major win in Roundup litigation on Thursday, the headlines sounded like a scientific event: a case about …

4. Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:25:14 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel is a setback for the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda and …

5. A dangerous heat wave is coming next week

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:35:44 -0000

   A "heat dome" is forecast to bring dangerously high temperatures to much of the eastern half of the U.S. next week. The extreme heat could last …

6. The 2018 movie to watch on Netflix if you loved 'Disclosure Day'

   Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   ‘Extinction’: The only sci-fi movie to watch on Netflix if you loved ‘Disclosure Day’ If Disclosure Day left you with your head scrambled, wondering …

7. Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0000

   What began as a “flamingo revolution” to protest the $1.4 billion development on Sazan Island has spiraled into mass protests against a ruling party …

8. Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   Scientists, educators, farmers and the broader public now have a new website for climate information in the United States. The site, Climate.us, launched this week and fills a void left when a government-run climate information website was shut down last year by the Trump administration. The new …

9. Trump Administration to Investigate California’s Powerful Coastal Agency

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:25:17 -0000

   Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, has accused the state of “environmental extremism” amid a federal push for oil production. The Trump administration on Friday said it would be reviewing the powers of the California Coastal Commission, a state agency entrusted with preserving the coast and a …

10. The Year 536 AD Was So Bad It May Have Been the Worst Time in Human History to Be Alive

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:50:04 -0000

    Volcanoes, famine and plague made 536 a leading candidate for history’s worst year. In the year 536, daylight itself went away. Across Europe, the …

11. Blockbuster heat wave in forecast isn't normal summer heat

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:04:41 -0000

    Forecasters warn of triple-digit heat indices and blazing hot temperatures that could break records and linger through Independence Day. Those who live anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains might want to start planning now to stay safe and cool through the July 4 weekend, as the National Weather …

12. Paris halts alcohol sales to help hospitals amid deadly heat wave, as scientists blame human-caused climate change

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:37:00 -0000

    Authorities in France's capital have imposed restrictions on the sale and public consumption of alcohol, hoping to ease the burden on hospitals of …

13. Russia’s Oil Bottlenecks Run Deeper Than Refineries And Ports – Analysis

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:59:08 -0000

    Key Takeaways Ukraine’s successful drone attacks on Russian refineries and ports have significantly reduced Moscow’s ability to meet domestic needs …

14. France’s heat this week was worse than a dire scenario imagined for 2050

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:10:11 -0000

    A weather presenter’s prediction aimed to show the dangers of global warming. Temperatures exceeded it Wednesday as France was hotter than Phoenix. A deadly and record-breaking heat wave that’s spreading eastward across Europe has revived interest in a hypothetical temperature forecast for August …

15. Ocean warming above 1.5°C triggered year-round marine disruption across globe, study shows

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:40:01 -0000

    Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) led one of the first global assessments of how marine ecosystems responded …

16. Is Silicone Really Better Than Plastic?

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:47:15 -0000

    Consumption of plastic is skyrocketing—global production has more than doubled in the last two decades—at the same time that plastics’ dangers are becoming better understood. Plastics degrade into microplastics, which in humans have been linked to cancer, reproductive problems, and other health …

17. The hottest day in French history was so bad the Louvre and Eiffel Tower had to close early

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:10:50 -0000

    France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict …

18. Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:01:53 -0000

    The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study. The World Weather Attribution rapid study released Friday found that the heat would have been virtually impossible just five decades ago, and is …

19. Current Europe heatwave 'impossible' without human-induced climate change

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:06:02 -0000

    A study comparing the heatwave that has swept across Europe this week with heatwaves in 1976 and 2003 has found that human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the extreme heat over the last week – with France recording its hottest day since records began in 1947 on …

20. The most coveted accessory at Paris Fashion Week was an ice pack

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:42:33 -0000

    The most coveted accessory at the Paris Fashion Week shows this week was not a bag, a sneaker or a watch. It was an ice pack. As a historic heat wave …

21. An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:05:31 -0000

    Chris Casad awakens each day before dawn on the Central Oregon property he bought nine years ago, the farm where he once grew tons of potatoes before …

22. ‘Climate change is running rampant’: Europe’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:57 -0000

    “Continued fossil-fuel emissions are directly responsible for the disruption people are experiencing this week,” climate scientists warn. The extreme …

23. After a Decade of Planning, New York City Is Raising Its Shoreline

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:47:49 -0000

    On a recent morning in Asser Levy Playground, on Manhattan’s East Side, a group of retirees traded serves on a handball court adjacent to a recently …

24. Bayer: Why so many Roundup weedkiller lawsuits?

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:37:00 -0000

    Bayer was sued for failing to add cancer warnings to its controversial pesticide Roundup when US regulators opposed adding one. DW asks if the latest …

25. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Children and people with mental health disorders are especially vulnerable. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A …

26. Double heat dome coming to US: Here’s when it’ll start, where it’ll be worst

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:35:00 -0000

    (NEXSTAR) – Two heat domes are preparing to join forces, sending temperatures soaring around the U.S. next week. The first heat dome is developing in …

27. Commentary: Don’t blame algae for the Reflecting Pool mess

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:15:00 -0000

    The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington has turned pea green with algal growth – as shallow bodies of still water tend to do in summer …

28. Data Centers Have a Farmland Problem, Too

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:12:18 -0000

    It’s not just renewables anymore. The movement against data centers is raising up a raison d'etre of the anti-renewables movement: protecting would-be …

29. How FIFA spends millions on the 2026 World Cup grass

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:00:34 -0000

    The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being played on some of the most heavily researched grass fields ever created. FIFA has spent millions of dollars working with turf scientists to engineer 16 stadium pitches across three countries and vastly different climates. We visited the University of Tennessee to …

30. ‘More people die in the winter’: Wright downplays Europe’s deadly heat wave

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:06:49 -0000

    The U.S. Energy secretary made his comments as the EU warned of life-threatening dangers from record-high temperatures. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had a message for Europe as it bakes beneath a record heat wave this week: Stop your whining. “Always more people die in the winter than die in …