Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discredited

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:31:20 -0000

   The deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire service and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly. One of the killed firefighters worked for the …

2. Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning?

   Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:00:00 -0000

   PARIS—Luca Funaro, a 32-year-old with a rare genetic illness, suffered through this month’s record-breaking heat wave in his apartment in the French capital without an air conditioning system. His neighbors won’t allow one. They have refused his requests to install a unit in the courtyard of his …

3. This Chernobyl Fungus Seems to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:30:02 -0000

   Deep within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, clinging to the interior walls of one of the most radioactive buildings on Earth, scientists have found a strange black fungus curiously living its best life. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.

4. Extreme Weather Will Upend U.S.-China Competition

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   The cost of falling behind on climate adaptation.

5. The Case Against Fireworks

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:04 -0000

   This year’s Fourth of July fireworks promise to be especially explosive. The White House is endeavoring to smash the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever pyrotechnic display by shooting off 50 times more fireworks than last year. As such, the nation will ring in 250 years with barbeques, …

6. Scientists Relaunch Climate.gov a Year After the Trump Administration Shut It Down

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:20:08 -0000

   When the Trump administration shut down Climate.gov in June 2025, it removed one of the federal government’s most widely used climate education resources. For 15 years, the website translated complex climate science into accessible articles, interactive maps, classroom resources, and real-time data …

7. Venture Capitalists Disgusted by Solar Power Because It’s Generating Too Much Clean Electricity to Be Grossly Profitable

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:49:40 -0000

   How can they print more money if electricity prices are so affordable? As the Trump administration continues to debilitate the United States’ path to …

8. Endangered listing sought as gray-headed chickadee disappears from Alaska

   Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:09:08 -0000

   Environmentalists are seeking Endangered Species Act protections for an Arctic-dwelling bird that has not been documented in Alaska since 2018.The …

9. Tourists soldier on in Rome despite heatwave

   Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:34:28 -0000

   The Rajasekhar family raised their arms in front of the giant misting machine opposite the Colosseum in Rome. "It's worse than in India," complained …

10. Italians are beating the scorching heat inside ingenious medieval homes

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:03:00 -0000

    The pointy ‘trullo’ is making a comeback thanks to its clever cooling attributes. Adapting to the ongoing climate crisis will require architectural innovation, but not every problem requires a cutting-edge solution. Amide deadly, record-breaking summer temperatures, some residents in southern Italy …

11. News Wrap: Heat wave brings dangerous temperatures to central and eastern U.S.

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:25:34 -0000

    In our news wrap Tuesday, a record-breaking heat wave is intensifying across much of the central and eastern U.S. and pushing temperatures to what …

12. Acceleration of Climate Collapse Feared as Temps in Antarctic Higher Than Normal

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:00:05 -0000

    Climate scientists are sounding the alarm after an unprecedented heatwave hit Antarctica this month and delivered temperatures 20 degrees Celsius (36 …

13. Renewables had a record year

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:16:39 -0000

    Renewables were the world’s largest source of total energy supply growth last year for the first time outside a recession, according to a new Energy …

14. Indiana’s Governor Is on the Energy Warpath

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:27:20 -0000

    Republican Mike Braun loves data centers but hates electricity price increases. Elected officials — especially in executive positions like governor, …

15. As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday’s Temperatures Will Be Highest

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:30:58 -0000

    A day-by-day breakdown of where dangerous heat is expected through the Fourth of July weekend. The heat index at Chicago O’Hare International Airport peaked at 101 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, and the National Weather Service warned that the thermometer would only creep higher this week as …

16. Spain’s Solar Is So Cheap Investors Are Looking for an Exit

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:40:08 -0000

    The country has too much power on sunny days. Is there such a thing as too much solar? Today’s newsletter looks at Spain’s oversupplied solar sector, …

17. ‘Unreasonable’: Chief Ombudsman rules against PM Christopher Luxon in climate lobbying document debacle

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:22:05 -0000

    The Chief Ombudsman says Christopher Luxon’s handling of an Official Information Act (OIA) request over documents at the centre of a Z Energy and …

18. Wildfires in Colorado rapidly spread, destroying buildings and forcing evacuations

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:02:00 -0000

    New wildfires have quickly spread across tens of thousands of acres in Colorado, forcing people to evacuate from their homes and destroying …

19. Donald Trump's Health Unveiled

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:30:01 -0000

    In mid-October, reports of a mysterious MRI scan performed on U.S. president Donald Trump circulated news sources, but there was little information regarding the purpose of the test.

20. How oil turned the motors of capitalism: a history

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:11:45 -0000

    The vulnerability of the world economy to oil prices was painfully visible in the first half of 2026 following the US and Israel war against Iran. …

21. Opinion: Trump’s energy secretary says global warming is ‘no big deal.’ Meanwhile, a heat emergency is striking the U.S.

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:42:00 -0000

    Not long after President Donald Trump’s energy secretary said that global warming was “no big deal,” the federal government is warning people to …

22. 'A National Outrage': Days After Monsanto Ruling, Trump EPA Approves More Forever Chemical Pesticides | Common Dreams

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:58:19 -0000

    Ripping "Trump's reckless push to ignore science and embrace these extremely harmful, long-lasting pesticides," one critic said his legacy will be …

23. Florida bans local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:40:16 -0000

    Gov. Ron DeSantis calls it a crackdown on “radical climate policies.” A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas …

24. A heat wave looms over Philly's big July 4th weekend

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:20:05 -0000

    Philadelphia is bracing for a "heat dome" that's expected to bring dangerously high temperatures ahead of the city's biggest party of the year. Why it …

25. Ditch Traditional Concrete: The Sustainable Alternative That'll Last A Long Time

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    Concrete is the most commonly used construction material worldwide. In fact, if you add together all other building materials, the amount of concrete …

26. It's going to be a hot July Fourth for much of the country

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:26:48 -0000

    A heat wave centered on the Midwest and parts of the East will break temperature records in some places in the coming days as the thermometer pegs out as high as 105 degrees in some places moving toward the July Fourth weekend, forecasters say. 'A lid on a pot': How does a heat dome work? As of …

27. I've lived in 115-degree summers—here's how to survive the extreme heat

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:49:42 -0000

    I've lived in the heat of the southwest for over 10 years; and while I'm used to summer temperatures of 115 degrees or more, the rest of the country is not. This Fourth of July, a heat dome is moving over a large portion of the U.S., bringing extreme heat that should last through the holiday …

28. Iowa City’s free buses are getting people out of cars

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Transit ridership jumped more than 40% after the city eliminated fares. A few years ago, Iowa City took a bold step. It made every ride on every city …

29. Study makes surprising prediction on where people will live by 2100

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:07:00 -0000

    For decades, the story of urban growth has seemed almost self-writing: big cities get bigger, pull in talent and jobs, and keep widening the gap with …

30. Kenya's iconic flamingos lose their pink as rift valley lakes change

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:56:55 -0000

    The famous pink flamingos of Kenya's Rift Valley are fading in both colour and numbers as changing lake conditions threaten their fragile …