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  1. Every Fan's Guide to the 2026 World Cup

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:39:54 -0000

    The wait is almost over. Soccer's biggest event kicks off June 11 and is already stoking a firestorm of burning questions. Can Argentina become the first repeat champion since 1962? Will Mbappé claim the Golden Ball? And the big one: Is this the USMNT’s year? What to know about the first three-host-nation tournament, a grueling slog that will require eight matches to win. Plus, geopolitical tensions, price gouging, and can a 48-team World Cup have a Group of Death? Keep an eye on Group I.

  2. Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change fake, is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over the deforestation of the Amazon

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:27:07 -0000

    In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump made a special effort to deny the impacts of climate change. In a September 2025 United …

  3. Solar is crushing gas growth worldwide, a new report finds

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:01:00 -0000

    Natural gas is losing its grip on the global power mix as countries increasingly turn to cheaper, more secure renewable energy, according to a new report from climate and energy think tank Ember. Ember’s analysis found that 61 out of 124 economies that generate electricity from gas have already …

  4. Singapore Brings Back 19th-Century Tech to Beat Warming Climate

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:00 -0000

    Deep underneath Singapore’s northeastern district of Punggol, a five-kilometer network of metal pipes roars as it pumps chilled water to cool offices …

  5. Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:15:00 -0000

    Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican …

  6. Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:57:06 -0000

    The common wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats. As the midterm elections approach, something strange has …

  7. Hail Is Changing, And Scientists Warn It Could Become More Dangerous

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:31 -0000

    Everyone has a storm story – whether it's that time you just escaped a downpour, or the hailstorm that wrote off your car. Even though hailstorms are …

  8. MAGA Is Worried About Male Fertility. Trump Is Killing Their Sperm.

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    There’s some scientific backing for the idea that sperm count is declining. But Republican environmental policies are making it worse. Male …

  9. The Trump administration won’t face the facts

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:45 -0000

    Published June 08, 2026 Since Donald Trump took office last year, his administration’s actions have made hunger, teen suicide, tornadoes and other …

  10. ‘More important than food’: Extreme heat is shifting how Indians think about AC

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:10 -0000

    By the first week of April, Mohammad Asif could no longer sleep. The ceiling fan in his rented room in Delhi whirred through the night, pushing hot …

  11. 'We need to get off fossil fuels': COP31 negotiations chief tells AFP

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:05:49 -0000

    The incoming COP31 negotiations president told AFP on Monday the Middle East war underscored the need to "get off fossil fuels" and rejected …

  12. The Wedge Is About to Get the Biggest Swell in Years and There's Not Much Sand to Slow It Down

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:03:26 -0000

    The biggest south swell in years is about to slam Southern California — and at The Wedge in Newport Beach, some of the locals are worried about more …

  13. The Atlantic’s ‘Cold Blob’ Could Change Weather Across America

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:32:38 -0000

    The mysterious North Atlantic "cold blob"—an unusually cool patch of ocean south of Greenland—may be more than a climate oddity. New research …

  14. Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating, And We Now Know The Biggest Reason Why

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:53:39 -0000

    A thorough reexamination of scientific data has revealed that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating, and the primary driver might not be what …

  15. Astronomers propose space ‘airbags’ to shield Earth from massive solar storms

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:43:13 -0000

    Chemicals fired from satellites at the edge of the Earth's magnetic field can act as "airbags" to shield the planet from devastating solar flares, a new study suggests. Solar flares are streams of high-energy particles ejected from the Sun that can disrupt radio communications and fry satellite …

  16. Federal Court Tosses Out Trump’s Limits on Solar and Wind Tax Credits

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:11:47 -0000

    On desalination, Japanese nuclear, and Latin American hydroelectricity Current conditions: Des Moines, Iowa, is bracing for thunderstorms through …

  17. The climate quango empire will keep growing until cheap matters more than ideology

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:52:18 -0000

    Net Zero has generated an ever-larger bureaucratic apparatus operating at arm’s length from ministers, insulated from accountability and immune to …

  18. Those White Trails Behind Planes Aren't Actually Chemicals

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:47:59 -0000

    There is an ongoing theory that the white cloud-like lines left behind by high-flying aircraft are actually trails of chemicals being released into …

  19. How the Next UN Chief Can End the Era of Stalled Multilateralism

    Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:28:57 -0000

    The word “negotiation” has barely appeared in the vision statements of the candidates running for United Nations secretary- general this year. Yet, …

  20. Trump Administration Steps in to Help Ally Violate Environmental Laws

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:36:00 -0000

    The Trump administration has intervened to squash a criminal investigation into coal companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. ProPublica …

  21. Women Face the Greatest Climate Risks But Are Critical to Climate Action

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:49:20 -0000

    The climate crisis is worsening many of the economic and social inequalities already faced by women and girls, making it harder to access health …

  22. Trump Forces Costly Florida Coal Plant to Run Past Retirement, Raising Costs for Everyday Customers

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:54:01 -0000

    ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trump Administration invoked its so-called “energy emergency” to force the Stanton coal plant in Orlando to remain open beyond …

  23. UN warns of 'deepening crisis' in oceans, urges action

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:13:58 -0000

    Oceans are in a "deepening crisis" that demands urgent global action, a major UN report warned Monday, with seas warming and rising faster, ice cover …

  24. Scientists sound alarm on World Oceans Day as Trump axes deep-sea monitoring

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:44:24 -0000

    The United States has removed hundreds of deep-sea instruments used to monitor the impact of climate change on marine environments, alarming scientists as the United Nations marks World Oceans Day. The development is the latest blow to environmental and climate research, which has faced repeated …

  25. How a renewable energy vision 10 years ago is becoming a reality

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:06:10 -0000

    The death toll and destruction of civilian infrastructure from the US-Israel war on Iran has been devastating and, additionally, the conflict has …

  26. As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:10:45 -0000

    In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking …

  27. Brace for 'record-breaking heat' in a coast-to-coast heat wave

    Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:03:21 -0000

    Summer heat is on the way from coast to coast, forecasters say, with high temperatures well into the 80s and 90s and even 100s in some areas. In fact, the national temperature outlook map for June 11-17 shows that above-normal temperatures are forecast for the entire lower 48 states. A "period of …

  28. What happens when the world’s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously?

    Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:46:15 -0000

    Agriculture today is a massive, globally interconnected industry. That interconnectivity has brought jobs and varied foods to people who might not …

  29. Wild Rice Faces Numerous Threats—and Has Determined Protectors

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:55:00 -0000

    Groups work to identify, save and reseed areas to help the culturally significant resource thrive as climate change portends more strains.Bazile …

  30. Police identify 5 people facing charges in connection with protest outside Boston hotel

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:52:49 -0000

    Police have identified five people who were arrested Monday morning in connection with a climate protest outside a hotel in Boston’s Back Bay.Laura …