Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. UN sends warning to Chevron after plumes of methane found over Gorgon project

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:00:15 -0000

   Independent satellite monitoring has detected massive plumes of methane emerging from one of Australia's largest oil and gas complexes. The persistent …

2. California just showed how home batteries will radically remake the grid

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:15:00 -0000

   Large batteries are helping homeowners keep the lights on during power outages. But they're also sending juice back to the system for others to …

3. Google just cut down 250,000 trees for AI data centers — and now it's facing a major backlash

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:36:22 -0000

   Google's massive AI expansion in Finland has come at a startling environmental cost. Approximately 250,000 trees have been cut down at one planned …

4. ‘Connect The Dots’ Between Street Protests And Global Turmoil, Urges Guterres - Eurasia Review

   Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:06 -0000

   Key Takeaways: UN Secretary-General António Guterres linked rising public discontent in Europe and elsewhere over the cost of living to expanding …

5. A remarkable new picture is emerging of how the air around us could harm the brain

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   Pollution has long been indirectly linked with dementia. Now scientists wonder whether it could be physically reshaping the brain. Last year, startled scientists reported that the average human brain they studied contained roughly the weight of a plastic spoon in microplastics and nanoplastics. Now, …

6. Subtropical Storm Josephine forms in the Atlantic

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:56:20 -0000

   Damage from Josephine has closed the only highway to North Carolina’s Outer Banks; king tide flooding is predicted to bring some of the highest water …

7. Gen X People Still Do 9 Outdated Things That Are Actually Quite Good For You

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:30:02 -0000

   Gen Xers are always getting overlooked, and when they're noticed, they're usually misunderstood. But maybe younger gens should start paying a little …

8. The case for low-carbon bamboo fuel starts at $2.75 a gallon.

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:28 -0000

   With fuel prices sky-high, the need for fuels from non-petroleum sources has taken on a new urgency. And researchers at Worchester Polytechnic …

9. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Attack Ad Is Trumpism in a Nutshell

   Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   The Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate’s ad against Amy Acton is disqualifying. It’s also precisely what you would expect from a MAGA regime …

10. Spain wins landmark victory in decades-long dispute over lost energy subsidies

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    Madrid is fighting attempts to freeze €2 billion worth of state assets from unhappy investors. MADRID — The Spanish government has won a significant …

11. ‘This used to be paradise’: How intensive farming is destroying Europeans’ favourite swimming spots

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:37 -0000

    'Green sludge' is appearing on Europe's shorelines as warming waters, sewage and agricultural runoff fuel the growth of toxic algae. “I remember our …

12. West Virginia investigates climate, environmental groups over alleged 'deceptive' acts

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:10:39 -0000

    West Virginia's Republican attorney general has launched a broad investigation into many of the state's leading environmental groups, demanding a …

13. Trump Has Found a New Part of the Constitution to Abuse

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:28:28 -0000

    The administration’s attempts to grab power through its novel reading of the supremacy clause have, thus far, been consistently thwarted. But it’s …

14. Why US Voters of All Political Stripes Loath the Big Tech Billionaires | Common Dreams

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:51:50 -0000

    One of few silver linings of these dark Trump times is that much of what had been hidden has now been exposed. I’m referring specifically to where the …

15. ‘Digger’ Has a Lot Of Haters. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:36 -0000

    Last week, [Grist] published a review of Digger, the new climate change allegory from Mexican provocateur Alejandro G. Iñárritu. In it, my colleague …

16. We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:11:07 -0000

    In Australia, the days are growing longer and summer is fast approaching. But a very strong El Niño – a natural weather phenomenon that drives …

17. Nepal set to receive first-ever US$20 million payout from UN climate damage fund

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:58:07 -0000

    The United Nations’ climate loss and damage fund moved to provide US$20 million in aid sought by flood-stricken Nepal – the first time it has set …

18. Map Shows How ‘Wrecking Ball’ El Nino Will Impact Regions Around World

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:13:07 -0000

    A recent forecast has highlighted the sharply contrasting effects a potentially unprecedented El Niño could have across the globe. The outlook points …

19. Experts sound the alarm as EU moves to loosen rules on pesticide use

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:07:26 -0000

    The European Union wants to relax rules for pesticides, saying it will be easier for farmers to adopt more environmentally friendly options. But …

20. Big Basin’s Return Has Been Slow and Measured. It’s Also an Opportunity

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Most of the park’s famed redwoods survived the devastating 2020 fire, but the way visitors can appreciate them has changed. So has the park’s vision …

21. Here’s What’s Getting Lost in Headlines About the Amy Acton Attack Ad

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:22:50 -0000

    Personal attacks have dominated the Ohio governor’s race, even before the Ramaswamy campaign ran an ad featuring Acton’s estranged mom. Voters, on …

22. The cracks are showing in California’s Big Oil block

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:15:00 -0000

    Phillips 66 is going its own way in California. SACRAMENTO, California — Big Oil wields immense power in California politics, and has been a thorn in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s side for years. Now, there’s a crack in the coalition’s unified front. That could have major ramifications for the future of oil in …

23. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado savanna at lowest rate ever recorded

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:33:24 -0000

    As Brazilians head to the polls to vote in a runoff election, Amazon deforestation is also on the ballot. New data from Brazil’s National Institute …

24. The hidden history of how Big Oil invented the American Dream

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    From the family car to the dream kitchen, fossil fuel companies sold a vision of prosperity that depended on their own products. Grist dug up a …

25. California’s oceans have become shockingly warm. And strange things are happening

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Ocean temperatures off the California coast are surging to shockingly high levels as a historic El Niño grows even stronger. On Monday, a sea surface …

26. What JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy Don’t Get About Trump’s Success

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:11:20 -0000

    They keep going lower, but voters can see right through their unconvincing imitations of the president. Let’s just get this out of the way: The ad …

27. Surprising Factor Could Increase Lung Cancer Risk by Nearly 50 Percent

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:58:00 -0000

    Many dangers to our health are invisible. Often, they lurk in the air. Researchers have now discovered that a naturally occurring gas could increase …

28. If humans went extinct, this is what would happen to life on Earth, according to scientists

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:06:21 -0000

    While there's a chance our species can survive the effects of climate change, it looks increasingly likely that we and many other living things will …

29. Meet the people moving north to escape increasingly hot summers

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    LONDON – Mike Coe never thought he would leave his dream home in rural Worcestershire, not far from Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace. That was until Coe started researching the warming temperatures in the region. Coe had a job making videos for environmental activists, and ten years …

30. World on Track for 2.8 Degrees Celsius of Warming

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:59:05 -0000

    Current climate policies put the world on a course for 2.8 degrees C of warming this century, well beyond international climate targets, according to …