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1. Trump Takes Aim at the California Coastal Commission

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:56:38 -0000

   Airdate: Tuesday, July 7 at 10 AM Since 1976, the California Coastal Commission has been regulating activities along the state’s more than 800-mile …

2. Weather Service Scrambles in Hurricane Season After Trump Purge

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:08:00 -0000

   Donald Trump’s mass layoffs have dramatically reduced the number of staffers at the National Weather Service—and thus the amount of data it can …

3. I Am Watching a Massive Wildfire Burn the Colorado Mountains from My Back Deck

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:19:42 -0000

   In disbelief, I have watched the Gold Mountain Fire burn the iconic Cimarron Range for a week straight from the back deck of my house atop a mesa overlooking Ridgway, a vibrant mountain town in Southwest Colorado. The wind-blown flames spread through the Cimarrons, consuming aspen and spruce-fir …

4. Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:49:54 -0000

   A potentially catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents that control Europe’s climate may already be inevitable. Based on model …

5. Can India, Europe produce solar energy without China?

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:02:36 -0000

   With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a …

6. Despite stiff political headwinds, tribe in Colorado brings utility scale solar project online

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:01:00 -0000

   The Trump administration has killed tax credits for renewable energy, fought to end wind farms, and called solar panels "ugly." So, it's notable that the small Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Colorado has managed to keep one big solar project on track. Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt …

7. Unusual Heat Warning for Arctic Plains as Alaskans Warned of Illness, Stroke

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:14:33 -0000

   A bout of hot temperatures has prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fairbanks, Alaska, to issue heat advisories across northern parts of …

8. No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pills

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:46 -0000

   This story was originally reported by Jenae Barnes, Climate Reporter of The 19th. Meet Jenae and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. …

9. El Nino: Is Africa ready?

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:59:20 -0000

   A strong El Nino expected later this year could bring drought, floods and displacement to parts of Africa. Experts say the warnings are clear, but …

10. Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall

    Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:01:00 -0000

    We weren't seeing the planted forest for the billions of trees. Over the past five decades, China has planted 66 billion trees in a massive wall that …

11. This Former G.O.P. Politician Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:50:27 -0000

    Bill Frist, the former Republican Senate majority leader, racked up a slew of notable medical successes during his years as one of the country’s top heart and lung surgeons. He founded one of the country’s busiest transplant centers. One of his patients held the Guinness World Record for being the …

12. Extreme heat on Independence Day will be America's new normal, experts say

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:24:32 -0000

    When Thomas Jefferson measured the temperature on July 4, 1776, the high was 76 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia. Two hundred and fifty years later, millions of people across the eastern half of the U.S. were under extreme heat warnings as they celebrated that anniversary. The heat dome that …

13. Our Grip on Climate Reality Is Melting in the Heat

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:28 -0000

    Just as the UK and western Europe settled into a reprieve from the recent heatwave, the mercury is rising again, with sweaty temperatures forecast this week. While this doesn’t look as extreme as last month’s heat dome, many people will be anxiously refreshing their weather apps for the rest of the …

14. These Workers Tell Us How They Do Their Jobs in 116-Degree Heat

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    Scholars have long suspected there is a link between heat and economic development, arguing that hot weather saps energy and productivity by increasing absenteeism and causing more workplace errors. That is particularly relevant to India where hundreds of millions of people still work outdoors in …

15. Europe’s air-conditioning debate reaches a boiling point

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:23:21 -0000

    Americans use air conditioning just about everywhere. Europeans, for the most part, do not. But a deadly summer heat wave that threatens to become …

16. Microplastic filters for washing machines could soon be mandatory in the EU. How do they work?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:02:13 -0000

    Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. A small retrofit device – now sold …

17. ‘A big joke’: Citizens blame corn, data centres and leaky pipes as water restrictions grip France

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:02:56 -0000

    Record heat and climate change are creating more frequent and severe droughts. France is bracing for its third heatwave of the year this week, after …

18. Drone footage shows catastrophic flooding in China after deadly typhoon

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:29:20 -0000

    Nanning, capital of China's southwestern Guangxi region, raised its flood control response to the highest level as rivers and reservoirs swelled with the passage of Typhoon Maysak, Chinese s…

19. The Electric Automaker People Love To Hate Is Selling Cars Like Crazy

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:55:11 -0000

    The sales trend line for battery-electric vehicles has been inching downward in the US since the Trump administration discontinued $7,500 federal tax …

20. This President From Hell's Destruction Will Last a Very Long Time

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:49:48 -0000

    I know, I know. Recently, Donald Trump has been obsessed with water, at least the algae-green water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that he …

21. A 180-mph super typhoon just hit a U.S. territory. Here’s what’s next for Bavi

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:56:44 -0000

    Super Typhoon Bavi became the strongest storm to strike land anywhere on Earth this year when it made a direct hit on a U.S. territory in recent …

22. California wildfire survivor says she paid a contractor $18,000 to rebuild her home — then he vanished before finishing the job

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:02:53 -0000

    From an act of God to an act of fraud, a California homeowner’s story stands as a warning about how scammers prey on victims of natural and climate …

23. Why Biden’s Climate Law Is Stickier Than It Seems

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:29:55 -0000

    Any version of the future — even one under Trump — includes bits of the Inflation Reduction Act. We passed a major milestone over the weekend: the …

24. Scientists are now eyeing a possible ‘Mega El Niño’

    Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:36:18 -0000

    Meteorologists are warning that a powerful El Niño climate pattern intensifying in the Pacific Ocean could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño,” …

25. A Better Way to Build AI

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    America’s dominance depends on getting local communities on board.

26. Coal is pricing itself for extinction

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:03:06 -0000

    On September 2nd 2021, the benchmark spot price for thermal coal reached US$182 per ton. The previous all-time high was in July 2008 at US$184.50 but …

27. China just put sodium batteries in mass-produced EVs as lithium's price edge evaporates

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:30:00 -0000

    Reports from China suggest sodium-ion batteries are beginning to appear in mass-produced passenger EVs at cell costs roughly in line with the …

28. The Most Successful Rewilding Projects in the U.S.

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:56:36 -0000

    America’s landscape has undergone dramatic changes since European settlement, with vast ecosystems fragmented or lost to development, agriculture, …

29. How China’s Renewable Technology Benefits The West – OpEd

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:25:31 -0000

    Key Takeaways Western Tariffs Hurt Green Goals — US/EU restrictions on Chinese solar, EVs, and batteries slow the global renewable transition and …

30. Wildfire forces Tour de France to ban fans from stage finale as parts of Europe sizzle again

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:02:13 -0000

    Only riders and vehicles essential to the race would be allowed on the route, and spectators were asked not to gather on the roadside or at the …