Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. He Helped Write the Clean Air Act. He Fears for Its Future.

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:37 -0000

   Thomas Jorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law, disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply to planet-warming greenhouse gases. When the Trump administration took the extraordinary step this year of killing the government’s authority to regulate greenhouse …

2. Solar is winning the energy race

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:32:36 -0000

   The world’s cheapest power source is scaling at warp speed, pushing coal, gas and nuclear aside. Since the turn of the century, the expansion of solar …

3. Europe's farms are reeling from the Iran war. Regenerative farmers saw it coming

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:02:01 -0000

   The Iran war has sent fertiliser prices soaring – but these farmers aren’t fazed. A crisis is looming on European farms as the war on Iran threatens …

4. Gabon’s tiny turtles race against extinction as funding for protection dries up

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:55:47 -0000

   On the beaches of Pongara National Park, around 30 minutes by boat from Libreville, conservationists patrol the sand each day to locate nests, move …

5. How the U.S. fell behind China and Russia in polar icebreakers and its plan to catch up

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:55:01 -0000

   Polar icebreakers are in high demand as warming temperatures and melting ice open new Arctic trade routes saving shippers both time and money. They …

6. Scientists dive beneath Arctic ice to study threatened ecosystems

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:37:33 -0000

   Scientists trained in Finland to dive beneath Arctic ice, studying fragile polar ecosystems threatened by climate change. The course gives rare, hands-on skills to explore underwater habitats robots cannot safely survey, as instructors warn of the urgent need for more research to protect these …

7. Australia has to fight back against misinformation about climate change, Senate report says

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:46:18 -0000

   How can Australia tackle the scourge of online bots and trolls, and orchestrated disinformation campaigns, that are trying to prevent action on …

8. Can You Plant A Peace Lily Outdoors? Here's What Gardeners Say

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:15:00 -0000

   Peace lilies (Spathiphyllum spp.) are often sold as potted plants, and are popular indoor plants for the home or office. They're also rather easy on …

9. April weather forecast predicts 'major change' as heat dome moves

   Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:03:10 -0000

   Forecasters say the heat dome that's baked the West for weeks will shift east. Here's what weather to expect as the calendar turns to April. As the calendar soon turns to April, it appears that we can finally shed all talk of the polar vortex until next winter as milder weather takes hold across …

10. New York's governor wants to delay a landmark climate law. That could cost households thousands in energy bills

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:55:00 -0000

    A recent analysis by a coalition of climate and community groups says delaying the law could cost New Yorkers $9,000 per household over five years. Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, has proposed a delay to the state’s landmark 2019 climate law, saying its goals would be too costly and could …

11. Arctic sea ice at lowest recorded winter level as heat records smashed

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:43:49 -0000

    (The Hill) – The North Pole’s sea ice has reached its lowest level for the winter season as increasing temperatures break records across the …

12. War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder story

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:25:22 -0000

    The oil-dependent world is in crisis. Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and a …

13. To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. We tracked the changes. At the Department of Agriculture’s research …

14. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:06:04 -0000

    Citing national security, the Trump administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections for endangered animals—even …

15. How Clean Energy Firms Are Trying to Survive the Trump Era

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing. Clean energy isn’t dead in the Trump era. But it does look different these days. Since returning to office, President Trump has dismantled federal efforts to …

16. Earth Hour: Monuments to go dark as 20th edition kicks off

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:31:00 -0000

    The 20th edition of Earth Hour has begun in New Zealand and will slowly progress around the globe. The event aims to raise awareness about climate …

17. Are New York’s Environmental Concerns Worsening a Housing Shortage?

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:00:06 -0000

    Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to exempt a majority of new housing from state environmental reviews, arguing that sufficient safeguards are in place at the local level. Building in New York is famously complicated, expensive and burdensome, in part because of a maze of required reviews and …

18. A South African reserve shows how carbon can catalyze rewilding conservation

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:06:59 -0000

    TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE, South Africa — From high on a promontory in the Korannaberg Mountains, a mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) peers down …

19. Saving the snow for next year: Ski resorts try 'snow farming' as temperatures rise

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:49:25 -0000

    The approach involves making snow when conditions are ideal, then piling it high under an insulated mat through the summer. Several ski areas are giving it a go. Amid the West’s worst snow drought in modern history, several ski areas are attempting a novel approach: Storing up artificial snow and …

20. 20 Animals Quietly Healing the Earth Every Day

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:30:03 -0000

    Our planet relies on millions of living creatures to keep its ecosystems functioning properly. Many species work quietly in the background to …

21. Experts Failing to Account for Ripple Effects from Extreme Weather, Paper Warns

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:05:00 -0000

    A drought in Russia led to riots in Egypt. Fires in Canada fueled deadly pollution in Spain. Extreme weather can have knock-on effects in faraway …

22. Tech Now - 28/03/2026

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:06:45 -0000

    Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths explores how research linking climate change and extreme weather events is being used in lawsuits against major polluters.

23. Here's some new dirt on an unusual source of antibiotic resistance

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:59:30 -0000

    It's one of the highest-stakes battles on earth: bacteria versus antibiotics. And in the human realm, bacteria appear to be gaining ground. Worldwide, many antibiotics are starting to lose their bite. About 1 in 6 human infections tested in labs are resistant to antibiotics, contributing to over 4 …

24. Stop Calling Them Billionaires. Start Calling Them Predators

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:53:40 -0000

    The Predator Class. They extract. Corrupt. Bet on catastrophic outcomes—wars, crop failures, housing market collapse, climate chaos—profit from …

25. Trump brings farmers to White House to tout relief from the pain he’s unleashed on them — and bash Somalis along the way

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:29:05 -0000

    One month into a war that has sent fuel prices through the roof and sparked fears of fertilizer shortages that could wreak havoc on the world’s food …

26. ‘Looksmaxxer’ streamer shoots at alligator in the Everglades. There’s an inquiry

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:52:10 -0000

    Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular online, has streamed his latest controversial act: multiple rounds fired at an alligator. The 20-year-old …

27. TIME Is Launching The Future Proof Newsletter to Help You Make Sense of the Climate Economy

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:32:57 -0000

    Lately, I’ve found myself using the phrase climate change less and less—despite the state of our planet being an increasingly unavoidable topic. Just last week, I gave opening remarks at a discussion about the latest trends in energy. Over 15 minutes, I covered the war in Iran, electricity demand …

28. Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:09 -0000

    This week, the Trump administration announced it had struck an unusual deal. The U.S. government will pay TotalEnergies, a French power generation …

29. One of the most radical reinventions in evolutionary history

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:30:00 -0000

    Few transformations in the history of life have been as extreme as the embrace of the ocean by seagrass. Like whales and dolphins, modern seagrasses …