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  1. UN chief says world’s biggest problem is the changing way power is used – Donald Trump’s speech confirms his diagnosis

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:09:51 -0000

    UN secretary-general, António Guterres, used his final address to the general assembly to recast the world’s crises as a single problem. War, …

  2. Scientists Say Scorching Temperatures Brought on by the ‘Super’ El Niño Could Kill Nearly Half a Million People by February

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Extreme heat caused by the “super” El Niño currently brewing in the Pacific Ocean could cause nearly half a million deaths by the end of February. The …

  3. A sinkhole swallowed Nicolas Cage’s driveway. Yours might be next.

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How to save America’s coastal neighborhoods. There is a kind of terror-tinged embarrassment that comes from dozing off on your beach towel on the sand, only to find a rising tide intrude upon your mid-nap bliss, lapping at your toes and sweeping away your sunglasses. It is a truth I relearn every …

  4. We Now Know the Word That’s Going to Bury Donald Trump This November

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:39:16 -0000

    There’s a very specific demographic out there that voted Trump in 2024 but really doesn’t like spending $179 to fill their tanks. It’s been two years …

  5. Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:57:00 -0000

    Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it …

  6. Super-strong El Niño could lead to 450K deaths. Map shows the states hit hardest

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:44:00 -0000

    (NEXSTAR) – Climate scientists are warning that this year’s El Niño could be one unlike we’ve ever seen before. Expected to be super-strong, the …

  7. N.J.’s largest AI data center should shut down after record $1M fine, activists say

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:31:00 -0000

    Environmental advocates want New Jersey’s largest artificial intelligence data center shut down after the state found developers illegally operated …

  8. Check Your Mail. JD Vance Might Have Canceled Your Health Insurance.

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:47:17 -0000

    The vice president’s task force is recklessly canceling Obamacare enrollees over allegations of fraud. It will result in eligible people losing their …

  9. New research suggests human actions could be driving increase in disease outbreaks

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:45:26 -0000

    Infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise worldwide. A new analysis finds human actions, from deforestation to climate change, are partly responsible.

  10. New report reveals the environmental cost of USAID’s destruction

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:36:40 -0000

    See All Key Ideas Nearly two years after U.S. President Trump’s decision to dismantle international development agency USAID removed nearly $1 billion …

  11. Germany to abandon fossil fuels by 2045. How does the rest of Europe compare?

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:50:54 -0000

    Germany has become the third country in Europe to unveil a national roadmap away from fossil fuels. But experts say targets still 'fall …

  12. How Scientists Contained a Threat That Could Have Destroyed Humanity

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:10:23 -0000

    A half-century ago, scientists and lawyers agreed to strict self-regulation in DNA research to avoid catastrophe. Can A.I. follow the same model? We have been here before. Scientists warn that a promising technology might instead wipe out humanity. Its creators sound the alarm; others warn that …

  13. Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:23:47 -0000

    President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, though he largely stuck to a prepared text. Here is a fact check of some of his assertions. Trump and wars Trump, repeating a frequent false claim, said, “Since I took office, it has …

  14. Who Will Be the Next Leader of the U.N.? Meet the Contenders

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:38:42 -0000

    With António Guterres’s nearly decade-long tenure as the Secretary-General of the United Nations drawing to a close amid rising conflict around the globe, the race to succeed him as the leader of the world’s most powerful diplomatic body is already underway. Guterres this week delivered his final …

  15. As A 'Godzilla' El Niño Brews, Scientists Share What's Concerning Them Most Right Now

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:17 -0000

    They shared an important takeaway in terms of how leaders react to this unfolding crisis. A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is brewing – and scientists are …

  16. Would a Yellowstone supervolcano eruption end humanity now?

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:54:42 -0000

    • What if a worst-case scenario Yellowstone supervolcano eruption happened? It would be a civilization-scale disaster. But it would not necessarily …

  17. Some fifth-generation Iowa farmers have stopped raising corn, soybeans and cattle since wind turbines went up on their land — they lease the fields to other people to farm while collecting $7,000 to $10,000 per tower a year, and a few now call themselves wind farmers

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:57:26 -0000

    When wind turbines dot the fields, some Iowa farmers stop farming altogether, discovering their most profitable crop grows invisibly in the air above …

  18. Senate Report Details Fossil Fuel Industry’s Billions in Benefits Under Trump Administration

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:05:53 -0000

    Washington, DC — A new report released today by Senate Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee puts a dollar figure on the greed and …

  19. Super El Niño is coming. What exactly does that mean for San Diego? - inewsource

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:30:00 -0000

    You’ve probably heard by now: A strong El Niño is developing in the tropical Pacific Ocean. So what can San Diegans expect? El Niño can influence …

  20. Supreme Court can restore sanity and stop the left’s radical climate agenda

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:51 -0000

    When the U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term on Oct. 5, the justices will face the critical question of whether Congress or Boulder, Colo., controls American energy policy. Cities such as Boulder, Honolulu and Baltimore have pursued frivolous lawsuits against energy companies on the claim that …

  21. El Nino could cause half a million deaths in next six months, report finds

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:01:16 -0000

    Almost half a million people could die in the next six months as a result of excessive heat caused by El Nino, researchers have warned in a new …

  22. We’re the world’s largest satellite operator tracking greenhouse gases and we see the climate tech sector chasing the wrong breakthrough

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Venture capital has a soft spot for the moonshot story: the single, transformative breakthrough innovation that solves a previously entrenched, …

  23. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:12:22 -0000

    Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953. Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would eventually take it over, the way he had from his father. But that assumption took a hit one night in 2018 after a violent …

  24. Fact-checking Trump's speech to the 2026 United Nations General Assembly

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:37:21 -0000

    This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump defended the United …

  25. Whales were once hunted to the brink of extinction – what happened when the world called a halt to commercial whaling?

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:14:40 -0000

    A moratorium on commercial whaling was introduced, and widely implemented, in the 1980s in a bid to stop the decline in whale populations – but did …

  26. El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:03:38 -0000

    Exceptionally heavy El Niño rains have awakened millions of seeds lying dormant underground, carpeting vast swathes of one of the planet's driest …

  27. Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:04:05 -0000

    Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, …

  28. 3 storms are churning in the Pacific as Nolo threatens Hawaii with 'catastrophic' flooding

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:28:40 -0000

    Category 5 Hurricane Polo is bringing heavy rain to Mexico, while Nolo could dump up to 35 inches on Hawaii's Big Island. Hurricane season is showing …

  29. Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill Is About to Screw With States’ Budgets

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Already burdened with the need to fulfill strict requirements mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, state governments all across the country …

  30. New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:39:38 -0000

    The most sustainable smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone’s negative impact on the environment happens before the …