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  1. At 100, David Attenborough’s message is no longer just about wonder

    Tue, 05 May 2026 00:24:25 -0000

    As his 100th birthday approaches, David Attenborough occupies an unusual place in public life: not a practicing scientist, not quite a conventional …

  2. New Orleans must immediately plan evacuation after terrifying finding: experts

    Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:01 -0000

    A study published Monday warns that New Orleans must immediately begin planning and gradually implementing its permanent evacuation to avert a …

  3. They boarded a luxury Antarctic cruise. Then hantavirus took a deadly toll

    Tue, 05 May 2026 01:25:05 -0000

    Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions. Officials are still trying to determine what happened aboard the ship, …

  4. California investigates Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project

    Tue, 05 May 2026 00:50:50 -0000

    California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project. Golden State Wind was a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central coast. The California Energy Commission said Monday it issued an administrative subpoena to Golden State …

  5. Methane-infused cow burps meet climate science

    Tue, 05 May 2026 11:20:06 -0000

    Methane-belching cows may leave a significantly smaller environmental footprint in the future thanks to a synthetic compound added to their feed. Why …

  6. The sea that is vanishing in real time

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:24:19 -0000

    The world's largest inland body of water is retreating at alarming speed. From stranded buildings to vanishing habitats, scientists warn the Caspian …

  7. “A huge setback”: New EPA directive could weaken hundreds of chemical regulations

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:08 -0000

    For decades, a small program in the Environmental Protection Agency conducted the painstaking scientific work of assessing the toxicity of chemicals. The calculations done by scientists at IRIS, as it was commonly known, underpin vast numbers of chemical regulations, permits and other environmental …

  8. California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon.

    Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.SAN FRANCISCO—As families settled into their evening routines …

  9. Trump Administration Sues Minnesota to Block Climate Lawsuit

    Mon, 04 May 2026 16:59:40 -0000

    The Justice Department is seeking to block a lawsuit filed against major players in the fossil fuel industry over their role in climate change. The federal government is suing Minnesota to try to stop that state’s own lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries and …

  10. Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead

    Mon, 04 May 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    With wildfires already burning and drought persisting across much of the U.S., fire experts are bracing for what could be an extreme fire season. The U.S. Forest Service is going into it having done far less work than in recent years to manage the dry, flammable vegetation that can fuel …

  11. How a Nat Geo photographer captured the first-ever drone footage of Earth’s largest land migration

    Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    “There's no one here, there's not a single road, there's not a single car track in the areas where we're photographing these animals.” The largest land migration of mammals, featuring six million antelope, takes place in South Sudan as the ungulates cross from wetlands to dry plains and back over …

  12. New Orleans past 'point of no return,' residents warned to start relocating

    Tue, 05 May 2026 04:10:19 -0000

    Beneath wrought-iron balconies and with the sound of jazz drifting through humid air, New Orleans has long stood as one of America's most iconic …

  13. Virus Teaches Bacteria to Eat Plastic 5x Faster Than Evolution Can Manage

    Mon, 04 May 2026 05:20:55 -0000

    Every seventeen minutes, give or take, a bacteriophage called T7 tears open an E. coli cell from the inside. It has spent that time making perhaps 180 …

  14. WA government preparing to abandon its emissions reduction targets, documents reveal

    Mon, 04 May 2026 21:04:36 -0000

    The WA government is preparing to abandon its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and dramatically reshape how the state addresses climate …

  15. Trump Is Losing a Second War

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:31:46 -0000

    The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels Last month, out of more than 11,000 new passenger vehicles registered in Norway, …

  16. Dune-esque, record-breaking solar city puts Türkiye first place in the renewables race

    Mon, 04 May 2026 05:02:01 -0000

    Experts say the nation is fast becoming a renewable pioneer for the region. Türkiye is making impressive strides in its energy transition as it …

  17. Gallego’s energy plan: Pull the Democrats to the center

    Mon, 04 May 2026 13:58:06 -0000

    Adopting an “all of the above” energy policy message will help Democrats show voters the party is serious about tackling the affordability crisis — and ultimately boost clean energy and the fight against climate change Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said in Monday’s episode of the POLITICO Energy …

  18. American homes need heat pumps, not space heaters

    Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    The ultraefficient appliances don't just have to supplant gas furnaces, but space heaters as well. If you want to ditch your gas furnace and heat your …

  19. Earth-Destroying Trump and the Threat of World War III

    Mon, 04 May 2026 12:30:56 -0000

    Unlike every other column of mine, this one won’t be broken up with section titles for a simple reason. It’s all about Donald J. Trump and when it …

  20. What Florida's extreme drought means for the upcoming hurricane season

    Sun, 03 May 2026 17:53:55 -0000

    This article originally appeared on PolitiFact Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, causing widespread wildfires and …

  21. Reduce what goes into a landfill during Composting Awareness Week

    Mon, 04 May 2026 21:53:08 -0000

    Composting Awareness Week is underway, and experts say composting can improve soil health by adding nutrients, enhancing water retention, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  22. Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread

    Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Seven of the top 11 highest-volume precipitation events over the past 77 years have occurred just in the past 10 years. Among the most dangerous …

  23. View: The largest energy crisis in modern history is only beginning

    Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:33 -0000

    John’s view Six weeks into the worst energy crisis in modern world history, the case for energy sovereignty is being written in real time — in the …

  24. Nature Climate Change - Crystallizing climate research

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:49:45 -0000

    News & Views Policy Brief Research Briefings

  25. Severe drought grips Richmond after months of dry weather

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:20:06 -0000

    Richmond, and most of the state, has been in severe drought for nearly a month, according to U.S. Drought Monitor. Why it matters: The dry conditions …

  26. Shutting Iran’s oil wells may be straightforward – but the consequences are not

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:36:41 -0000

    The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which between 20% and 25% of the world’s seaborne oil normally passes – has been effectively …

  27. States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis

    Tue, 05 May 2026 04:17:25 -0000

    The Iran war is triggering a major economic crisis that is boosting energy profits. Taxing those can help countries survive and become immune to energy shocks. The last fossil fuel crisis caused incredible amounts of pain for the people of Europe. In 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices …

  28. California Wants to Throw the Book at State Farm Over Wildfire Claims

    Mon, 04 May 2026 20:32:00 -0000

    State seeks millions in fines, says insurer ‘buried policyholders in red tape at the worst moment of their lives’ California officials took legal action Monday against State Farm, accusing the insurer of unlawfully delaying, denying and underpaying home-insurance claims from survivors of last year’s …

  29. These tropical forests are critically important. Why is this religious sect cutting them down?

    Mon, 04 May 2026 07:55:06 -0000

    What you didn’t know about Mennonites, soy, and Bolivia. Over the last few decades, wildfires, farmers, and cattle ranchers have razed millions of acres of tropical forests across the planet. Much of that deforestation has occurred in three countries: Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and …

  30. The plight of the pine cone cowboy

    Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    High in the crown of a giant sequoia, the world becomes a cathedral of green and amber, hushed but for the creak of ancient wood and the sharp, …