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1. UK to Fast-Track Plans to Align With EU Rules in New Bill

   Wed, 13 May 2026 11:02:34 -0000

   The UK will introduce legislation to fast-track the adoption of EU rules with less parliamentary scrutiny, a move that would allow Prime Minister …

2. The billionaires’ club at the center of America’s public lands fight

   Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action, and produced in partnership with High …

3. Chinese EVs take the world by storm — except in the United States

   Wed, 13 May 2026 01:08:37 -0000

   China dominates the electric vehicle industry, with its brands responsible for about two-thirds of global sales in 2024, although none of those sales were in the U.S. BEIJING — China loves electric cars: making them, driving them and selling them to the rest of the world. Subscribe to read this story …

4. A Massive Volcano Destroyed Methane in The Sky, And Scientists Are Stunned

   Wed, 13 May 2026 04:55:17 -0000

   A cataclysmic volcanic eruption is one of the most violent and disruptive things our planet can do. Vast clouds of ash and gas burst into the …

5. Solar-Powered Aircraft That Flew Around the World Crashes Off US Coast

   Wed, 13 May 2026 11:35:27 -0000

   Solar Impulse 2 lost power during its latest test flight, ending a remarkable decade-long run. Solar Impulse 2, the pioneering aircraft known for the …

6. Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico

   Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Its waters are heating up twice as fast as the global oceans, with huge implications for hurricane risk. In 2012, the temperature of the Gulf of …

7. Millions Died from the Super El Niño in 1877. What Will Happen This Time?

   Tue, 12 May 2026 12:19:26 -0000

   Key Points Prediction models indicate a possible historic Super El Niño event later this year. • The 1877 El Niño caused devastating famine, killing over …

8. Brightening clouds with salt could reduce global warming

   Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 -0000

   Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is a form of geoengineering in which salt water is fired into the clouds in order to increase their brightness and …

9. Man drives over 100 miles in his EV and works out the 'absolutely ridiculous' per mile cost afterwards

   Wed, 13 May 2026 09:34:32 -0000

   This EV owner in the UK broke down the cost-per-mile of his Škoda Enyaq, and the difference between this EV and a gas car is stellar. The Enyaq is a …

10. AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own ‘preservation goals’ within 10 years

    Tue, 12 May 2026 13:38:34 -0000

    One of the so-called godfathers of AI, Yoshua Bengio, claims tech companies racing for AI dominance could be bringing us closer to our own extinction …

11. A super El Niño hitting GA getting more likely, forecasters say. What that means for the weather

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    A “super” El Niño is a possibility for Georgia, and while there is still a lot of uncertainty, there is potential for major weather impacts for the …

12. Washington manufacturer leaving state after 48 years, citing crime, taxes, political climate

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:05:09 -0000

    A Washington manufacturer is leaving the state after nearly five decades, with its owner citing rising crime, taxes and a worsening political climate. Jon Bodwell, whose family founded Delta Camshaft in 1977, said he has been forced to live inside his business because the cost of operating in …

13. Amazon bets on what could be a game-changing heat pump

    Wed, 13 May 2026 07:30:00 -0000

    The tech giant signed a multiyear contract with Transaera, a startup with MIT roots, for next-gen heat pumps that will help reduce energy costs and …

14. They’ve Got a Plan to Combat Global Warming (and Also Russian Tanks)

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:11:15 -0000

    Lithuanian officials hope restored peat bogs can reinforce the border in addition to locking away planet-warming carbon. In a scrubby forest an hour outside the Lithuanian capital on a recent day this spring, excavators were digging ditches and tree harvesters were whirring in an effort to restore a …

15. ‘This Is All a Scam, a Giant Scam’

    Tue, 12 May 2026 09:03:51 -0000

    On the day our oil-stained president returned to the White House, he began an all-out assault on clean energy. Today, 16 months later, he and his party are paying a significant political price while American consumers are stuck with the bill. That bill, according to one scholarly estimate, totals …

16. NASA satellite images show how a massive tsunami in Alaska changed the landscape forever

    Tue, 12 May 2026 14:45:00 -0000

    A landslide dumped 64 million cubic meters of rock into the popular Tracy Arm fjord. New satellite images are helping scientists understand a major tsunami that changed the landscape of a popular tourist destination in Alaska forever. On August 10, 2025, a tsunami larger than the Eiffel Tower ripped …

17. The EPA wants to shift monitoring of toxic coal ash to states

    Wed, 13 May 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    The move comes at a time when many state environmental budgets have been slashed. All across Georgia, on the banks of the Coosa, Chattahoochee, and …

18. Could a Bering Strait dam connect the US and Russia?

    Tue, 12 May 2026 23:37:30 -0000

    Scientists are pushing for “radical” measures against climate change, proposing the construction of a dam across the Bering Strait that would link …

19. The global oil crisis is proving the case for sustainable aviation

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Rising oil prices have set the stage for sustainable aviation fuels. Are airlines ready for them? As the conflict in Iran strains the world’s oil supplies, a lot of attention has focused on gasoline: Average gas prices have increased more than a dollar a gallon since the war began, exceeding $4 a …

20. Why Denmark removed 40% of Greenland from the economy—and what it teaches us about modern capital

    Tue, 12 May 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    There are real costs to short-term optimizations, while set-asides offer a way to reap superior economic returns in the medium term. A useful rule of thumb is that when a problem persists for decades despite serious effort, the failure is usually not one of effort or intelligence, but of framing. …

21. Siemens CEO: "very demanding" geopolitical environment

    Wed, 13 May 2026 06:07:53 -0000

    Germany's Siemens has posted a second-quarter miss on the top and bottom line amid what the company has called a very demanding geopolitical …

22. California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides

    Wed, 13 May 2026 12:01:00 -0000

    California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. …

23. Almost half of everything orbiting Earth is space junk

    Tue, 12 May 2026 19:06:14 -0000

    Abandoned rocket parts, dead satellites, and more circle the planet. Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even higher. Not only that, the debris continues amassing faster than it’s being removed. The latest red alert …

24. Solar Power Is So Big in Europe That Electricity Is Being Wasted

    Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:08 -0000

    Over the past decade, hundreds of millions of solar panels have been installed from Sicily to Lapland, turning what was once a niche technology into …

25. South Korea Is Coming to America’s Nuclear Rescue

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:42:28 -0000

    On the transformer shortage, sodium batteries, and a space grid Current conditions: The heat wave driving temperatures into the triple digits in the …

26. The World's Most Impactful Companies of 2026

    Tue, 12 May 2026 13:04:34 -0000

    In recent years, the annual growth rate of the global economy has restabilized to around 3%, according to The Council on Foreign Relations. At the same time, while business is booming, climate change is accelerating, health inequities are widening, and literacy rates and math skills are stagnating …

27. From fertilizer shocks to farm resilience: Why regenerative agriculture matters

    Wed, 13 May 2026 07:43:04 -0000

    Recent disruptions to global trade and energy systems have once again exposed the fragility of interconnected supply chains that many have long taken …

28. A ‘Super El Niño’ Is Coming—Here’s How It Could Hit the U.S.

    Wed, 13 May 2026 06:06:51 -0000

    A rare and powerful “Super El Niño” is building fast—and it could reshape hurricane season, drive extreme heat, and trigger dangerous weather across …

29. 'Forever Chemicals' Found in 98.8% of Human Blood Samples Tested

    Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:28 -0000

    The 'forever chemicals' previously linked to multiple health harms really are everywhere: They've now been detected in 98.8 percent of 10,566 blood …

30. An Unusual Heat Wave Strains the World’s Most Populous Country

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:42:40 -0000

    India is one of the hottest nations, which fuels intertwined financial, health and labor risks, experts say.Every one of the world’s 50 hottest …