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1. Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.

   Mon, 18 May 2026 14:27:40 -0000

   It was their dream home, a newly built, 2,500-square-foot modern farmhouse with a playroom that Mitch and Kara Meredith had saved for 12 years to buy …

2. A massive "human composting" facility just opened outside D.C.

   Mon, 18 May 2026 10:20:05 -0000

   The green burial boom is here — a huge "human composting" site just opened outside D.C., bringing a fast-growing, eco-friendly death care option …

3. Utah's fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America's biggest data center gets built

   Mon, 18 May 2026 08:30:00 -0000

   The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it? This coverage is made possible through a …

4. The companies not buying carbon credits are the ones we should worry about

   Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Many still treat carbon credit engagement as a reputational liability rather than a climate responsibility. The opinions expressed here by Trellis …

5. 'Atlas of Civil Society' downgrades Germany

   Mon, 18 May 2026 10:12:12 -0000

   Germany is no longer considered a fully open society amid concerns over disinformation and police brutality. A 'Brot für die Welt' report highlighted …

6. Intense Storms Could Rattle the Midwest on Monday

   Mon, 18 May 2026 09:11:57 -0000

   Some of the most severe weather in days could hit Monday afternoon, meteorologists said. Tornadoes and large hail are possible. After several recent days of intense storm forecasts across the Midwest, meteorologists have warned that Monday’s weather has the potential to be the most severe yet. Tens …

7. Forest Service, timber companies are spraying weedkiller glyphosate on forests. We dug into proof

   Mon, 18 May 2026 06:00:08 -0000

   While the EPA insists the benefits of glyphosate outweigh potential risks, the World Health Organization's cancer center is skeptical. The U.S. Forest …

8. SpaceX Starlink and other satellite megaconstellations are creating an 'unregulated geoengineering experiment', scientists say

   Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   "Black carbon from satellite launches has about 540 times bigger climate effect than black carbon released by ships, cars and power plants." Space …

9. The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

   Sun, 17 May 2026 05:30:00 -0000

   The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the …

10. New burn bans and Trump's battle with immigration and DEI are impacting forest fires

    Sun, 17 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    It was a rare windless April day in southern Washington and Adam Lieberg was stuck in front of his computer. He was supposed to be burning acres of twigs and pine needles in the forests between the Columbia River and the Yakama Nation nearby — the sort of controlled burn of ground fuel that is one …

11. Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth today

    Mon, 18 May 2026 13:08:46 -0000

    Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on Monday (May 18). The close approach will be visible to stargazers and can be viewed via livestream.

12. Antarctic Sea Ice Enters 'Shock' Decline as Ocean Heat Breaks Through

    Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00:16 -0000

    For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat …

13. Chicago Is 2nd Worst City For Mosquitoes. How Bad Will This Summer Be?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 13:13:05 -0000

    CHICAGO — Chicago ranked second for cities with the worst mosquito activity in the country over the past year, Orkin Pest Control Service said this …

14. Factcheck: US and Iran are world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets - Carbon Brief

    Mon, 18 May 2026 14:21:04 -0000

    Many right-leaning figures have tried to push the idea that the UK is an outlier on net-zero. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed that other …

15. The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare

    Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    The damage could be incalculable. Unprecedented extreme weather is no longer once-in-a-lifetime. We live in an era when seasonal hurricanes have the …

16. Aussie animal rapidly spreads across 6,500 hectares beyond predator-proof fence

    Mon, 18 May 2026 02:14:00 -0000

    No one had seen a woylie in the sprawling Wheatbelt region for 100 years. A rare Australian mammal has returned to a region where it was pushed to the …

17. Virginia governor signs Dominion-backed bills. All eyes on regulators now.

    Mon, 18 May 2026 09:24:58 -0000

    This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. …

18. Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt

    Mon, 18 May 2026 12:47:49 -0000

    LONDON - The world's major economies have seen their debt levels surge in recent years, while ever-increasing spending demands - from ageing …

19. The Pennine hills are full of holes – here’s how they’re helping fight climate change

    Mon, 18 May 2026 09:07:52 -0000

    Thousands of holes are appearing in the Pennine hills, as part of efforts to improve carbon storage by restoring damaged peatland. Peat itself is …

20. Rep. Virginia Foxx allegedly sent 'hostile' response to child's letter on electric cars. Here's what we know

    Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:06 -0000

    Foxx reportedly slammed climate change legislation and accused teachers of "indoctrinating" students in a message to a fourth grader. The claim that …

21. El Niño could bring "double whammy" of high tide flooding in 2026, NOAA warns

    Mon, 18 May 2026 14:04:51 -0000

    Scientists are warning that El Niño, a weather pattern forecast to emerge this summer, could bring frequent and widespread flooding even without the …

22. Platner’s Energy Plan Prioritizes Lowering Costs and Taking on Big Oil and the ‘Oligarchy’

    Sun, 17 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Senate candidate Graham Platner’s key energy goal is to reduce costs for Mainers. He’d also like to tax the “ever-living hell out of the companies …

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

    Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    CALIFORNIA JUST GAVE plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. …

24. Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?

    Sun, 17 May 2026 20:07:14 -0000

    Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels. The proposal includes …

25. German shipbuilder reveals the world’s first 100% battery-electric cruise ship and it could reduce gas emissions by 95%

    Mon, 18 May 2026 07:56:00 -0000

    There’s a German company called Meyer Werft that’s been working on a fully electric cruise ship. We talk about electric cars a lot, but no one seems …

26. Antarctic meltwater is driving faster ice loss than climate models predict

    Mon, 18 May 2026 14:07:00 -0000

    The usual picture of Antarctic ice loss is simple enough: a warmer atmosphere melts more ice, and the oceans rise. This new research argues that the …

27. Scientists Predict That This Upcoming Ocean Phenomenon Will Be The Worst Of Its Kind This Century

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:25:00 -0000

    When it comes to the ocean, many phenomena — like fog "tsunamis" and waterspouts — can be seen on the horizon. What can't be seen is how ocean …

28. Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

    Mon, 18 May 2026 13:31:20 -0000

    Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice. Humans can become infected if they …

29. What I Told My Daughter About Climate Change

    Mon, 18 May 2026 13:03:33 -0000

    My 7-year-old daughter Aubrey came home from school last week and told me humans are ruining the planet. She had been reading David Attenborough.

30. Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan

    Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how communities are moving forward on climate solutions despite significant political headwinds. As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying to fill the gap by …