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What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Alice Hill, a senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. Weather forecasting, climate research and climate resilience are being hit with major budget and staffing cuts by the Trump administration. And […]
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:
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Wyoming’s Crowded Lonesome Lake Tops EPA’s National Survey for Fecal Contamination
This article was originally published byWyoFile, in partnership with The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Environmental Journalism. LONESOME LAKE, Wyo.—Whit Coleman belly flopped with style into some of Wyoming’s most famous alpine waters on a summer day. Out on a father-son backpacking trip with friends, the Salt Lake City man […]
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Serious water pollution incidents up 60% in England, Environment Agency says
Last year had the highest number of pollution events by water companies ever recorded.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster
In the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S. law. A group of Congress members from some of the country’s hottest states are trying to change that. On Thursday, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), along […]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Former BP Spokesperson Is Now EPA Region 6 Chief of Staff
Wynn Radford IV, chief of staff for the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, previously worked as a spokesperson for the multinational oil company BP following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The April 2010 explosion on an offshore BP drilling rig killed 11 people and caused the largest marine oil spill in history, leaking almost 134 million […]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:DeBriefed 18 July 2025: India’s clean-energy milestone; Climate reaches UK parliament; Conserving trees and culture in Kenya
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 18 July 2025: India’s clean-energy milestone; Climate reaches UK parliament; Conserving trees and culture in Kenya appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Brazil offers COP30 cruise ship rooms and cost caps but negotiators remain unhappy
While some developing countries have been offered rooms on two cruise ships at $220 a night, others will have to pay up to $600 in a process criticised as "opaque" The post Brazil offers COP30 cruise ship rooms and cost caps but negotiators remain unhappy appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:One Small Country, Nearly $20 Billion in Corporate Claims
Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. But that vulnerability has not stopped foreign companies from filing a wave of legal claims against the small nation that collectively seek roughly $20 billion, according to a new analysis by advocacy groups, a figure equal to more than five times Honduras’ public expenditures […]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds
The drought in the Southwestern U.S. is likely to last for the rest of the 21st century and potentially beyond as global warming shifts the distribution of heat in the Pacific Ocean, according to a study published last week led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. Using sediment cores collected in the […]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Analysts Expect More Oil and Gas Mergers. What Could That Mean for the Climate?
Investor excitement after The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Shell was in early talks to acquire BP was quickly dampened by Shell’s outright dismissal of the possibility as “market speculation.” But one way or another, analysts and consultants for the oil and gas industry expect further consolidation is coming. That could have a mixed […]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Unique 1.5m year-old ice to be melted to unlock mystery
BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:EPA Tries to Stop Closure of Colorado Coal Plants After Meeting With Colorado Springs Utilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency informed Colorado Wednesday that the state could not close coal-fired power plants to improve air quality in the West, three months after the agency heard arguments from Colorado Springs Utilities requesting it be allowed to continue burning coal to generate electricity. State regulation in Colorado requires certain coal-fired power plants […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Deep Sea Mining Negotiations Resume Amid Industry Pushback and Environmental Alarm
Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory framework for commercial mining in international waters. The three-week summit is dedicated to finalizing a long-debated set of rules known as the Mining Code […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:In Brazil’s lithium belt, locals fear push to dismantle legal protections
As demand for transition minerals soars, pro-business lawmakers and environmental activists in COP30 host Brazil are in a tug of war over how to regulate the mining industry The post In Brazil’s lithium belt, locals fear push to dismantle legal protections appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem
CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she’d known since she was a child had been found dead on the steps of a church downtown. She’ll never forget the moment. Her friend—who she knew by his nickname DD—was in his 40s, […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:The Carbon Brief Interview: UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte
Rachel Kyte CMG was appointed the UK’s special representative for climate in October 2024. She... The post The Carbon Brief Interview: UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Consumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss
An Ohio utility has won an important fight over who assumes the financial risk of data centers, and the result may help guide decisions across the country. Data centers will now need to pay penalties if they say they are going to build a project and then fail to live up to commitments, which provides […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:In South Memphis, Elon Musk’s Colossus Operated Gas Turbines Without Appropriate Permits, Residents and Activists Claim
The Shelby County Health Department in Memphis has approved an air quality permit that will allow Elon Musk’s supercomputer facility—Colossus—to continue burning gas, despite more than a year of protests and numerous campaigns by residents and climate activists who opposed what they said was illegal operation of 35 gas-fueled turbines to power the facility. The […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer
A prominent scientist whose work has helped steer a restoration of the Everglades that is among the most ambitious of its kind in human history will surrender Thursday in Miami for a 10-day jail sentence, a consequence of a bitter legal dispute with his former employer. Tom Van Lent is accused of stealing “trade secrets” […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say
Legislation currently making its way through Congress that proponents say will place much-needed guardrails on cryptocurrency will only exacerbate the industry’s insatiable energy demands and climate pollution, environmentalists say. Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives declared this week to be “Crypto Week,” during which they hope to pass several bills related to cryptocurrency. […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:OSHA Just Reduced the Value of a Worker’s Life
The Department of Labor announced “updates to penalty guidelines” to improve worker safety on Monday that it said will support small businesses and eliminate workplace hazards. The announcement follows the release of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s budget for the next fiscal year, which includes a plan for nearly 10,000 fewer workplace hazard inspections […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
RESTON, Va.—Virginia’s state government is leaning into its use of artificial intelligence for workforce development and regulation cuts. It’s an energy-intensive move further perpetuating the need for data centers and worsening climate change. On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a partnership with Google through which the search giant will donate 10,000 scholarships for work […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:US Department of Energy Grid Reliability Report Is Unreliable, Virginia Renewable Advocates Say
Advocates for renewable energy in Virginia took aim at a report that the U.S. Department of Energy issued last week on the reliability and security of the nation’s electric grid, faulting it for dated reliance on fossil fuels to meet skyrocketing energy demands from data centers and lacking public input. They noted that the 73-page […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Cropped 16 July 2025: EU deforestation law pushback; Agri emissions; US lobster disease
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 16 July 2025: EU deforestation law pushback; Agri emissions; US lobster disease appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Will there be a drought where I live?
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Before Tropical Depression Chantal Swamped Hillsborough, the Town Had Been Counting on FEMA
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.—About nine hours after Tropical Depression Chantal inundated central North Carolina last week, Jeff Mahagan’s phone woke him at 3 in the morning. The person working on call at the Hillsborough wastewater treatment plant was scared. Mahagan, the town’s deputy utilities director for water treatment, didn’t immediately grasp the severity of the situation. He […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Off the Books: Maryland’s Clean Energy Push Ignores Backup Generator Pollution
When thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor from Johns Hopkins Hospital on June 4, it didn’t just contaminate the waterfront and threaten aquatic habitat. It also cast a spotlight on a deeper, largely overlooked problem: Maryland’s continued dependence on fossil-fueled backup generators. Hospitals, research campuses and critical infrastructure like data […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say
As the One Big Beautiful Bill Act squeaked its way through Congress earlier this month, its supporters heralded what they described as a new era for American energy and echoed what has become a familiar phrase among President Donald Trump’s supporters. “Congress has taken decisive action to advance President Trump’s energy dominance agenda,” said American […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:The 'world-first' plan to grow food above landfill
A company plans to use greenhouses above pits filled with waste to grow low-cost food for locals.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as “sustainable”, NGO warns
Amid suspected fraud in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a new report says the airline industry should stop calling all alternatives to kerosene "sustainable" The post Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as “sustainable”, NGO warns appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Trump Hails $90 Billion in Corporate Investment to Make Pennsylvania an AI Hub, Fueled by Natural Gas
PITTSBURGH—Flanked by titans of the fossil fuel, tech and finance industries, President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed $90 billion in private investments aimed at building a massive artificial intelligence hub around Pennsylvania’s natural gas resources. “This is a really triumphant day for the people of the Commonwealth and for the United States of America,” Trump […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Kew Gardens' Palm House will close for five years for major makeover
The 175-year-old glass house will begin a 50m renovation in 2027.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:As Politicians Quarrel Over Wildfire Smoke, Research on Its Health Impacts Piles Up
The dog days of summer are synonymous with sizzling temperatures, longer nights and … wildfire smoke? As climate change supercharges wildfires, smoke from these blazes is becoming more pervasive, particularly throughout the peak months of the season in July and August. The health impacts of this haze go far beyond a pesky cough. In recent […]
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:NASA Pulls Back From Promise to Host Major Climate Change Reports, Citing Legal Loophole
WASHINGTON—NASA this week reversed its commitment to host congressionally mandated climate change reports after the federal government’s Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) website, which was responsible for releasing the reports, unexpectedly went offline earlier this month. The reports, which consolidated findings from the nation’s top-tier climate science research, helped communities plan for wildfires, floods...
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says
A landmark report for the global agreement on wetlands paints a dire picture of the state of the world’s water bodies that underpin all life on Earth. The report, released Tuesday by the secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands, says that since 1970 more than one-fifth of wetlands have been lost, meaning they have shrunk […]
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