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Meta Strikes 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation Energy
Facebook’s parent company Meta locked in 20 years of nuclear power on Tuesday from Constellation Energy to help meet the tech giant’s surging energy demand for artificial intelligence and its other power-intensive computing needs. “Securing clean, reliable energy is necessary to continue advancing our AI ambitions,” Urvi Parekh, head of global energy at Meta, said […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:
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For Insurers, Smaller Weather Events Add Up to Big Losses as Climate Change Accelerates
Sunday marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, a six-month stretch in which warm ocean waters and moist atmospheric conditions create the ideal foundation for tropical cyclones to form. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts “above-average” activity, including six to 10 hurricanes. Each year, these climate-supercharged cyclones make headlines for causing mass […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Illinois Punts on Plans for Increasing Energy Storage, Renewables
The Illinois state legislature failed in the final hours of its session to pass an energy omnibus bill aimed at storing energy and spurring renewables at a time when data centers threaten to sap the state’s grid and spike customers’ bills. The latest iteration of the energy bill unveiled Saturday, the session’s last day, included […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:As EU acts to stop greenwash, funds drop climate claims from their names
By removing words like "ESG" and "sustainable" from their titles, funds can keep investing in fossil fuels despite the Europe's new anti-greenwash rules The post As EU acts to stop greenwash, funds drop climate claims from their names appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, says damning review
The Water Commission finds "deep-rooted, systemic and interlocking failures" in the water sector.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:As Summer Approaches, New Jersey’s Shore Towns Confront an Unrelenting Foe: Sea Level Rise
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —The briny bay waters flood the parking lot and beer garden at the Vagabond Kitchen & Taphouse—and not just when it rains.Across town, the water gushes up the sidewalk at the El Rinconcito grocery, sometimes leaving manager Jeraldo Diaz with no choice but to close for the day. Even on sunny […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Fearing Radioactive Waste, a Western Pennsylvania Community Fights to Stop a Landfill’s Re-Opening
For years, residents of Grove City, Pennsylvania, have fought to stop a decades-old landfill from resuming operations in their town. They were worried the landfill would make legacy pollution in the area worse. But in 2022, information about the kind of waste the landfill would accept raised new fears. “We realized we didn’t only have […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Explainer: What is China’s ‘Shenzen model’ for low-carbon transition in cities?
Wandering the streets of Shenzhen, a city which has earned the title of China’s “first... The post Explainer: What is China’s ‘Shenzen model’ for low-carbon transition in cities? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Trump Administration Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees
The Trump administration’s government-wide staff cuts threaten federally protected manatees in a Florida national wildlife refuge established for the purpose of safeguarding the beloved sea cows, according to a new legal filing from the Center for Biological Diversity. The administration is accused of imperiling the manatees by failing to adequately staff the Crystal River National […]
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows
Declines of underground water supplies that are vital to cities and farming in the Colorado River Basin are outpacing the losses of the river’s water, according to new research published last week based on NASA satellite data. It’s the latest warning of the region’s rapidly declining water supplies as the seven basin states—Arizona, California, Colorado, […]
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia
The One Big Beautiful Bill, President Donald Trump’s budget wishlist with tax cuts for the wealthy, could have an enormous impact on Virginia’s ability to address the climate crisis, produce renewable energy and generate economic activity for its communities. The bill, passed by House Congressional Republicans May 22, effectively kills several investment and production tax […]
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:The Massive Pipeline Buildout in the U.S. Is Mostly for Gas Going Overseas
More than three-quarters of new gas pipeline capacity currently under development in the U.S. would feed additional liquefied natural gas exports rather than supporting domestic energy needs, a new report concludes. Greenhouse gas emissions tied to that new capacity would be far larger than the current climate pollution from all coal-fired power plants nationwide, according […]
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Early warnings for heatwaves can save lives – and we need them now
Failure to scale up and improve heat warning systems globally will lead to otherwise preventable deaths The post Early warnings for heatwaves can save lives – and we need them now appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?
GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz.—About 33 miles south of Phoenix, Interstate 10 bisects a line of solar panels traversing the desert like an iridescent snake. The solar farm’s shape follows the path of a canal, with panels serving as awnings to shade the gently flowing water from the unforgiving heat and wind of the Sonoran […]
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Warning after millions of bees escape overturned truck in US
Master bee-keepers are called to the scene after a truck containing 70,000 pounds of active honey bee hives flipped over.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:As Chicagoans Brace for Higher Water Bills, Groups Push for Affordability Reforms
On Sunday Chicagoans will face another spike in their water bills after seeing rates more than double over the past 15 years. The latest increase—4 percent—comes as environmental justice groups are fighting for more water-affordability protections. “Water is just as important as energy,” said Iyana Simba, city programs manager at the Illinois Environmental Council. “If […]
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa Is Undermining a Rare Forest To Fuel Its Global Aluminum Empire
This story was originally published by PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region, and supported by the Pulitzer Center. For more of its journalism, visitpublicsource.org. It took four Noongar men to hoist the warm, lifeless kangaroo onto the hooked limb from which they skinned and gutted their kill. Working the carcass with an agile […]
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Astronauts in space for nine months didn't know if they would 'be able to make it back'
Nasa pair Butch and Suni tell the BBC they feared being unable to get home when they failed to dock on the ISS.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:U.S. Steel Is a Major Source of Pollution in Pennsylvania. Will Its Sale Lock in Emissions for Another Generation?
President Donald Trump returned to western Pennsylvania Friday to announce an ending to the months-long saga to decide who would own the Pittsburgh-based steelmaking company U.S. Steel. But even as the deal moves toward a resolution, questions about what it will mean for public health, local economies and climate change linger. U.S. Steel’s coal-based steelmaking […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump Executive Orders Violate Young People’s Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges
A group of 22 young people from across the country accuse the Trump administration in a new federal lawsuit of violating their constitutional rights with a coordinated set of executive orders that prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels and threaten to further destabilize the climate. The complaint, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
The price of climate change is high—and the bill is only getting steeper as temperatures continue to rise, economists say. A recent report compiled by risk management experts with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter in England found that the global economy could experience a 50 percent loss in gross […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Green groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new head
Campaigners want the president-elect of the African Development Bank to shift away from all fossil fuels, but its energy policy signals more support for gas The post Green groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new head appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Civil society groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new president
Campaigners want the new head of the African Development Bank to shift away from all fossil fuels, but the bank's energy policy seems to have no end in sight for such funding The post Civil society groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new president appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:DeBriefed 30 May 2025: Earth eyes 2C; Why net-zero is not behind UK bill hikes; US academics stage climate science ‘fire hose’
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 30 May 2025: Earth eyes 2C; Why net-zero is not behind UK bill hikes; US academics stage climate science ‘fire hose’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests
Chinese banks have become the biggest international funders of companies that trade in goods linked to deforestation, a trend that could further imperil the world’s most climate-critical forests, environmental advocates say. A new report from the advocacy group Global Witness, published Thursday, tracks financing from China’s top banks to companies that rely on the world’s […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Report: Paper Mills Around the Country, Including Virginia, Release Pollution From Decades-Old Boilers
Donna Thomasson is a 34-year-old nurse who grew up on a hillside overlooking the Smurfit Westrock paper mill nestled in the hollers of Covington in Southwest Virginia. Its smokestacks tower over nearby homes. “I think it’s getting worse,” she told researchers at the Environmental Integrity Project about air pollution coming from the mill. “The odor […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court Backs a Controversial Railroad in Utah for Carrying Oil
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a controversial Utah railway project that critics say erodes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock of environmental law for the past half century. The case centered on a proposed 88-mile railway that would connect the oil fields of northeastern Utah to a national rail […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025
Businesses have cancelled or delayed more than $14 billion of investments in U.S. clean energy projects so far this year, reflecting their uncertainty and pessimism over federal support amid President Donald Trump’s climate policy retreat, industry analysts reported Thursday. The sector still is showing resilience—at least $4.2 billion in new renewable energy, grid, electric vehicle […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Twinkle Cavanaugh, longtime president of the state’s top utility regulator, will begin working within days for the Trump administration as the state director for rural development in Alabama. Cavanaugh will leave the Public Service Commission on June 1. Her move was announced by the federal Department of Agriculture among other appointees earlier this week. […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:China Briefing 29 May 2025: The ‘Shenzen model’; Record solar growth; NDRC rejected industrial ‘rat race’
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 29 May 2025: The ‘Shenzen model’; Record solar growth; NDRC rejected industrial ‘rat race’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Cobalt and nickel-free electric car batteries boom in “good news” for rainforests
Lithium iron phosphate batteries do not contain cobalt and nickel, which are mostly found in rainforest nations like the DR Congo and Indonesia The post Cobalt and nickel-free electric car batteries boom in “good news” for rainforests appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:What Will Tariffs Do to the Energy Economy? Here Are Three Scenarios
The Trump administration’s ever-changing policies on tariffs and trade have injected chaos into the global energy economy. On Wednesday, a federal court blocked President Donald Trump from being able to adopt tariffs under an emergency-powers law. The administration is appealing the ruling. This sets up additional legal wrangling in addition to the conflicts over trade […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Drinking water shortage in decade without new reservoirs, minister says
Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: