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In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change
First of two articles about the Passamaquoddy Tribeโs struggles with sea level rise, water quality and habitat resilience on the coast of Maine. SIPAYIK, MaineโOn the Sipayik peninsula in Maine, Passamaquoddy tribe members are surrounded on three sides by water, and on all sides by reminders of their vulnerability to a changing climate. They [โฆ]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:
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Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?
SIPAYIK, MaineโClams have been entwined with the story of the Passamaquoddy tribe for 13,000 years. Archaeological digs at ancient tribal sites have uncovered โmiddens,โ or piles of discarded clamshells from generations of summer harvests, according to tribe member Brian Altvater. But the population of adult softshell clams in the waters around the Sipayik peninsula have [โฆ]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports
Even as the U.S. federal government rapidly retreats from science-based decision-making, adopts climate-damaging energy policies and disengages from international climate efforts, 46 American researchers have been chosen as authors for the upcoming three main global climate reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The number of U.S. scientists working on the IPCC reports has [โฆ]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the โRoadless Rule.โ The Public Wonโt Have Much Time to Weigh In
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving the public just three weeks to weigh in on a key step of its attempt to scrap the Roadless Rule, which protects almost 59 million acres of forest land from road construction and timber harvesting. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published a notice Friday seeking comment on its [โฆ]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:As Trump Pushes Liquified Natural Gas Exports, Residents in Pennsylvania Towns Push Back to Stop a Proposed LNG Terminal
CHESTER, Pa.โIn this small city south of Philadelphia, trash is a problem. A thick white cloud rising from Reworldโs Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility, the largest trash incinerator in the country by capacity, and the stinging odor of garbage are daily reminders that mounds of waste from Philadelphia, New York City and Delaware are a [โฆ]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK
Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled.
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:California Updates Pesticide Alert System
Farmworkers and their families have long demanded the right to know when and where growers plan to spray dangerous pesticides in their communities. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation finally debuted a system in March that does just that. Now regulators have added new features to the pesticide notification system, called SprayDays California, which they [โฆ]
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Settlement Signed in Texas v. New Mexico Rio Grande Case
EL PASOโThe Rio Grande flows over 1,800 miles from the mountains of southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. A lawsuit filed in 2013 between Texas and New Mexico over Rio Grande water has taken as many twists and turns as the river itself. A settlement signed this week by New Mexico, the Department of [โฆ]
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh heatwaves hit health hard, making life a costly businessย
As climate change worsens heat stress in Bangladesh, families are seeing their medical, energy and transport bills rise, straining household budgets The post Bangladesh heatwaves hit health hard, making life a costly business appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Despite HUD Mandate Withdrawal, the Push for Clean Air Moves Forward in Chicago
CHICAGOโSamuel Coronaโs environmental organizing career started over coffee. He was only supposed to talk with Peggy Salazar, then executive director of the Southeast Environmental Task Force, for half an hour. Their conversation lasted three hours instead. Corona sought out Salazar over a decade ago because he wanted to learn more about how local industry in [โฆ]
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Texas Suit Alleging Anti-Coal โCartelโ of Top Wall Street Firms Could Reshape ESGโand Wall Street Itself
Since 2022, Republican lawmakers in Congress and state attorneys general have sent letters to major banks, pension funds, asset managers, accounting firms, companies, nonprofits and business alliances, putting them on notice for potential antitrust violations and seeking information as part of the Republican pushback against โenvironmental, social and governanceโ efforts such as corporate climate commitments. [โฆ]
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Children of the Storm
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.โIt was already too late. As Hurricane Katrina blew ashore along the Gulf Coast with winds over 125 miles an hour, Truong Van Dai, an oyster shucker, drove off in his station wagon to help a friend in dire need. Before he realized what was happening, floodwaters from the hurricaneโs storm surge [โฆ]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:With Latest Round of Terminations, Trump Administration Continues Dismantling EPAโs Environmental Justice Portfolio
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week terminated more than two dozen remaining staffers in the now-defunct Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), advancing the Trump administrationโs efforts to dismantle the environmental justice initiatives of the presidentโs Democratic predecessors. A Reduction In Force, or RIF, notice obtained and reviewed by Inside Climate [โฆ]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power
Solar power is already providing the โcheapest electricity in historyโ and is expected to play... The post Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal
There are not many desirable options for accommodating the electricity needs of data centers. And some of the possibilities are especially badโbad for consumers, bad for the environment and even bad for data centers. Alexandra Klass, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and Dave Owen, a professor at UC Law San Francisco, [โฆ]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Incinerator broke air pollution limits 916 times
The Environment Agency are currently considering enforcement action against the operator, Viridor.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Like many dysfunctional relationships, the UNFCCC and the IPCC need to talk more
To make the most of the best available research, the UN climate change convention and its climate science body must get in sync - fast The post Like many dysfunctional relationships, the UNFCCC and the IPCC need to talk more appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problemโand We Mapped It
This story is a partnership betweenInside Climate News,Grist andWBEZ. CHICAGOโAs Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car last month for their daily drive to school, she handed him a plastic water bottle. โI would love to be able to have him put a cup under the tap if he was thirsty,โ Ramirez said. [โฆ]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:How We Mapped Chicagoโs Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned
This story is a partnership betweenInside Climate News,Grist andWBEZ. Chicago has a lead pipe problem. The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. Thatโs the most of any city in the country. Service lines are the underground pipes that [โฆ]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Lead Pipes Are Everywhere in Chicago. Hereโs How to Protect Yourself
This story is a partnership betweenInside Climate News,Grist,WBEZandCity Bureau. Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the cityโs water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the countryโaround 412,000โand officials donโt plan to finish replacing them all until 2076. With complete [โฆ]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record
Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Google Expands Data Center Investment in Virginia, Doesnโt Share Site Specifics
CHESTER, Va.โAnd just like that, thereโs another data center to be built in Virginia by one of the richest companies in the world, Google. Except, instead of being located in the data-center-dense region of Northern Virginia outside the nationโs capital, this massive server farm is on the drawing board a couple of hours south, just [โฆ]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:How Trumpโs Anti-Environment Crusade Enriches Drug Traffickers
President Donald Trump vowed to combat drug trafficking organizations and the opioid crisis, but a new report details how his extensive cuts to staff and programs targeting environmental crimes are hindering those efforts. Illegal gold mining, one of the most ruinous environmental crimes, is filling the coffers of transnational drug organizations, generating more money than [โฆ]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill
The Ottumwa-Midland Landfill holds ash from one of Iowaโs few remaining coal power plants. A stew of substances marinates within the landfillโs basin that, at high enough concentrations, is hazardous to human health. Any liquid discharges from the landfill are subject to state and federal rules governing safe treatment and disposal. But the rules arenโt [โฆ]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Countries must deal with imported emissions in a fair and flexible way
Emissions in trade could add another source of multilateral tension unless they are dealt with in a fair and inclusive way The post Countries must deal with imported emissions in a fair and flexible way appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Cropped 27 August 2025:ย โFrustratingโ Amazon summit; Workplace heat hazards; Record European wildfires
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 27 August 2025:โFrustratingโ Amazon summit; Workplace heat hazards; Record European wildfires appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered
The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comeback
The Starship rocket is critical to the company's hopes of one day carrying people to the Moon and Mars.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Boom in solar panel imports boosts hopes for clean energy take-off in Africa
Africa's solar imports from China jumped 60% in the 12 months to June 2025, reaching an all-time high The post Boom in solar panel imports boosts hopes for clean energy take-off in Africa appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Guest post: China and India account for 87% of new coal-power capacity so far in 2025
China and India accounted for 87% of the new coal-power capacity put into operation in... The post Guest post: China and India account for 87% of new coal-power capacity so far in 2025 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up
Companies that make solar power components in the United States are still positioned to benefit from tax policy and tariffs, despite the Trump administrationโs aversion to renewable energy. Some big manufacturers, such as First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, are expanding, while smaller players also see opportunities. Among the new names is T1 Energy, a solar [โฆ]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Nepal and China agree to cooperate on glacial lake flooding, as warming hikes threat
After yet another devastating flood caused by glacier melt in the Himalayas, officials on both sides of the border will share information that could save lives The post Nepal and China agree to cooperate on glacial lake flooding, as warming hikes threat appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 โ the best pictures so far
The photo taken by Bidyut Kalita, is among several highly commended in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that Secretary Kristi Noem has waived the protections of the Endangered Species Act and other federal statutes to โensure the expeditious constructionโ of the border wall through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Funds were appropriated for border wall construction in the Rio [โฆ]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trumpโs Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe
Twenty years ago, a catastrophic storm changed the fabric of the southern United States. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, slamming directly into Louisiana before pummeling Mississippi and surrounding states. New Orleans saw the worst of the damage. Deadly floods inundated 80 percent of the city as levees and [โฆ]
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