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California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
A week after the Republican-led House sent its $4 trillion budget bill to President Donald Trump, California Rep. Mark DeSaulnier vowed to fight the most harmful provisions of what he and other Democrats are calling the Big Ugly Bill. One of 22 California members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, DeSaulnier held a virtual town hall […]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:
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Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial
In the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Texas last week, government officials from President Donald Trump to the governor of Texas to county representatives have sought to deflect blame and shift public focus away from questions of responsibility. The White House press secretary called the flooding “an act of God”: “It’s not the administration’s […]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet
Scientists have been racing to discover the origins of 3I/Atlas since it was spotted last week.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Limit Carbon Sequestration Near a Major Aquifer
A bill passed by the Illinois legislature could slow the growth of carbon sequestration proposals—and proposals, in particular, for projects located near an aquifer that is the sole source of drinking water in some communities. If Gov. JB Pritzker signs the law, hundreds of thousands of residents in central Illinois who rely on the Mahomet […]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Brazil’s Last Asbestos Miners Are Switching To Rare Earth Minerals. Can They Offer a Brighter Future?
This report is a partnership between Agência Pública and the Guardian. Read it in Portuguese here. Minaçu, a small city in inlandBraziland home to the only asbestos mine in the Americas, is set to become the first operation outside Asia to produce four rare earths on a commercial scale—a group of minerals key to the […]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Rich nations accused of delaying loss and damage fund with slow payments
Wealthy countries have handed over less than half of what they promised to the loss and damage fund for victims of climate change The post Rich nations accused of delaying loss and damage fund with slow payments appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas
Long-term drought persists in Texas despite catastrophic flooding that hit parts of the state last week. The torrential rainfall, which killed at least 120 people, alleviated the dry spell in some areas and boosted dwindling reservoir levels, but it didn’t wash away a broader water supply problem. “Despite the heavy precipitation there’s still that long […]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Media reaction: The 2025 Texas floods and the role of climate change
At least 120 people have died after a devastating flash flood swept through homes and... The post Media reaction: The 2025 Texas floods and the role of climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:China Briefing 10 July 2025: New sector targets; Overcapacity dressing-down; Adaptation scorecard
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 10 July 2025: New sector targets; Overcapacity dressing-down; Adaptation scorecard appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats
Islanders can become more resilient to rising seas and extreme weather by protecting marine habitats and adapting farming methods The post Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:It Just Got Easier to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Wisconsin
Nuclear power was one of the few zero-emissions electricity sources whose federal tax incentives remained mostly intact last week following President Donald Trump’s signing of a massive budget bill. Considering that the bill guts incentives for wind and solar, nuclear may become a more enticing option for power companies, grid managers and state governments. But […]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Donors were supposed to step up, not step back on climate finance
Governments are diverting funds from hard-hit communities, slashing aid and boosting military spending The post Donors were supposed to step up, not step back on climate finance appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops
“We were getting basil leaves the size of your palm,” University of Arizona researcher Greg Barron-Gafford said, describing some of the benefits he and his team have seen farming under solar panels in the Tucson desert. For 12 years, Barron-Gafford has been investigating agrivoltaics, the integration of solar arrays into working farmland. This practice involves […]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Can Shoreline Restoration Rein in Rising Flood Insurance Prices?
This article was originally published bySouthern Science. Some have called Alabama’s Dauphin Island the “Unluckiest Island in America” because it has repeatedly been hit by major hurricanes and storms. But it’s also a place where the residents have tremendous resilience and community strength, Terry Sheffield said, to rebuild after those storms. “It’s amazing how well […]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters
After fatal weather-related disasters battered three states over the past week, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the country’s top weather research agency told lawmakers Wednesday that he supports the administration’s calls to slash its budget—and he failed to directly acknowledge the impact of climate change on extreme weather. The Trump administration tapped Neil Jacobs, […]
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say
No place on Earth is safe from plastic pollution. Plastic garbage and tiny shards of these long-lived petroleum-based polymers taint the highest Himalayan mountains, deepest ocean trenches, outermost Antarctic field stations and hidden recesses of the human body. To manage the rapidly accelerating plastic crisis, 175 countries adopted a United Nations resolution in 2022 to […]
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:Experts: Which climate tipping point is the most concerning?
Last week, hundreds of scientists, policymakers and journalists flocked to the University of Exeter to... The post Experts: Which climate tipping point is the most concerning? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:AI Can Help Limit the Spread of Misinformation During Natural Disaster, Study Finds
By the third day after the levees broke in August 2005, misinformation in New Orleans about lawlessness and looting was rampant. It became so pervasive that many recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall were halted or delayed. In 2018, a wave of wildfires in California sparked its own misinformation surge. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene […]
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention
A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels had to be dropped from the final UNHRC resolution The post UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:COP30 president: Transition from fossil fuels can start without climate talks
In an exclusive interview, André Corrêa do Lago says negotiators can work out rules or a timeline for the energy transition, but it's up to countries to act on what they agreed The post COP30 president: Transition from fossil fuels can start without climate talks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave
Human-caused global warming increased the peak temperatures of an early summer heatwave across much of Europe by up to 7 degrees Fahrenheit and tripled the number of expected heat deaths in 12 European cities, an international team of scientists reported Tuesday during an online press conference. The rapid analysis of heat deaths included Paris, London, […]
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:Scientists hail rapid estimate of climate change’s role in heat deaths as a first
Researchers pinpoint the death toll from last month's heatwave in Europe, and say nearly two-thirds of the deaths were linked to the effects of climate change The post Scientists hail rapid estimate of climate change’s role in heat deaths as a first appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn
The Trump administration—ignoring decades of climate science and downward economic trends—has begun the process of reopening millions of acres of public land to coal mining in the Powder River Basin, the nation’s largest coal deposit. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in response to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, published notices Tuesday asking […]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Texas Flooding Signals Growing Extreme Weather Threats to Summer Camps
The deluge hit in the early morning hours of July 4. In the Hill Country region of central Texas, torrential rains triggered flash flooding that devastated communities along the Guadalupe River. Around 3 a.m., the river climbed about 1 foot every 5 minutes in Hunt, Texas, according to the National Weather Service. Water levels ultimately […]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting ‘Unreliable’ Clean Energy Options
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that he said will “end taxpayer support for unaffordable and unreliable ‘green’ energy sources” such as wind and solar. But it’s not clear whether the order will have much of an effect other than to underscore the president’s antipathy for those power sources. Some observers speculate this […]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly
Reaching net-zero will be much cheaper for the UK government than previously expected–and the economic... The post OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK –and unchecked global warming far more costly appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’
In the midst of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, the UK city of Exeter recently... The post Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood
Heavy rains over the weekend that pushed the Guadalupe River in Texas’ Hill Country to its second-highest height on record had by Tuesday resulted in more than 100 reported deaths, including 27 children and counselors from Camp Mystic. But as search and rescue teams and volunteers sweep the banks of the river for missing people, […]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Perched above the Bolin Creek Trail, 46,000 tons of coal ash appeared to be intact Monday afternoon, the mound’s slopes anchored by bushes and vines. But at the foot of the ash pile outside its fence, the force of the floodwaters from Tropical Depression Chantal had evicted large trees from the banks of […]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding
SHILOH COMMUNITY, Ala.—Pastor Timothy Williams said he’s not giving up his fight for justice. It’s a battle that has garnered national headlines and brought prominent leaders, including then Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, to the small, historically Black community with the goal of addressing repeated flooding caused by the elevation of US-84, a project overseen […]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to a rocky start
The West African nation wants to supply refined lithium to the EV battery industry to diversify its economy away from oil - but early processing efforts are facing challenges The post Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to a rocky start appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again
Following a series of eruptions three weeks ago, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun spewing hot ash and lava again.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Melting Ice Caps Could Bring Dormant Volcanoes to Life, Research from the Chilean Andes Shows
Add to the long list of global warming concerns that melting ice caps could trigger more volcanic eruptions. Worse, researchers said Monday at a scientific conference in Prague, the increasing volcanic activity holds the potential for a range of long-term climate feedbacks, as some volcanoes in Antarctica could accelerate ice melt from below while others […]
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?
Following the Texas floods some Democrats have warned about the "consequences" of President Trump's cuts to the federal workforce.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:200 million year-old flying reptile species found
The newly discovered flying reptile is the oldest pterosaur in North America.
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