Climate Change

29 October 2025. Opinion: Why understanding climate science matters now more than ever –

Widespread misconceptions about the science of climate change are fueling public confusion and political division, undermining efforts to address global warming.

29 October 2025. Utah regulators deny clean energy petition but signal support for future renewable opportunities –

The Utah Public Service Commission rejected a request from clean energy advocates to compel Rocky Mountain Power to speed up renewable energy procurement, saying it lacks authority to direct resource decisions. Still, the ruling encourages the utility to pursue tax-credit-eligible projects to reduce costs for ratepayers.

29 October 2025. ‘Unsustainable, unhealthy and ultimately unliveable’: Report reveals deadly cost of climate inaction –

A new Lancet study finds that government delays in tackling climate change are worsening health crises worldwide, with surging heat-related deaths, air pollution fatalities, and food insecurity threatening millions.

29 October 2025. Potential wind slowdown threatens renewable energy and fuels heat domes –

Climate change may be causing long-term global wind speeds to slow down, a shift that will likely lead to a dangerous rise in local temperatures, worsening air pollution and disruption to renewable energy systems.

29 October 2025. Oklahoma oil regulators failed to stop spread of toxic wastewater –

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

29 October 2025. Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after disaster in Jamaica –

Jamaica was declared a disaster area after Melissa made landfall there. Storm expected to hit the Bahamas later Wednesday.

29 October 2025. America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam –

Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%.

29 October 2025. Inside the poisonous smoke killing wildfire fighters at young ages –

Across the country, wildfire fighters work for weeks at a time in poisonous smoke. The government says they are protected. We tested the air at one fire to find out why they are still dying.

29 October 2025. How climate change is making us sick –

The recent discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland is just one way in which the climate crisis is creating health hazards. A new scientific report says these risks are unprecedented.

29 October 2025. MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy –

MacKenzie Scott has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. The nonprofit announced the gift on Tuesday, calling it a transformative investment.

29 October 2025. In a ‘disheartening’ era, the nation’s former top mining regulator speaks out –

Joe Pizarchik, who led the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement from 2009 to 2017, says Alabama’s move in the wake of a fatal 2024 home explosion increases risks to residents living atop “gassy” coal mines.

29 October 2025. China dives in on the world’s first wind-powered undersea data center –

The $226 million project uses ocean breezes and seawater to stay cool.

29 October 2025. Are mushrooms the future of insulation? –

Scientists in Alaska are working to develop a sustainable and affordable fungus-based solution for insulation.

28 October 2025. A shift in food taxes could cut emissions and make diets healthier, researchers say –

A new study suggests that taxing climate-intensive foods like beef and dairy, while making fruits and vegetables cheaper, could significantly cut emissions and improve diets.

28 October 2025. California continues hydrogen push after federal funding cuts –

The federal government pulled $1.2 billion in hydrogen funding for California. Los Angeles is pressing ahead anyway — starting with the Scattergood power plant.

28 October 2025. In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die –

Why some think a “lurid political shakedown” by President Trump will get a pipeline built off Rockaway Beach.

28 October 2025. Climate plans don't limit dangerous warming, UN says ahead of COP –

A new UN review finds that countries’ current carbon-cutting plans will reduce emissions by only 10% by 2035—far below the 57% drop needed to keep global temperature rise within the 1.5C target set by the Paris Agreement.

28 October 2025. Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states –

Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say.

28 October 2025. Climate factors make Jamaica especially vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa –

More frequent and intense storms, sea-level rise and extensive rainfall fueled by climate change mean the island nation is likely to be hit especially hard by this week’s storm.

28 October 2025. ‘Change course now’: Humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head –

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

28 October 2025. U.N. report on climate pledges has updates from only a third of countries –

Countries that signed the Paris agreement are required to update their plans every five years. A U.N. report shows a limited picture and thus, limited progress.

28 October 2025. Amsterdam's 750th anniversary showcases centuries of climate adaptation –

From centuries-old dikes to new floating neighborhoods, Amsterdam's legacy of living with water offers vital lessons for cities confronting the realities of climate change.

28 October 2025. Bill Gates calls for a new direction in global climate fight that doesn’t make emissions top goal –

Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but he thinks scientific innovation will curb it.

28 October 2025. Water shortage threatens Texas refining hub –

Corpus Christi officials fear they could reach a Level 1 water emergency late next year, signaling 180 days before demand exceeds supply.

28 October 2025. Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff –

As droughts grow longer and more severe, cities like Clyde, Texas, are discovering that water scarcity doesn’t just dry up reservoirs, it can drain municipal budgets and destabilize the $4 trillion bond market that funds essential public services.

28 October 2025. As the data center boom ramps up in the rural Midwest, what should communities expect? –

The rapid development will change the Corn Belt in significant, unforeseen ways. Residents are just beginning to grapple with what that means.

27 October 2025. Look out for these 8 Big Ag greenwashing terms at COP30 –

Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.

27 October 2025. Athletes call for climate adaptation fightback ahead of COP30 –

Climate change is one of the toughest opponents facing any athlete, warns Brazilian soccer player Tamires Dias, one of around 40 elite sportsmen and women involved in the launch of a new global campaign that will feature at next month's COP30 summit in her country.

27 October 2025. Trump and Republicans join Big Oil’s all-out push to shut down climate liability efforts –

Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for damages linked to climate change.

27 October 2025. Clean tech firms have canceled dozens of U.S. projects, costing more than 20,000 jobs –

Clean energy companies have scrapped or scaled back 42 projects worth nearly $24 billion this year after the Trump administration and Congress weakened federal support for renewables, costing more than 20,000 U.S. jobs and stalling growth in solar, wind, and electric vehicle industries.