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Poster reads "The UN Summit of the Future is the Summit of Our Future

Global climate panel faces strife, potential funding crunch

Major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are still on track, but procedural gridlock and a looming funding shortage hint at future problems.
insideclimatenews.org
Oil and gas transport vessels awaiting off-loading.

‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep

Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective the president has supported for decades.

www.theguardian.com
Monument Valley panorama.

'Drill baby drill': Trump opens wilderness to big energy

America's beloved national parks and public lands face conservation rollbacks and sell-offs as the Trump administration pushes for fossil fuel and timber extraction.
www.dw.com
The oil rig Sevan Louisiana off the Curacao coast in the Caribbean.

Opinion: ‘God Squad’ exempts entire Gulf of Mexico oil industry from endangered species rules

Unprecedented legal dodge means the deaths of turtles, whales, manatees, and other imperiled species will be officially excused.

floridaphoenix.com
Two small girls sitting on a bed laughing with open books on their laps

Meet the combustible cartoon character who wants to make kids feel sorry for fossil fuels

A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
www.desmog.com
Image of a person snowshoeing in a snowy landscape

Athletes say climate change impacting Canada's Labrador Winter Games

From temperature changes to snowmelt, unpredictable weather made it hard to train for the 2026 Labrador Winter Games.

thenarwhal.ca
Children playing soccer

As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt

Rising temperatures are increasing the danger of heat-related illness among student athletes, pushing states to adopt new safety rules.

hechingerreport.org
A person with a small case on their lap with water testing tools

Warm winters mean there's more nitrate pollution in Iowa's drinking water

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter, forcing the state's largest city to run an expensive nitrate removal system.

apnews.com
NASA photo of planet Earth with North America front and center

Opinion: Trying times: Keeping the faith as environmental gains are lost

For people who came of age in the 1970s, it is especially painful to witness the Trump administration’s relentless rollback of hard-won environmental progress. But as the assaults on clean air and water, endangered species, and more mount, a noted ecologist finds reasons for hope.
e360.yale.edu
Solar panels on a cloudy day

Solar saved Europe €3 billion in fossil fuel imports in March: Which country is leading the way?

A new analysis found that Europe’s solar capabilities could save the continent €67.5 billion by the end of the year if gas prices remain high.
www.euronews.com
Red oil tanker at a dock

Iran war Strait of Hormuz crisis: Food, fuel, climate impact globally

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered fuel shortages, food disruptions, and a resurgence of coal use, hitting billions of people, especially in poorer countries.

www.vox.com
Fishing boat on open water with oil drilling rig in the background

Trump cabinet exempts Gulf drilling from species protections

The unprecedented move from a rarely used Endangered Species Committee granted the broadest exemption in the law’s history.
www.eenews.net
Methane flaring at desert fracking sites

Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’

Guardian investigation into reliability of methane certification issued by MiQ reveals the weakness of voluntary model.

www.theguardian.com
Oil and gas facility flaring excess methane at night

EPA’s Aaron Szabo once helped write oil industry argument against methane rules

Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA objecting to controls on methane emissions.
www.propublica.org
A various headshots of a woman in varying states of emotion

The emotional contradictions of climate messaging

Two new analyses of media and social posts reveal some unexpected twists — climate advocates warn of crisis while offering optimism, and skeptics lean on "science."

www.anthropocenemagazine.org
Grain harvesting

The Trump administration’s new biofuels targets threaten carbon-rich rainforests

The U.S. doesn’t have enough bio-based diesel to meet the administration’s new mandate, so blenders will have to import yet more foreign crop-based oils.
insideclimatenews.org
A small rooftop solar panel on a tiled roof

Iran war sparks renewables boom as Europeans rush to buy solar, heat pumps, and EVs

The war on Iran has become a catalyst for green technology, as Europeans scramble to find less volatile alternatives to oil and gas.
www.euronews.com
A row of wind turbines against a blue sky

Texas saw a $50 billion future in renewables. Then the political winds shifted

Clean energy brought income to ranchers and to counties buffeted by boom-and-bust oil cycles. Federal policy changes threaten that momentum.
grist.org
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