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Solar panels arrayed across rural agricultural setting

So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year

Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.
insideclimatenews.org
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Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’

Study of 56m-year-old leaves counters claims from Trump administration members of ‘benefits’ of fossil fuel pollution.

www.theguardian.com
Wildland fire fighter, silhouetted against flame-orange backdrop, training hose on wildfire.

Federal job cuts are making wildfires harder to fight

The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.
www.nytimes.com
A Black woman putting her voting record into a box at a polling station

In Arizona, the thermostat is driving voters to the polls

Record heat, two rate hikes and a data center boom have turned utility bills — not climate — into the state’s most volatile issue.
capitalandmain.com
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What to know about the Supreme Court’s major climate case this fall

The decision could set a significant precedent for states and cities trying to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate impacts.
time.com
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US aluminum is poised for a comeback — if it overcomes these hurdles

Tariffs and rising grid demand are spurring a revival, but high electricity costs and community concerns threaten to stall key new smelter projects
www.canarymedia.com
A photo of a yellow bridge crossing the river into downtown Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania AI data center developer asked Trump administration official to help loosen toxic emissions limits

Brian O'Neill asked a State Department attorney to set up meetings with officials that would clear the way for his project's gas power plants.
www.desmog.com
A group of workers standing next to a yellow truck fixing a pipe

Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants

From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.
capitalbnews.org
Miner working a jackhammer in a coal mine.

India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production

Rise in new mine proposals, mainly in the states of Odisha and Jharkhand, comes despite a plateau in global demand.

www.theguardian.com
Rustic wooden boards in a trail into the woods indicating four paths to follow.

Video: A bicycle journey across Brazil to find a vanishing savanna

In “Here There Was Cerrado” — the second place winner of the 2026 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — Natascha Otoya shows how industrial farms are plowing up the Brazilian savanna, changing the flow of water, and skewing human memory of the landscape.

e360.yale.edu
A view of a digital global map

A review of rescued climate data

The Trump administration has shut down websites like climate.gov and other climate data projects. Academics, journalists, and nonprofit organizations are working to rebuild what has been lost.
yaleclimateconnections.org
A machine for cutting steel sheets in the interior of a factory

Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project

Cleveland-Cliffs received $500 million for a big green-steel push. Under the Trump administration, the firm is “rescoping” to work that perpetuates coal use and will increase local pollution.

ohiocapitaljournal.com
Wooden court gavel overlaying and surrounded by hundred-dollar bills

Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9M from oil and gas assets since joining Supreme Court, analysis shows

Critics argue U.S. high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case.

www.theguardian.com
An Arctic fox standing on an ice floe with an iceberg in the background

Trump administration ends support for flagship Arctic climate reports

The Trump administration is ending federal support for the flagship annual report on the state of the Arctic and how the region is changing due to climate pollution.

www.cnn.com
Supporters of President Donald Trump parade in cars and trucks in Miami, Florida

Trump waged war on EVs. Now he’s helping them out

The Trump administration’s mineral agenda will bolster defense technologies and data centers. It’ll also provide a big boost for EV companies.
www.eenews.net
Indigenous Amazonian clothed in traditional dress, carrying traditional implements & weapons

Brazil's Supreme Court to decide on Amazon and Indigenous rights

Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide cases that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous communities.
apnews.com
Scientists gathering water samples at a creek

Neighbors live in fear after pipeline leak in ‘Unleashing American Energy’ era

As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow clean-up of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River.
insideclimatenews.org
Woman seated on bench in underground station, waiting for train

New York City wants to use thermal energy to cool subway stations

The stations can become “underground saunas” in the summer. An $800,000 pilot study could help lower temperatures.
insideclimatenews.org
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