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Almost all new homes built in England from 2027 will be required to include solar panels, as the government advances its net zero strategy despite recent political criticism.

Eleni Courea reports for The Guardian.

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Researchers have discovered that presenting climate data in stark, binary formats makes people more likely to perceive and react to the effects of global warming.

Kate Yoder reports for Grist.

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If Big Oil had led on climate instead of denying it, we might be living in a very different world, writes Ruxandra Guidi for High Country News.

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A global movement of visible mending is transforming the simple act of repairing clothes into a personal and environmental statement.

Kaja Šeruga reports for Reasons To Be Cheerful.

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Facing federal rollbacks under President Trump, the University of Massachusetts system is expanding its climate tech and sustainability efforts across its five campuses.

Dennis Pillion reports for Inside Climate News.

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As hurricane-damaged solar panels continue to flood Florida landfills, a startup aims to build one of the nation's largest solar recycling plants to recover valuable metals and ease supply chain pressures.

Alexander C. Kaufman reports for Canary Media.

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As President Trump moves to weaken environmental protections, states are expanding independent climate initiatives and winning key legal battles to defend their authority.

Matt Simon reports for Grist.

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In the UK, three indie bookstores are blending climate action and storytelling to help readers find hope, connection, and purpose in the face of planetary crisis.

Lottie Limb reports for Euronews.

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Maryland just became the first U.S. state to meet the “30 by 30” conservation goal — six years early — and it's already aiming for 40% by 2040.

Cara Buckley reports for The New York Times.

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Even as the Trump administration moves to expand fossil fuels and slash climate regulations, clean energy industries are accelerating beyond the reach of political backlash.

The Vox climate team sets out to analyze the clean energy transition in a special, multi-story project.

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A year after devastating floods swept Vermont, new science is strengthening state-level efforts to hold oil and gas companies accountable for climate-driven destruction.

Austyn Gaffney reports for The New York Times.

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DJs across the globe are transforming nightclubs into venues for climate awareness with Earth Night, a growing movement that blends music and environmental action.

Claire Elise Thompson reports for Grist.

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A pioneering project on England’s south coast is testing whether it’s more efficient to pull carbon dioxide out of seawater rather than the atmosphere in an effort to help reduce greenhouse gases.

Jonah Fisher reports for BBC.

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A British recycling company is turning shredded electric vehicle batteries into new power cells, offering a path toward cleaner supply chains and energy independence.

Michael Marshall reports for the BBC.

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Over two decades, Paris slashed car traffic, ramped up green space, and reimagined its streets — and now, the air is finally catching its breath.

Naema Ahmed and Chico Harlan report for The Washington Post.

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New research shows that climate protests — peaceful or disruptive — are changing minds, nudging elections, and keeping democracy alive in the face of rising authoritarianism.

Kate Yoder reports for Grist.

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A new generation of electric hydrofoil ferries is cutting travel times and carbon emissions in Stockholm and could soon expand to major cities around the world.

Nicolás Rivero reports for The Washington Post.

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As governments stall and emissions climb, human rights lawyers like Monica Feria-Tinta are turning to the courts to force climate action — one tree, island, or river at a time.

Samira Shackle reports for The Guardian.

In short:

  • Feria-Tinta is pioneering legal strategies that argue climate inaction violates human rights, helping Indigenous and vulnerable communities take their cases to global courts.
  • Her work includes landmark victories like the Torres Strait case, where the United Nations ruled Australia failed to protect islanders from climate harm, and Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest, which won legal rights as a living entity.
  • While legal wins are often slow and hard-fought, they’re shifting the global legal landscape, transforming courts into battlegrounds where climate justice and biodiversity now have a voice.

Key quote:

“Whether it’s a single tree, or a whole community depending on a river, what is at stake is the future of humanity.”

— Monica Feria-Tinta

Why this matters:

As heat, floods, and displacement intensify, the courtroom has become a potent line of defense. Climate litigation can hold powerful players accountable, push policy change, and help protect the ecosystems our health depends on — even when other systems fail. These legal wins are slow, complex, and anything but guaranteed. But they’re a signal that the courtroom is becoming one of the last places where the planet still stands a fighting chance.

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