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Michael Mann warns on Paris Agreement withdrawal: Young scientists urged to defend climate science and fact-based policy.

#Climate #Science #Policy
Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape
The climate scientist behind the "hockey-stick graph" of global warming has a message for younger scientists: Don't give up. Be part of the fight for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse, and policy making.
thebulletin.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Utility companies receive an 'F' from Sierra Club for increasing reliance on gas plants instead of clean energy.

#Climate #Energy #Pollution
Big utilities are even worse on climate than they were five years ago
Sierra Club's new report card gives them a collective ​“F” for favoring gas plants over clean energy.
www.motherjones.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
National Parks' historical records face continued erasure by the administration, undermining their legacy.

#NationalParks #History #Conservation
Trump Admin Continues To Order The Erasure Of American History From Our National Parks
Those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it, as the old saying goes. And those who choose not to teach that history, to continue this to its logical conclusion, are actively at…
www.techdirt.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Green energy booms, yet fossil fuel reduction is imperative to avoid dangerous climate tipping points. Political resolve is key.

#ClimateAction #GreenEnergy #Sustainability
The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial
Editorial: The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ocean acidity crosses critical threshold, threatening marine life. Scientists note seven of nine planetary boundaries are now transgressed.

#Oceans #Climate #Environment
World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NJ bill pushes for mandatory reporting of data center water and electricity use.

#DataCenters #Energy #Water
How Much Water and Energy do Data Centers Consume? A New Jersey Bill Demands Answers. - Inside Climate News
If signed, the bill would make data centers release quarterly reports on water and electricity use.
insideclimatenews.org
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Agriculture's 'Green Revolution' now confronts 21st-century climate threats.

#Agriculture #ClimateChange #Sustainability
The 'Green Revolution' transformed global agriculture. Now it's adapting to climate change.
The same techniques that fed the exploding global population of the 20th century are being used to adapt agriculture to one of the most serious threats of the 21st.
grist.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Bill McKibben critiques a UN speech widely deemed historically ill-advised.

#Environment #UN #Climate
The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
billmckibben.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Public Lands Day: Celebrating our sporting heritage while safeguarding fishing and hunting grounds.

#PublicLands #Conservation #Wildlife
What’s At Stake On This Public Lands Day - Trout Unlimited
On this Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day, join Trout Unlimited in celebrating our shared public lands and sporting heritage while standing up for the places you fish and hunt.
www.tu.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Maine secures monumental agreement for Atlantic salmon, aiming to restore Kennebec River's 200,000 annual spawning run.

#Salmon #Conservation #Maine
Monumental Agreement For Maine's Atlantic Salmon - Trout Unlimited
In the early 1800s, as many as 200,000 Atlantic salmon would return to Maine’s Kennebec River for their annual spawning run.
www.tu.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wyoming's Roadless Rule change threatens climbing crags; public comment period open.

#Wyoming #Conservation #PublicLands
Roadless Rule change could harm Wyoming climbing crags, advocates say - WyoFile
Designation could be lifted from parts of the Winds, Bighorns, Absarokas and more. The public has until Friday to comment on the rescission of the land management rule.
wyofile.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
US voters back more transmission lines for clean energy and grid reliability, new poll reveals.

#Clean #Energy #Grid
Majority of Americans want a big power grid and more cheap, clean…
A new Conservative Energy Network poll found that two-thirds of likely voters support more transmission lines to boost clean energy and grid reliability.
www.canarymedia.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Albanese announces ambitious 2035 climate target, slashing emissions 62-70% from 2005 levels.

#Climate #Emissions #Australia
Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides
Albanese says 62% to 70% range represents ‘the sweet spot’ as Coalition rejects ‘economy wrecking’ target while Greens label it a ‘betrayal’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Pristine areas see insect decline. New research points to climate change as a primary factor.

#Insects #Climate #Environment
Insect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study finds
Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
US taxpayers face billions in new fossil fuel subsidies from recent legislation, granting $40B to oil and gas.

#FossilFuels #ClimateChange #Environment
US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill
A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.
www.wired.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Montana bill to expand coal mining on over 1.7 million acres of public land passes House.

#CoalMining #Montana #PublicLands
House passes bill to up Montana coal mining on BLM land
Rep. Troy Downing sponsored House Joint Resolution 104, which would nullify a Miles City Field Office RMP amendment issued on Nov. 20 and open up more than 1,745,000 acres of BLM land in eastern Montana to coal leasing.
missoulacurrent.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Trump mandates continued operation of an unpopular gas plant near Philadelphia, citing an energy emergency.

#Climate #Energy #Pollution
Nobody wants this gas plant. Trump is forcing it to stay open.
The Department of Energy says Trump's "energy emergency" and voracious data centers warrant keeping the plant outside of Philadelphia running.
grist.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump cancels vital study on industrialized hog farms' health impacts on minority communities.

#Environment #Health #Justice
Trump Cancels Study on Health Impacts of Industrialized Hog Farms That Produce Biogas - Inside Climate News
N.C. research would have provided crucial data on understudied effects of the burgeoning industry on predominantly Black, Indigenous and Latino residents.
insideclimatenews.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Green sea turtles, facing slaughter, navigated uncharted waters in a push for survival.

#SeaTurtles #Wildlife #Conservation
Go North, Young Turtle
As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.
www.biographic.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Human emissions intensify Western US megadrought, projected to continue for decades.

#Climate #Drought #Environment
Human emissions drove the megadrought in the western US
New research revealed that changes in the Pacific Ocean are driving the unrelenting dry spell in the American Southwest, and it might not let up for the next
www.colorado.edu
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Scientists debunk Joe Rogan's Earth cooling claim, labeling it "denier nonsense."

#ClimateCrisis #ScienceFacts #Misinformation
Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong
Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Norway takes on global pollution, storing 5 million tons of CO2 8,500 feet beneath the sea.

#Environment #Climate #CarbonCapture
Norway starts absorbing world pollution — 5,000,000 tons at 8,500 ft under the sea
Norway is looking at a solution to capture and stored away pollution. Approximately 5 million tons of carbon will be stored at a CO₂ storage site.
www.ecoticias.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Scientists dispute DOE climate report used to justify EPA greenhouse gas deregulation.

#ClimateChange #Environment #Science
Dozens of Scientists Call DOE Climate Report ‘Fundamentally Incorrect’ - Inside Climate News
The review comes as the Trump administration is leaning on the report as part of its justification to end EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.
insideclimatenews.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Climate scientists criticize Trump’s new report as biased and erroneous.

#Climate #Environment #Science
“A Shoddy Mess”: Climate Scientists Torch Trump’s New Report
A group of leading researchers said it was biased and full of errors.
trib.al
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM