Thursday, October 1, 2026

Tag: climate change

The 89%: Exposing the climate majority and the media silence that...

Despite overwhelming global support for bold climate action, most governments are falling short—and newsrooms may be helping them do it.

Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and...

Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.

Europe was hottest ever recorded last year, and is heating up...

Scientists write, “60 percent of Europe saw more days than average with at least ‘strong heat stress’.”

Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry...

New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.

OECD: Fighting climate change will boost global GDP—failing to act will...

Tackling the climate crisis will boost economic growth, while inaction could lead to ‘permanent recession’.

NIH ends future funding to study the health effects of climate...

One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.

Melting glaciers threaten food and water supply for 2 billion people

Rapid glacier melt threatens global water security, agriculture, and climate stability, putting billions at risk, warns the United Nations.

Juliana v. US: Supreme Court decision brings 10-year climate case to...

"Our Children's Trust remains committed to working with young people to hold their government accountable and we will see the federal government back in federal court very soon."

Judge blocks Trump EPA from clawing back $14 billion in climate...

Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”

Will EPA standards be eliminated wholesale under Lee Zeldin?

More of the same is happening—and worse is anticipated, especially regarding climate change. 

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New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses

While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
White cheddar cheese. File photo, not the recalled product. Photo: Jon Sullivan (public domain)

Raw milk cheese recalled after E. coli outbreak sickens 13 people in nine states

Eight people were hospitalized and three developed a serious kidney complication, and more than half of those sick are age 5 or younger, the CDC says.
The U.S. Capitol at night. Photo: Diliff (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.
Razor wire at a prison. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tennessee lawmakers demand answers after report that private youth prisons hid abuse

One company runs all three of the state's highest-security youth prisons, and Tennessee plans to spend more than $400 million on additional facilities.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.