Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: climate

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups...

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.

Private jets use 7 percent of airspace but pay under 0.6...

The Institute for Policy Studies also counts more than $1.13 billion in airport grants that may mainly benefit private jets, as a provision in the ALERT Act draws opposition over state tax enforcement.

Organic Beef Has a Larger Carbon Footprint Than Feedlot Beef

But no matter the way it’s raised, beef comes with a steep climate cost.

EPA repeals climate pollution limits on power plants, drawing lawsuits and...

The rule change could also block future administrations from ever regulating power plant emissions again, and one Arizona county already failing on air quality could be among the first to feel it.

Earthshot and the science of positive tipping points: how environmental progress...

Change happens rapidly when we know where to look: these solutions could tip the world towards a better future.

Marine Heatwaves and El Niño Are Disrupting Fisheries

Warming waters alter where fish and shellfish live, push them beyond what they can tolerate and increase risk of disease.

US just had its hottest summer and hottest August on record,...

Drought now covers 59 percent of the country as the warmest year on record runs into fall.

A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual...

Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.

What 13 minutes in Nepal can teach us about acting before...

99% of humanitarian funding flows after disasters strike. The Himalayan flood should force a rethink of how – and when – scarce resources are spent.

Nepalese Experts, Victims Contemplate the Future After the Flood

Dr Rijan Bhakta Kayastha says the August 26 disaster started when a massive chunk of glacier gave way at altitudes of about 5,200 to 1,200 m.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.