La Nina is back, but it's weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season? Meteorologists say La Nina has arrived, bringing cooler weather patterns worldwide The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Trump Green Lights Ambler Road Project, But We're Not Getting More Off-Road Trails If you thought Trump green-lighting the Ambler Road project would open up more of Alaska to off-roading, you're sadly mistaken. RideApart · Oct 9, 2025
Is it going to snow? Forecasts hint at early winter chill Forecasts hint at possible snow in some remote regions Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
Here's a look at California's five most destructive wildfires The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of an energy source that works 24/7, rain or shine, quietly powering homes, industries and even entire cities without the ups and downs of solar or wind – and with little contribution to climate change. The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025
As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals. Euronews · Oct 8, 2025
Clean energy surpasses coal but policy headwinds threaten 2030 goals, IEA warns This year, solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time. But United States and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, making it unlikely that the global 2030 clean energy goals will be met, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency. Radio France Internationale · Oct 8, 2025
Africa’s ‘great green wall’ is stalling: in Senegal very few planted areas show progress Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares… The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025
Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Exxon delays planned plastics plant on Texas coast The announcement comes six weeks after a judge struck down the local school district’s decision to give Exxon a tax break for the $10 billion plant in Calhoun County. The Texas Tribune · Oct 7, 2025
Renewables Overtake Coal But Growth Slows: Reports Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global 2030 target out of reach, reports said on Tuesday. International Business Times · Oct 7, 2025
Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans Several groups and nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025
Bipartisan congressional coalition supports EPA biofuels plan - Roll Call Almost 50 members of Congress from both parties are urging the EPA to discourage the use of imports in the biofuels market. Roll Call · Oct 6, 2025
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2025 Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’ Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment
The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2025 Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals
Reason · Oct 5, 2025 Donald Trump Is the Coal President Just as Biden’s preference for renewables distorted markets and harmed consumers, so too does Trump’s bias toward coal.
The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2025 Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities
The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2025 Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025 Cut your energy bills by a third? No, these ‘energy-saving plugs’ will cause nothing but hassle The plastic ‘eco-plugs sold via social media or cold calls either never arrive or have no benefits when they do. And they can be dangerous
Kiplinger · Oct 4, 2025 Noctourism: The New Travel Trend For Your Next Trip "Noctourism" is a new trend of building travel and vacations around events and plans that take place at night. Take a look at some inspiring noctourism ideas.
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2025 Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them “Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.”
International Business Times UK · Oct 3, 2025 Red Alert: Storm Amy Triggers Nationwide Warnings — Is Your Area Next? Storm Amy sweeps across the UK and Ireland with red alerts, school closures, travel chaos and power risks — here's what you need to know in the next 48 hours.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025 Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election-winner? In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change
LiveScience · Oct 2, 2025 Wildfire-smoke-related deaths in the US could climb to 70,000 per year by 2050 due to climate change, study finds The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human and economic costs involved would be astronomical, researchers say.