Inside Climate News Selects 11 Summer Fellows to Report on Environmental Issues Around the Country
Tue 1:29pm By By ICN Editors
Dozens of students and recent graduates have deepened their understanding of climate change reporting since the fellowship program began. By ICN Editors Eleven young journalists are joining Inside Climate News as reporting fellows this summer.As an Eastern Iowa Quarry Seeks to Quadruple Its Water Use, Residents Urge the State to Intervene
Tue 5:00am By By Anika Jane Beamer
Neighbors of the Pattison Co. quarry say the Department of Natural Resources is failing to meaningfully investigate the potential consequences on aquifers as it considers granting a mammoth water withdrawal permit. By Anika Jane Beamer The Pattison Co. quarry…Across the Country, Locals Rally to Protect National Monuments Threatened by the Trump Administration
Tue 4:55am By By Wyatt Myskow
On the anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the law that allows presidents to create monuments, locals gathered at sites across the nation to urge for their protection. By Wyatt Myskow IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz.—Standing in front of a crowd of…US District Court Ruling Keeps Fight Against Mining of Site Sacred to Western Apache Alive
Tue 4:50am By By Wyatt Myskow
The Supreme Court declined to hear a religious freedom case against the Resolution Copper mine proposed for Oak Flat, but two more lawsuits against the project aim to prevent the federal government from transferring the land to the company. By Wyatt Myskow…The World’s Oceans Are a ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Reaching Dangerous Acidification Levels Earlier Than Scientists Thought
Mon 8:07pm By By Georgina Gustin
Ocean acidification has crossed “planetary boundaries” in some parts of the ocean, deepening a crisis facing the planet’s marine ecosystems. By Georgina Gustin A critical measure of the ocean’s health suggests that the world’s marine systems are in…UN Ocean Conference Opens With a Call to Defend the Deep Sea
Mon 4:55pm By By Teresa Tomassoni
Marine experts say governments must protect fragile ecosystems from destructive practices such as bottom trawling and deep sea mining to combat the climate crisis. By Teresa Tomassoni NICE, France—The deep sea—Earth’s largest and least-explored…Engineering Coral Reefs of the Future
Mon 5:00am By By Teresa Tomassoni
As world leaders gather to address a global marine crisis at the UN Ocean Conference, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution demonstrate promising tech to monitor and restore dying reefs. By Teresa Tomassoni ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin…Shine On: Illinois Hopes to Continue Solar Boom Despite Federal Headwinds
Mon 4:55am By By Douglas J. Guth
Renewable energy advocates point to a 2021 law and state dollars as reasons for optimism in a challenging time. By Douglas J. Guth Illinois saw unprecedented solar growth in 2024, adding 2.5 gigawatts of capacity to nearly double its total generation potential…A Neighborhood Burned, a Home Saved, a Future in Question
Sun 5:00am By Story and photos by Nina Dietz
Firefighters, heroic tenants and a change of winds spared a home on Quadro Vecchio Drive in Los Angeles during the January wildfires. What comes next for the home—and the families who love it—is complicated. Story and photos by Nina Dietz After the Fires:…Funding Shortfalls Hamper North Carolina’s Program to Buy Out Hog Farms in or Near Floodplains
Sun 4:55am By By Lisa Sorg
Now that hurricane season has arrived, hundreds of waste lagoons could be flooded by climate-amplified storms, threatening yards, drinking water wells, rivers, creeks and wetlands. By Lisa Sorg As soon as the skies clear after a hurricane hits eastern North…Rockaway is a New York Coastal Community Trying to Fight Erosion–and Then EPA Cancelled Funding
Jun 7, 2025, 5:00 am By By Lauren Dalban
Planned programs to protect dunes and beaches on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens are eroded by broken promises from Trump’s EPA. By Lauren Dalban Adriana Jovanovic clambered cheerfully over the metal railing next to the dunes along Rockaway Beach. She…In One of the Nation’s Most Polluted Communities, Trump Terminates Funding for Air Monitoring
Jun 7, 2025, 4:55 am By By Lee Hedgepeth
Residents in majority-Black north Birmingham, Alabama, have long been subjected to industrial pollution. The new administration has cut funding for a program aimed at measuring the impact. By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—When Jilisa Milton received the…Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals
Jun 7, 2025, 4:50 am By Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”
Much has been learned about heat-resistant corals in the last decade. Village by village and beach by beach, reef restoration is progressing. Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth” From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public…Canceled Climate Grants Would Have Cut Pollution While Boosting Production, Jobs at Two Alabama Ironworks
Jun 6, 2025, 7:38 pm By By Dennis Pillion
The U.S. Department of Energy rescinded $3.7 billion in clean energy grants last week, saying the projects selected would not generate a positive return on investment. By Dennis Pillion BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Two iron pipe manufacturers in Alabama learned last…People Using Apps Like iNaturalist and Merlin Are Helping Fuel Scientific Discovery
Jun 6, 2025, 4:06 pm By By Kiley Price
Researchers are increasingly relying on data from citizen scientists to analyze trends in the environment. By Kiley Price In April, more than 100,000 people from nearly 700 cities around the world set out on a mission to document as many plants and animals as…UN Scientists Propose a Plan to Meet Global Demand for Critical Minerals
Jun 6, 2025, 3:39 pm By By Carrie Klein
A clean energy transition will require loads of minerals. In a new report, academics say a global minerals trust would ensure fair access, a reliable market and prevent unnecessary mines. By Carrie Klein Minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper are…Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements
Jun 6, 2025, 5:00 am By By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein
The administration is leaning into fossil fuel solutions for growing power demand, with support from grid operators. By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein The newest player on the U.S. coal scene, Core Natural Resources, had good news and bad news for investors…How Nantucket Is Preparing for Rising Seas
Jun 6, 2025, 4:55 am By By Nicole Williams
The Massachusetts island anticipates damages of $3.4 billion through 2070 if nothing is done. By Nicole Williams NANTUCKET—It’s no longer unusual to see a kayaker paddling along downtown Easy Street. The cobblestones along the town’s waterfront once were…Lifeblood for Pacific Islands Threatened as Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East
Jun 6, 2025, 4:50 am By By Nathan Eagle, Honolulu Civil Beat
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare, roads and more. Amid climate change, fishermen have been working harder to catch fewer fish and it’s getting worse. By Nathan…The Estate of a Woman Who Died in the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome Sues Big Oil for Wrongful Death
Jun 5, 2025, 8:09 pm By By Dana Drugmand
There were at least 100 heat-related deaths in Washington state during the unprecedented heat wave, among them Juliana Leon. Her estate has filed the first ever wrongful death case related to climate change against oil companies in the U.S. By Dana Drugmand…
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