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Data center gas plants to boost US power emissions by 20 percent

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 6:07am
That fossil fuel infrastructure threatens to push Big Tech’s climate goals out of reach.

UK, Google to test changes to flight paths to tackle aviation’s climate impact

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 6:06am
During test periods this winter and next, air traffic controllers tell some flights to deviate up to 2,000 feet to avoid areas where contrails are likely to form.

Looming rock collapse threatens Swiss village as permafrost thaws in Alps

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 6:04am
As glaciers and permafrost melt due to higher temperatures caused by climate change, the threat of landslides is rising in the Swiss Alps.

The best fabric for extreme heat? It’s more complicated than you think.

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 6:03am
There may not be one perfect fabric for extreme temperatures, but there are ways to pick clothing that works with the body’s cooling system rather than against it.

The stock market may have a climate change problem

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:38am
The president’s favorite indicator of economic health will have to reckon with the woes of a warming planet.

Congress wants to depoliticize disaster aid. Politics may stand in the way.

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:36am
A bipartisan push to stymie partisan discrimination in disaster assistance could be complicated by election-year politicking.

Q&A: Billionaire climate activist and former California governor candidate Tom Steyer

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:36am
The progressive megadonor is back to talking about climate policy after an unsuccessful run for governor.

‘Horrific’ conditions grip UK hospitals unprepared for heat

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:35am
Staff must deal with patients too sweaty to receive IV drips, medication at risk of degrading in high temperatures and colleagues collapsing with heat fatigue.

How carefree dreams of ‘summertime’ are fading in 2026’s swelter

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:34am
The summertime ideal — lazy days, warm nights and escape from classes or parents or work or rules — seems dead this year.

Italy’s scorching summer puts Parmesan producers to the test

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:30am
The EU and regional authorities are helping cheese producers as dairy herds suffer in heat waves that are becoming the norm.

Flooding risk remains as storms move from Midwest to mid-Atlantic

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:29am
Tornadoes, heavy rains and flash flooding brought serious damage to communities from Illinois to western Pennsylvania in recent days.

1 dead, 100,000 without power in Hawaii after Tropical Storm Lala

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 6:28am
The passing storm's strong winds took down trees, utility poles and transmission towers. The Big Island's power transmission system suffered "extensive damage," the Hawaiian Electric utility said.

Wildfire scorched 900 buildings. A state calls the fire risk "moderate."

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:24am
Washington state will impose a fire-resistant building code in high-risk areas. Wildfire-prone areas are being excluded, some say.

How $600B of Biden’s clean energy funding escaped Trump’s cuts

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:20am
A POLITICO analysis finds that while the administration wiped out hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax breaks, spending has been harder to unwind.

Key Democrat calls for investigation into Trump disaster denials

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:20am
New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone said President Donald Trump's rejection of aid for his state is a "betrayal."

25 groups urging Supreme Court to kill climate case have ties to oil companies, report says

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:19am
It looks at industry links by groups filing friend of the court briefs in the climate battle royale.

Power crunch puts West Texas at risk of rolling blackouts, says grid official

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:18am
Skyrocketing demand for electricity could put too much stress on the system unless more transmission lines are built.

Newsom admin details wildfire liability proposal in letter to LA supervisor

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:16am
The push to reshape the utility liability system has become a keystone issue of Newsom’s final legislative session.

Trump ally offered Zeldin dirt on EPA staff

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:15am
Agency employees have feared blowback from the president after their emails were sought by right-leaning operatives since he last left the White House.

The warming climate is forcing marathons to consider changes

Mon, 08/17/2026 - 6:14am
To improve the chances of having a race in cooler weather, organizers are shifting race dates, starting earlier and even giving options for participants to cut their runs short.

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