The Trump administration is trying to gut one of the strongest laws protecting tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has worked since 1966. Now a handpicked Council voted to rewrite it..in one week. Here's what at stake.👇

Hungary will shut down the Paks nuclear power plant on Sunday for the first time in its 44-year history. Climate change means a lack of cooling water in summer is a real challenge for Europe’s nuclear industry. www.dw.com/en/hungary-t...

Hungary to shut sole nuclear plant for first time on Sunday

Record-low water levels on the Danube forced the Paks plant offline, leaving Hungary facing a potential power crunch.

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"Kew Gardens has had a weather station since 1871. This July was, based on third party analysis of Met Office data collected at the site, the first calendar month on record where no rainfall was measured at Kew."

London's first month without rain

Plus: There's nowhere to bury the dead • London wants to keep its money • When will it stop being so damn hot • Who is to blame for turning off the air conditioning in the tower block?

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"The ideal outcome here would be for those laid-off workers to be re-employed reclaiming this land to the highest possible standards," says Appalachian Voices’ Willie Dodson. ✍️: Dan Radmacher for The Appalachian Voice

Coalition Stopped Mining on the Edge of the Monongahela National Forest — for Now

A coalition banded together to stop a coal company from using a haul road through the Monongahela National Forest to transport coal to a railroad facility about 20 miles away in Rupert, West Virginia.

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In Biscarrosse, southwestern France, horses were set free into the wild to escape fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in Europe due to the fires.

Elon Musk says he got "a little carried away" with DOGE. I'm in a meeting in Thailand w/Jesuit Refugee Service showing how "a little carried away" has starved tens of thousands & displaced millions from their lands. But hey... At least he got to be a trillionaire for a while, right?

In south-western France, the largest forced displacement of people since the Second World War; thousands of hectares ravaged by flames; fire storms (pyrocumulonimbus clouds); the fire closing of Bordeaux; a tragedy that has been looming for years due to inaction in the face of the climate threat 😱

🧵It's been a tough few days for #Archaeology and #HistoricPreservation in the US. ACHP released proposed regs changes to S106 on FRIDAY EVENING. They have betrayed all committments to an established timeline or collaboration with preservation partners. The proposed changes subordinate NHPA to NEPA;

We’re not powered by grievance,” Braden with @protectwildutah said. “We’re powered by love of place and just wanting to see these places protected.”

The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 2w ago

Nearly a thousand people Utahns gathered across the state to protest the loss of protections for nearly three million acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Federal agencies are rapidly moving to curtail the ability of American scientists to collaborate internationally, and this is latest of several dramatic recent developments: "NSF policy set to ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists." www.science.org/cont...

"We know how to mourn grandparents, spouses, friends, and neighbors, but we do not know how to mourn disappearing species, damaged rivers, altered coastlines, democratic institutions, or the healthy futures we expected to inherit." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We know how to mourn other humans – but what about ecological grief?

In Iceland, people commemorated its first glacier formally declared lost to climate change. Western culture needs more of these rituals

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🌋 In his column for #InVarietateConcordia, Luis Barbosa looks to the Azores to show how heritage can drive climate action, social cohesion, and a new form of "Nature Citizenship." Read it and add your voice to the conversation → bit.ly/4rH0Cuk @europanostra.bsky.social

The program supports research related to climate adaptation in Northwest US natural and cultural resource management and training

Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center@nwcasc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for our 2027 Faculty Fellowship Program, supporting NW CASC Consortium faculty to take research beyond peer-reviewed 📰 to formats more easily applied to decision-making of NW resource managers! Info session on May 5 @ 11am PT. DL to apply is July 15, 2026 👉 bit.ly/3OIjL1q

AASLH rejects the White House's July 4 report on the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH). Read our statement at aaslh.org/aaslh-rejects-white-house-report-on-smithsonians-nmah.

AASLH Rejects White House Report on Smithsonian’s NMAH

AASLH rejects the White House’s July 4 report on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH). Contrary to the report’s characterization, NMAH has been steadily widening and deepening the national conversation about American history, expanding its content while maintaining a core narrative that amplifies our country’s remarkable

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It is not headed by a “climate critic“. It is headed by someone who is unqualified in this area, who cannot offer valid critiques but instead shares debunked claims, and who regularly attacks climate scientists. Like me.

City’s Beautification Initiative Hamstrung By Commitment To Local Artists https://theonion.com/citys-beautification-initiative-hamstrung-by-commitment-to-local-artists/

A broadside assault on truth that must be taken seriously. This administration wants to replace independent scholarship and curation with propaganda and Prager U. drivel. The Kennedy Center was bad enough. This is worse.

White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’

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This is a great piece that: 1. identifies the right wing cultural outrage food change, starting with an Epoch Times and White Nationalist publication, and ending with the NY Post and Fox. 2. embrace of the anti-woke claims and subsequent harassment comes from people who have never been there

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · last mo.

Four years ago, a coordinated right-wing smear campaign condemned Monticello for "going woke." Bridget Gillespie was working there at the time, and she gives this revelatory inside account of the harassment staff endured and ultimately how the institution buckled. Amazing piece.

Thank you @europanostra.bsky.social! “While the US government has rolled back climate adaptation efforts and restricted climate communication at heritage sites, Europa Nostra’s Strategy affirms that climate action is a core responsibility of all those committed to heritage safeguarding.”

Europa Nostra@europanostra.bsky.social · last mo.

On the eve of the 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence, Europa Nostra applauds and expresses support for those who are working tirelessly to defend the integrity of cultural heritage practice at a moment of profound challenge. Read our full statement: www.europanostra.org/europa-nostr...

The $400m flying bribe has shelves of fake books, some titled “Library”.

NEW RESEARCH: One German tabloid coined one word. "Heizungshammer" spread to 1,100+ articles and helped to effectively kill Germany's heating law. We analysed 333 BILD articles to trace how tabloid framing became legislation. Out today, open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Heating up the headlines: How tabloid framing reshaped Germany's Buildings Energy Act

Media has become a decisive force in shaping climate and energy policy, influencing not only which issues gain attention but also how they are framed …

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Did you know? Renewables have just overtaken coal as the world's largest source of electricity 34% – global renewable share, up 2x in 20yrs 48% – EU 37% – China 26% – US 24% – India

Thank you @eurheritagehub.bsky.social! “The Hub has joined int’l partners in launching the Heritage Adapts! campaign, a global initiative uniting local stewards behind a collective pledge to take climate adaptation action for their heritage sites and cultural practices by 2030.” #climateheritage

European Heritage Hub@eurheritagehub.bsky.social · last mo.

👋📩 The latest Hub newsletter is out! In this issue: 🇨🇾 Highlights from the 5th Hub Forum 🏛️ Our Peer-learning Visit to Rotterdam 🌱 New European Bauhaus Festival 🤝 Updates from the Hub, partners & the heritage sector Read it: bit.ly/4aB02IW @europanostra.bsky.social

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits TwitterX. This should be the first of many.

“The Queensland Museum’s partnership with Shell QGC fits a documented pattern of fossil fuel companies using cultural and educational sponsorships to influence public perception while lobbying against climate policies.”

Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 8mo ago

For more 💣 findings read Ellen Ormesher's piece for @desmog.com Legal analysis commissioned by @commsdeclare.bsky.social from @edolawyers.bsky.social finds partnership may breach the Queensland Museum Act, which requires “leadership and excellence” in communicating the state’s natural heritage

Global ocean temperatures reached a new record for this time of year. On 21 June, data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) & Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) showed daily sea surface temperatures above previous 2023 and 2024 levels. 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-m... @ecmwf.int

An iPad inside Independence Hall tells visitors that a second floor room was used in the 1850s to hold individuals “accused of crimes of the period.” Originally, the screen read “accused fugitives of slavery.” @fallonroth.bsky.social and I discover more retelling of history by Trump’s admin. 🎁 🔗

Trump administration quietly removed mentions of slavery from Independence Hall, Thomas Jefferson portrait

The Inquirer's discovery of these changes come as Philadelphians are grappling with the Trump administration's attacks on the President's House Site.

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