Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic - Inside Climate News

Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to cha...

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July 6, 2026: Climate change fueling wildfires; After electrocution, Melissa Strong climbs again | Colorado Public Radio

Climate change means stronger winds and more dry lightning, says Senior Editor at Inside Climate News Michael Kodas. The Boulder journalist is the author of "Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly ...

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Climate Reporting Is Changing - Inside Climate News

Welcome to Inside Climate, a new podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News.

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Trump’s Budget Proposes Massive Cuts for Climate and Environmental Programs - Inside Climate News

The budgets of the EPA, NOAA and FEMA would all be slashed, as would incentives for renewable energy.

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How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer’s Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions - Inside Climate News

Libby Jewett founded the U.S. ocean acidification program and had begun work on offshore wind energy. But she joined the past year’s historic exodus from the agency, the impacts of which are still not...

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Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms - Inside Climate News

Everglades restoration was designed to replenish the drinking water supply in one of the fast-growing parts of the nation. The same effort may help save South Florida from climate change.

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An Idaho Bird Research Station Rises From the Ashes of a Wildfire - Inside Climate News

The Valley Fire torched Lucky Peak in the fall of 2024. Bird researchers there are channeling their grief into a study of how avians respond to climate-driven blazes.

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Health Care Providers Are Dropping a Common Anesthesia Drug That’s Also a Climate Super Pollutant - Inside Climate News

Limiting use of desflurane helps hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; the European Union now prohibits its use during most procedures.

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NCAR, Major Climate Research Center, Targeted for Closure in Trump Dispute with Colorado - Inside Climate News

The president’s political feud and his budget chief’s drive to end climate research have put the National Center for Atmospheric Research at risk.

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As Seas Rise, So Do the Risks From Toxic Sites - Inside Climate News

Flooding from surging seas is likely to inundate thousands of U.S. hazardous sites in coming years as global temperatures rise, placing the nation’s most vulnerable at greatest risk.

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A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News

Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairs—free of charge.

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Sweden, an Early Climate Leader, Is Retreating From Its Environmental Commitments, Part of an EU Trend - Inside Climate News

As the U.S. abandons international climate agreements, the EU is hesitating to lead. A once-admired Nordic nation’s backtracking on its climate goals offers clues as to why.

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Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate - Inside Climate News

New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding clouds around the frozen continent.

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Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change - Inside Climate News

Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned.

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With FEMA Under Fire, Congress Asks Whether Agency Is Ready for Hurricane Season - Inside Climate News

The agency’s acting head faced questioning by lawmakers over canceled grants, plans to limit relief and a projected $8 billion disaster fund deficit.

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The Malayan Tiger Is at a Tipping Point, With Increasing Deaths of Both Native Populations and Big Cats - Inside Climate News

Shrinking, fragmented rainforests and spreading plantations are pushing wild cats and humans closer together, leading to more fatal encounters. Can Indigenous anti-poaching efforts reduce the carnage?

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House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands - Inside Climate News

Sacred Native American sites, public lands and undeveloped landscapes on and off shore are once again under threat from President Trump and congressional Republicans after the House Natural Resources ...

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Inside Climate News Series Is a Scripps Howard Finalist - Inside Climate News

“Cashing Out” investigated a system that lets companies win multimillion or even billion-dollar penalties against countries trying to protect the environment and public.

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In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment - Inside Climate News

Compared to his first term, the threat posed by Trump’s second administration is on a “new level,” environmental groups and legal experts say.

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In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit - Inside Climate News

When the state’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the nation’s most successful youth climate suit, it sparked a Republican backlash that could lead to fundamental changes in Montana’s...

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Oak Flat is Sacred to Western Apache. The Trump Administration Intends to Approve a Plan to Destroy It - Inside Climate News

The fate of Arizona’s proposed Resolution Copper mine rested with the federal courts, but the administration announced Thursday it would move to approve the project before their rulings.

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In Alabama, a Fight for the Spotted Salamander - Inside Climate News

As a private university expands its footprint and threatens the amphibian’s habitat, residents are voicing their opposition and searching for another way forward.

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Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Legal Qualifications - Inside Climate News

Sean Donahue’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel advanced on a party-line vote despite Donahue lacking basic legal experience like taking a deposition ...

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New Trump Orders Aim to Keep Coal Power Alive, Despite Climate and Economic Costs - Inside Climate News

As President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders Tuesday aimed at keeping coal power alive in the United States, he repeatedly blamed his predecessor, Democrats and environmental regulation...

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Trump Administration Launches All-Out Assault on Environmental Protection - Inside Climate News

Environmentalists vow to fight “the greatest increase in pollution in decades.”

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The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town - Inside Climate News

An EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill. What happens next is all too uncertain.

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A Third Generation Driller Transitions from Oil and Gas to Geothermal - Inside Climate News

Brock Yordy, a co-founder of the Geothermal Drillers Association, says the industry needs more drillers for geothermal heating and cooling to take off.

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Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management - Inside Climate News

A White House memorandum ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.

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