The Rooms Where It Happens: The Committees That Decide the Fate of Your Public Lands

A few dozen names most Americans have never learned hold more power over America’s greatest landscapes than almost anyone in Washington. They’re counting on you not to learn them.

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California school district completes 3.5 MW solar and energy modernization project - pv magazine USA

The project spans 12 sites and is projected to deliver $48 million in cost savings over the next 20 years.

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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

theguardian.com

July was France's hottest month ever recorded

According ot the country's weather service, the month was also France's third-driest July on record, with rainfall nearly 70% below average.

lemonde.fr

Trump's EPA was wrong to terminate billions in climate grants, US appeals court rules

A federal appeals court ‌on Tuesday said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot claw back about $20 billion of clean energy grants from several nonprofit groups, handing a defeat to the Trump...

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Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves - Carbon Brief

Amid a slew of misleading claims, Carbon Brief explains how key power sources - nuclear, gas, solar, wind - cope with extreme heat.

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As The Stock Market Soars, European Central Bank Warns Climate Change Threatens Global Economy - CleanTechnica

It is my considered opinion that all stock market investors are stark raving mad. As wildfires cause devastation on almost every continent and water levels in the Danube are too low to cool nuclear po...

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The Dream Of Solar Powered EVs Is Coming Down To Earth

Built-in solar panels and futuristic aerodynamic styling enable Aptera EVs to run for 40 miles or so on solar energy alone.

cleantechnica.com

Thayara S. Carrasco | What do fossils teach us about conservation and ecological restoration?

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post author Thayara S. Carrasco – a a postdoc at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, explores the paper “Long-term changes in functional div…

functionalecologists.com

Triple-Digit Heat Baking Interior Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity Counties This Week

The National Weather Service is forecasting highs up to 116 degrees in northwestern and central Trinity County Tuesday and Wednesday. See what’s predicted for your area and how long the heat could…

kymkemp.com

Gone hikin’

For the past several days I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to explore Banff National Park.

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Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat

Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase

theguardian.com

China Warns of Crop Risks as Heat Sweeps Agricultural Regions

China’s corn, rice and cotton fields are at heightened risk of crop damage in the coming days as a heat wave sweeps through key agricultural regions in the country’s north and east.

bloomberg.com

Climate Action, Not Climate-Hushing

Surveys show that "climate change" is not among the top issues for voters; nevertheless, climate voters are more motivated to vote.

cleantechnica.com

Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume

Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messaging

theguardian.com

Blocking New Imported Inverters Will Cost America - CleanTechnica

Last week, the FCC added foreign-produced inverters to its “Covered List.” Effective immediately, new inverter models cannot be imported.

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Sierra Club Urges SEC to Preserve Climate Disclosure Rule as Comment Period Closes - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of c...

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Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species even under conservation policy scenarios in Europe - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Projections for 265 common bird and 144 common butterfly species across Europe under multiple sustainability scenarios, including those of existing conservation objectives, find no scenario in which t...

nature.com

A First-of-Its-Kind Ruling Just Gave the Public Lands Transfer Movement a Way Around the Courts

A judge in Anchorage ruled that once the federal government hands public land to a state, no citizen can sue to undo it. Nothing in his reasoning stops at Alaska.

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One Boulder couple's response to climate change: Grow trees, lots of trees, and give them away

As Colorado’s forests face unprecedented challenges, one garden is cultivating hope one seedling at a time

coloradosun.com

A small New Hampshire city is building tunnels just for salamanders. They're already saving lives

In the neighboring state of Vermont, salamander crossings constructed in 2015 have reduced the number of amphibian deaths at that site by 80%.

goodgoodgood.co

Federal project aims to restore Greater Yellowstone’s whitebark pine forests

Disease-resistant trees and climate-refugia mapping are driving ambitious plans to bring back iconic, threatened alpine tree.

montanafreepress.org

Writing the Public Out of Public Lands, and the Billion-Dollar Dinner Behind It

Five departments gutted their environmental review rules in one day, without taking comment on the rules that shrink your comment. More than a million Americans have objected since. Nothing has change

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Trump Justice Department’s Environment Division Rebrands Itself as the “Energy” Division

The move signals that the DOJ is prioritizing an agenda of “unleashing” fossil fuels over protecting public health and the environment.

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Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue

theguardian.com

Yangsan hits 42.5 C, Korea's hottest temperature ever recorded - The Korea Times

Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the highest ever measured in Korea since modern weath...

koreatimes.co.kr

High Heat, High Drama

Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight

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The Best Public Lands Destinations You've Never Heard of: Volume 4

Hidden corners of the America's public lands.

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Mexican Cenotes Are in Danger - Inside Climate News

Researchers found microplastics, chemicals like PFAS and other potentially toxic elements in these sinkholes, the primary source of drinking water in the Yucatan Peninsula.

insideclimatenews.org

European Fish Are Adapting to Climate Change in Unexpected Ways - Inside Climate News

As waters warm and industrial fishing expands, fish populations are heading for the depths of the European continental shelf.

insideclimatenews.org