Heat is hard to see, but you feel it in the pavement, in the walls of poorly insulated apartments, in sweat that never quite dries and a bedroom that just won’t cool down, @bberwyn.bsky.social reports. Bologna photographer Michele Lapini's work shows how people do not experience it equally.
Revealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat - Inside Climate News
Thermal imaging shows how people experience scorching heat varies depending on their circumstance.
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A massive influx of plastic has reached even remote Xinca villages in Guatemala, where people lack garbage services and burn plastic to get rid of it, releasing toxic fumes. I went to investigate w/nurse-scientist @lisamthompson.bsky.social and her team and @michaelkodas.bsky.social. A thread /1
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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It was great to be back on Colorado Matters, even if it was to discuss the terrible wildfires currently burning in the state. Thanks for the great interview Ryan Warner, and for thinking of me for the show Hayley Sanchez for thinking of me for the show. www.cpr.org/show-episode...
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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Inside Climate News now has a weekly podcast! In the first episode, you can learn about the history of ICN from publisher David Sassoon and meet the hosts of the podcast, Kiley Price and Jake Bolster. Check it out! insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
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Welcome to Inside Climate, a new podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News.
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The federal government plans to install 536 miles of massive, cylindrical buoys in the Rio Grande to prevent unauthorized crossings. The buoys could cost upwards of $3 billion, at a moment when crossings are at record lows. (photo by Michael Gonzalez)
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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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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A terrific look at the historic effort to save the Everglades as it passes the quarter-century mark by Inside Climate News Florida reporter Amy Green, who literally wrote the book on the “river of grass.” insideclimatenews.org/news/0101202...
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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Ironic that the attack on NCAR would come just as Xcel cuts the electricity to the city where it resides because drought, wind and crazy warm temperatures are driving extreme wildfire conditions...in December. insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
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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New research shows how low-income communities of color bear the brunt of pollution past and present, and how that legacy of injustice is likely to reverberate for generations as seas rise. We have the story at @insideclimatenews.org A thread. 1/ insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
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 timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭 insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
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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It was a pleasure to work with Marcus Haraldsson, a colleague from the Society of Environmental Journalist, on this story and photos. Sweden, an Early Climate Leader, Is Retreating From Its Environmental Commitments, Part of an EU Trend insideclimatenews.org/news/0308202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
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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It was a pleasue to work with James Whitlow Delano on this years-long photo essay and story. The Malayan Tiger Is at a Tipping Point, With Increasing Deaths of Both Native Populations and Big Cats insideclimatenews.org/news/0405202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/0205202...
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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Terrific teamwork from the Inside Climate News staff. In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment insideclimatenews.org/news/3004202...
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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It was so great to be working with the great Nick Mott again, who worked with me in the Center for Environmental Journalism and had me in one of his early podcasts. In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit insideclimatenews.org/news/2804202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/1804202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/1004202...
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 insideclimatenews.org/news/0904202...
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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Excellent reporting and writing by Kiley Bense and terrific photography by Scott Goldsmith document the peril of hazardous waste in a Pennsylvania landfill. insideclimatenews.org/news/2302202...
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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