Tr$mp’s Vision for AI Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution. 82 gas-burning power plants are being built or have been proposed to power data centers, spewing as much planet-warming pollution per year as half of all US passenger vehicles. @hirokotabuchi.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...

Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution

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Drive an EV and cut pollution by 3/4! Driving the average electric vehicle in the US produces heat-trapping emissions equal to a 100 mile per gallon gas car, or about one quarter of the emissions from driving the average new gasoline vehicle. @davereichmuth.bsky.social blog.ucs.org/dave-reichmu...

When the weather gets hot, the rules melt away! Tr$mp will roll back federal workplace heat protections as summer temperatures surge, rewriting Biden rules that mandate breaks and access to water and shade for workers. By Scott Dance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...

Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

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Just now: Memorial protest for Nolberto Meza, a DoorDash deliverer murdered by Tr$mp’s armed troops in Washington DC. #FreeDC

Plastics sicken and kill! Study in The Lancet: Every stage of the plastic lifecycle harms human health including global warming, air pollution, cancer, and disease, with primary plastic production and plastic burning causing the greatest harm. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Global health burdens of plastics: a lifecycle assessment model from 2016 to 2040

Adverse health effects are associated with emissions throughout plastics lifecycles, particularly from production, though the non-disclosure of plastics chemical composition is severely limiting LCA c...

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US "Justice" Department “is rapidly moving away from enforcing the nation’s core pollution control laws in ways not seen in prior administrations." It's not just a mere change in priorities, but a “decision that will harm the rule of law and our environment.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2807202...

DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Has Collapsed in the Second Trump Administration, Former Attorneys Say - Inside Climate News

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission.

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From Head Start to Head in Sand: If we can't kill 'em or deport 'em, let's rot their teeth! Tr$mp tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth. Coral Davenport www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

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Crisis, schmisis! Let's guzzle and spew! Tr$mp announced that he has just ordered 250 brand new Cadillac Escalades, giant SUVs which guzzle and pollute and have a suggested retail price of more than $90,000 each. @adamgabbatt.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle

Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have ... 250 new Cadillac Escalades

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20 times more likely! Tailpipe and smokestack pollution loading the dice for wildfires! Climate change makes Europe more flammable, vastly increasing the odds of the tinderbox that fueled this week’s megafires in France and Spain, @ziaweise.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: Climate change made Spanish wildfires 20 times more likely

Global warming also doubled the likelihood of this year’s tinderbox conditions in France, says snap scientific analysis.

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Studies have shown that global warming is driving Southern Europe’s recent increase in sprawling, fast-moving fires that create their own weather and can be all but impossible to put out. They are bigger than all but 6 US wildfires in 2025. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...

Tr$mp's EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma: even partial results were striking with far fewer asthma attacks, emergency room visits and missed days of work after gas stoves were removed, NO2 in their kitchens plummeted by 70%. @jakespring.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking.

Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took of...

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“Europe is ground zero when it comes to impacts” from climate change. 2026 is just the beginning. It will inevitably get worse. It will get worse and worse and worse to the point where, I’m afraid, we’ll be passing the limits of adaptation.” Prof. Johan Rockström, www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/w...

Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate

The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.

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AI pollutes! Data centers will use 20% of US electricity by 2035, up from 5.9% today. BloombergNEF raised its estimate of data center electricity demand 83% to 194 gigawatts. For context, the U.S. industrial sector—essentially all factories for all industries—used 25.7% of electricity last year.

AI pollutes! Data centers will use 20% of US electricity by 2035, up from 5.9% today. BloombergNEF raised its estimate of data center electricity demand 83% to 194 gigawatts. For context, the U.S. industrial sector—essentially all factories for all industries—used 25.7 of electricity last year.

The canary in the coal mine is ablaze! Europe is on fire - will the continent’s climate change deniers finally wake up? Climate experts have long warned that climate change will intensify wildfires and hurricanes. By Maira Butt www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...

Europe is on fire - will the continent’s climate change deniers finally wake up?

Experts warn that time is running out to reverse the impact of climate change with countries across the world weakening climate commitments, Maira Butt reports

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“This wildfire outbreak follows a 6-month sequence of historic winter warmth/extreme low snowpack driving severe drought, followed by lightning, then heat. Fires are currently almost too numerous to count, and evacuations are numerous,” @weatherwest.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

The wildfire smoke is back, filling skies as far south as Florida

Some will waft across a 2,500-mile path that includes the Plains, Midwest and East as dozens of uncontained fires burn across Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.

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Nuclear poses 4 huge problems: Waste, Cost, Proliferation and Accidents. it's the most expensive way to generate energy. We lose. A number of Tr$mp allies and relatives, including members of his cabinet, stand to benefit if his big bet on nuclear power pays off. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.

In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

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Now it's happening! The IPCC warned in 2021 that “fire weather” would likely increase across the Mediterranean over the course of the century. The fires scorching Spain and France, were made likelier because of the burning of fossil fuels. @chicoharlan.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/w...

Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes

The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.

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Stuck in the rear view mirror! As the world races toward electric vehicles, the United States risks becoming the Cuba of gas cars—left behind with outdated guzzlers. Cheaper EVs, better charging, and a growing used market could still change that. @olliemilman.bsky.social atmos.earth/climate-solu...

America Built the EV Dream. Now China Is Driving It. | Atmos

As the world races toward electric vehicles, the United States risks becoming the Cuba of gas cars—left behind with outdated guzzlers.

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Project 2025 architect Russell Vought lied when he claimed the administration canceled $7.5 B in Biden clean energy grants to protect taxpayers. New admission: we killed them because they were going to Democratic states. @tonyromm.bsky.social @bradplumer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought, and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Tr$mp to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax.” @dharna.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’

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Global warming: Our pollution even spoils vacations! On the heels of the third heat wave in Western Europe since May, some travelers are starting to question whether taking a summer vacation in Europe is a good idea. By Tariro Mzezewa www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/t...

Should Travelers Give Up on Summer in Western Europe Because of the Heat?

A favorite vacation option may be at risk because of rising temperatures. Even those sticking with their summer plans agree: More air conditioning would help.

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France recorded 5,700 (36%) more deaths than usual during the historic June heat wave, its hottest-ever June days — with a national average of 30 Celsius (86 F), record heat at night and peak temperatures that soared well above 40 C (104 F) in many places. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during historic June heat wave

The excess mortality was the highest from any heat wave since 2003.

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GM surrenders on EVs! Chevy and Cadillac essentially have no new EVs planned as GM shifts back to gas. With essentially zero new or updated EVs now planned over the next few years, GM is leaving the door wide open for rivals to take the lead. By Pete Johnson electrek.co/2026/07/21/c...

Chevy and Cadillac essentially have no new EVs planned as GM shifts back to gas

Chevrolet is the second most popular EV brand in the US behind Tesla, while Cadillac carved out a market in...

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Appalling! Tr$mp is dismantling a wide array of energy-efficiency programs as war in Iran raises oil prices, climate change is fueling record heat and driving up air conditioning demand and new data centers are straining US electricity supply. @bradplumer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...

The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

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Charging ahead! New Battery Tech Starts to Break Through. Researchers are racing to develop batteries that are cheaper, more powerful, and less reliant on lithium. Sodium-ion and solid-state technologies are moving from lab to market. @nicolakimjones.bsky.social e360.yale.edu/features/ene...

Beyond Lithium: New Battery Tech Starts to Break Through

As EV sales boom and grids seek more energy storage, researchers are racing to develop batteries that are cheaper, more powerful, and less reliant on hard-to-source materials. Lithium-ion still domina...

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The zombie that is DOGE! DOGE and other Tr$mp led cuts have resulted in an economic cost of more than $165 billion, or more than $1,028 per taxpayer but contrary to Musk's promises, federal spending as a whole actually increased. @merylkornfield.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

DOGE was supposed to be dead. Its remnants are everywhere.

The fallout from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting venture can be found across the government if you know where to look.

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Warming! Dozens of wildfires ignited in Oregon Friday after thunderstorms delivered thousands of lightning strikes across a landscape that had been left parched by drought. The little snow that did fall melted away early amid record warmth. @amyjeangraff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/w...

Dozens of Wildfires Are Suddenly Burning in Oregon

The state told thousands of people to be ready to evacuate.

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Stay indoors! Smoke from climate change-fueled wildfires in Canada and Minnesota blanketed skies across much of the Midwest and East Coast, exposing millions of Americans to dangerous levels of air pollution. @mckennapr.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1707202...

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels - Inside Climate News

Heat waves fueled by climate change fueled more than 100 wildfires across Ontario and northern Minnesota.

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