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Excess carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel use is shrinking the upper atmosphere. New research found that if emissions don’t fall, only about half of its current capacity for satellites could operate safely by this century’s end.
Grist March 22, 2025
“The worst outcome I feared is happening,” says Matthew Tejada, former director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice, about Trump administration changes at the agency. He previously led the nonprofit Air Alliance Houston.
Inside Climate News March 13, 2025
From public health to public lands, from the energy mix to home insurance, from climate disasters to clean air and water, here are 15 ways the next president could affect the climate and your life.
Grist October 24, 2024
Extreme weather events have been a recent factor in huge fluctuations in global food prices. Price volatility is “likely to be an increasingly common feature of our highly integrated global food systems,” one researcher says.
Carbon Brief September 11, 2024
In the fossil fuel-rich Permian Basin, the major producer runs a regional website that combines industry perspective with feel-good local stories. The company runs similar websites in California and Ecuador.
Floodlight August 23, 2024
Widespread power outages eliminated air conditioning. They also caused food to spoil in homes, supermarkets and warehouses, aggravating chronic nutrition challenges in the Houston region.
Grist July 17, 2024
The Biden Administration wants to boost offshore wind. But other forces, including cost, political opposition and disinformation, have slowed adoption. Texas officials once welcomed offshore wind but are now resistant.
Floodlight June 7, 2024
The conservative states’ request highlights their opposition to the Biden Administration’s signature environmental justice policies. The dispute stems from a Louisiana judge’s ruling that race-based considerations exceed EPA authority.
Floodlight April 19, 2024
Just as U.S. warming intensified in the 1990s, major wildfires in the Great Plains – largely suppressed by local volunteers – embarked on a devastating comeback. Nowhere has the impact been more dramatic than in Texas.
Yale Climate Connections March 28, 2024
The U.K.-based Carbon Brief calculated that rolling back Biden administration policies would negate – twice over – all emission savings worldwide from deploying wind, solar and other clean technologies in the past five years.
Carbon Brief March 18, 2024
In his first month in office, Republican Jeff Landry surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives and targeted the state’s climate change task force. He succeeded Democrat John Bel Edwards, who served two terms as governor.
Floodlight February 29, 2024
Some areas of the state are starting the year with low water reserves, and forecasters don’t expect substantial relief from the weather. Instead, they increasingly foresee another scorching summer.
Inside Climate News January 23, 2024
Many studies show a clear decrease in the number of extreme cold events with global warming. But whether warming may also support their intensity is an open question. Some research suggests it does.
UMass Lowell January 18, 2024
Last year was packed with bizarre weather events – some the unmistakable signs of climate change, others reflecting the fluctuations of extreme weather – which seized people’s attention.
Yale Climate Connections January 13, 2024
After debating for days, countries agreed at COP28 to “transition away” from oil and gas. The agreement was described as “historic,” “strong,” “monumental,” and “an unmistakable signal” that the fossil fuel era is ending.
Grist December 13, 2023
The National Climate Assessment sees sea level rise of 11 inches by 2050 and says the transition to wind and solar energy must go two to 10 times faster to meet U.S. goals for reducing greenhouse gases.
Inside Climate News November 18, 2023
As climate change fuels higher temperatures, deaths on the job have increased. But few regulations anywhere address the issue. Texas lawmakers this year banned city ordinances requiring water breaks for construction workers.
Grist November 1, 2023
Hungry for royalties, the state is awarding offshore leases to oil and gas companies to bury carbon dioxide beneath the sea floor. Critics worry about leakage, pipeline safety and carbon storage’s lackluster onshore record.
Inside Climate News October 30, 2023
The saguaro cactus is a bellwether of impending disaster as climate change pushes the Sonoran Desert of the U.S. and Mexico to the brink. Scientists warn the desert's intricate web of life is unraveling.
Yale Climate Connections October 27, 2023
In cities including San Antonio, local authorities with an eye to climate, sustainability and jobs impacts increasingly are requiring that buildings be taken apart rather than demolished.
Context May 17, 2023
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