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Cow manure on pile on the farmland

These pink microbes could help reduce planet-warming methane emissions

Microscopic organisms are being deployed to capture methane from sources such as farms and landfills, with the potential for reuse as fertilizer and fish food.
www.washingtonpost.com
protester holding signs outside government building

Many fighting climate change worry they are losing the information war

Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
www.nytimes.com
Herd of cattle on sparse grassland

BLM renews grazing permits with little environmental oversight

With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk.
www.propublica.org
Illustration of diesel cars emitting toxic exhaust fumes that have a skull and cross bones in the pollution.

Real-world testing shows which vehicle models emit more of the deadly pollutant NOx

New rules around NOx, the most deadly form of vehicle pollution, come into force today, as testing reveals which popular models are pumping out more than others.   
www.abc.net.au
A petrochemical plant on the edge of a river

Petrochemical expansion in texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds

Nearly 90% of proposed Texas petrochemical projects are placed in counties with high poverty and people-of-color populations, worsening pollution burdens.

insideclimatenews.org
offshore drilling platform

Interior skips NEPA analysis for offshore drilling expansion

All prior five-year drilling plans — dating back to 1980 — reference National Environmental Policy Act analyses.
www.eenews.net
Depiction of Planet Earth half-engulfed by raging inferno.

Opinion: To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids

As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
www.theguardian.com
Sunset over the Cromarty Firth and North Sea oil platforms

EU's first full-scale offshore carbon storage facility eyes 2026 start

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site. The company aims to inject liquefied CO2 into depleted oil reservoirs beneath the seabed.
apnews.com
Coal plant emitting smokestack pollution

EPA to scrap lifesaving soot pollution limit

The move could offer an early test of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda.
www.eenews.net
Woman holding up a megaphone facing a refinery across a green field.

Brazil aims for alternative route to fossil fuel road map after COP30 failure

Phaseout plan gained unexpected momentum at the summit, only to vanish from the final deal and unlock a new stage.
news.mongabay.com
View of Los Angeles skyline shrouded in smog.

Growing tensions with air regulator lead top California environmental justice advisor to resign

The departure points to an intractable conflict between environmental justice groups and the California Air Resources Board over the impacts of carbon markets.
insideclimatenews.org
Person holding a cell phone and notepad on their lap while writing.

How China silences environmental reporters beyond its borders

Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure.
insideclimatenews.org
Video camera on a tripod facing a green hedge.

This former oil worker is now exposing dirty methane emissions

After fracking fouled her air and water, Sharon Wilson devoted her life to documenting the emissions fueling the climate crisis.
atmos.earth
an aerial view of a data center flanked by trees, roads and green fields.

How batteries, not natural gas, can power the data center boom

Tech companies are turning to natural gas to help power the growing number of A.I. data centers in the U.S. Jigar Shah, a former Energy Department official, explains how installing batteries instead can help balance the grid, lower electricity bills, and support renewable energy.
e360.yale.edu
Aerial photo of coal-fired power plant

Donald Trump exempts coal in steelmaking from Clean Air Act

President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years.

thehill.com
Oil pumps are operating in an industrial landscape.

Republican split widens as Texas regulator bashes carbon capture

A growing number of GOP elected officials question the use of carbon capture and storage for oil and gas projects.
www.eenews.net
Mumbai, India, cloaked in dirty air pollution

‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacenters keep the city hooked on coal

As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants.

www.theguardian.com
A data center situated in a green landscape and flanked by roads and trees.

How to make data centers less thirsty

There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
grist.org
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