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US Renewable Power Generation Beats Natural Gas for the First Time, Defying Trump
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
Renewable energy is gaining ground in the U.S. power mix.
Apr 15, 2026, 6:04 PM
Trump officials break ground on new pipeline at Floyd Bennett Field
Rosemary Misdary, Liam Quigley, Gothamist
Energy firm Williams held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline. Environmentalists fought the natural gas pipeline that will run 17 miles under the ocean floor near Staten Island and the Rockaways, with approximately 10 mi…
Apr 14, 2026, 7:43 PM
The baffling ecological disaster that's killing America’s freshwater mussels
Robert Kunzig, Scientific American
Biologists are racing to save America’s freshwater mussels—the water-filtering keystone species that once filled the country’s rivers and streams—from extinction
Apr 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
World faces food ‘catastrophe’ if Strait of Hormuz disruption persists: FAO
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Global agriculture is highly exposed to the blockage of waterways, risking higher commodity prices and food inflation.
Apr 14, 2026, 8:52 AM
Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy
Anthony Cuthbertson, The-independent.com
Scientists say we have reached an ‘irreversible tipping point’ that will see fossil fuels phased out
Apr 12, 2026, 1:21 PM
Why bombing Iran's nuclear power plant could cause an environmental disaster
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American
Strikes to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could release long-lasting radioactive cesium 137 into the Persian Gulf, causing environmental calamity and threatening drinking-water supplies for millions
Apr 10, 2026, 11:00 AM
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Hatchmag.com
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy s…
Apr 9, 2026, 1:02 AM
The surprising truth about logging
Benji Jones, Vox
The value of forest ecosystems is hard to overstate. Blanketing roughly a third of the US, they supply clean water and air, absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide, and provide homes for imperiled wildlife and a tranquil place for Americans to hunt and fish. It’…
Apr 9, 2026, 12:16 AM
Florida Tech Bro Wants to Wipe Out a Bird's Endangered Species Protection to Avoid Paying a Fee
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
The tech bro's lawyers are essentially arguing that the Florida scrub jay is TOO ENDANGERED to be federally protected.
Apr 6, 2026, 4:47 PM
NASA’s Artemis II, endangered species and oil, low western U.S. snowpack
Kendra Pierre-Louis, Andrea Thompson, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura, Scientific American
An update on NASA’s historic moon mission, alarm over the low snowpack in the western U.S. and a move that could endanger wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico
Apr 6, 2026, 10:00 AM
Agrivoltaics Can Save US Farmers In More Ways Than One
Tina Casey, CleanTechnica
A new study deploys computational fluid dynamic models to describe how the solar panels in agrivoltaic systems can reduce wind damage and soil loss, outperforming natural windbreaks. The post Agrivoltaics Can Save US Farmers In More Ways Than One appeared fir…
Apr 5, 2026, 8:41 PM
It's nesting time for piping plovers, NYC's 'cotton balls with legs'
Amanda Rozon, Gothamist
This particular piping plover, photographed in 2021, was nicknamed Clark Kent and beloved by birders. The piping plover is the only threatened shorebird that breeds on New York City beaches [ more › ]
Apr 5, 2026, 12:01 PM
WATCH: EPA to study microplastics in drinking water
ABC News, Abcnews.com
The EPA proposed to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to limits on those substances for water utilities.
Apr 3, 2026, 4:16 PM
EPA Flags Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals As Contaminants In Drinking Water
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants maintained b…
Apr 3, 2026, 3:30 AM
RFK, Jr. and EPA announce plan to track microplastics in tap water and humans
Lauren J. Young, Scientific American
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a joint effort to track microplastics in drinking water—but experts say doing so will be difficult
Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 PM
EPA flags concerns about microplastics, pharmaceuticals in drinking water
Will Stone, NPR
There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.
Apr 2, 2026, 6:15 PM
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALI SWENSON, Yahoo Entertainment
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first ...
Apr 2, 2026, 6:01 PM
Sad! The War in Iran Is So Bad That the U.S. Can No Longer Save the Whales.
Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel
The “God Squad” just cleared the way for unfettered oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico—after Pete Hegseth claimed sacrificing endangered species was necessary for “national security.”
Apr 1, 2026, 10:53 AM
US exempts Gulf of Mexico oil drillers from endangered species protections
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.
Mar 31, 2026, 11:02 PM
If these whales go extinct, we’ll know who to blame
Benji Jones, Vox
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive marine mammals: Rice’s whale. There are just 51 of them left, according to the most recent scientific estimates, meaning they are quite literally on the knife’s edge of …
Mar 31, 2026, 8:30 PM
U.S. could exempt oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'
Chiara Eisner, NPR
National security has never been used to call a meeting of the "God Squad." But other federal agencies have been citing the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect endangered animals.
Mar 30, 2026, 7:39 PM
Trump’s “God Squad” Might Vote for a Whale’s Extinction This Week
Jonathan Rosenbloom, The New Republic
On Tuesday morning, a group of federal officials will gather at 18th and C Streets in Washington, D.C., to perform a task usually reserved for the divine. They will sit in a conference room and decide which species are permitted to continue existing on Earth,…
Mar 29, 2026, 5:45 PM
Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
A first-of-its-kind deal killed two offshore wind projects and reinvested the funds in fossil fuels. The next day, the nation’s largest offshore wind farm started delivering power.
Mar 27, 2026, 7:55 PM
Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use
Molly Taft, Wired
In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers.
Mar 26, 2026, 12:00 PM