Climate Change

Months After Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians Struggle To Find Housing

"Before the remnants of Hurricane Helene swamped this town, the Super 8 Motel, wedged between a highway and the Swannanoa River, provided affordable short and long-term housing for dozens of people who couldn't find affordable housing elsewhere."

Source: NPR, 06/06/2025

"Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas"

"Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing the grid, building their own gas-fired power plants on site." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/06/2025

Trump EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected To Save Thousands Of Lives

"When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy. What Lee Zeldin didn’t mention: how ending the rules could have devastating consequences to human health."

Source: AP, 06/06/2025

"The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research."

"President Trump has ordered what he called a restoration of a “gold standard science” across federal agencies and national laboratories. But the May 23 executive order puts his political appointees in charge of vetting scientific research and gives them the authority to “correct scientific information,” control the way it is communicated to the public and the power to “discipline” anyone who violates the way the administration views science."

Source: NYTimes, 06/06/2025

"Lutnick Says Hurricane Center Is Fully Staffed Despite Key Vacancies"

"Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional committee that the US National Hurricane Center was fully staffed even though key positions are going unfilled as hurricane season begins."

Source: Bloomberg, 06/05/2025
June 11, 2025

Pulitzer Center Webinar: Unburdening the Climate Generation

Join the Climate Psychology Alliance North America and the Pulitzer Center to discuss how to support the generation that is finding solutions after being born into crisis. Learn strategies to take action and defend climate education; brainstorm ways to build capacity for climate action, even when things feel overwhelming. 6 pm ET.

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June 26, 2025

DEADLINE: ONA's MJ Bear Fellowship Program

This Online News Association fellowship is open to young working journalists worldwide who are leading a digital journalism project on AI, climate or resilience. Includes a scholarship to attend the 2025 ONA annual conference, Sept 10-13 in New Orleans, mentoring, skills development and more. Apply by Jun 26.

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