Climate Change

Carbon Storage Projects Alarm Small Towns As Oil Firms Eye US Billions

"The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a slam dunk for the climate, according to its supporters – all generously funded by US tax dollars. But as far as Melissa Harrison and some other residents of Clymers, Indiana, are concerned, it just might be the end of their town."

Source: Guardian, 07/14/2026

Alabama Data Center NDA Required City to Destroy Records: Doc Shows

"Residents widely oppose the secrecy agreement signed by the city’s mayor and city attorney over Project Marvel, a proposed $14.5 billion hyperscale data center in Bessemer, Alabama."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/14/2026

White House Appoints Climate Science Critic To Lead Key Climate Program

"The Trump administration has appointed a noted skeptic of mainstream climate science to lead the government-wide program that compiles the National Climate Assessment, the country’s flagship report on the impact of global warming on the United States."

Source: Washington Post, 07/14/2026

Enviros Challenge Trump DOE Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running

"The Trump administration is facing a new legal challenge over an emergency order keeping a Florida coal-fired power plant, which had been scheduled for retirement, in operation." "Advocacy groups said the order failed to establish an energy emergency. The Department of Energy partly attributed one to anticipated demand associated with data centers."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/13/2026

China and US-Mexico Border Experienced Record Dust Storms in 2025: WMO

"Record-breaking sand and dust storms battered parts of China and the U.S.-Mexico border ​region during 2025, disrupting transport, damaging health and ‌the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday."

Source: Reuters, 07/10/2026

EPA Joins DOJ’s Legal Defense of Musk’s xAI

"The Trump administration is working to correct an apparent mistake in its unusual petition to end an environmental lawsuit by the NAACP against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. Now, the Justice Department says, its motion is also backed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."

Source: E&E News, 07/10/2026

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