Installing A Heat Pump Might Increase The Value Of Your Home
"A new report finds that mentioning all-electric heat pumps in real estate listings delivers a sales premium. But most agents don’t note the appliance."
Source: Canary Media, 06/23/2026
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Environmental Defenders Remain Among World’s Most Targeted Activists
"At least 358 human rights defenders were killed last year, according to a report released last week by Front Line Defenders, a Dublin-based group that provides support for global human rights activists. Nearly a quarter, 84, were targeted because of their often unpaid work protecting land and the environment."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/23/2026Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build Largest Desalination Plant in US
"Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/23/2026Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease
"Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing."
Source: New York Times, 06/23/2026There’s a Bit of Good News for Coral Reefs
"New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming."
Source: New York Times, 06/23/2026The Blue Paint Is Peeling Off The Reflecting Pool
"For days, workers have been trying to rid the Reflecting Pool of algae after a more than $14 million renovation that President Donald Trump said was “done properly” and “could last for 100 years.” But now workers have another problem to contend with: peeling paint."
Source: Washington Post, 06/22/2026Trump Coal Push Breathes New Life Into Plants With Repeated Violations
"At least three of the 12 coal plants the Trump administration funded have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations, amplifying public-health concerns."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/22/2026Appeals Court Clears Trump To Remake Philly NPS Slavery Exhibit
"An appeals panel ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can take down an exhibit on the enslaved servants of George Washington at a Philadelphia national park, a win for the White House as it tries to reframe the nation’s sins into uplifting stories of progress across national park sites."
Source: E&E News, 06/22/2026OMB Nominee Touts Plan To Give Trump Appointees Power To Kill Grants
"President Donald Trump’s nominee for the No. 2 post at the White House budget office told lawmakers Wednesday that the administration will stop federal cash from flowing to “divisive ideologies” under new grant rules in the works."
Source: Politico, 06/22/2026Trump NSF Reverses Defunding Of Oceans-Monitoring Network After Outcry
"The National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists who rely on it to track everything from ocean circulation to extreme weather."
Source: AP, 06/22/2026‘Every Day It’s More Barriers’: The US Is Shutting Out Climate Refugees
"Millions of people around the world are having their lives upended by floods, storms and heatwaves worsened by the climate crisis. Those forced to flee their home countries, however, are finding that the door to the US is more firmly shut than ever."
Source: Guardian, 06/22/2026Groups Sue Robeson County NC Over PFAS In County Drinking Water
"Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit against Robeson County to stop a landfill from contaminating drinking water with pollutants.
The Robeson County Landfill is infiltrating the county’s public water system with PFAS, or forever chemicals, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has allowed the landfill to expand over the years, so it now takes up 537 acres near the town of St. Pauls.
Source: NC Newsline, 06/22/2026"How Shining a Light on Ships Could Help Solve Illegal Fishing"
"Sixteen countries have adopted the Mombasa Declaration to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. The biggest weapon in their arsenal: transparency."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/22/2026Interview: "An EPA Researcher Details the Agency’s Assault on Science"
"In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting."
Source: YaleE360, 06/22/2026Most Famous Sherwood Forest 1,000-Year-Old Major Oak Dies
"The Major oak, one of Europe’s oldest, largest and most celebrated ancient trees, has died."
Source: Guardian, 06/22/2026
