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Team Trump strips “renewable energy” from the name of an iconic national lab

A key driver of renewables research is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

Dan Gearino · December 4, 2025
Vox.com

Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.

These are eight of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.

Sigal Samuel, Rachel DuRose, Sam Delgado, and Sara Herschander · December 2, 2025
Grist

How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America

Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.

Matt Simon · November 25, 2025
Wired

The data center resistance has arrived

A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.

Molly Taft · November 20, 2025

Inside Climate News

A landmark court ruling looms over U.S. absence at COP30

The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say.

Dana Drugmand · November 18, 2025
Mother Jones

The elections were a referendum on energy—and Democrats won

Welcome to the electric blue wave.

Henry Carnell and Anna Yeo · November 13, 2025
Grist

UN climate talks are built on consensus. That’s part of the problem.

At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.

Joseph Winters · November 11, 2025
Grist

It was a very good election for the climate

In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.

Sophie Hurwitz · November 8, 2025

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How to make people want to read about climate change

Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book is a master class in writing about the natural world.

Jackie Flynn Mogensen · November 4, 2025
Guardian

One year after a historic dam removal, teens inspire river restoration worldwide: ‘It turns out you can win’

The Klamath River began rebounding almost immediately. Now, Indigenous youth are leading the next chapter of the recovery, inspiring tribes from Brazil to China

Gabrielle Canon · November 1, 2025
Grist

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast

“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."

Matt Simon · October 28, 2025
YaleEnvironment360

Facing a hostile administration, U.S. offshore wind is in retreat

Most East Coast projects are doomed.

Andrew S. Lewis · October 26, 2025