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Court Rules in Favor of Feds and Denver Water on Dam Expansion

The unfinished expansion of Gross Reservoir near Denver can proceed after three judges ruled Tuesday in favor of the federal government and a water utility’s challenge to a lower court opinion halting construction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Denver Water defended the da

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 10h ago
How Marmots, OnlyFans and a Meme Coin Generated Big Bucks for Wildlife Biology

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Emily Renkey from the Marmot Project.  You may have heard of Fat Bear Week, the annual contest where the public gets to vote on who they think is the f

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 5d ago
xAI has quietly built a massive battery at its Memphis data center hub

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub. The exact size of the battery is unclear. Canary Media counted 720 Tesla Megapack battery containers visible on the grounds of the Colossus 2 data center in

Brief canarymedia.com · 5d ago
Earth just had its hottest August on record

The intensifying super El Niño, combined with global warming, is favored to make 2026 the hottest year on record, with 2027 expected to be even hotter.

Brief yaleclimateconnections.org · 7d ago
Utahns Support Protecting National Monuments That Trump Downsized

Two-thirds of Utah voters support restoring the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments to the previous boundaries they had before President Donald Trump reduced them to less than a quarter of their original size. That’s according to new polling

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 7d ago
The Cost of Keeping Cool: Georgia Power Customers Struggle With Summer Bills

When the power goes out during a Georgia summer, the heat builds fast. Inside a home without air conditioning, the air turns heavy and stifling. For Donica Odell, who has dealt with Georgia Power disconnections for much of her life, it feels “like you’re boiling like crab legs.”

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 9d ago
Court Stalls EPA Plan to Override California’s Vehicle Pollution Standards

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from challenging California’s longstanding authority to set vehicle pollution stan tdadards stricter than federal requirements. The legal dispute stems from a decision announced in June by EPA administrat

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 14d ago
The Amazon’s Defenders Declare a State of Emergency

PUYO, Ecuador—People fighting oil wells, mines and other threats to their homelands did not come to this Amazonian city to lobby politicians at an environmental conference hosted by governments. They built the conference themselves.  The 12th Pan-Amazonian Social Forum, known as

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 16d ago
California Dairy Farm’s New Biogas Project Makes History and Raises Eyebrows

KERMAN, Calif.—One hundred degrees on a steamy Thursday afternoon and not much can be seen along the dust-blown avenue in Kerman. A school bus cruises by. Cows lap up water or feed behind a fence. A tractor crosses the road.  What’s most evident in this span of the San Joaquin Va

Brief insideclimatenews.org · 19d ago

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Earth just had its hottest August on record

The intensifying super El Niño, combined with global warming, is favored to make 2026 the hottest year on record, with 2027 expected to be even hotter.

yaleclimateconnections.org · 7d ago
Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions

Google is backing the buildout of a novel green-steel mill in Sweden as the tech giant grapples with rising greenhouse gas emissions from its AI expansion. On Thursday, the company said it is partnering with Stegra to help bring the Swedish firm’s flagship facility online. Unlik

canarymedia.com · 1h ago
2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds

Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last yearRivers across the world experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, a comprehensive study of global water resources has found.The assessm

theguardian.com · 4h ago
Climate Change Primed Nepal Glacier for Deadly Collapse

Climate attribution researchers say “there is absolutely no doubt” that decades of global warming set the stage for the deadly rock and glacier collapse on Langtang Lirung Mountain in Nepal. At least 1,300 people died in August when a cascade of semi-frozen sludge, boulders, tree

insideclimatenews.org · 9h ago
Court Rules in Favor of Feds and Denver Water on Dam Expansion

The unfinished expansion of Gross Reservoir near Denver can proceed after three judges ruled Tuesday in favor of the federal government and a water utility’s challenge to a lower court opinion halting construction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Denver Water defended the da

insideclimatenews.org · 10h ago
Newsom's last chance to tackle California's electricity costs

This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition. Subscribe to get it every Wednesday via Substack . I’m launching this newsletter at an intriguing moment in California politics. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom — who everyo

canarymedia.com · 15h ago
Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Doubles Down and Defies State Legislature

AUSTIN, Texas—A chair with Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian’s name on it sat empty Tuesday in the hearing room of the Texas House Committee on Energy Resources. Committee Chairman Drew Darby had called Christian to testify before the panel, which oversees the Railroad Commis

insideclimatenews.org · 16h ago

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