5 September news
Loretta Lohman
ABC4 Utah
Planting Zones and Climate Change
Al Jazeera
Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN
AP
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
Aspen Times
Fire hazards ground Snowmass Balloon Festival Decisions made while area sees ‘extreme drought’ rating
Balls and Strikes
To Preserve Trump’s Climate Funding Cuts, Conservative Judges Are Making Things Up Because the nonprofits’ claims are “essentially contractual,” wrote Judge Neomi Rao, joined by Judge Gregory Katsas, the nonprofits would have to bring their lawsuits in the Court of Federal Claims instead. Invented by Alito
Big Pivots
Pueblo County refuses to repudiate plea to Trump Keep the outdated expensive polluting coal plant open everything else be damned.
BKReader
Cooler Classrooms And Green Schoolyards: How a Mamdani Administration Would Tackle Climate Change
Canary Media
‘Bizarre’ and ‘unlawful:’ States, Ørsted challenge Revolution Wind freeze
California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill
Chart: State lawmakers introduced a ton of anti-renewables bills this year
Carbon Brief
Q&A: How China is adapting to ‘more frequent and intense’ heat extremes
Australia: Business says $400bn investment needed for 60% climate target
China: Renewable power generation up 15.2% in first seven months of 2025
Heavy rain, overflowing rivers cause fresh flooding in northern India, Pakistan
UK: Energy users ‘could save £5bn a year’ if gas plants are removed from market
Germany: Siemens Energy wins multi-billion contract for power hub in the Baltic Sea
Why it's North Sea engineers, not idealist eco-warriors, who will deliver net-zero
Trump’s Department of Energy gets scienced
Climatewire
At Burning Man, the Weather Can Feel Biblical. Will Climate Change Make It Even Worse?
Colorado Biz
ContourGlobal opens first US solar facility in Colorado
Colorado Sun
Daily Kos
Top energy official who deals with climate change says it isn’t real
Delaware Public Media
New survey offers snapshot of where Delawareans stand on climate change
Denver Post
Wildfire smoke, ozone causes air quality alert for Front Range, Denver metro
Environmental News Network
Climate Change is Making Rollercoaster Harvests the New Normal
Plant Samples Preserved in Museums May Hold Key to Advancing Biodiversity
Fighting Extinction, Coral Reefs Show Signs of Adapting to Warming Seas
What Climate Change Means for the Mediterranean Sea
FAU Tells ‘Story’ of Atlantic’s Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
Summer Heat Lingers in the West
The Equation
A Resounding Rejection of the US DOE’s Sham “Climate Science” Report
Grist
Nobody wants this gas plant. Trump is forcing it to stay open. The Trump administration, citing an ongoing “energy emergency,” has once again saddled a community already overburdened by pollution with a dirty, obsolete power plant it doesn’t want or need.
A fiber optic cable spied on Greenland’s glaciers. It found an alarming problem
The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters. use of nature-related words declined more than 60 percent between 1800 and 2019.
Houston Chronicle
Why Houstonians are pushing back on Trump climate rollbacks They are in the bullseye
Tomlinson: Texans have $1.1 trillion in property at risk of extreme weather
Inside Climate News
With a Mayoral Election Coming Up, This Is Where NYC Stands on Climate Action
Mayor Eric Adams’ Unfulfilled Promise for New York City Parks
House Republicans Push New Coal Bills, but Critics Say the Industry’s Decline Can’t Be Reversed
Embattled Texas Oilfield Waste Company Fined After Worker’s Death
Arizonans Protest State’s Largest Utility Abandoning Clean Energy Commitments
Jacksonville Journal Courier
Letter to the editor: Climate change, not just forest management, is driving wildfires
KNDU
Washington Department of Ecology releases 'reubke' of federal climate change study
KQED
At Burning Man, the Weather Can Feel Biblical. Will Climate Change Make It Even Worse?
The Land Desk
Republicans are still waging war on public lands In an unprecedented move, House Republicans this week voted to wield the Congressional Review Act to “disapprove” Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plans in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota. It is the first time the CRA — which allows Congress to revoke recently implemented administrative rules — has been used to eviscerate an RMP. That’s in part because RMPs are not considered “rules,” according to a January opinion by the Interior Department’s Solicitor. The Senate is expected to vote on the resolutions soon.
Los Angeles Times
A 'Roomba for the forest' could be SoCal's next wildfire weapon The BurnBot is a a remote-controlled vehicular system that removes flammable brush alongside roads with unprecedented precision.
In face of extreme heat, L.A. may require landlords to keep their rentals cool
Letters to the Editor: We can’t let ‘anti-science’ push back our efforts to rein in climate change
MarketPlace
How climate change is showing up in our economy
Miami Herald
Records confirm what you’re already feeling: Miami nights are hotter than ever
National Center for Science Education
"Illinois Climate Education Hub gives teachers head start on climate curriculum"
A climate change education bill in Massachusetts
NPR
U.S. Oil Giant ConocoPhillips Will Lay Off Up to 25% of Its Work Force the oil companies don’t need more drilling
Why solar flares are way hotter than researchers thought
The world's oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more
Nature
Addressing methane emission feedbacks from global wetlands
New York Times
The Climate Change Playbook No Longer Works. What Can Activists Do?
The Trump Administration Wants to Switch Off Climate Satellites
Phys.org
Researchers discover massive geo-hydrogen source to the west of the Mussau Trench
Discovery of North America's role in Asia's monsoons offers new insights into climate change
What climate change means for the Mediterranean Sea
Mirror image molecules reveal drought stress in the Amazon rainforest
Physics-based indicator predicts tipping point for collapse of Atlantic current system in next 50 years
New research explores climate change and the limits of human progress
New research calls for global action on micro and nanoplastics in the atmosphere
Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution: UN
ReliefWeb
WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin No. 5 - September 2025
Semafor
Wind giant Ørsted sues White House
State Court Report
Extreme Heat Exacerbates Dire Prison Conditions, With Few Paths to Relief People behind bars are particularly vulnerable to harm during heat waves and climate-related disasters. Advocates should consider state constitutional solutions.
Volts
How inverters can stabilize a renewables-heavy grid A conversation with Daniel Duckwitz of SMA Solar Technology and Catarina Augusto of SolarPower Europe.
Vox
The US Open is hotter than Coachella. That’s what makes it awful.
Washington Post
Climate change turns Pakistan’s summer oases into deadly flood zones
Washington State Dept of Ecology
Sept. 5 - Ecology debunks federal climate report, reaffirms commitment to real science
WMO
WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin No. 5 - September 2025
WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin highlights vicious cycle
Yale Climate Connections
What you need to know about AI and climate change
Disturbance 91L in the eastern Atlantic a potential long-range threat to the Lesser Antilles
The $7,500 EV deal that disappears at the end of September
What happens to New Orleans’ levees when a Category 4 hurricane hits?
When wildfire hit her street, even a climate expert felt unprepared
Weekly Journal
Climate change remains a risk for global construction
Green Prophet
Mediterranean Mega Fires Burn Record Land as Climate Change Fuels Extreme Heat and Drought
CBC
Liberal MPs form environmental caucus as some want stronger climate focus from Carney
The Guardian
What does a sunk Swedish galleon teach us about the perils of ignoring science? ‘Take no one’s word for it’
Food waste is a daunting problem – but we each hold a key to the solution in our own home
Weather tracker: British Columbia breaks Canada’s September heat record
Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds
DrainFears for England riverbank habitats amid relaxed post-Brexit rules ing the sea: fishing in crisis in south-east Asia – in pictures
Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows
Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests
How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030
Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report HUGE reward for the guy who breaks things
US sheriffs decry White House effort to hire away local law enforcement for Ice
BBC
New climate assessment for Jackdaw gas field Oil giant Shell had to review its assessment after a judge ruled the Jackdaw field was permitted unlawfully.
DeSmog
Reform’s New Board Members: What Have They Said About Climate Change?
Open Access Government
Climate change reduced the labour share in the 21st Century
Agriland
UCD researchers seek farmers' views on climate change policy
International Business Times UK
A Conservative for Climate: A View from the Right in an Age of Denial
Stockholm Environment institute
Global Center on Adaptation
SSBCrack
Record Water Temperatures Raise Alarm for Mediterranean Marine Ecosystems Amid Climate Change
New research examines the complexities of climate change and the challenges of human progress
Peoples Dispatch
Left movements in South Asia call for increased mobilizations to face the effects of climate change
Eurasia Review
Climate Change Is Making Rollercoaster Harvests The New Normal – OpEd
Drishti IAS
Towards a Climate Resilient India
Bloom Pakistan
Counting the Cost: Flash Floods and the Alarming Human Toll of Climate Change in Pakistan
Amnesty International
Manila Times
Project TRANSFORM aims to boost LGU resilience against disasters and climate change
Australian Broadcasting Corp
Can Palau's 'lucky reefs' save our oceans?
The Australian
Energy transition cost will do little to avert climate change effects
Townsville Bulletin
Weather that drove Iberian wildfires 40x more likely due to climate change, report says
Daily Motion
Coastal town faces prospect of dead river with cause linked to climate change and coal mining
Small-scale lifestyle choices combat power costs and health impacts of climate change
Climate Council
Why the Pacific Islands Forum matters for Australia, and for climate action
Front Page Africa
Liberia: As Climate Change Drives More Farmers Into the Forests, Ambitious Boakai Forestry Sector
Daily Nation
Young Kenyans turn to AI to grow food and fight climate change
Zawya
How
climate change impacts South African mining water management
strategies?
