29 October news
Loretta Lohman
American Prospect
Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties
Ars Technica
Westinghouse is claiming a nuclear deal would see $80B of new reactors
Axios
Colorado sues Trump admin over SNAP funds
Big Pivots
Electric co-ops: Say no to data centers
Bloomberg/CityLab
Dallas Debuts $2.1 Billion Rail Line Linking Suburbs to Airport
Trump Funding Cuts Put New Stresses on City Parks
Canary Media
Despite Trump troubles, Hyundai charges ahead with green-steel project
Connecticut and Maine team up to fast-track renewables
Connecticut and Maine team up to fast-track renewables
Carbon Brief
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
Thousands evacuated in Vietnam after record rain triggers floods
India endured 20 heatwave days per person in 2024, one-third due to climate change: Lancet report
Cheaper, greener power is on the way
Christian Science Monitor
What China’s landmark climate pledge means for the fight against global warming
Can resource-rich countries go green? Colombia’s trying to find out.
Colorado Newsline
Policymakers plan for ‘energy superabundance’ at Western governors conference
Colorado Sun
Xcel Energy’s on-again, off-again Pueblo power plant is offline again, this time for up to 8 months
Common Dreams
Report: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals
New Data Shows Just Four Global North Countries Responsible for Derailing Oil and Gas Phase-out Progress since Paris Agreement
A person from the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year
Conversation
In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action
Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
Daily Beast
CNN Data Guru Delivers Harsh Truth on Issue Dividing the Aisle
Denver Post
The world has moved on but climate change fueled-storms triggered a humanitarian disaster in Alaska
E&E News
California starts looking for deeper emissions cuts
Environmental News Network
Warwick Researcher Improves Century-Old Equation to Predict Movement of Dangerous Air Pollutants
Building a More Reliable Power Future
Low-Cost Pollution Monitoring is Global South Game Changer - Study
Outdoor Air Pollution Linked to Higher Incidence of Breast Cancer
Polar Bears Act as Crucial Providers for Arctic Species
Satellites and Space Trash Threaten the Ozone Layer and Space Safety
Grist
Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals.
High Country News
Truly grasp what Typhoon Halong did to western Alaska This is not only a climate emergency. It is a cultural one.
The aging Los Alamos lab at the center of America’s nuclear overhaul
Los Angeles Times
Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
In controversial move, LADWP says it will shift its largest gas power plant to hydrogen
MSN
Climate change spiralling out of control: 22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are at record highs
NBC News
As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap
New York Times
Money to Help Nations Cope With Climate Disasters Is Declining, U.N. Says
Five Houses Collapse in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Phys.org
Scientists just found out how corals rebuild themselves on the reef
The biggest threats to maintaining fat bike trails: Climate change and volunteer burnout
EU in race against time to agree climate emissions target
Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica. How forecasters knew where it was headed
Advanced flight emission calculator shows real cost of flying
Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction
State of the Climate 2025: Earth's vital signs worsen, but science shows options for a livable future
Report calls for $14 billion investment to protect and restore kelp forests worldwide
Australia's protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040
UN sees world's emissions falling 10% by 2035, far short of 60% goal
Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain
Climate change inaction being paid for in millions of lives every year, global findings suggest
Science Daily
Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn
Scientists just found out how corals rebuild themselves on the reef
Truthout
Hurricanes Should Be Named After Fossil Fuel Executives, Climate Activist Says |
Volts
The escalating battle over renewable energy certificates (RECs)
Vox
3 things about Hurricane Melissa that make it so unusual and dangerous
The Guardian
Trump’s blithe dismissal of climate science
UK unveils ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ to get back on track for net zero targets
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Cuba faces 120mph winds; disaster area declared in Jamaica
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
BBC
Britain's energy bills problem - and why firms are paid huge sums to stop producing power
Yahoo News UK
Climate Change Is 'Increasing Melissa’s Potential Damages By As Much As 50%,' Climate Scientists Say
The Independent
Government doubles down on green ambition as it unveils new UK climate plan
MARCA
SDS Knowledge Hub
Ahead of COP 30, UNFCCC Publishes Synthesis of 64 NDCs
UN Report Calls for Scaling Action on Methane Through Data-driven Solutions
Green Queen Media
Climate Change Kills A Person Every Minute, But Bill Gates Says It Won't Cause 'Humanity's Demise'
Tribune India
India among nations yet to submit climate action plans: UN report ahead of COP30
Climate change hits young hardest in Hindu Kush Himalaya, Arctic regions: ICIMOD
Times of India
MLA raises concern on climate change, urges citizens to act
India Today
Inaction on climate change killing millions each year, warns report
How climate change deniers mimic science to spread misinformation, sow doubt
Pakistan Today’
Climate change: A blind spot for Pakistanis
Eurasia Review
Kurdistan24
Battle for Green Space: Urbanization and Climate Change Threaten Iraq's Cities
Times Now
Climate Change Emerging as a ‘Threat Multiplier’, Warns Indonesian Admiral at IPRD 2025
News Ghana
NCCE, Fidelity bank educate school children on climate change
Lokmat Times
Global experts convene in Namibia to tackle climate change, disaster risk
Social News XYZ
Global experts convene in Namibia to tackle climate change, disaster risk
