16 December news
Loretta Lohman
Ars Technica
Utah leaders hinder efforts to develop solar energy supply
Bloomberg/CityLab
My Costly Race to Prepare for California’s Next Inferno
New York Utility Says Queue for Large Power Users Has Tripled
Bioengineer
Climate Change Threatens Ethnomedicinal Plants in Himalayas
Canary Media
Nippon Steel’s U.S. investments ‘at a crossroads’
Texas’ energy market redesign could leave battery developers in limbo
North Carolina training site pairs sheep grazing with solar
Carbon Brief
Guest post: How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2025
Guest post: Why cities need more than just air conditioning for extreme heat
‘Major turning point’: EVs make up over a quarter of global car sales in 2025
China’s fossil fuel power output set for first drop in a decade
Deadliest Morocco flash floods in over 20 years leave 37 dead
Kenya signs $311m power lines deal with Africa fund, Indian firm
This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane
Clean Technica
Environmental News Network
Storms in the Southern Ocean Mitigates Global Warming
The Smoky Signature of Climate Change
Securing the Future of Glacier Monitoring in a Warming World
Congestion Pricing Improved Air Quality in NYC and Suburbs
New Study Reveals Source of Rain is Major Factor Behind Drought Risks for Farmers
Carbon Nanotubes Could Power a New Generation of Flexible Solar Panels
Farmers Forum
NEW YORK TIMES: Fight against climate change led by China — the world’s largest emitter of C02
Grist
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
Inside Climate News
Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction
Can a Flood-Prone Coastal City Learn to Live With Water?
After Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans Architect Turned to the Dutch to Learn to Live With Water
Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting
Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Data Center Tax Incentives
Virginia Regulators Weigh Expanded Use of Data Center’s Polluting Generators
Climate Change Is Threatening Christmas Classics
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
Los Angeles Times
California sues Trump administration for 50th time. This one is over EV charger network money
Montrose Daily Press
NBC
Arctic is hotter than it's been in 125 years, with record-low sea ice: NOAA report
Nature
Past
and future change in global river flows
New York Times
Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban
Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic
Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
NPR
New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole
New York Times
U.S. Is Said to Seek Exemption From a European Climate Law
Phys.org
Category '6' tropical cyclone hot spots are growing
Climate change's hidden price tag: A 12% drop in our present income
Ocean sediments are key to survival of northeastern US salt marshes
Signature of climate change: Nearly half of harmful wildfire smoke exposure linked to human-caused warming
Storms reveal how marine snow shapes carbon flow in the deep ocean
Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade
Storms in the Southern Ocean absorb more atmospheric heat than climate models predict
Elusive December sun leaves Stockholm in the dark
A new global map uses a fleet of satellites to catch methane leaks from the energy sector
New framework reveals where transport emissions concentrate in Singapore
Australia's climate future: New model goes global
Iran's record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an air pollution crisis—but the real causes run much deeper
Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia
Science Daily
How bubbles may speed up CO₂ uptake by the ocean
Remote Southern Ocean seabirds study highlights reach of 'forever chemicals'
A hidden climate shift may have sparked epic Pacific voyages 1,000 years ago
Semafor
Western carmakers reverse on EV plans amid China competition
UPI
NOAA's Arctic report outlines how its winter's being 'redefined'
Radio Canada
Arctic Report Card 2025: Rainfall, record warmth and rapid change – Eye on the Arctic
The Guardian
Green groups decry EU ‘betrayal’ after vote to reduce oversight of firms
The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica
Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in
This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane
Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years
Chances of EU trucking industry hitting zero emissions targets are dire, says industry body
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
BBC
Ford to scale back electric vehicle plans, taking $19.5bn hit
Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam
Climate Home News
From Baku to Belém and beyond: How we turn a climate finance roadmap into reality
Times of India
‘Climate change transforming Himalayas, impacting millions’
Indian Express
Punjab Newsline
Haryana
serious about tackling climate change; Air pollution
control to get
new direction
Down to Earth
Heatwaves are becoming India’s deadliest climate disaster—but they still don’t count as one
Invisible: when migration and climate leave people with disabilities behind
iPolitics
New federal methane rules are stricter, but offer more flexibility for emitters
