Environment

Environment

Pointing to Drone Fears, the Pentagon Blocks More Than 150 Wind Projects

Austin Corona / Grist Jul 15, 2026 Wind developers say the freeze on projects has cost them $2 billion and is just the administration’s latest excuse to shut down their industry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Exxon’s Attorney Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself ‘the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm’

Rachel Santarsiero / DeSmog Jul 14, 2026 Robert Levy spent nearly two decades representing Big Oil and has major ties to conservative legal groups. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

One Year Later: Bezos’ WaPo Cheerleads for MAGA, Billionaires and AI

Pete Tucker / FAIR Jul 10, 2026 Things have only gotten worse at the paper since an editorial clampdown caused the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Original

Pink Flamingos and Yellow Vests

Phineas Rueckert / Truthdig Jul 10, 2026 A month after Albanians erupted in opposition to a Trump family takeover of a remote island, can the leaderless uprising maintain momentum? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Science

The Plan to Make Climate Science Harder to Erase

Kate Yoder / Grist Jul 7, 2026 As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Ranchers Eye Return to the ‘Reagan Years’

Mark Olalde, Jimmy Tobias / ProPublica Jul 7, 2026 The Bureau of Land Management is rewriting grazing regulations for 155 million acres of public land — with rules that heavily favor the livestock industry. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

The Benedict Arnold of Energy

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 6, 2026 By accelerating human-caused climate breakdown, Trump is doing what the British military never could — making the nation's capital unlivable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Across Europe, Heat Adaptation Plans Are Being Put to the Test

Naveena Sadasivam / Grist Jun 29, 2026 “Cities across the world are still preparing for the heat that we're experiencing today.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is a Vastly Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave

Adam Barnett / DeSmog Jun 25, 2026 The former oil and gas executive urged the embrace of fossil fuels at a conference of the right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

A Historic El Niño Is Set to Pummel an Unprepared US

ray levy uyeda / Prism Jun 23, 2026 The Trump administration has gutted and defunded the agencies and research once on the front lines of climate change. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Activism

The Data Center Backlash Uniting America

Nick Engelfried / Waging Nonviolence Jun 19, 2026 The passage of New York's moratorium marks the speed at which a wave of organized fury against data centers is growing — and winning — in both blue and red parts of the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Young Climate Plaintiffs Suing Trump Aren’t Giving Up, Despite Setback

Dana Drugmand / Truthdig Jun 19, 2026 After winning a landmark climate lawsuit in Montana, student activists took the Trump administration to court. Their case was dismissed — but their fight is not over. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )