“The resolution previously called for countries to submit a registry of the ‘loss and damage’ they suffer from the impacts of an overheating world, such as storms, floods and droughts. This accounting of damages was strenuously opposed by the US.“
By @olliemilman.bsky.social
Democracy Now!: A Warming Planet Makes Nor’easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann www.democracynow.org/2026/2/24/no...
CamDam allows the Spanish Hogfish to give it a once over, but no cleaning services are rendered #spanishhogfish #damselfish #camdam #coralcitycamera #cleaningstation
What would you call an octopus with fins as big as an elephant's ears?! 🐙
If you said "Dumbo," you think like a scientist! Found as deep as 13,000 feet, this deep sea octopus flaps and drifts like a parachute to sneak up on prey, swallowing it whole!
Column by @ranaforoohar.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com
“One wonders what risk premium might be put on a nation with less interest in high-growth industries, as well as dirtier water and air, especially at a time when the insurance industry wants to push more costs from climate-related disasters on to companies, banks and governments themselves.”
"Experts said a patchwork of state climate policies was no substitute for federal leadership. But they added that state action would be crucial for the United States ... to continue shifting away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy while President Trump remains in office."
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As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap
Across the country, Democratic-led states are accelerating their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Their role just became much more important.
By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
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The world has never needed climate journalism more than it does right now. Yet last year climate got less coverage than at any point since the pandemic
www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
"On the ship, José Maria Fernandez, who oversaw a crew of 32 professional divers, controlled the divers’ air supply and monitored their depth.
"Over five days, the divers and operational staff on four boats removed nearly 5,000 kilograms of plastic from the water."
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"Gravity Wave works with companies that want to finance cleanup operations to burnish their green credentials, as well as partners that buy the recycled materials to use in items ranging from furniture to stadium seating."
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From Fishing Nets to Furniture: Turning Ocean Plastic Into Usable Products
A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations.
Visuals and Text by Lena Mucha for @nytimes.com
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“The bottom line is that the United States is set to stand apart from a majority of the world’s industrialized nations, which have mandatory fuel economy or greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions rules. The E.P.A. still regulates tailpipe emissions of specific pollutants, like nitrogen oxides.”
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With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.
By Hiroko Tabuchi in @nytimes.com
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Karen Zraick (@karenzraick.bsky.social) explains what happens next.
The move by the Trump administration "comes at a time when the role of the courts in U.S. environmental policy has been growing."
Full story:
Unlocked article:
What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation
The Trump administration has repealed the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.
By Lisa Friedman & @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.
By Lisa Friedman in @nytimes.com
The Federal Judicial Center deleted a chapter on climate science from a reference manual for judges. I spoke to one of the authors of the chapter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
“Unlike the swings in federal policy that have become routine when administrations change hands, getting rid of the endangerment finding could hamstring any future administration’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.”
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Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
By Lisa Friedman & @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
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She roamed more than 500 miles from Northern California and arrived in Los Angeles County on Saturday, the first time a gray wolf had been documented in the Los Angeles region in nearly a century.
Climate superfund bills are gaining momentum despite DOJ lawsuits against the only 2 states have passed them, NY and Vermont. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
"Canada is a relatively small market for U.S. automakers, but it is a major supplier of components and finished vehicles. The biggest danger for U.S. automakers may be that they are becoming increasingly isolated from foreign markets and disconnected from technological trends."
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"Canada’s plan aligns the country with a shift to electric vehicles that is well underway in Europe and China. But Mr. Trump and Republicans in Congress are doubling down on vehicles powered by fossil fuels, eliminating incentives that encouraged people to buy electric vehicles."
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Carney Stakes Canada’s Auto Future on E.V.s as It Pulls Away From the U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures aimed at making Canada a global leader in E.V.s and rescuing an industry ravaged by U.S. trade policy.
By @ianausten.bsky.social & @jackewingnyt.bsky.social
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"Scientists fear that if Thwaites sheds too much ice, it could cause more of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet to start sliding rapidly into the sea, swamping coastal communities worldwide with as much as 15 feet of extra water over the coming centuries."
By @zhonggg.bsky.social
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"A team of British and South Korean researchers was trying to install instruments beneath the immense glacier, where they would collect data, the first of its kind, on the warm ocean waters that are melting away the ice at a rate of hundreds of feet per year."
By @zhonggg.bsky.social
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"A daring attempt to study Antarctica’s fast-melting Thwaites Glacier collapsed over the weekend after the scientists’ instruments became entombed within the half-mile-thick ice."
By @zhonggg.bsky.social
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Deep Inside an Antarctic Glacier, a Mission Collapses at Its Final Step
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Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.
By @zhonggg.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
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Climate change could lead to 123 million additional malaria cases and 532,000 deaths between 2024 and 2050. Extreme weather events are identified as the primary driver. The findings emphasize the need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems.
