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‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding
Published: February 12, 2026 23:14
The Trump administration moved today to overturn a key legal foundation of the federal government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. In a press conference at the White House, President Donald Trump hailed the move as “the single largest deregulatory…
Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022026/yangtze-river-fishing-ban-conservation/
Published: February 12, 2026 19:00
Flowing almost 4,000 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea, the Yangtze is China’s “Mother River.” From the emerald-green rice paddies of Hunan to the industrial hubs of Wuhan and Shanghai, the river basin generates 40 percent of the…
‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022026/inside-clean-energy-data-center-boom-electricity-demand/
Published: February 12, 2026 14:00
The rise of AI data centers has sparked panic about how to provide enough electricity to support new development without overheating the planet and saddling everyone with unaffordable utility costs. My advice: Let’s take a deep breath. While the concern is…
Maryland Environmentalists Face Awkward Choice: Support Moore’s Budget Raid or Fight for Climate Goals
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022026/maryland-gov-moore-clean-energy-budget/
Published: February 12, 2026 10:00
Maryland environmental groups are backing Gov. Wes Moore’s plan to redirect more than $700 million from the state’s main clean energy fund while at the same time pushing for legislation to prevent similar raids in the future and secure hundreds of millions…
China Could Reach Peak Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sooner Than Beijing Planned, New Report Suggests
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/china-greenhouse-gas-emissions-offset-by-clean-energy/
Published: February 12, 2026 00:01
Planet-warming emissions from China, currently the world’s largest greenhouse gas polluter, have continued to flatline or fall as cleaner forms of energy outpace coal and gas generation, according to a new analysis published Wednesday. If the trend…
Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/trump-administration-ends-coke-fenceline-monitoring/
Published: February 11, 2026 22:40
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Haley Lewis dreamed about Charlie Powell last night. It’s been more than a month since Powell, a staple in Birmingham’s advocacy community, died at age 72. Lewis, his friend and an attorney at the Environmental Integrity Project, is only…
N.C. Judge Upholds the State’s Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/nc-1-4-dioxane-pollution-limits/
Published: February 11, 2026 21:47
A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against the cities of Asheboro, Greensboro and Reidsville, concluding that state environmental regulators can legally limit the amount of 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen, that they discharge into the drinking…
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/earth-unprecedented-shift-from-warm-to-hot/
Published: February 11, 2026 16:00
If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and buckle the chains. And if humans keep heating the planet…
As the Trump EPA Prepares to Revoke Key Legal Finding on Climate Change, What Happens Next?
Published: February 11, 2026 14:26
Following three of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon with climate tipping points and states and cities grapple with the escalating cost of extreme weather and more intense wildfires, the Trump administration this week is expected to…
Toxic Beauty: Black Women Most at Risk from Harmful Chemicals in Unregulated Hair Products
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/unregulated-hair-extensions-harmful-chemicals/
Published: February 11, 2026 13:00
Elissia Franklin is an analytical chemist with an infectious laugh, a penchant for braided hair extensions and a fierce commitment to reducing health disparities for Black women. Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, she saw firsthand the systemic barriers…
Pennsylvania County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed a Data Center
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/pennsylvania-talen-energy-data-center-rezoning-denied/
Published: February 11, 2026 10:00
A Pennsylvania county on Tuesday rejected a plan to rezone land so a data center could be built there, becoming the latest locality to push back against an electricity-hungry industry growing rapidly nationwide. The three commissioners of Montour County in…
Choosing the Right Home Is Tough. Climate Change Is Making It Harder.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10022026/todays-climate-risks-buying-homes-flooding-wildfire/
Published: February 10, 2026 22:51
Trying to buy a home comes with a seemingly endless list of things to consider: What’s the commute to work like? Can you qualify for a mortgage? Will the small kitchen drive you crazy? But climate change is throwing a snag in one of the most important…
Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10022026/trump-department-of-defense-coal-power/
Published: February 10, 2026 22:20
President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants. The order, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official,…
Trailblazing Atmospheric Scientist Was ‘a Titan in the Scientific World’
Published: February 10, 2026 10:00
More than half a century ago, at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland, Michael McElroy’s classmates had just finished an exceptionally difficult math exam and were ready to vent. But first they wanted to hear from the class’s star student. “So…
Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09022026/south-florida-plants-animals-endangered-species-act/
Published: February 9, 2026 23:35
The Trump administration has agreed to finalize protections under the Endangered Species Act for 11 South Florida plants and animals, settling federal litigation over their plight. The agreement involves the Florida Keys mole skink, Rim Rock crowned snake…
Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09022026/wisconsin-distillery-sustainable-agriculture/
Published: February 9, 2026 10:00
In the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, food and beverage businesses are partnering with organic farms in a small but growing effort to promote regenerative agriculture practices across the unique region, known for its uneven landscape of steep hillsides and…
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022026/texas-guadalupe-river-floodplain-fracking-boom/
Published: February 8, 2026 10:00
GONZALES, Texas—More than 500 enormous oil tanks dot the floodplains of the Guadalupe River and its tributaries where they cross one of Texas’ leading oilfields, an Inside Climate News investigation has found, posing risk of an environmental disaster. …
Disaster Looms on the Guadalupe River Floodplain
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022026/icn-sunday-morning-guadalupe-river-floodplain-fracking/
Published: February 8, 2026 09:50
An epic flood a generation ago drenched areas around Texas’ Guadalupe River, showing how quickly and dangerously the region could be submerged. Since then, Texas — with no state floodplain policy — has allowed oil companies to frack this same area,…
A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07022026/colorado-college-geothermal-network/
Published: February 7, 2026 10:00
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—The discussions started roughly a decade ago, when an account manager at Xcel Energy, the electricity and gas utility provider, expressed confusion, officials at Colorado Mesa University recalled. A public school on the state’s…
Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07022026/georgia-power-natural-gas-expansion-pollution/
Published: February 7, 2026 09:55
Georgia regulators have approved a massive expansion of natural gas power plants that could dramatically increase the state’s climate pollution, largely to support the rapid growth of data centers. The projects approved by Georgia’s Public Service…
The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07022026/environmental-justice-under-trump/
Published: February 7, 2026 09:50
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate in New Orleans. For generations, African American and other…
Pennsylvania Governor Courts Data Centers While Seeking Consumer Protections
Published: February 6, 2026 23:19
Amid a national flight over data centers, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is trying to welcome the economic growth they bring while suggesting ways to protect consumers from soaring electricity costs. In a budget speech this week, Shapiro said that new…
Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06022026/pennsylvania-greenhouse-gas-cap-and-trade-proposal/
Published: February 6, 2026 19:13
Nearly 25 years ago, environmental lawyers Robert McKinstry and John Dernbach appeared at an early conference on climate change at Penn State University. They spoke about how state policy could fill the gaps left by federal inaction. “At that point, we…
MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06022026/methanesat-climate-pollution-global-assessment/
Published: February 6, 2026 10:00
MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite and first spacecraft owned by an environmental nonprofit, promised to usher in a new era of climate accountability when the device entered Earth’s orbit in 2024. One year later, researchers…
Solar Siting Reforms Advance in Virginia After Years of Failed Attempts
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06022026/virginia-solar-siting-reform/
Published: February 6, 2026 09:55
RICHMOND, Va.—The Virginia House passed legislation on Thursday by a 63-33 vote, nearly along party lines, that would facilitate the development of solar facilities by prohibiting bans by local communities but spelling out site requirements designed to…
California Explores First-Time Regulation on Dairy Methane Emissions
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06022026/california-dairy-methane-emissions-regulation/
Published: February 6, 2026 09:50
After years of relying on voluntary grant and incentive programs to bring down a potent climate pollutant from dairy and livestock operations, California is looking into developing a rule to require reductions directly. The California Air Resources Board…
Under Trump, EPA’s Enforcement of Environmental Laws Collapses, Report Finds
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/trump-epa-polluter-enforcement-collapses/
Published: February 5, 2026 23:36
Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a far bigger drop than in the same period of his first term, according to a new report from a watchdog group. By analyzing a range of…
How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/maori-scientist-daniel-hikuroa-legal-rights-of-whales/
Published: February 5, 2026 20:43
As governments struggle to halt biodiversity loss and protect the world’s oceans using legal systems largely built by and for nation-states, Indigenous leaders are advancing a radically different vision—one that treats whales not as resources to be…
Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/inside-clean-energy-when-gas-stations-vanish/
Published: February 5, 2026 14:00
Sooner than you think, your city may be down to its last gas station, or, in large cities, the last few gas stations. They likely will be owned or heavily subsidized by the government because few businesses can be profitable selling a product whose demand…
One of Africa’s Most Important Water Sources Just Got Some Very Good News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/africa-angola-wetlands-global-recognition/
Published: February 5, 2026 10:00
A vast wetland system that feeds water supplies for much of central and southern Africa has remained largely outside the global conservation spotlight, even as climate change and environmental degradation increased the stakes. Angola has now moved to…
Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/northern-california-air-pollution-sensors-climate-risks/
Published: February 5, 2026 09:55
The Bay Area Air District kicked off the new year with a warning for residents of the nine counties around San Francisco: if they lit a fireplace, wood stove or outdoor fire pit, they would have to either take a course on the health effects of wood smoke…
Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands In Path of Border Wall
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04022026/rio-grande-valley-border-wall-public-lands/
Published: February 5, 2026 00:27
Advocates are calling for the Homeland Security funding bill, currently being negotiated, to include protections for Texas parks and cultural heritage sites in the path of the border wall. During the first Trump presidency, Congress approved protections…