Days of Dangerous Heat Is Expected in the Pacific Northwest
2026-06-13
Portland could climb near 100 degrees this weekend, forecasters said. Little relief is expected until next week.Continue Reading
Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power
2026-06-13
More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.Continue Reading
Cherie Blair’s Charity Received £3.6 million from ExxonMobil
2026-06-13
A charity set up by Cherie Blair has received more than £3.6 million from U.S. fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil, DeSmog can reveal. The eponymous Cherie Blair Foundation for Women was founded in 2008 – providing training and resources, including mobile apps, for “women entrepreneurs” in low-income countries to start smallContinue Reading
A Commercial Space Race Prompts a Thorny Question: Who Owns the Sky?
2026-06-13
The surge in satellites brings pollution and risks of repeating destructive colonial practices, experts warn. By Bob Berwyn The starry night sky has always anchored humanity’s sense of place in a vast universe. It’s a map guiding travelers, a calendar for migrations and harvests, a wellspring of stories. But aContinue Reading
A legendary golden fabric lost for 2,000 years has returned
2026-06-13
Researchers in South Korea have recreated the legendary “sea silk” once prized by emperors, using fibers from a clam cultivated in Korean coastal waters. They discovered that its famous golden shine comes from tiny protein structures that reflect light rather than from pigments or dyes. Because the color is builtContinue Reading
NatWest Accused of Using ‘Loopholes’ to Invest £17 Million in UK Coal Supplier
2026-06-13
NatWest has been slammed for investing at least £17 million in the UK’s biggest supplier of coal to the cement industry, despite pressure on banks to stop financing fossil fuels. According to documents seen by DeSmog, the bank ploughed money into Hatfield Energy, which imported at least 350,000 tonnes ofContinue Reading
Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?
2026-06-13
Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry. In a nation with more pigs per capita than anywhere else in the world, animal welfare and nitrates pollution dominated public debate as millions headed to theContinue Reading
The Climate Change Culprits Not Addressed by Global Policy
2026-06-12
A new paper suggests that 15 percent of global warming comes from overlooked pollutants. By Nina Sablan Record-high global temperatures aren’t driven only by well-known greenhouse gas culprits.Continue Reading
PhysCOS Activities at AAS 248, 14–15 June 2026
2026-06-12
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community PhysCOS Activities at AAS 248,… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources PhysCOS Activities at AAS 248 – Sunday, 14 June & Monday,Continue Reading
The missing notebooks that solved a 55-million-year-old fossil mystery
2026-06-12
A spectacular fossil fish discovered on a remote cliff in New Zealand nearly 30 years ago has finally revealed its full story thanks to an unexpected discovery: the original collector’s long-lost field notebooks. The 1.2-meter fossil, preserved in stunning three-dimensional detail, belonged to an ancient tarpon-like predator that cruised NewContinue Reading
How socialism built the reddest states in the West
2026-06-12
The history of labor in the region gets shouted down by corporations. The post How socialism built the reddest states in the West appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Inside Ferrari’s identity crisis as its first electric car hits a nerve
2026-06-12
Inside Ferrari’s identity crisis as its first electric car hits a nerveContinue Reading
The Traitor is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn
2026-06-12
The president is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.Continue Reading