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Two homeowners in Washington state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent years have brought a new lawsuit against major oil and gas companies.
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Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates - Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org
January 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Two homeowners in Washington state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent years have brought a new lawsuit against major oil and gas companies.
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In the waning days of Governor Phil Murphy’s tenure, state officials unveiled an updated Energy Master Plan that calls for 100 percent clean electricity by 2035 and steep reductions in climate pollution by midcentury.
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New Jersey Has A New Map For Its Energy Future. The Ground Under It Is Already Shifting. - Inside Climate News
New Jersey has a renewed plan for a cleaner, cheaper grid. The catch: it relies on a regional market in turmoil, offshore wind on life support and climate policies Washington is now trying to unravel.
insideclimatenews.org
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In the waning days of Governor Phil Murphy’s tenure, state officials unveiled an updated Energy Master Plan that calls for 100 percent clean electricity by 2035 and steep reductions in climate pollution by midcentury.
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Far from the policy disputes of Washington, D.C., officials like Fernández Gallardo are still counting on binational collaboration to yield tangible benefits for local residents.
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The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem - Inside Climate News
Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.
insideclimatenews.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Far from the policy disputes of Washington, D.C., officials like Fernández Gallardo are still counting on binational collaboration to yield tangible benefits for local residents.
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Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys and ocean monitoring assets run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that protect fishermen, cargo ships and endangered species across the country.
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As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point - Inside Climate News
Officials warn that if regional Integrated Ocean Observing System readings go dark, coastal forecasts will become less precise, endangering commercial fishermen, cargo ships and coastal communities.
insideclimatenews.org
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys and ocean monitoring assets run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that protect fishermen, cargo ships and endangered species across the country.
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The Endangered Species Act was, at its start, a bipartisan piece of legislation, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1973.
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Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
grist.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The Endangered Species Act was, at its start, a bipartisan piece of legislation, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1973.
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The water reclamation project is replacing the sewage lagoons on the Yavapai-Apache nation and is just one of over 200 water conservation projects.
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Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up? - Inside Climate News
The state has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and implemented new regulations to protect water supplies. But as funds run out, residents, leaders and experts say more needs to be done in and outside Arizona.
insideclimatenews.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The water reclamation project is replacing the sewage lagoons on the Yavapai-Apache nation and is just one of over 200 water conservation projects.
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A recent report by the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative warns that “the European Alps, Rockies of the Western U.S. and Canada, Iceland, and Scandinavia would lose nearly all ice at 2 degrees Celsius of warming.”
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As Glaciers Melt, the Earth’s Cryosphere Is on Thin Ice - Inside Climate News
A glaciologist and climate scientist is sounding the alarm at COP30 about the rapid shrinking of glaciers all over the world, setting the stage for flooding, sea level rise and mass migration.
insideclimatenews.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A recent report by the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative warns that “the European Alps, Rockies of the Western U.S. and Canada, Iceland, and Scandinavia would lose nearly all ice at 2 degrees Celsius of warming.”
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As demand for critical minerals surges around the world, countries are debating whether to mine the untapped deep-sea reserves of cobalt, copper and manganese, miles below the surface.
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A New Tool Could Help Track Deep-Sea Mining Activity - Inside Climate News
Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.
insideclimatenews.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
As demand for critical minerals surges around the world, countries are debating whether to mine the untapped deep-sea reserves of cobalt, copper and manganese, miles below the surface.
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ProPublica and High Country News set out to investigate the transformation of the grazing system into a massive subsidy program.
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The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
grist.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
ProPublica and High Country News set out to investigate the transformation of the grazing system into a massive subsidy program.
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Zillow, the largest real estate listing site in the U.S., has removed a feature that allowed people to view a property’s exposure to the climate crisis, following complaints from the industry and some homeowners that it was hurting sales.
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Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales
The site removed the feature after real estate agents and some homeowners alleged that the scores appear arbitrary and hurt sales.
grist.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Zillow, the largest real estate listing site in the U.S., has removed a feature that allowed people to view a property’s exposure to the climate crisis, following complaints from the industry and some homeowners that it was hurting sales.
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Dominion Energy’s proposal for a $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County aimed at meeting rising energy demands across the state has been approved by the State Corporation Commission.
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Virginia Regulators Approve First New Gas Plant Since Passage of Clean Economy Act - Inside Climate News
Dominion Energy presented the Chesterfield peaker plant as an answer to ensuring grid reliability. Some residents and clean energy advocates disagree.
insideclimatenews.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Dominion Energy’s proposal for a $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County aimed at meeting rising energy demands across the state has been approved by the State Corporation Commission.
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As the WMO compiled the numbers, it was preparing for the possibility that the central player in that monitoring effort, the United States, could withdraw at any time.
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Global Scientists Anticipate Less Reliance on the US in Future Carbon Monitoring - Inside Climate News
With Trump’s budget knife still poised over NOAA’s climate research operations, international researchers see a reduced role for the nation that pioneered CO2 measurement.
insideclimatenews.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
As the WMO compiled the numbers, it was preparing for the possibility that the central player in that monitoring effort, the United States, could withdraw at any time.
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More than a thousand hogs grow fat in the enclosed shed-like structures on Gene Tinker’s farm in northeast Iowa, while a few hundred cattle pace in open feedlots.
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Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going. - Inside Climate News
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.
insideclimatenews.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
More than a thousand hogs grow fat in the enclosed shed-like structures on Gene Tinker’s farm in northeast Iowa, while a few hundred cattle pace in open feedlots.
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Sales of new electric vehicles have plunged since federal tax credits ended on Sept. 30.
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EV Sales Are in the Tank. So What Happens Next? - Inside Climate News
The sudden removal of federal tax credits led to a cratering of U.S. electric vehicle sales. But the future is brighter than you may expect.
insideclimatenews.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Sales of new electric vehicles have plunged since federal tax credits ended on Sept. 30.
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The WMO report ranked 2024 as the hottest year ever measured in the Arab world.
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New Report Warns of Critical Climate Risks in Arab Region - Inside Climate News
Foundations of daily life, including farms, reservoirs and aquifers that feed and sustain millions, are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.
insideclimatenews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The WMO report ranked 2024 as the hottest year ever measured in the Arab world.
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Burning fossil fuels makes flooding not only more destructive, by destabilizing the climate and supercharging waves, storms and high tides, but also more dangerous, by releasing toxic substances like petroleum and untreated sewage in the path of roiling floodwaters.
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As Seas Rise, So Do the Risks From Toxic Sites - Inside Climate News
Flooding from surging seas is likely to inundate thousands of U.S. hazardous sites in coming years as global temperatures rise, placing the nation’s most vulnerable at greatest risk.
insideclimatenews.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Burning fossil fuels makes flooding not only more destructive, by destabilizing the climate and supercharging waves, storms and high tides, but also more dangerous, by releasing toxic substances like petroleum and untreated sewage in the path of roiling floodwaters.
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A long-awaited advisory plan to protect Massachusetts’ 1,519 miles of coastline from intensifying storms and sea level rise—an effort years in the making as tides creep higher into coastal neighborhoods from Salisbury to Cape Cod—has been released by state agencies.
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Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Unveils 50-Year Plan to Protect Coastlines from Rising Seas and Extreme Weather - Inside Climate News
The state’s new ResilientCoasts Initiative lays out adaptation plans to protect people, infrastructure and ecosystems—a costly effort that officials say will save more than it spends.
insideclimatenews.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A long-awaited advisory plan to protect Massachusetts’ 1,519 miles of coastline from intensifying storms and sea level rise—an effort years in the making as tides creep higher into coastal neighborhoods from Salisbury to Cape Cod—has been released by state agencies.
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Last year was the hottest on record, but global warming isn’t just overheating the planet. It’s killing workers.
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New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives - Inside Climate News
As the Trump administration is expected to finalize a standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness for workers by early next year, a new study shows that clear, comprehensive rules save lives.
insideclimatenews.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Last year was the hottest on record, but global warming isn’t just overheating the planet. It’s killing workers.
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Scientists who study the effects of wildfires on the snowpack and streamflows are finding that the story is complex and nuanced. The impacts can vary greatly across the West’s diverse ecosystems and topography.
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In Burned Forests, the West’s Snowpack Is Melting Earlier - Inside Climate News
As blazes expand to higher elevations, the impacts cascade downstream.
insideclimatenews.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Scientists who study the effects of wildfires on the snowpack and streamflows are finding that the story is complex and nuanced. The impacts can vary greatly across the West’s diverse ecosystems and topography.
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In July 2022, a 5-mile stretch of Albuquerque’s Rio Grande ran dry for the first time in 40 years.
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What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems - Inside Climate News
The stretch of the river through Albuquerque has run dry twice since 2022, after not doing so for decades, impacting all forms of life that depend on its flows.
insideclimatenews.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
In July 2022, a 5-mile stretch of Albuquerque’s Rio Grande ran dry for the first time in 40 years.
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The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress.
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Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?
Cities and states are trying to ditch America's most hated appliance. They're already running into challenges.
grist.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress.
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To combat increasingly dangerous wildfires, modern fire management teams may use prescribed burns to reduce fuel buildup before fire season begins.
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How Indigenous Cultural Burns Can Help Heal Climate-Ravaged Forests—and People - Inside Climate News
A fire expert on the difference between prescribed burns and cultural burns, and why we should incorporate both into modern forest management.
insideclimatenews.org
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
To combat increasingly dangerous wildfires, modern fire management teams may use prescribed burns to reduce fuel buildup before fire season begins.
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The Paris Agreement’s temperature targets, which aim to keep global warming “well below” 2 degrees Celsius and ideally below 1.5 degrees C over preindustrial levels, remain as abstract as ever after COP30.
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10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
At COP30 in Brazil, this year's U.N. climate negotiations crashed out on a hard truth: It’s all about the money.
grist.org
January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Paris Agreement’s temperature targets, which aim to keep global warming “well below” 2 degrees Celsius and ideally below 1.5 degrees C over preindustrial levels, remain as abstract as ever after COP30.
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Data centers are notoriously thirsty. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found that, in 2023, the facilities consumed roughly 17 billion gallons of water for their operations in the U.S. alone.
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How to make data centers less thirsty
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
grist.org
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Data centers are notoriously thirsty. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found that, in 2023, the facilities consumed roughly 17 billion gallons of water for their operations in the U.S. alone.
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At the end of 2025, the departure of the beleaguered acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, caps a tumultuous year for FEMA.
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FEMA's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose FEMA's fragility under Trump.
grist.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
At the end of 2025, the departure of the beleaguered acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, caps a tumultuous year for FEMA.
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