Vernon Loeb
@vernonloeb.bsky.social
Executive Editor, Inside Climate News
I'm thrilled to be working with Christine Spolar again! This is a big deal for us at Inside Climate News. insideclimatenews.org/news/2201202...
Christine Spolar Joins ICN as Associate Publisher - Inside Climate News
Award-winning journalist, producer and editor Christine Spolar has joined Inside Climate News as associate publisher, a newly created position, after working for over a year as an editor in the newsro...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I'm thrilled to be working with Christine Spolar again! This is a big deal for us at Inside Climate News. insideclimatenews.org/news/2201202...
Blowing past 1.5 degrees Celsius: The past three years averaged more than 1.5 degrees, the first time any three-year stretch has crossed that threshold. insideclimatenews.org/news/1301202...
New Climate Reports Show ‘Unprecedented Run of Global Heat’ - Inside Climate News
Data from multiple international agencies shows the reality of a rapidly warming world.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Blowing past 1.5 degrees Celsius: The past three years averaged more than 1.5 degrees, the first time any three-year stretch has crossed that threshold. insideclimatenews.org/news/1301202...
A heartbreaking story of loss, and the destructive cuts of DOGE, at NOAA, by Inside Climate News' Marianne Lavelle, who, like Libby Jewitt, is a national treasure. insideclimatenews.org/news/0601202...
How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer’s Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions - Inside Climate News
Libby Jewett founded the U.S. ocean acidification program and had begun work on offshore wind energy. But she joined the past year’s historic exodus from the agency, the impacts of which are still not...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A heartbreaking story of loss, and the destructive cuts of DOGE, at NOAA, by Inside Climate News' Marianne Lavelle, who, like Libby Jewitt, is a national treasure. insideclimatenews.org/news/0601202...
Alabama’s civil rights history is inescapable, even in places most people wouldn’t expect. Their electric bills, for example. insideclimatenews.org/news/2612202...
How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates - Inside Climate News
After his notorious stand in the schoolhouse door, Wallace needed a new target. He found it in Alabama Power.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Alabama’s civil rights history is inescapable, even in places most people wouldn’t expect. Their electric bills, for example. insideclimatenews.org/news/2612202...
How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates: After his notorious stand in the schoolhouse door, Wallace needed a new target. He found it in Alabama Power. insideclimatenews.org/news/2612202...
How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates - Inside Climate News
After his notorious stand in the schoolhouse door, Wallace needed a new target. He found it in Alabama Power.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates: After his notorious stand in the schoolhouse door, Wallace needed a new target. He found it in Alabama Power. insideclimatenews.org/news/2612202...
Hundreds of Sea Turtles Are Freezing in Cape Cod insideclimatenews.org/news/1312202...
Hundreds of Sea Turtles Are Freezing in Cape Cod - Inside Climate News
After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as temperatures drop. A major rescue and rehabilitation response is underway to save the...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hundreds of Sea Turtles Are Freezing in Cape Cod insideclimatenews.org/news/1312202...
Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million - Inside Climate News
Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco ...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
Must reading from @georginagustin.bsky.social at Inside Climate News: A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...
A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge - Inside Climate News
The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Must reading from @georginagustin.bsky.social at Inside Climate News: A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...
A Rare Recusal by Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Up for Re-election. The move highlighted the close relationship between state officials and the industry they regulate. insideclimatenews.org/news/2411202...
A Rare Recusal by Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Up for Re-election - Inside Climate News
Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright removed himself from a vote last week on an oilfield waste company with which he has financial ties. The move highlighted the close relationship between state official...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A Rare Recusal by Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Up for Re-election. The move highlighted the close relationship between state officials and the industry they regulate. insideclimatenews.org/news/2411202...
Please read this important story from Inside Climate News about China's intimidation of environmental journalists in Africa and beyond. A powerful expose by Katie Surma insideclimatenews.org/news/2311202...
How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders - Inside Climate News
Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Please read this important story from Inside Climate News about China's intimidation of environmental journalists in Africa and beyond. A powerful expose by Katie Surma insideclimatenews.org/news/2311202...
As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System. Teresa Tomassoni reports insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System - Inside Climate News
Environmental advocates warn oil leaks or spills could cause irreparable damage to the unique and understudied ecosystem. They are suing the Brazilian government and its largest state-owned oil produc...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System. Teresa Tomassoni reports insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency So Poorly Managed That State Auditor Couldn’t Determine Full Extent of Waste. The latest from Lisa Sorg insideclimatenews.org?p=102723
N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency So Poorly Managed That State Auditor Couldn’t Determine Full Extent of Waste - Inside Climate News
The story of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s disaster response efforts was itself ”a disaster.” That’s what State Auditor Dave Boliek, a Republican, concluded in a scathing 506...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency So Poorly Managed That State Auditor Couldn’t Determine Full Extent of Waste. The latest from Lisa Sorg insideclimatenews.org?p=102723
Bill McKibben on the State-Led Efforts to Make Big Oil Pay Up:
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions. insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions. insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
Bill McKibben on the State-Led Efforts to Make Big Oil Pay Up - Inside Climate News
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions, possibly generating up to $50 billion for state climate relief. “This should be the easiest v...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bill McKibben on the State-Led Efforts to Make Big Oil Pay Up:
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions. insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions. insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
Trump’s Policies Risk Texas’ New Solar and Battery Projects.
Two-thirds of Texas’ future solar and storage developments are at risk of delay or cancellation due to regulatory uncertainty, a report warns. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
Two-thirds of Texas’ future solar and storage developments are at risk of delay or cancellation due to regulatory uncertainty, a report warns. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
Trump’s Policies Risk Texas’ New Solar and Battery Projects - Inside Climate News
Two-thirds of Texas’ future solar and storage developments are at risk of delay or cancellation due to regulatory uncertainty, a report warns.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Trump’s Policies Risk Texas’ New Solar and Battery Projects.
Two-thirds of Texas’ future solar and storage developments are at risk of delay or cancellation due to regulatory uncertainty, a report warns. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
Two-thirds of Texas’ future solar and storage developments are at risk of delay or cancellation due to regulatory uncertainty, a report warns. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30.
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30 - Inside Climate News
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30.
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
Scorching Saturdays: The Rising Heat Threat Inside Football Stadiums. Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country. insideclimatenews.org/news/1611202...
Scorching Saturdays: The Rising Heat Threat Inside Football Stadiums - Inside Climate News
Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Scorching Saturdays: The Rising Heat Threat Inside Football Stadiums. Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country. insideclimatenews.org/news/1611202...
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals. Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals - Inside Climate News
Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals, according to a new analysis.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals. Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands. Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for “countless” bodies of water. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands - Inside Climate News
Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for “countless” bodies of water.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands. Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for “countless” bodies of water. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Ecuadorians overwhelmingly vote in favor of the Rights of Nature. Environmentalists and Indigenous organizations opposed to President Noboa’s crackdown on environmental defenders and his economic policies celebrated Sunday’s results. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution - Inside Climate News
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” and rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases in the country.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ecuadorians overwhelmingly vote in favor of the Rights of Nature. Environmentalists and Indigenous organizations opposed to President Noboa’s crackdown on environmental defenders and his economic policies celebrated Sunday’s results. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
What a heartbreaking photo by Teresa Tomassoni. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals - Inside Climate News
Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals, according to a new analysis.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What a heartbreaking photo by Teresa Tomassoni. insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
This is one of the most fascinating articles I've ever read. A sample, about whales: “They have grandmothers, family bonds and conversations. They mourn their dead. When you listen long enough, you realize their inner worlds might be as complex as ours.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2910202...
AI Is Decoding Whales’ Communications. Could That Be a Turning Point in the Push for Their Rights? - Inside Climate News
The Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) is using artificial intelligence to help understand sperm whale communications. Lawyers think the discoveries could galvanize the world to recognize whales’ ...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is one of the most fascinating articles I've ever read. A sample, about whales: “They have grandmothers, family bonds and conversations. They mourn their dead. When you listen long enough, you realize their inner worlds might be as complex as ours.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2910202...
A national randomized controlled trial of the impact of public Montessori preschool at the end of kindergarten | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A national randomized controlled trial of the impact of public Montessori preschool at the end of kindergarten | PNAS
Although seminal studies from the early 1960s suggested quality preschool can have
lasting positive effects, agreement is lacking on the efficacy o...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A national randomized controlled trial of the impact of public Montessori preschool at the end of kindergarten | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Scientists are sounding the alarm, warning that the rapid “Greenlandification” of Antarctica will have serious consequences, including an accelerated rise in sea levels and significant shifts in rainfall and drought patterns. insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...
Scientists Warn About the ‘Greenlandification’ of Antarctica - Inside Climate News
Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting increases.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Scientists are sounding the alarm, warning that the rapid “Greenlandification” of Antarctica will have serious consequences, including an accelerated rise in sea levels and significant shifts in rainfall and drought patterns. insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...
Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales, Prompting a Global Outcry insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202...
Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales, Prompting a Global Outcry - Inside Climate News
The uncertain future of 30 beluga whales still living in tanks at Marineland—a shuttered aquarium and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario—has drawn global outcry from animal rights activists this...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales, Prompting a Global Outcry insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202...
New Map Shows $29 Billion in Climate and Environment Grants Canceled or Frozen by Trump insideclimatenews.org/news/1709202...
New Map Shows $29 Billion in Climate and Environment Grants Canceled or Frozen by Trump - Inside Climate News
The Trump Administration has canceled or frozen more than $29 billion in community environmental and renewable energy grants awarded under the Biden Administration, according to an analysis released T...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
New Map Shows $29 Billion in Climate and Environment Grants Canceled or Frozen by Trump insideclimatenews.org/news/1709202...