Vernon Loeb
@vernonloeb.bsky.social
Executive Editor, Inside Climate News
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...
“Ensuring Indigenous communities have strong rights over their lands is the best way to keep forests and their health benefits intact.”https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092025/indigenous-land-rights-can-help-deforestation/
Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find - Inside Climate News
A new peer-reviewed study examined the impact Indigenous territories have on human health in two categories of diseases, finding that municipalities located close to Indigenous lands with intact fores...
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September 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“Ensuring Indigenous communities have strong rights over their lands is the best way to keep forests and their health benefits intact.”https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092025/indigenous-land-rights-can-help-deforestation/
A big, important Dominion rate case in Northern Virginia, the nation's data center epicenter. Charles Paullin reports for Inside Climate News. insideclimatenews.org/news/0409202...
Dominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia - Inside Climate News
Virginia’s largest utility is requesting a rate increase during regulatory hearings that will help to decide how data centers compensate for their outsized use of electricity in the state.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A big, important Dominion rate case in Northern Virginia, the nation's data center epicenter. Charles Paullin reports for Inside Climate News. insideclimatenews.org/news/0409202...
Adam Met, the AJR bassist, thinks the climate movement could learn a thing or two from fan-building tactics deployed by today’s pop stars. insideclimatenews.org/news/0109202...
How a Rock Band Bassist Is Remixing Climate Activism - Inside Climate News
Adam Met of the indie-rock band AJR thinks fan-building strategies can amplify the climate movement’s reach and impact.
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September 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Adam Met, the AJR bassist, thinks the climate movement could learn a thing or two from fan-building tactics deployed by today’s pop stars. insideclimatenews.org/news/0109202...
Is Chester, Pa., on the Delaware River just south of Philly, really the place to build a $9 billion LNG export terminal? Activists and academics say, no thanks. insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
As Trump Pushes Liquified Natural Gas Exports, Residents in Pennsylvania Towns Push Back to Stop a Proposed LNG Terminal - Inside Climate News
Along the Delaware River, the communities of Chester and Eddystone are facing the possibility of a new $7 billion liquified gas facility that will export Pennsylvania’s plentiful fracked gas.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Is Chester, Pa., on the Delaware River just south of Philly, really the place to build a $9 billion LNG export terminal? Activists and academics say, no thanks. insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
Trump truncates public comment in his attempt tp rescind the "Roadless Rule." Public comment is a key part of rulemaking, and a hallmark of the original rule itself. insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the ‘Roadless Rule.’ The Public Won’t Have Much Time to Weigh In - Inside Climate News
The rule protecting remote wilderness areas received 1.6 million public comments when it was developed. People will have just 14 business days to comment on a key part of its rescission.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Trump truncates public comment in his attempt tp rescind the "Roadless Rule." Public comment is a key part of rulemaking, and a hallmark of the original rule itself. insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
Still a lot of American climate scientists working for the IPCC. insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports - Inside Climate News
Amid rising repression of climate science domestically, researchers from universities around the country are lending their expertise to an international effort.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Still a lot of American climate scientists working for the IPCC. insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
Have you ever heard of the Passamaquoddy tribe in far northeastern Maine? And do you know anything about its struggle with climate change? insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Sea level rise, dwindling fisheries and Trump budget cuts make the Passamaquoddy tribe’s resiliency quest a test of smart planning and stubborn will.
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August 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Have you ever heard of the Passamaquoddy tribe in far northeastern Maine? And do you know anything about its struggle with climate change? insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Trump administration is on a mission to defund the agency dedicated to disaster response and recovery. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe - Inside Climate News
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Trump administration is on a mission to defund the agency dedicated to disaster response and recovery.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Trump administration is on a mission to defund the agency dedicated to disaster response and recovery. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
“No country ever wants to be totally dependent on imported energy,” said Russell Gold, a former journalist reporting on energy for The Wall Street Journal. “When you’re talking about solar manufacturing, we’re building the oil and gas fields of the future.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2708202...
Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up - Inside Climate News
T1 Energy of Texas is among the companies that aim to build supply chains for the renewable energy source in this country and reduce dependence on Asian producers.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
“No country ever wants to be totally dependent on imported energy,” said Russell Gold, a former journalist reporting on energy for The Wall Street Journal. “When you’re talking about solar manufacturing, we’re building the oil and gas fields of the future.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2708202...
The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge - Inside Climate News
The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to buil...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
Let's not let the Endangered Species Act or the Clean Water Act stand in the way of the border wall in a Texas wildlife refuge. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge - Inside Climate News
The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to buil...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Let's not let the Endangered Species Act or the Clean Water Act stand in the way of the border wall in a Texas wildlife refuge. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
Read this story, learn something new and incredibly important about methane. It's not just a greenhouse bomb. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
New Tool Maps the Health Impacts of Toxic Air Pollutants Released with Methane in Super-Emitter Events - Inside Climate News
When oil and gas infrastructure leaks the potent greenhouse gas methane, it also releases toxic air contaminants that have escaped notice, until now.
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August 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Read this story, learn something new and incredibly important about methane. It's not just a greenhouse bomb. insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
When toxic mine tailings from a Chinese company poisoned the environment in Zambia, activists knew who to call: the Chinese Erin Brockovich. insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When toxic mine tailings from a Chinese company poisoned the environment in Zambia, activists knew who to call: the Chinese Erin Brockovich. insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...
A Sunday must read from Inside Climate Change: the exploits of "the Chinese Erin Brockovich.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.
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August 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A Sunday must read from Inside Climate Change: the exploits of "the Chinese Erin Brockovich.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...
Pulling the rug out from under solar: "In the U.S., we have a 25 to 30 percent tax credit for solar, and within 18 months, that goes to zero.That’s not a gradual phasing out of a policy. That’ll be hard for the U.S. solar industry to adjust to." insideclimatenews.org/news/2108202...
The Researcher Who Wrote the Book on How Solar Got Cheap Is Back to Assess the Current Moment - Inside Climate News
With an updated edition of his 2019 book, Greg Nemet looks at global progress and puts U.S. obstacles in perspective.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Pulling the rug out from under solar: "In the U.S., we have a 25 to 30 percent tax credit for solar, and within 18 months, that goes to zero.That’s not a gradual phasing out of a policy. That’ll be hard for the U.S. solar industry to adjust to." insideclimatenews.org/news/2108202...
When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-owned hydrodam in Indonesia, scientists and advocates launched a campaign to block the project. Then some who spoke against it lost their jobs—and, in the case of one activist, his life. insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...
The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape - Inside Climate News
When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-owned hydrodam in Indonesia, scientists and advocates launched a campaign to block the project. Then some who spoke against it lost their jobs and...
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August 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-owned hydrodam in Indonesia, scientists and advocates launched a campaign to block the project. Then some who spoke against it lost their jobs—and, in the case of one activist, his life. insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...
A conservationist locked eyes with an orangutan in the forests of northern Sumatra—his first encounter with the ape. “I fell in love,” he said. insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...
The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape - Inside Climate News
When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-owned hydrodam in Indonesia, scientists and advocates launched a campaign to block the project. Then some who spoke against it lost their jobs and...
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August 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A conservationist locked eyes with an orangutan in the forests of northern Sumatra—his first encounter with the ape. “I fell in love,” he said. insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...
Great read, Sunday morning: The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...
The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape - Inside Climate News
When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-owned hydrodam in Indonesia, scientists and advocates launched a campaign to block the project. Then some who spoke against it lost their jobs and...
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August 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Great read, Sunday morning: The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...
The Eastern Shoshone are moving ahead with a solar-powered micro-grid, but the Northern Arapaho rooftop PV program stalled after the EPA clawed back Solar for All funding. insideclimatenews.org/news/1608202...
Tribal Solar Projects Meet Different Fates In Wyoming After Trump Administration Kills Funding - Inside Climate News
The Eastern Shoshone are moving ahead with a solar-powered micro-grid, but the Northern Arapaho rooftop PV program stalled after the EPA clawed back Solar for All funding.
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August 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Eastern Shoshone are moving ahead with a solar-powered micro-grid, but the Northern Arapaho rooftop PV program stalled after the EPA clawed back Solar for All funding. insideclimatenews.org/news/1608202...
There are 54 large fossil-fuel power plants across the U.S. planning to retire between now and 2028. Grid Strategies determined that if each of those are ordered to stay open, it will cost ratepayers upwards of $3 billion a year. insideclimatenews.org/news/1508202...
Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions - Inside Climate News
Americans could be paying nearly $6 billion extra a year in energy bills if the Trump administration continues to keep power plants operating past their retirement dates, according to a new report.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There are 54 large fossil-fuel power plants across the U.S. planning to retire between now and 2028. Grid Strategies determined that if each of those are ordered to stay open, it will cost ratepayers upwards of $3 billion a year. insideclimatenews.org/news/1508202...