Climate Desk
A collaboration of more than a dozen news organizations dedicated to exploring the human, environmental, economic, and political impacts of our changing climate, and sharing our work with a wide audience.
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- Reposted by Climate DeskRemember the hog #CAFO whose biodigester ruptured in 2022 and released millions of gallons of waste, liquified dead hogs and castoff deli meats, some of which reached a wetland? It has a new owner, and the company already has 7 violations insideclimatenews.org/news/0402202...
- Reposted by Climate Desk“It’s magic-wand policymaking, where you need a crisis for something to happen.” From our friends at @grist.org:
- Reposted by Climate DeskInside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
- Reposted by Climate DeskWildfires are getting worse. Republicans are pushing legislation that would weaken environmental protections and open vast swaths of land to logging. Scientists say policies should focus on making infrastructure and landscapes fire-resilient.
- Reposted by Climate DeskNew @thebulletin.org: Why Patagonia burns every summer: climate change, shifting fire regimes, and policy failures. More than 45,000 hectares (111,197 acres) have already burned. In just a month, the fires scorched an area greater than the total area burned last summer.
- Reposted by Climate DeskKyle Walsh is the new director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, now overseeing nearly $1 billion in federal research on how environmental exposures affect human health.
- Reposted by Climate DeskCollapse of the Colorado River system is almost inevitable at this point, and a deal to stop it looks unlikely as Arizona and Colorado ramp up talks of settling their disputes in court. My latest with @jakebolster.bsky.social. insideclimatenews.org/news/0402202...
- Reposted by Climate DeskThe U.S. doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
- Reposted by Climate DeskScientists say new reporting requirements for interactions with foreign colleagues could discourage the open exchange of research that underpins crop science and food security. Originally published by @propublica.org
- Reposted by Climate DeskThese Colorado utilities are fighting a Trump administration order forcing a coal plant to stay open, saying it’ll saddle customers with millions of dollars in unnecessary costs.
- Reposted by Climate DeskLunar Energy has $232 million in new funding to expand its smart home battery and virtual power plant business. It's a competitive market. But utilities and state policymakers are increasingly eager for this tech to help meet soaring power demand: www.canarymedia.com/articles/cli... #energysky
- Reposted by Climate DeskDrax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show
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As the Arctic warms and shipping traffic grows, noise from ships is interfering with the ability of narwhals to hunt and communicate. via @insideclimatenews.org - Reposted by Climate DeskMore than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats
- Reposted by Climate DeskCanary Media is hiring a development director! We’re looking for someone to set multi-year fundraising goals and steward relationships that fuel the growth and sustainability of our nonprofit newsroom that’s devoted to covering the climate crisis.
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- Reposted by Climate DeskThe overlooked energy crisis in a world that’s never been more electrified. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
- Reposted by Climate DeskExperts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda. www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
- Reposted by Climate DeskWildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026 Come for the sloths, stay for the flamingos ... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Climate DeskThe lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall? - lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet and the English county has Europe’s largest deposit Story by @samwollaston.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Climate DeskWildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026
- Reposted by Climate DeskFeeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing
- Reposted by Climate DeskCountry diary: Hay stocks are running low – this is the long tail of last year’s drought | Nicola Chester
- Reposted by Climate DeskSolar power and a rare desert plant are thriving side-by-side in Nevada — further proof that well-designed arrays can leave ecosystems undisturbed. From @Grist.org:
- Reposted by Climate Desk"It is not wrong to seek solace in nature. But we cannot turn a blind eye to injustice, however far away it occurs." @highcountrynews.org EIC with some thought fodder www.hcn.org/issues/58-2/...
- Reposted by Climate DeskWildfires are getting worse. Republicans are pushing legislation that would weaken environmental protections and open vast swaths of land to logging. Scientists say policies should focus on making infrastructure and landscapes fire-resilient. insideclimatenews.org/news/0302202...
- Reposted by Climate DeskIowa is a wind power leader. But a new project is hard to come by these days as federal tax credit cuts, community opposition, and permitting slowdowns all pile up. From @insideclimatenews.org:
- Reposted by Climate DeskFacing intensified flooding, Kigali, Rwanda, began working nearly a decade ago to restore its natural defenses. In three years, the city converted a degraded swamp into a functioning wetland, and is now restoring an integrated wetland system that will eventually span more than 18,000 acres.
- Reposted by Climate DeskA survey by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) shows Canadians overwhelmingly love winter sports and many want fossil fuel companies removed from Olympic sponsorship because of climate change concerns.
- Reposted by Climate DeskLost in the discussion of the federal budget: The country’s largest EV charging program would be gutted.
- Reposted by Climate Deskwanted to follow up on this reporting from last week with a couple points on who is paying for all of this as well as methane emissions from natural gas:
- Reposted by Climate DeskLatest score ... Offshore wind 5 - 0 Trump Administration #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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- Reposted by Climate DeskWhy the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
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- Reposted by Climate DeskThe lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall?
- Reposted by Climate DeskThe latest in the loooong fish farm saga on the West Coast from @rochellebaker1.bsky.social
- Reposted by Climate DeskI wrote about a new open-source tool from @utoronto.ca researchers that allows 1,000 cities around the world, including Toronto, to keep track of their construction-related greenhouse gas emission budgets. For @nationalobserver.com
- Reposted by Climate DeskTwo Colorado electric co-ops are the first utilities to challenge the Trump admin's push to force coal plants to stay open, arguing DOE's must-run order for Craig Unit 1 imposes unreasonable costs on their members and could force cheaper solar offline: www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... #energysky
- Reposted by Climate DeskKeeping coal plants running could cost these Colorado utilities and their customers millions of dollars — so they’re fighting the Trump administration’s stay-open orders.
- Reposted by Climate DeskHere’s why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it | Mark Wolfe
- Reposted by Climate Desk@amyjanebeer.bsky.social's very moving Guardian Country Diary www.theguardian.com/environment/... is getting lots of lovely letters here www.theguardian.com/society/2026... and here www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... A kingfisher "visited" me after my dad died in the autumn.
- Reposted by Climate DeskA survey by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) shows Canadians overwhelmingly love winter sports and many want fossil fuel companies removed from Olympic sponsorship because of climate change concerns. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
- Reposted by Climate DeskCampaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby
- Reposted by Climate DeskLandslides on one side, floods on the other: the Costa Rican village desperate to escape the climate crisis
- Reposted by Climate DeskGreenland has rare earth minerals and oil reserves. Extraction is difficult. The bigger threat? The ice sheet melting from climate change. Originally published by @insideclimatenews.org
- Reposted by Climate DeskHuman-made materials make up as much as half of UK beaches, study finds
- Reposted by Climate DeskThe US government is trying to make coal seem cute.
- Reposted by Climate DeskThis year China's solar capacity will outstrip its coal capacity for the first time, according to an industry group.
- Reposted by Climate DeskICYMI: New York’s Sunrise Wind has won its court case and can get back to work. It was the last project held up by Trump’s offshore wind ban.
