Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats
Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
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As Tech Groups Predict Huge Pennsylvania Data-Center Growth, Critics Say Some Bills Would Reduce Local Control
Lawmakers are considering a variety of proposals on data centers. One senator plans to introduce a three-year moratorium on development.
As local tech groups predict that Pennsylvania will outpace its region for data-center growth in the next 10 years, another organization warned that some legislative proposals in play this session would weaken municipalities’ ability to say no.
Memoir, Fiction and the Natural World
An interview with author Lydia Millet.
The third installment in our special Earth Day series
Scientists discover hidden ocean methane source that could worsen global warming
Scientists have discovered that methane in the open ocean is produced by microbes under nutrient-poor conditions, solving a long-standing mystery. As warming oceans reduce nutrient mixing, these methane-producing microbes may thrive. This could lead to increased methane emissions from the sea. The result is a potential feedback loop that could intensify climate change.
‘Unprecedented’ fire at Australian oil refinery threatens already dwindling petrol supplies
Supplying around half of Victoria’s fuel and 10 per cent nationally, the refinery processes about 120,000 barrels of oil per day
Over 500 Jobs To Be Created At New Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility
Georgia-based Suniva, Inc. plans to open a new solar cell manufacturing facility in Laurens, South Carolina. The investment will support the creation of about 564 new jobs. “South Carolina already has a very rich history in advanced manufacturing. This is the next evolution for South Carolina, which is the next ... [continued]
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Volkswagen Group Still Heavily Highlights EVs in Global Quarterly Report
While other legacy automakers have shied away from talking about electric vehicles in their PR lately, Volkswagen Group is still giving them a strong focus. In the company’s global quarterly report published this week, it seemed that they accounted for half the text. Here are the highlights. The opening quote ... [continued]
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What the Future of the Renewable Energy Directive Should Look Like
Transport remains Europe’s biggest climate challenge. In 2025, transport emissions in the EU flatlined, with emissions from cars plateauing and increased emissions from aviation undermining a drop in shipping emissions. It is central that the new renewable energy framework works towards reducing emissions and strengthening energy independence, notably by phasing ... [continued]
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Elli Mobility Provides Charging Services for the Vatican’s Electric Fleet
The Vatican adopts Elli Mobility’s charging card and digital fleet management platform to manage its growing electric vehicle fleet Access to more than 1 million public charging points across Europe Central digital platform enables management of charging processes, energy consumption and billing More than 2,500 companies already rely on Elli ... [continued]
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The EV Models With The Best & Worst Trends In The USA — CHARTS
Overall, EV share of the US auto market was 5.9% in the first quarter of 2026, down from 7.6% in Q1 2025 or the industry peak of 10.6% share in Q3 2025. Following up on my broader overview of the US EV market in the first quarter of 2026, let’s ... [continued]
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Tax Oil Companies’ Windfall Profits, Says European Civil Society
European NGOs call on Ursula von der Leyen to tax excess oil profits to support vulnerable households, industry and the clean energy transition. A group of 31 European NGOs, including Oxfam, WWF, CAN Europe and T&E, have called on the EU to tax excess oil profits to support Europeans in ... [continued]
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New Analyses Find Overwhelming Opposition to Wisconsin Data Centers Across the State
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — New analyses have found that Wisconsinites across the state and across political affiliations strongly dislike data data centers, citing concerns around affordability, energy and water. Sierra Club Wisconsin, the WEBB, Moms Clear Air Force, and Healthy Climate Wisconsin examined comments from two Public Service Commission (PSC) cases: WEC’s large ... [continued]
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Fast Hydrofoils, Floating Logs, & Canada’s Ferry Electrification Challenge
Vancouver’s recent support for an electric passenger hydrofoil to Bowen Island and Gibsons is an appealing hook because it compresses three different Canadian transportation stories into one image. It promises decarbonization, speed, and coastal reconnection in a single sleek vessel. It also invites a harder question. Is the future of ... [continued]
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LNG Shock, Coal Myths, & The Real Winners On The Grid
The easiest story to tell after the Strait of Hormuz disruption was that coal would be the winner. It had the virtue of sounding like common sense. If LNG cargoes are delayed, diverted, or repriced, then gas-fired generation becomes less attractive or less available, while coal plants that are already ... [continued]
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Ford Says Doug Field, Who Led Company’s E.V. Push, is Leaving
Doug Field, a former Tesla and Apple executive, had returned to Ford Motor in 2021 to help develop new electric models and software.
Maine Presses Pause on Large Data Centers. Will Other States Follow Its Lead?
The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.
Maine is now the first state to pass a moratorium on the development of large data centers, and others may follow.
Journalists champion Wayback Machine after news publishers limit article archiving
In January, Hanaa’ Tameez and I broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles. Our reporting showed that these decisions, including a “hard block” by the Times that started late last year, were driven by publishers’ concern that the Internet Archive’s free library of webpage snapshots could be scraped by AI companies to train their commercial models.
Now, journalists and digital rights nonprofit organizations are pushing back against this trend and advocating for news publishers to lift their restrictions.
On Monday, Wired first reported on the publication of a new petition organized by the digital rights nonprofit Fight for the Future. The open letter does not call for any specific policy from publishers, but “applauds” the Wayback Machine for its work “at a time where many major media outlets are questioning whether to allow the Wayback Machine to continue to preserve journalism.” The petition has already been signed by over 120 journalists, including Cory Doctorow, Taylor Lorenz, and Ron Suskind.
“The Internet Archive is a national treasure. I use it daily, and have for many, many years. I cannot imagine doing the work I do without it,” MS Now host Rachel Maddow wrote in a testimonial published alongside the letter.
“The Internet Archive preserves over two decades of original reporting on music and popular culture by MTV News,” wrote Michael Alex, the founding editor of the now-shuttered music and popular culture news site. “History needs stewards. The people of the Internet Archive do an outstanding job of preserving irreplaceable work and making it available to journalists and researchers.”
PressProgress reporter Brishti Basu also signed the petition, detailing an incident when the Vancouver Police Department edited a press release after she published an article criticizing it for making misleading statements. The department then publicly accused her of falsifying information.
“I was able to use the Wayback Machine to immediately prove that the police department had changed their initial statement to make it look like I had lied in my article,” wrote Basu.
The petition follows a blog post published last month by the digital rights nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which cited Lab’s reporting. Joe Mullin, a senior policy analyst at EFF, called on new publishers to lift their limits on the Wayback Machine and instead take violating AI companies to court.
“In many cases, articles get edited, changed, or removed — sometimes openly, sometimes not. The Internet Archive often becomes the only source for seeing those changes,” wrote Mullin, noting that Wikipedia links to over 2.6 million news articles preserved by the Wayback Machine across 249 languages. “There are real disputes over AI training that must be resolved in courts. But sacrificing the public record to fight those battles would be a profound, and possibly irreversible, mistake.”
The recent rallying efforts by digital rights organizations echo public comments made by Wayback Machine’s director, Mark Graham, in the weeks after our reporting was first published. In February, Graham published an opinion piece on the tech policy blog TechDirt.
“Whatever legitimate concerns people may have about generative AI, libraries are not the problem, and blocking access to web archives is not the solution; doing so risks serious harm to the public record,” Graham said.
Photo of Internet Archive headquarters in San Francisco, California used courtesy of the Internet Archive.
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new finding “very concerning” as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas.
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a major part of the global climate system and was already known to be at its weakest for 1,600 years as a result of the climate crisis. Scientists spotted warning signs of a tipping point in 2021 and know that the Amoc has collapsed in the Earth’s past.
Continue reading...Climate Activists Stage Mock Funeral for Landmark Climate Rule
The Trump EPA’s repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding revokes the agency’s authority to regulate climate pollution. Environmental activists are mourning the loss while vowing to resurrect it.
A procession of mourners representing sea level rise, melting permafrost, ecocide and other climate calamities grieved the demise of a groundbreaking climate rule outside the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 headquarters in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday.
US EV Market Down 27%, Worst 1st Quarter Since 2022
When Joe Biden and Democrats got control of the White House and Congress, they revived and extended the $7,500 EV tax credit, with some new stipulations but also very inclusive loopholes. In short, Americans were incentivized to buy more new EVs. Then, Donald Trump and Republicans took over and killed ... [continued]
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Whatever Happened To The Affordable Car?
Some readers may recall Dinah Shore singing, “See the USA in your Chevrolet.” It was the 1950s and Americans were discovering the allure of the open road. Back then, families would all pile into the car and go for a ride on Sunday afternoon. Picnics on red and white checked ... [continued]
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Hundreds Of New Fast Chargers Coming To Circle K Stores
IONNA recently partnered with Circle K to construct 265 new fast charging stations at Circle K retail outlets. Circle K owns and operates one of the large convenience store chains in the US. Additionally, the existing EV chargers at 85 Circle K locations will be upgraded to IONNA fast chargers. ... [continued]
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Put the stories of people with intellectual disabilities on stage
Using public storytelling to connect with the IDD community Plain-language version RJI and WORDSLAW are partnering to help newsrooms try a different method of connecting with their under-covered communities — public storytelling. Public storytelling events allow newsrooms to work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (often called IDD)…
World Premiere of the ID.3 Neo: New Name, New Design, New Interior, and New Technologies
New design – the new vehicle front end and enhanced light design give the ID.3 Neo the new ID. family face New interior – the new and high-quality interior has been consistently designed for more comfort and intuitive operation New drive system – increased efficiency enables ranges of up to 630 km (WLTP) New technologies ... [continued]
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GOTRAX Accord E-Bike: A Practical, Budget-Friendly Ride For Everyday Commuting
The GOTRAX* Accord electric bike is built with a clear goal in mind: to make everyday commuting easier, smoother, and more accessible. Rather than trying to compete with high-end performance e-bikes, it focuses on practicality — offering just enough power, range, and comfort to handle daily rides without overcomplicating things. ... [continued]
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Cómo cubrir el fracking en América Latina
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LO QUE TIENES QUE SABER
- ¿Qué es el fracking? La fracturación hidráulica, o fracking, es una técnica de extracción de petróleo o gas fósil que consiste en inyectar fluidos a presión en el pozo para fragmentar las rocas y conseguir que los hidrocarburos fluyan más fácilmente. Es una técnica controvertida por su impacto climático, medioambiental y humano. España, siguiendo los pasos de otros países europeos, lo prohibió en 2021. En Uruguay, Costa Rica o Colombia, es o ha sido objeto de moratorias. En América Latina, las reservas de gas no convencional a menudo se encuentran en tierras ancestrales indígenas, incluyendo México y Argentina.
- La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, ha propuesto un plan para explotar las reservas no convencionales de gas mediante fracturación hidráulica, aunque la presidenta evitó usar ese término. Supone un giro importante respecto al discurso oficial de su partido, MORENA. Su predecesor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, impulsó la prohibición constitucional de la técnica, pero esas iniciativas nunca fueron aprobadas. Ahora, Sheinbaum, quien es científica especializada en clima y energía, aboga por usar esta técnica para reducir la dependencia de México del gas estadounidense.
- El gas fósil (conocido comercialmente como gas natural) suele presentarse como un combustible más limpio que el carbón o el petróleo. No obstante, el metano (principal componente de este gas) es un potentísimo gas de efecto invernadero: en un horizonte de 20 años, una tonelada de metano calienta la atmósfera entre 80 y 86 veces más que una de CO2. Las fugas de metano durante la extracción y el transporte, así como el flaring, pueden reducir drásticamente, e incluso anular, las supuestas ventajas climáticas del gas frente al carbón y alejar a los países productores de sus compromisos climáticos.
- Otro grave problema del fracking tiene que ver con el agua. Cada pozo que usa esta técnica consume entre 10 y 20 millones de litros, varias veces más que una perforación convencional. En zonas donde la escasez de agua va a verse agravada por el cambio climático, como el norte de México, esta técnica puede llegar a entrar en competencia con las comunidades por este recurso.
- El fracking también comporta el riesgo de impactos locales inmediatos graves, como la contaminación del agua y el aire o los impactos sobre la salud. Además, la inyección de fluidos asociada al fracking y al manejo de sus aguas residuales puede inducir sismos a escala local. También es una seria amenaza para la biodiversidad, fragmentando hábitats y contaminando recursos, en tierra firme y en el mar.
La historia climática no solo debe tener en cuenta las emisiones del fracking, sino también quién sufre los impactos directos, quién toma las decisiones, y hasta qué punto tienen las comunidades afectadas poder de decisión.
HISTORIAS PARA INSPIRARTE
- El alto precio ambiental del ‘fracking’ en México, por María del Sol Vázquez de León, Elvira Medina Alvarado y Perla Patricia González Ornelas, The Conversation
- “Ahora le llaman Vaca Muerta”: fracking y resistencias de la vida cotidiana en territorio mapuche, por Melisa Cabrapan Duarte, Climate Tracker LatAm
RECURSOS PARA PERIODISTAS
- El fracking es más que un tema de campaña, Covering Climate Now.
- Fracking en América latina: entre las promesas de expansión y las denuncias, Periodistas por el Planeta
- The Money Trail Behind Fossil Fuel Expansion in Latin America & the Caribbean, Urgewald
- Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report : July 2025 (including a specific focus on Mexico), World Bank
- OBSERV.EARTH: tracking the fracking in Vaca Muerta, Argentina, SEI
- Review of the environmental and health risks of hydraulic fracturing fluids, Heliyon
VOCES EXPERTAS
- Gustavo Alanís-Ortega, fundador y presidente del Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA). Lleva décadas litigando y documentando impactos del fracking en México.
- Camila Mercure, Coordinadora del Área de Política Climática de la Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN) de Argentina. Contactar a través del formulario de prensa de FARN.
- Perla Patricia González Ornelas, Profesora de Ciencias del Agua y la Energía en la Universidad de Guadalajara (México).
BONUS TRACK
¿Cómo está afectando el cambio climático a nuestros destinos turísticos favoritos? Si eres periodista, esto es lo que necesitas saber para cubrir historias en las que se cruzan el cambio climático y el turismo. Puedes usar esta entrevista con Franco Andrés Bianco, profesor, investigador y consultor internacional de clima y turismo, en tus historias. Revisa también la edición de Radar Clima sobre cómo cubrir clima y turismo para saber más.
Radar Clima es el boletín en español de Covering Climate Now. Cada semana repasamos un tema clave para periodistas —especialistas o generalistas— desde la conexión climática y la lente de los tres pilares del periodismo climático: Humanizar, Localizar y Solucionar.
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$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom and ExxonMobil are among the biggest beneficiaries of the bonanza, meaning key opponents of climate action continue to prosper.
The conflict pushed the price of oil to an average of $100 (£74) a barrel in March, leading to estimated windfall war profits for the month of $23bn for the companies. Oil and gas supplies will take months to return to pre-war levels and the companies will make $234bn by the end of the year if the oil price continues to average $100. The analysis uses data from a leading intelligence provider, Rystad Energy, analysed by Global Witness.
Continue reading...More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows
Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled
“Insectageddon” has not occurred, but there has been a loss of butterfly diversity over the past half a century, according to the world’s largest insect monitoring scheme.
More than 44m butterfly sightings scientifically collected in Britain since 1976 show that of the 58 native species recorded, 33 species have declined and 25 have increased in number.
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Solar and wind energy are shielding world from worst impacts of Iran war, data shows
Analyses contradict narrative of ‘coal comeback’ that took hold after closure of Strait of Hormuz
Governor Spanberger Delivers on Energy Affordability, Blazing a Path for State Leaders Nationwide
RICHMOND, Virginia — Yesterday Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a slate of energy bills that will help lower Virginians’ electricity bills, strengthen grid reliability, and boost the local economy by increasing solar and storage deployment in the Commonwealth. Following is a statement from Darren Van’t Hof, Interim President and CEO of the Solar Energy ... [continued]
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Solar Trade Groups Statements on Passage of the Utility RELIEF Act
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Yesterday the Maryland General Assembly passed the Utility RELIEF Act (HB 1532/SB 841) after House and Senate leaders came to a compromise agreement on the energy omnibus bill. The bill now goes to Governor Wes Moore’s desk for his signature. Solar trade groups issued the following statements in ... [continued]
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Electric RVing in Oatman and on the Arizona Sidewinder
In my last article, I shared the story of our journey just to get started on Route 66 in California. As I mentioned in that article, we ran into plenty of problems, but none of them were caused by pulling a travel trailer with an electric truck. Now, let’s get ... [continued]
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Leaked: Car Industry’s Latest Demands Could Cost EU Extra €74bn in Oil Imports
ACEA document told Environment Ministers to slash car CO2 targets, depriving motorists of more affordable EV models. The European car industry’s latest demands for weaker climate targets could result in an extra €74bn of oil imports — just as interest in buying EVs reaches new peaks. That’s according to T&E ... [continued]
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Sierra Club Rallies Public Engagement as Trump EPA Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules
Millions of cubic yards of dangerous coal waste imperil North Carolina water. RALEIGH, North Carolina — More than 133 million cubic yards of coal ash at North Carolina coal-fired power plants, with 40.2 million cubic yards at the Duke Energy’s Roxboro plant alone, could more seriously impact local waterways after the ... [continued]
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Shawnee County “Open for Business” in 3-0 Vote on Utility Solar & Batteries
Advocates celebrate public engagement and clean energy benefits of jobs, health, and affordability. TOPEKA, Kansas — Today, the Shawnee County Commission voted 3-0 to approve an ordinance for utility-scale solar that moves beyond their initial moratorium toward a comprehensive, permitting framework, expanding the opportunity for cleaner, cheaper energy sources to ... [continued]
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How Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 6 N is Redefining the Electric Driver’s Car as a 2026 World Performance Car Winner
The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N sets new standards when it comes to what an electric driver’s car can be, prioritizing driver engagement and emotional connection. The model’s latest achievement — being named 2026 World Performance Car — is proof of its success. When the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N was named World ... [continued]
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Only 6 Auto Brands Had EV Sales Growth In USA In 1st Quarter 2026
As I was preparing the 1st quarter 2026 US EV sales report, one more thing jumped out at me that I wanted to highlight before working on our normal quarterly articles. Out of more than a couple dozen auto brands, only six had EV sales growth in the 1st quarter ... [continued]
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Trump Officials Pledge Swift Completion of Controversial Gas Pipeline
The $1 billion project will run for about 23 miles under Raritan Bay in New Jersey and New York Harbor. Environmental groups oppose it.
Find The Lego: How Indonesia Can Turn Diesel Generator Retirement Into A Scalable Program
Indonesia has reached the point where replacing remote diesel generation with solar and batteries is no longer a speculative clean energy idea. It is an economic and strategic proposition, and the timing of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara’s (PLN), Indonesia’s state electricity company, latest announcement matters. While the utility’s April statement ... [continued]
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