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3rd Paragraph of Tesla Q1 Report: Donald Trump (& Elon Musk) Throwing Tesla Into A Sandstorm

Elon Musk and Donald Trump may have gotten together out of a hate for trans people, labor unions, and taxes on billionaires, but, as predicted many times, Musk may regret throwing his weight behind a multi-bankrupted con man from Queens who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth ... [continued]

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Tesla Inventory Shows Sales Drop Not Just About Model Y Production Retooling

I started covering a potential drop in Tesla’s sales about a year and a half ago. That’s when Tesla started really pushing serious price cuts and providing significant extra features on a complimentary basis to new car buyers (including repeat Tesla customers). To me, this indicated Tesla may be facing ... [continued]

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Tesla Supercharger Network Still Growing

Combing through Tesla’s latest quarterly report, something jumped out to me that Tesla didn’t highlight but I think is worth highlighting. The company’s Supercharger network continues to grow substantially. This is particularly interesting to me for a couple of reasons. First of all, there was that whole dramatic event a ... [continued]

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How COMAC Might Leverage Europe to Secure Aerospace Independence from the U.S.

China’s equivalent to Boeing and Airbus, COMAC, faces a critical strategic inflection point, driven by intensifying geopolitical tensions and a trade war that the second Trump presidency intentionally added significant accelerant to. While China’s intent to compete with Boeing and Airbus through the C919 narrow body and the upcoming C929 ... [continued]

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Judge Asks Trump Administration for More Evidence That Funding Freeze Is Constitutional

The litigation was brought on behalf of 13 nonprofits and six municipalities across the country, which claim their projects have been upended by the spending freeze.

The Trump administration will have another opportunity to argue in court that it has the constitutional authority to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in funding granted by Congress, in a case brought by nonprofit groups and municipalities that were to be beneficiaries of the money.

BYD Keeps Delivering on Tesla’s Unkept Promises

I recently read Steve Hanley’s excellent article on the woes of Tesla and found the closing insightful: “Tesla is like the boy who cried wolf. Every time it makes promises it doesn’t keep, its reputation suffers. Most major corporations care passionately about their reputation, but such things do not seem ... [continued]

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The latest from Day 3 of 89 Percent Project Coverage

Dear colleague,

“For years — and especially at this fraught political moment — most coverage of the climate crisis has been defensive,” Covering Climate Now co-founders Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope write in a new op-ed, out today in The Guardian. The public has been told by so many powerful government and corporate leaders, and much of the press has followed suit, that if you care about climate change you belong to a small minority.

Not so, according to the research behind The 89 Percent Project, CCNow’s effort to spotlight the fact that an overwhelming majority of people globally support climate action — in partnership with news outlets including The Guardian, Agence France-Presse, Deutsche Welle, TIME, NBC News, Noticias Telemundo, The Nation, Crooked Media, Canada’s National Observer, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, Italy’s Corriere della Sera, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, and more.

That research shows that between 80% and 89% of people specifically want their governments to do more to fight climate change. It’s such a huge, and perhaps surprising, number that these people constitute a veritable “superpower in the fight against global heating,” Hertsgaard and Pope write. That is, if this “silent majority” can be alerted to the clear fact that they’re not alone. On this front, journalists play a critical role, including during CCNow’s ongoing 89 Percent Joint Coverage Week. “The first step to answering such questions is to give the silent climate majority a voice. That will happen, finally, this week in news coverage around the world.”

To CCNow partners: This op-ed by Herstgaard and Pope is available for your outlet to republish, as are many other stories that are part of The 89 Percent Project. Check out the CCNow Sharing Library for a complete listing of work available from our community!

DONATE: If you value work like The 89 Percent Project, contributions to Covering Climate Now support our mission of improving climate change storytelling worldwide.


Here are just a few of the latest 89 Percent Project stories:

  • American outlier. In the US, 74% of the public wants more climate action — which is high, but markedly lower than in most other countries. Experts point to sharp partisanship, meager news coverage, and powerful fossil fuel interests. “The climate debate in the US was always very specific in international comparison,” in the words of one researcher. “It was always more partisan, the media landscape is structured differently than in many European countries, and many [climate misinformation campaigns] also originated in the US.” By Danielle Renwick for The Guardian…
  • Hoosiers for climate action. In Indiana, wide majorities of the public support a broad range of actions to fight climate change and mitigate its effects. That includes using tax dollars to boost public transportation access and install clean energy at home, community resilience efforts like planting trees, and (with 82% of state residents in favor) taxing high-polluting companies. “Whenever we start having those conversations, it moves us step-by-step slowly toward actualizing some of those ideas in our community,” said the researcher responsible for these findings. By Rebecca Thiele for Indiana Public Broadcasting…
  • Overcoming our exhaustion. “This is the million-dollar question: why don’t more people take to the streets?” asks a Portuguese Researcher with the climate group Scientists Rebellion, which is composed of roughly 1,000 scientists from more than 30 countries who are distressed about climate inaction. The researcher worries that the structure and stresses of modern life preclude activism for many people who would otherwise — but the data (89% want more action) is unignorable, and there must be ways, such as employing an intergenerational approach, to mobilize popular consensus. By Andreia Azevedo Soares for Portugal’s Público…
  • ‘We need to change.’ Last year, Typhoon Yagi brought destructive winds and rains to swaths of Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, the storm killed more than 300 people, with 67 dead in northern Lang Nu alone, where many homes were also washed away by flooding. Authorities relocated many of the town’s survivors, to safer ground a new community that’s complete with infrastructure to hopefully avert future disasters as well as climate-safe building materials. By Tran Thi Minh Ha and Lam Nguyen for Agence France-Presse… (More 89 Percent Project stories from AFP here and here.)
  • Where there’s smoke. An incendiary combination of climate change and housing development expansion into landscapes that are prone to wildfires has left more people than ever breathing in dangerous smoke. With wildfires seemingly ever more on the rise, now, health and forest experts are teaming up to them. By Savannah D’Evelyn and Kaitlin Sullivan for Yale Climate Connections…

Thanks to everyone who’s helping us spread the word about The 89 Percent Project. We’re especially grateful for recent coverage of this effort by outlets including Noticias Telemundo, The Times of India, Common Dreams, and The Energy Mix, among many others. And, as a reminder, on social media, we’re using the hashtag #The89Percent. Join the conversation!


From AFP global editor Ivan Couronne:

You may have heard of @coveringclimatenow.org 89 Percent Project 89percent.org. Between 80 and 89% of the world’s people want their governments to be doing more to address climate change. @afpnews.bsky.social decided to show what we mean by climate action in 4 different locations, on 3 continents

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Onward,
The CCNow Team

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​The AfricroozE Bike Could Revolutionize E-Mobility Across Africa​

If you’re into e-bikes, you already know the freedom they offer — zipping through traffic, leaving a smaller carbon footprint, and cutting back on fuel costs, all while putting a smile on your face. But what if that same technology could completely transform daily life in places where reliable transportation ... [continued]

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New Wheels, Less Cash: California’s E-Bike Vouchers Are Back

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your ride, or helping a friend make the switch to an e-bike, California is making it a whole lot easier, especially for lower-income residents. The state’s E-Bike Incentive Project, backed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), is offering up to $2,000 in point-of-sale ... [continued]

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The ORENgE-Powered ElectroShade: Smart Shades That Generate Their Own Power

Imagine your window shades doing more than just blocking the sun — they’re also quietly generating clean energy while keeping your space cool and comfortable. That’s exactly what the new ORENgE-powered ElectroShade system brings to the table: a sleek, solar-savvy solution that blends energy production with intelligent design. This new ... [continued]

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Tesla’s Competitors Move Ahead with Affordable EVs — Not Skimpy Promises

Tesla announced its Q1 2025 earnings report this week, and many questions continue to hover over the all-electric carmaker. While experiencing a momentary resurgence since the first quarter report, the company’s share prices have tumbled with a significant profit decline since the first of the year. There are many reasons ... [continued]

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Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil

Virtual meeting of leaders also hears UN’s António Guterres proclaim ‘no group or government’ can stop green revolution

China will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticise the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and about a dozen other heads of state and government to discuss the climate crisis.

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Why are Patagonian glaciers rapidly losing mass?

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise. A study links this mass loss to a poleward shift of subtropical high-pressure systems. This large-scale atmospheric circulation change brings more warm air to Patagonia, thereby accelerating glacier melt.

Scientific path to recouping the costs of climate change

A new study lays out a scientific framework for holding individual fossil fuel companies liable for the costs of climate change by tracing specific damages back to their emissions. The researchers use the tool to provide the first causal estimate of economic losses due to extreme heat driven by emissions. They report that carbon dioxide and methane output from just 111 companies cost the world economy $28 trillion from 1991 to 2020, with the five top-emitting firms linked to $9 trillion of those losses.

Large Solar Power + Energy Storage Projects Completed at Fresno Department of Public Utilities

The City of Fresno recently celebrated the completion of several solar power and energy storage projects, which could save taxpayers over $122 million by 2045. The project developer is ForeFront Power. Fresno has about 300 days of sunshine per year and sunlight is a free source of clean, renewable energy. ... [continued]

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Badenoch declines to criticise Jenrick over Reform coalition comments – as it happened

Spokesperson for Tory leader says she agrees with colleague that ‘we need to bring centre-right voters together’. This blog is closed

Rosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.

Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:

It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.

Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.

After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that.

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A surprising number of Americans want climate action. But why aren’t there more?

Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold sway

Over the last 12 months, the United States has endured a rash of disasters worsened by the climate crisis: devastating wildfires in southern California, a catastrophic hurricane in western North Carolina, and deadly heatwaves across the country.

Americans increasingly believe global heating is a serious threat that will affect them personally – and 74% want to see more climate action. Yet while that sounds high, it is still lower than most other countries around the world. What explains this disparity?

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Dengue, polvo y desesperación, el costo oculto para la salud

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Lo que necesitas saber

  • A nivel global: El cambio climático está impulsando un aumento de enfermedades sensibles al clima y está desbordando sistemas de salud que ya están al límite. El aumento de las temperaturas, los patrones de lluvia cada vez más erráticos y los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos están favoreciendo la propagación de enfermedades como el dengue, el cólera y las infecciones respiratorias vinculadas a incendios forestales y tormentas de polvo. En los países con menos ingresos, donde la infraestructura sanitaria es más frágil, la carga climática sobre la salud se siente con más fuerza.
  • En la frontera: Las comunidades fronterizas enfrentan cada vez más días de calor extremo, peor calidad del aire por tormentas de polvo e incendios, y un aumento de enfermedades como la fiebre del Valle, que prolifera en terrenos calientes y secos. También están apareciendo con mayor frecuencia enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos como el dengue y el chikungunya en el sur de Texas y norte de México. Las clínicas y los hospitales en zonas rurales o empobrecidas están luchando por mantenerse a flote, y los cortes de energía o la falta de centros de enfriamiento durante las olas de calor ponen en mayor riesgo tanto a pacientes como al personal de salud.
  • Migración: Muchos migrantes huyen de la sequía, la pérdida de cultivos y los desastres climáticos, pero el camino hacia el norte es cada vez más peligroso: el calor extremo y la falta de atención médica en las rutas migratorias están provocando golpes de calor, deshidratación y muertes. Una vez en Estados Unidos, muchos migrantes dudan en buscar atención médica por miedo a seer deportados o por los altos costos, lo que agrava su vulnerabilidad en una región que ya está afectada por el estrés climático.

Localizar: La salud a lo largo de la frontera

Ángulos clave para tu cobertura: 

  • ¿Dónde están surgiendo entermedades sensibles al clima? Revisa los casos de fiebre del Valle en condados secos y polvorientos de Arizona, California, o el norte de México. Las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos, como el dengue y el chikungunya, se están reportando con mayor frecuencia en el sur de Texas y Sonora.
  • ¿Tu clínica local o la unidad de emergencias está saturada durante las olas de calor? Observa los tiempos de respuesta de las ambulancias, los cortes de energía en los centros de salud o las alertas de calidad del aire.
  • Busca registros de salud del condado, alertas de los CDC o colaboraciones entre universidades y departamentos de salud. Muchas de estas instancias ya están monitoreando casos.

Historias para inspirar tu cobertura:

Pregunta a un experto y encuentra recursos: 


Humanizar: ¿A quién afecta más?

Habla con las comunidades fronterizas: 

  • Efoca la atención e familias vulnerables, entrevistando a personas directamente afectadas por problemas de salud relacionados con el clima, como trabajadores agrícolas expuestos a la fiebre del Valle transmitida por el polvo, jóvenes lidiando con traumas después de un incendio forestal o padres que evitan acudir al médico durante las olas de calor debido a barreras de acceso.
  • Informa sobre las experiencias de las enfermeras, personal de emergencias y promotoras de salud que enfrentan emergencias por el calor extremo y la falta de infraestructura adecuada.
  • ¿Hay alguna crisis de salud mental tras un desastre? Las personas que han sobrevivido a los incendios de California o Monterrey, o familias afectadas por inundaciones en Tamaulipas o en Texas podrían estar mostrando signos de trauma prolongado o ansiedad.

Historias para inspirar tu cobertura: 

Pregunta a un experto y encuentra recursos: 

  • Dr. Sophia Abene, especialista en enfermedades infecciosas y editora de Contagion

Soluciones: ¿Qué se puede hacer?

Destaca qué está funcionando y qué no:

  • Essfuerzos de prevención y adaptación: ciudades que ponen en marcha sistemas de vigilancia y de fumigaciones de mosquitos, clínicas que instalan sistemas de enfriamiento con tecnología solar o infraestructuras preparadas para resistir los impactos meteorológicos.
  • Iniciativas de salud mental: alianzas transfronterizas que ofrecen teleterapia o grupos de apoyo, prácticas de sanación lideradas por comunidades indígenas o atención al trauma adaptada culturalmente.
  • Políticas o innovaciones locales: clínicas móviles o redes de ayuda mutua que cubren vacíos en los sistemas de salud, distritos escolares que abren sus escuelas como centros de enfriamiento.

Historias para inspirar tu cobertura: 

Pregunta a un experto y encuentra recursos:

  • Sarah Lowe, clinical psychologist, Associate Professor of Public Health, Yale

¿Y qué más?

¿Tienes una historia sobre salud en la frontera? Puedes enviarla aquí para que la amplifiquemos: editors@coveringclimatenow.org.

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Dengue, Dust, and Dispair: The Hidden Toll on Health

Hola, welcome to Climate at the Border! We’re here to help you cover the most pressing climate issues in the region. In each edition, we’ll bring you what you need to know to get started and make recommendations for localizing, humanizing, and reporting solutions on the topic. 

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What You Need to Know

  • Globally: Climate change is driving a surge in climate-sensitive diseases and overwhelming health systems that are already stretched thin. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, and extreme weather are increasing the spread of illnesses like dengue, cholera, and respiratory infections linked to wildfires and dust. In lower-income countries, where health infrastructure is more fragile, the climate-health burden hits hardest.
  • At the Border: Communities here are experiencing more extreme heat days, worsening air quality due to dust storms and wildfires, and a rise in diseases like Valley fever, which thrives in hot and dry soils. Mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and chikungunya are also appearing more frequently in southern Texas and northern Mexico. Clinics and hospitals in rural or depressed areas are struggling to keep up, and power outages or lack of cooling systems during heatwaves put patients and health workers at greater risk.
  • Migration: Many migrants are escaping drought, crop failure, and disaster-related loss, but the journey North is increasingly dangerous: Extreme heat and lack of medical care along migration routes can lead to heatstroke, dehydration, and death. Once in the US, migrants often hesitate to seek care due to fear of deportation or high costs, compounding health vulnerabilities in a region already under climate stress.

Localize: Health Along the Border

Key Reporting Angles 

  • Where are climate-sensitive diseases emerging? Check for cases of Valley fever in dry, dusty counties in Arizona, California, or northern Mexico. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya are increasingly reported in southern Texas and Sonora.
  • Is your local clinic or emergency room stretched thin during extreme heat? Look at ambulance response times, power outages in clinics, or air quality alerts.
  • Search for county health records, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerts, or university partnerships with health departments. Many are tracking this already.

Stories to Inspire Your Coverage

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Humanize: Who Is Most Affected?

Talk to the Communities on the Frontlines 

  • Spotlight on vulnerable families interviewing individuals directly affected by climate-related health impacts, like farmworkers exposed to dust-borne Valley fever, youth coping with trauma after wildfires, or parents avoiding clinics during extreme heat because access is too difficult.
  • Report on the experiences of nurses, ER staff, and promotoras (community health workers) who are navigating heat emergencies and a lack of infrastructure.
  • Any mental health crisis after a disaster? Wildfire survivors in California and Monterrey or flood-hit families in Tamaulipas or Texas may be showing signs of prolonged trauma or anxiety.

Stories & Studies to Inspire Your Coverage 

Ask an Expert and Find Resources: 


Solutions: What Are the Fixes?

Highlight What’s Working and What’s Not

  • Prevention and adaptation efforts: cities launching mosquito-surveillance or fogging operations, clinics installing backup solar-powered cooling systems or climate-resilient infrastructure
  • Mental health initiatives: cross-border partnerships offering teletherapy or support groups, indigenous-led healing practices, or culturally specific trauma care
  • Policy or local innovation: mobile clinics or mutual aid groups stepping where health systems fall short, school districts opening campuses as cooling centers

Stories to Inspire Your Coverage 

Ask an Expert and Find Resources

  • Sarah Lowe, clinical psychologist, Associate Professor of Public Health, Yale

What’s Next?

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– CCNow’s Climate at the Border team


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