"How Government Shutdowns Give Polluters A Free Pass"
"Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies."
Source: Grist, 11/13/2025
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"If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go"
"A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built."
Source: WIRED, 11/13/2025"Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive"
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car, period."
Source: Vox, 11/13/2025"The Caribbean Has A Super-Hurricane Problem"
"Caribbean nations face an increasing threat from super hurricanes, which can cost a significant fraction of their GDP. Climate change is expected to make the strongest hurricanes stronger."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 11/13/2025"Five Ways Joe Rogan Misleads Listeners About Climate Change"
"Joe Rogan has one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and a combined 50 million followers on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. And like nearly all of today’s most popular online shows, Rogan’s spreads climate misinformation."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 11/13/2025"Environment Takeaways From The Spending Deal"
"The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government."
Source: E&E News, 11/12/2025"Chemical Giant, Climate Skeptics Vie For Seats On EPA Science Panel"
"A chemical company lobbyist, an advocacy group that soft-pedals the dangers of climate change and an organization seeking to end animal testing in research are among those pushing candidates for EPA’s premier scientific advisory panel, according to records obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."
Source: E&E News, 11/12/2025"Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling"
"The Trump administration plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in roughly four decades, according to three people briefed on the matter. The move would set up a confrontation with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has fought offshore drilling and who has emerged as one of President Trump’s chief political antagonists."
Source: NYTimes, 11/12/2025"Two Caribbean Islands Seek Justice From France for Pesticide Poisoning"
"In Guadeloupe and Martinique, where more than 90 percent of the population has chlordecone in their blood, residents continue to demand financial compensation from the French government."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/12/2025Rise In Chinese Coal Plants In Indonesia Belies Pledge To End Fossil Aid
"A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia’s fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining Beijing’s efforts to dial back support for fossil fuels, a study released Nov. 3 has found."
Source: Mongabay, 11/12/2025"Protesters Force Their Way Into COP30 Summit Venue, Clash With Security"
"BELEM, Brazil - Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection.
Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the U.N. compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year's U.N. climate summit in the Amazon city of Belem, Brazil.Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale."
Source: Reuters, 11/12/2025Lawsuit Alleges ‘Political Retribution’ In Trump Energy Project Cancellations
"A new lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of “political retribution” in its recent decision to cancel a slate of energy projects that are primarily located in blue states."
Source: The Hill, 11/12/2025"EPA Proposes Exemptions For ‘Forever Chemical’ Reporting Requirements"
"The Trump administration is proposing to loosen requirements for companies to report on their uses of “forever chemicals.”
Source: The Hill, 11/12/2025UN Shipping Regulator Advocates For Emissions Fee At COP30, Despite Trump
"The head of the International Maritime Organization said Monday he’s continuing to “advocate and campaign” for global regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, despite the United States and Saudi Arabia blocking new rules last month."
Source: AP, 11/12/2025"EV Use Has Skyrocketed In Hawaiʻi. Why Is It So Hard To Find A Charger?"
"As federal incentives for electric vehicles are drying up, will the state still expand its fledgling charging network?"
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat, 11/12/2025
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