April 2024 – Climate Desk

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Grist

A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization

Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis.

Lylla Younes · April 30, 2024
Guardian

Taxing big fossil fuel firms ‘could raise $900bn in climate finance by 2030’

Levy on oil and gas majors in richest countries would help worst-affected nations tackle climate crisis, says report

Matthew Taylor · April 29, 2024
Grist

The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute

A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident.

Joseph Winters · April 26, 2024
Guardian

Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel investments

Organizers at Columbia, Tulane and the University of Virginia write to attorneys general arguing schools’ investments are illegal

Dharna Noor · April 24, 2024
High Country News

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is still a bipartisan unicorn

As a competing bill emerges, supporters defend RAWA as the ’gold standard.’

Erin X. Wong · April 23, 2024
Guardian

Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges

Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costs

Rob Davies · April 22, 2024
YaleEnvironment360

Jared Kushner has big plans for delta of Europe’s last wild river

As plans for luxury developments there — spearheaded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — move ahead, conservationists are sounding the alarm.

Fred Pearce · April 18, 2024
Grist

FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown.

Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’

Jake Bittle · April 17, 2024
Inside Climate News

A highway in Indiana could one day charge your EV while you’re driving

Construction of the pilot project on U.S. Highway 52 began this month.

Kristoffer Tigue · April 16, 2024
High Country News

Wenatchi-P’squosa people demonstrate against proposed solar project

The Badger Mountain development in eastern Washington threatens heritage foodways on sacred lands.

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster · April 15, 2024
Guardian

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists

If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’, says climate expert

Jonathan Watts · April 15, 2024
Inside Climate News

As contested Pittsburgh primary nears, climate advocates support Rep. Summer Lee

In the historic heart of Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel industry, Lee finds herself in a hotly contested primary against a moderate Democrat.

By Keerti Gopal and Kiley Bense · April 11, 2024