July 2025 – Climate Desk

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Guardian

Elon Musk is turning US liberals off not just Tesla but electric vehicles in general

Disgust at the CEO’s rightwing activism is casting a pall but conservatives are no more likely to buy EVs

Oliver Milman · July 30, 2025
Vox.com

What to do, and not do, during a heat wave

Tips for keeping kids, adults, and the elderly cool and safe—even sans air conditioning.

Allie Volpe · July 29, 2025
Vox.com

Why your energy bill keeps going up

And why it won’t get cheaper anytime soon.

Umair Irfan · July 28, 2025
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Trump team’s plans to exploit public lands follow the blueprint of Reagan’s Interior secretary

James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.

Dustin Mulvaney · July 27, 2025
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Science Moms lean into ‘humanness’ to educate on climate change risk

“Mothers throughout time have always put in that extra labor because they care about the health of their families."

Frances Mack · July 26, 2025
Inside Climate News

Governments are legally required to address climate change, top global court says

In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice also said high-emissions countries may need to pay reparations.

Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma · July 24, 2025
Wired

EPA employees still in the dark as agency dismantles scientific research office

As the EPA moves to shut down the Office of Research and Development, leadership is unable to answer questions as basic as when it will close and how many will lose their jobs.

Molly Taft · July 23, 2025
Guardian

‘Like something you see in a movie’: Trump cuts stir fears of more pipeline ruptures

In Satartia, Mississippi, locals say a carbon dioxide pipeline leak created an aftermath ‘like a zombie apocalypse’

Oliver Milman · July 22, 2025
Vox.com

Why it’s taking LA so long to rebuild

Reforming environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding after wildfires.

Umair Irfan · July 20, 2025
Grist

Why flash flood warnings will continue to go unheeded

Experts say local education and community support are key to conveying risk.

Rebecca Egan McCarthy · July 19, 2025
Wired

Trump and the energy industry are eager to power AI with fossil fuels

At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.

Molly Taft · July 18, 2025
Grist

A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center

The Miccosukee, who make their home in the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.

Miacel Spotted Elk · July 17, 2025