Top Headlines (Soc. of Env. Journalists)
- Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia, Drag Queen With Environmental Message June 15, 2026"Days before the beginning of Pride Month in June, a glamorous drag queen with long, wavy red hair, a matching mustache and carabiner earrings stared into a camera and levied a strong accusation against a famous sustainable outdoors apparel brand: "This is a corporation trying to erase an activist." ActivismEnvironmental PoliticsJournalism & MediaPeople & PopulationNational […]jdavis_sej3
- Rebuilding To Endure June 15, 2026"In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated the southern Appalachians in late September 2024, Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Tracy Swartout went up in a helicopter to survey the damage. What she saw was deeply troubling. 'When Helene happened, we ended up with 58 landslides spread across 200 linear miles of the parkway,' Swartout says." ActivismClimate […]jdavis_sej3
- Trump Attacks Forest And Wildfire Research Just As West Is Poised To Burn June 15, 2026"Few public universities get more federal research funding than the University of Washington." BiodiversityClimate ChangeDisastersEnvironmental PoliticsForestsGovernmentPeople & PopulationScienceNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej3
- ‘Flamingo Revolution’ Opposes Kushner Resort On Protected Albanian Delta June 15, 2026"In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta protected landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast without permits or public notice. Bulldozers and excavators felled coastal pine trees, flattened sand dunes, and cut new roads through previously untouched habitat." "The incursion was the realization of a luxury resort development backed by Jared Kushner, U.S. […]jdavis_sej3
- "Solar Beat Coal On The US Grid In May — A New Milestone" June 15, 2026"The U.S. just hit a big milestone: It got more power from solar panels than from coal plants in May." Climate ChangeEnergy & FuelInfrastructureTechnologyNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej3
- Trump’s EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants: Judge June 15, 2026"The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it." ActivismEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental JusticeEnvironmental PoliticsLaws & RegulationsPeople & PopulationNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej3
- "Another Industry-Led Campaign Targets California’s Animal Welfare Law" June 15, 2026"Several newspapers across farming states have run strikingly similar opinion columns over the past month that take issue with a California law requiring farmers to provide hogs, calves and chickens with enough room to turn around, lie down and stretch." AgricultureBiodiversityEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental PoliticsFoodJournalism & MediaLaws & RegulationsNational (U.S.)CaliforniaPublicSource: ,jdavis_sej3
- EPA Sends California Emissions Rules To Congress, Hoping For Reversal June 15, 2026"The U.S. Environmental ​Protection Agency on Friday said it was sending the Republican-controlled Congress landmark California vehicle emissions rules for potential repeal, its latest effort to prevent tougher state tailpipe requirements." AirClimate ChangeConsumerEconomy & BusinessEnergy & FuelEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental PoliticsGovernmentLaws & RegulationsPollutionTransportationNational (U.S.)CaliforniaPublicSource: ,jdavis_sej3
- Trump NPS Ordered To Restore History, Climate Info Removed From Parks June 15, 2026"A federal judge Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to restore interpretative materials pertaining to history and climate change removed from national parks under President Donald Trump’s order.ConsumerEnvironmental PoliticsEnvironmental StudiesGovernmentJournalism & MediaLaws & RegulationsPeople & PopulationNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej3
- "Trump Opens Protected Pacific Waters To Commercial Fishing" June 15, 2026"The Trump administration struck down prohibitions on commercial fishing Thursday across more than 500,000 square miles of marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, as environmental groups vowed to challenge the action in federal court." "The president has now signed orders to eliminate commercial fishing bans in all five national marine monuments." BiodiversityEconomy & BusinessEnvironmental PoliticsFish […]jdavis_sej3
Yale Climate Connections
- Este remolino giratorio genera tormentas. ¿Cómo le afectará el cambio climático?Un lóbulo del Giro Centroamericano evolucionó hasta convertirse en el Huracán Helene, uno de los huracanes del Atlántico más notables de todos los tiempos. The post Este remolino giratorio genera tormentas. ¿Cómo le afectará el cambio climático? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- A Champagne with notes of climate changeWinemaker Maison Ruinart created a collection of Champagnes from grapes grown in years with abnormal weather. The post A Champagne with notes of climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- What Americans can learn from London’s war on carsThe UK capital has taken major steps to cut auto dependency, but critics say it’s still falling short. The post What Americans can learn from London’s war on cars appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- Companies cancel clean energy projects that would have created 40,000 jobsThe industry was booming before Congress repealed clean energy tax credits and the Trump administration began fighting wind and solar projects. The post Companies cancel clean energy projects that would have created 40,000 jobs appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- El Niño is officially here, raising confidence in a quiet 2026 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe arrival of El Niño is increasing confidence in a quieter-than-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Colorado State University now expects only 11 named storms this year, well below average. Still, forecasters warn that it only takes one landfalling hurricane to cause significant impacts, regardless of seasonal totals. The post El Niño is officially here, raising […]
Top Environment News — ScienceDaily
- Telehealth can improve care for cats with chronic health issuesResearchers found telehealth visits can improve care for cats with feline arthritis.
- Collaboration can unlock Australia's energy transition without sacrificing natural capitalNew research demonstrates that with collaboration between stakeholders, Australia can fully decarbonize its domestic and energy export economies by 2060 -- a feat requiring $6.2 trillion USD and around 110,000 square kilomters of land -- while avoiding harm to important areas for biodiversity outcomes, safeguarding agricultural activities, and respecting Indigenous land rights.
- Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishingTo satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.
- Molecular link between air pollution and pregnancy risksA new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes.
- Tea, berries, dark chocolate and apples could lead to a longer life span, study showsNew research has found that those who consume a diverse range of foods rich in flavonoids, such as tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples, could lower their risk of developing serious health conditions and have the potential to live longer.