The Trump admin just changed the definition of "harm" to animals under the Endangered Species Act, in what environmentalists called the biggest erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 years. @nytimes.com gift link to the story w/ @catrineinhorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

“The move on Friday was the latest in a series of extraordinary efforts by the Trump administration to weaken environmental regulations designed to fight climate change and prevent species extinction.”

“The change could open the door for fossil fuel companies, agricultural interests, land developers and others to disturb or even destroy the habitats of vulnerable species. Many species are already running out of places to live, and the new rule is likely to add extreme pressure, experts said.”

Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations. Hiroko Tabuchi writes, "Advanced recycling, also called chemical recycling, uses heat and chemical reactions to break down plastic waste into its molecular building blocks." 1/2

Warming Could Ravage a Third of Plants Used by Amazon Communities Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found. By Raymond Zhong and Flávia Milhorance in @nytimes.com

For the @nytimes.com Magazine, I wrote about the increasingly fervent native plant movement; its esteemed guru, the entomologist and bestselling author Douglas Tallamy; and the complexities of ecologically responsible gardening in our modern era. Gift link 🎁 : www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/m...

Fingers crossed what a beautiful bird... news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-t...

A massive marine heat wave in the Pacific, spanning an area 8x the contiguous US, is expected to intensify storms, exacerbate heat waves on land, and raise sea levels, particularly along the California coast. Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of marine heat waves.

Gift article 🎁 ‘A record global average sea temperature in June had pushed the world into “uncharted territory,” scientists said, as global warming and the El Niño cycle combine to increase the chances of more extreme weather ahead.’ By @attractamooney.bsky.social

Bombs Bursting in Air Means Hours of Smoke and Confused Dogs in D.C. Organizers want the July 4 fireworks in the nation’s capital to break the world record. But the fun will also come with air pollution and possibly headaches for pet owners and zoo keepers. @nytimes.com

Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’ Scientists have said the conditions are the result of a climate that is “fundamentally different” from the time before fossil fuel use started rapidly warming the world. By @zhonggg.bsky.social

“The planet’s temperature is rising. And so is the intensity of heat waves. “Since accurate record-keeping began a little less than two centuries ago, all 11 of the warmest years ever recorded have occurred in the past 11 years.” By @nytimes.com 1/2

Trump’s profiteering in office was once unimaginable in a democracy, particularly by a sitting American president. The Trump family’s earnings move him into an echelon of enrichment more associated with strongmen in Russia and Turkey. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/w...

“The largest digital camera on Earth has finally started filming a motion picture of our universe,” writes @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social

First Europe, Then North America: Welcome to Heat Dome Summer. What’s causing all the record-breaking heat, and when will it end? By @nazaneentv.bsky.social 1/2

“The findings of the study, yet to be peer-reviewed, were presented on June 16 during the Our Ocean Conference held in Mombasa, Kenya.” By Elodie Toto

“In data going back to 2000, the only time that the tipping point arrived even earlier was in 2022, when it came on 26 June. The grim scenario is driven by the current heatwave, as well as the one in May – both coming on the back of another winter with poor snowfall.”

“The case is one of nearly 40 lawsuits that have been filed by state and local governments across the country arguing that the fossil fuel industry should be held accountable for its role accelerating climate change,” writes @karenzraick.bsky.social

Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave: A Jolt for Climate Action, or Just for A.C.? Heat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet. By Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek

Is Climate Change Fueling Europe’s Heat Wave? Yes, Researchers Say. A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would “not have been possible” without global warming. By @zhonggg.bsky.social

To Escape Record Heat, the French Are Taking to Water. Both Have Been Deadly. Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit [38C]. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways. By Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic 1/3

Former NOAA Employees Revive Climate Site Shut by Trump Administration The database of federal global warming research recreates a website that was closed amid the administration’s broad retreat from climate science. By Quinn Glabicki

David Gelles writes in the Climate Forward newsletter of @nytimes.com: Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and founder of Bloomberg L.P., has announced $590 million in new environmental commitments in recent days. More in the link:

Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On Katharine Houreld reported last week on how some scientists have “used artificial intelligence to detect sheltered pockets where cool currents, reduced exposure to sunlight and locations outside cyclone paths mean corals are more likely to survive.”

Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects. By @bradplumer.bsky.social

Interesting story on sea-ice-thickening research. Covers moral hazard, potential side effects, working with local stakeholders, scalability. Would like to hear from icy people on their take www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tensions Are Rising Between States That Rely on the Colorado River A prolonged drought means the nation’s largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lay ahead. By @byscottdance.com 1/3

Recent Landslides in Indonesia Devastated Rare Orangutans, Study Finds More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris. By Catrin Einhorn

Reflections on shutting out the view of Earth By @dgraham.bsky.social: “When the shades are drawn so quickly, passengers miss out on both the fascinating machinations of infrastructure—the strange vehicles, markers, and signs that make airports work—and the natural beauty of the landscape.”

“In February, a coalition including the National Parks Conservation Assn., American Assn. for State and Local History, Assn. of National Park Rangers and Union of Concerned Scientists filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston alleging that the order was erasing American history and science.”

The Movement to Stop Data Centers What to know... Claire Brown writes: "If all 28 of the big data centers currently planned for New York State were to fire up, they could expand the state’s energy use by roughly a third, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, a Democrat, told the Times." 1/3

This Pair of Parakeets Are Saving Their Species One Chick at a Time There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to bolster the population. By Laura Chung in @nytimes.com 1/3

Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change? In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef. -- By Zunaira Saieed Visuals by Sirachai Arunrugstichai Reporting from Pom Pom Island, Malaysia

By Claire Brown in @nytimes.com: When Will Emissions From Air Travel Start to Fall? How the war in Iran is affecting greenhouse gas emissions from air travel, a look back at “An Inconvenient Truth” and more climate news.

"I've been a #climate scientist for 33 years and we're seeing exactly the kinds of things that we were warning back then... [although] these records are perhaps more extreme and coming sooner than we had expected," @richardabetts.bsky.social

Why Scientists Retired the Dire Climate Scenario Used for Over a Decade While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated. By @bradplumer.bsky.social & @eniiler.bsky.social in @nytimes.com

NPR's Climate Solutions Week

“The entire catchment of the River Wye has been formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights in a charter, a UK first that campaigners hope will help save the highly polluted river.”

Max Bearak writes in @nytimes.com that birders in Colombia “are hopeful about the rise in ‘avitourism,’ not just because it would generate needed income, but also because of the well-established link between ecotourism and species preservation.” (Visuals by Esteban Vanegas.)

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers By Catherina Gioino

Tom Steyer Thinks California Is Ready for a Different Climate Message Rather than pleas to save the planet, the billionaire, a Democrat, is pushing a message of affordability in his campaign to become California’s governor. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com 1/3

As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development. By @irenatfh.bsky.social and Hiroko Tabuchi

Trump Administration to Scrap Rule That Elevated Land Conservation The Biden-era measure was intended to protect millions of acres from industrial development and the effects of climate change. By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com

David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100 Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist. By Jonathan Wolfe

Keith Bradsher in @nytimes.com looks at China's dominance in wind power: China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels. 1/3

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come. Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent. By Christian Elliott

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

The Global Oil Crisis Seems to Be Helping One Industry: Renewable Energy Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels. By @chicoharlan.bsky.social in @nytimes.com 1/5 🧵

China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels. By Keith Bradsher Photographs & Video by Qilai Shen @nytimes.com