If God wants people to flourish, then God would also want humans to care for the Earth, says the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center founder: “You can’t flourish if the Earth doesn’t flourish because if the Earth becomes toxic, we become toxic.” insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...

Chemically recycling plastic has proven to be a technical and economic challenge. Now, the chemical industry wants the EPA’s help. Environmentalists are raising alarms. insideclimatenews.org/news/0104202...

Give this reporter a raise. He’s always digging up something nobody else has. Including this story about the Jefferson County Kentucky sheriffs race.

Where does the Kentucky Legislature want to take energy policy in Kentucky? For one, lawmakers are seeking to expedite the development of nuclear power, regardless of the cost, while inhibiting wind and solar and boosting coal, according to Tom Fitzgerald: kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/03/i...

Ken Doctor: "We’d better open our eyes to how quickly the losses in authoritative national news are growing. These losses come at a time when the need for checks and balances in our wobbly and threatened republic has never been greater." www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/news...

Saw a story in the Mountain State Spotlight today about WV doubling down on coal and paying a price for that. It harkened back to one I reported in 2018. Here's the new story: mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/03/03/r...

As humans continue to heat the planet with greenhouse gases, potentially locking the Earth into a “hothouse” trajectory, according to new research, scientists worry that nature won’t be able to keep up with climate change. How about a little assisted migration? insideclimatenews.org/news/0103202...

On one level, it’s hard to make sense of this story about AI and the power to monitor US citizens and independently launch deadly attacks. On the other, don’t we need some guard rails? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Reporter Monroe Trombly at the @courierjournal.bsky.social finds immigrants held in Kentucky jails are filing a record number of lawsuits challenging their detention by ICE. And judges are often ruling in their favor. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Wish I could go back in time and see what this looked like and experience it - trollies and commuter rail in Louisville 100 years ago.

The 1968 Tigers turned me into a baseball fan. Mickey Lolich was one of the reasons. Three complete game wins in that year's World Series - and a home run. The guy had a rubber arm, as they'd say. After his career, he ran a donut shop. He'd be in my Hall of Fame. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/s...

At @insideclimatenews.org, Peter Aldhous and @dylanbaddour.bsky.social follow the data and find extra pollution amid freezing temperatures. insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...

President Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a message he sent to Norway’s prime minister over the weekend. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...

Such a smart and timely story on the ecological nightmare that is Iran, and its human toll. I don’t think you’ll read the story anywhere except at Inside Climate News. From @katiesurma.bsky.social … insideclimatenews.org/news/1401202...

The new secret chambers, where lawmakers will meet with no access for the public except a few credentialed journalists?

Bad news for coal states - @appvoices.org posts an alert that Congress is attempting to raid many millions of dollars in funds previously allocated to clean up abandoned coal mines. appvoices.org/2026/01/05/r...

Nobody needs a mink coat but the mink- Felix, Christmas in Connecticut.

Bari Weiss had to know the criticism and damage to CBS News’ reputation when she spiked the prison story last minute. She must find the reaction useful to her. If so, she is intentionally blowing up CBS News. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

This is my first commentary for the @kentuckylantern.com it deals with #NCAR. Was inspired by @katharinehayhoe.com kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/19/s...

What a crazy-ass story this is. I want to read the book and watch the movie… www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

So only Democrats walk and ride bikes and take the bus? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

From @connorgiffin.bsky.social - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman made false or unsupported claims about the science of climate change in letter to EPA. Basically, don't worry be happy about all the CO2: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Via @bberwyn.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent. I guess it wasn’t a ham sandwich. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

What an interesting story from @katiesurma.bsky.social -- Women's voices around the world, and a world increasingly inspired or impacted by ecofeminism. insideclimatenews.org/news/2106202...

It’s #sej2024 and of course it includes a visit to a sewage treatment plant. But this one is unique: it treats Mexican and American sewage

Good morning, PHX and #sej2025. I’ve got my two hard boiled eggs, bottle of water, some almonds, and a granola bar. This is early to rise, but we’re off to the border for a day long reporting tour.

It’s off to #sej2025, my 31st. At this point, I feel sort of hardwired to attend. Looking forward to seeing old friends and new ones too. And to be inspired by journalists’ rising to the challenge of the day.

Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...

In case you missed this, West Virginia regulators require methane remediation from a coal company following a blast that severely burned a woman in her home. insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

First came, the giant cracks in the field by their homes. Then came the explosion. Now state regulators are ordering a coal company to get control of methane and monitor it. With @leehedgepeth.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

I know I’m on an unpaid sabbatical. But I couldn’t resist taking on this story, with my colleague, @dangearino.bsky.social, regarding “climate change religion.” One rabbi says the EPA administrator needs a refresher course in Jewish tradition. insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...

After @leehedgepeth.bsky.social and I spent a year investigating a fatal blast atop one of the gassiest coal mines in the country, state regulators are acknowledging a likely connection and taking some action. insideclimatenews.org/news/2103202...

Off to see the Giants! Yikes

Fascinating, indeed.

These Kentucky lawmakers do not want the public to know what's going on with local police departments unless the police departments also want you to know. That's not transparency. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

Why is Louisville so hostile to urban agriculture programs including 4-H and community gardens? www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

"The bill threatens the water quality of many Kentucky rivers, streams, and tributaries and, as a result, would significantly compromise Kentucky’s groundwater," threatening 31,000 private use wells and at least 156 public water systems. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

Tonight my Apple watch has carried weather alerts for rain, flooding, tornadoes, lightning and snow. Mostly I’m worried about the flooding.

These low-income Alabama residents got $100 off their last power bills, thanks to a federal grant. Trump is now taking that money back, as a utility adds $100 to their next bill. insideclimatenews.org/news/1402202...

Please follow Liam on this matter.

With the president again defending plastic straws and promising to promote them, this is a good time to remember that sea turtle that got a plastic straw stuck in its head and this video that went viral. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wH8...

I just read that Trump and Musk are shutting down environmental justice program at EPA and in the justice department. A year ago I wrote about 30 years of environmental justice work and what it meant to one EJ community. insideclimatenews.org/news/1102202...

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, increasing concerns about how quickly their melting will raise sea levels. insideclimatenews.org/news/0302202...

What happened to the workers who cleaned up the worst coal ash disaster in the US? This Tennessee journalist tells their story on one place, his new book: insideclimatenews.org/news/2312202...

It took way longer than it should have, but I am celebrating after figuring out how to delete in mass as opposed to 50 or 100 at a time the many many many thousands of old emails that were clogging my gmail account.

I worked with CBSNews and Tracy Wholf to shed light on a Houston plastics recycling that wasn't actually recycling plastic. Now, an at-large Houston City Council member is taking a stand and asking questions. insideclimatenews.org/news/1312202...

In November, we reported that a federal agency was basically not doing anything to address the concerns of people whose homes were sinking atop a gassy coal mine, after one of them exploded. Now this action: insideclimatenews.org/news/1312202...

Who needs Yellowstone Park when there are the west Texas oil fields. Check out the amazing photo of a salty water geyser taken by my colleague @psskow.bsky.social with her story about recycling oilfield water, found here: insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...

President-elect Donald Trump and his allies plan to cut money in the Inflation Reduction Act allocated for climate efforts. Hundreds of millions of dollars have yet to reach EJ organizations. insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...