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Earth Is Losing Key Ocean Sensors Tracking Climate Change

03. Juni 2026 um 20:01
The Trump administration is scrapping a sensor network scientists say has no substitute.

RODANTHE, NC - DECEMBER13: Atlantic Ocean waves wash past houses to flood Seagull Street on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on December 13, 2022, in Rodanthe, NC. Dare County has agreed to abandon Seagull Street and allow all 12 houses on this strip to be collectively moved as far as is legally possible from the encroaching ocean. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Photographer: The Washington Post/The Washington Post

Trump Scraps Ocean Sensors Providing Crucial Data on Climate, Flooding

03. Juni 2026 um 17:00

Scientists say there’s no substitute for a network that the administration plans to take down. 

Marine Biologist Christy Hudak collects plankton in an area where Right Whales feed, during a research cruise with the Center for Coastal Studies in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, on April 1, 2024. NOAA permit 25740-02. Right Whales come to the bay in late winter and early spring, to forage for plankton. They are considered an endangered species according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There are approximately 350 individuals left according to the Center for Coastal Studies. "Since two years ago, we've had a lot of change where we've had an influx of Right Whales coming into the bay, but there's also been some that haven't been coming in. And then, we also have a change in the food resource where from year to year, we're getting a difference species of plankton," according to Hudak.

California Revamps Its Carbon Market and Gets Tough on Plastic Waste

01. Juni 2026 um 15:50
Ambitious green policies have been “upended by global economic upheaval,” a state official said.

A driver refuels a vehicle with regular gasoline at a Shell gas station in Albany, California, US, on Thursday, May 21, 2026. AAA projects that 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Memorial Day weekend, which would set a Memorial Day record. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

California Launches First Phase of Plastic Crackdown Amid Chorus of Complaints

01. Juni 2026 um 12:30

Companies and environmental advocates alike say the anti-pollution law lacks robust systems to support it. 

A shopper carries plastic bags in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release US consumer price index (CPI) figures on December 18.

The EPA Weighs Loosening Rules Over Cancer-Causing Gas Emissions

16. April 2026 um 13:55
The move comes after the Trump administration offered waivers to dozens of plants across the US.

The Becton Dickinson, or BD, plant that is in Covington, Georgia on April 8, 2026. The plant’s Ethylene Oxide emissions have members of the community concerned. Photo by Kendrick Brinson Photographer: Kendrick Brinson/Bloomberg

US Home Insurance Costs Are Rising Faster Than Inflation

The average annual premium is projected to increase 4% to about $3,057 this year.

PUNTA GORDA - OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Cost of Trump's Coal Push Plays Out in Dollars, Noise and Health

14. Februar 2026 um 13:00

J.H. Campbell, a coal plant in Michigan, was slated to close, but the federal government is keeping it open. 

The J.H. Campbell coal plant was slated to close in May 2025, but the federal government has kept it open. Consumers Energy said it costs $600,000 a day to keep it running. That cost may be passed on to ratepayers across the region.

China Gains Competitive Edge Thanks to Energy-Building Boom

28. Januar 2026 um 13:04
Also in today’s Green Daily newsletter: the latest on the cold blast gripping the US east coast

A worker snow blows a sidewalk on Wall Street during a winter storm in New York, US, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. The heaviest winter storm in years dropped mounds of snow on New York City, making Monday's morning commute messy for those willing to brave it. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Why Power Outages Do More Economic Damage Than We Think

27. Januar 2026 um 11:00

Most estimates of losses from US blackouts don’t fully account for indirect and longer-term impacts, a new analysis finds. 

Ice covers trees and power lines during a winter storm in east Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice - leaving brutal cold in its wake.
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