Climate & Energy

Tracking the climate crisis and the fight for a livable future, our Climate & Energy section cuts through corporate spin and political delay. We cover environmental justice, fossil fuel accountability, and the policies shaping how we power our world.

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Latest Climate & Energy News

As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point

Officials warn: If ocean observing buoys go dark, commercial fishermen, cargo ships and coastal communities are in danger.

Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.

Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track it.

Trump administration wants to gut Clean Water Act

A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.

Extreme heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s toll on migrant workers

Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures and a global system that leaves them…

Trump’s Plans to expand offshore drilling meet bipartisan opposition

California and Florida lawmakers oppose the plan. It’s the latest in the president’s doubling down on fossil fuels, and a…

Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city

Why Iran’s capital, Tehran, is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last.

Climate disasters displace more than 67,000 people per day fueling climate-induced migration

Climate-induced migration: Climate disasters displace more than 67,000 people per day.

This pig’s bacon was delicious (And she’s alive and well)

A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products.

COP30: Calls for a phase-out of fossil fuels gain momentum

Two years after an agreement to transition away from them, more than 80 states have called for a plan to…

Birth of the Global Warming Doula

In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat —…

Q&A: Panama’s special representative for climate change

Juan Carlos Monterrey, Panama’s special representative for climate change, talks to Dialogue Earth about the need for reform in climate…