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New book offers tips to translate climate science into political gains

At a time when climate politics in the United States and globally remain deeply polarized, Will Hackman, a climate advocate and political operative, argues that the climate movement needs a new language — one rooted less in doom, guilt and abstract planetary crisis, and more in people’s everyday lives, health, safety, costs and communities. In […]

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Jun 2 • 11:35 AM EDT • Science • news.mongabay.com
New book offers tips to translate climate science into political gains

At a time when climate politics in the United States and globally remain deeply polarized, Will Hackman, a climate advocate and political operative, argues that the climate movement needs a new language — one rooted less in doom, guilt and abstract planetary crisis, and more in people’s everyday lives, health, safety, costs and communities. In […]

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Jun 2 • 11:35 AM EDT • Politics • news.mongabay.com
How Science Works

The 2nd Weather and Climate Livestream is now underway. It is organized by a group of early-career researchers concerned about declining funding for the field and eager to demonstrate how weather and climate research makes a difference in our lives. Last year’s event was a great success, drawing terrific press coverage including a piece in the NY Times. This year features a strong lineup of talks aimed at a general audience — I highly recommend tuning in. Share I gave a talk yesterday about How Science Works in Three Steps. You can see the short presentation here (I’ve appended a transcript below): And please tune into the livestream here. It runs through tomorrow at 6 pm ET. Thanks for reading The Climate Brink! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Subscribe Cleaned up transcript: Thank you, and thanks to everyone tuning in. I want to talk about something I think a lot of people don’t really understand: how science actually works. Arguments over any scientific topic — climate change, vaccines, you name it — revolve around competing claims. For climate change, the claims are: Is the Earth warming? Are humans to blame? What will the impacts be? Over the last 150 years, the scientific community has developed a remarkably robust method for sorting out which claims are true and which aren’t. That method is what I want to walk through. So how does science generate knowledge? If you ask a high schooler, they’ll give you the version they learned in ninth grade: an individual scientist forms a hypothesis, runs an experiment, and draws a conclusion. That’s more or less what happens at the individual level, though in practice it’s more iterative — you design, test, and refine all at once, landing on a slightly different idea each time until you reach a conclusion about whatever hypothesis you’ve ended up with. But this isn’t science. It’s only step one. Any individual scientist can make mistakes — scientists are human. Maybe there’s a bug in the code, maybe there’s an error in the experiment. Just because someone ran an experiment and reached a conclusion doesn’t mean it’s right, and scientists don’t treat a single result as settled truth. Step two is peer review, the first layer of quality control. The scientist writes up what they did and submits it to a journal, which sends the paper to other experts in the field. Those experts judge whether the methods are sound, whether it properly references prior work, and whether the conclusions actually follow from the data. Ask any scientist and they’ll tell you peer review is miserable — the comments come back brutal, often harsh, and you have to revise and resubmit, sometimes multiple times, before an editor finally accepts the paper. Peer review catches an immense amount of bad science, but it can’t catch all of it. Reviewers get sloppy or overworked, they miss obvious mistakes, and they can’t catch hidden errors — a bug in the code, a misread instrument. So a peer-reviewed paper making it into a journal doesn’t mean the paper is right. Nobody treats a single paper as the final word. That’s where step three comes in: the crucible of science. Important results get retested by the broader community. If you publish something interesting, it gets dissected. Sometimes people try to reproduce your work directly but more often they test its implications. If someone claims X is true, and that implies that Y is also true, then scientists will go check Y. If a claim survives this gauntlet long enough, it becomes accepted. That’s how we generate knowledge. Let me give an example: the ozone hole. In 1985 — and I doubt many people watching were around then, but I remember it well — Joe Farman and his colleagues published observations from Antarctica showing that a huge chunk of ozone was disappearing every year. This was shocking because most atmospheric chemists had expected ozone loss to occur at mid-latitudes and high altitudes, not over the South Pole. When scientists see something they don’t understand, they rush to explain it, and several competing hypotheses quickly appeared in the peer-reviewed literature. One pointed to chlorine chemistry from chlorofluorocarbons. A second blamed nitrogen chemistry, possibly driven by solar proton events — meaning the sun was responsible. A third argued it wasn’t chemistry at all but dynamics: winds were carrying naturally low-ozone air from the lower atmosphere up into the stratosphere. Then the community went to work testing which theory could survive the crucible. Aircraft flew into the ozone hole and found no nitrogen, ruling out the nitrogen theory. Measurements showed the air in the polar vortex was descending, not rising — which would bring high-ozone air down, eliminating the dynamics theory. Meanwhile, those same flights measured enormous amounts of chlorine, strongly correlated with exactly the regions where ozone was being destroyed. That became known as the “smoking gun” paper, and it established that chlorine chemistry was the cause. Through this process, a consensus emerged. And it’s worth being clear that this consensus is organic. There’s no vote, no poll, no meeting where it gets decided. Scientists go to conferences, talk to one another, and independently arrived at the same answer. It’s the ultimate free market of ideas. After the consensus was established, the peer-reviewed literature doesn’t even mention the rival theories — it simply takes chlorine chemistry as given. That’s what a consensus looks like. It doesn’t mean every single scientist agrees, but it does mean there’s no longer any legitimate debate. So where can you see what scientists actually think? It’s all in the peer-reviewed literature, which contains the entire historical record of the argument: the discovery, the competing theories, the debate, the testing, and finally the community coalescing around one answer. But there’s a lot of room for misrepresentation. You can dig up an old paper claiming the ozone hole was caused by dynamics and wave it around as if there still was a debate about the cause of the ozone hole — without mentioning that the idea was disproven long ago and that even its own authors no longer believe it. There’s a bigger problem, though: the peer-reviewed literature is written in a language I call “nerd.” It’s extremely hard to read — honestly, some of it is hard for me to follow. It takes graduate students years to work through the literature in a single field, so we can’t expect policymakers or ordinary people to do it. This is where scientific assessments come in. The most famous is the IPCC — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The job of an assessment is to read and summarize the peer-reviewed literature, synthesizing what’s settled, what’s been disproven, and what remains genuinely debated. To ensure the assessments accurately summarize the peer-reviewed literature, assessments are written by large teams, which are far less prone to bias than individuals and which dilute the influence of any one scientist with an axe to grind. The teams are deliberately assembled to avoid stacking the deck, and the reports themselves go through multiple rounds of peer review. That rigorous process is exactly why you can trust them and why people consider the IPCC to be the gold standard of what we know about the climate system. An assessment produced through a different process may well not be credible. You can even watch the consensus evolve across assessments. Take the attribution of warming. The 1990 IPCC report said the observed warming was broadly consistent with model predictions but also comparable to natural variability — in other words, we don’t know whether humans are responsible. By 1995, it concluded that the balance of evidence suggested a discernible human influence — a sentence only a committee could write, and one that barely commits to anything. By 2001, most of the warming over the previous 50 years was judged “likely” due to greenhouse gases; by 2007, “very likely”; by 2013, “extremely likely.” The 2023 report says essentially the same as 2013 — there’s not much stronger language available. So, to wrap up: science is our ultimate tool for deciphering the universe — the most successful method we’ve ever developed for determining what’s true and what isn’t. Our understanding is written into the peer-reviewed literature, so if you want to know what scientists think, that’s where to look. And for those of us who don’t speak nerd, scientific assessments are the Rosetta Stone — they translate nerd into English. Let me open the floor to questions. Thank you.

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Jun 2 • 10:35 AM EDT • Science • theclimatebrink.com
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A hidden pollutant is changing how the world's forests breathe

A massive global analysis found that nitrogen pollution can either speed up or dramatically slow the natural "breathing" of forest soils, depending on the ecosystem's condition. The results reveal hidden tipping points that could affect how forests store carbon and cope with climate change.

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Jun 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Alligator Alcatraz Emissions Threaten Human Health, Violate Clean Air Act, Lawsuit Claims

The air pollution is associated with the more than 200 diesel-burning generators powering the Everglades migrant detention facility, along with 100 diesel-burning lighting towers.

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Jun 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • insideclimatenews.org
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Why are scientists planting tiny forests in big cities?

Healthy forests help combat climate change, provide humans with drinking water and even improve mental and physical health. But it’s hard to imagine an entire forest in the middle of a big city. That’s where micro-forests come into play — public forests on a smaller scale, filled with native plants. They exist around the world, and producer Rachel Carlson went to visit the largest micro-forest in California in this encore episode. She joins host Emily Kwong to chat about what she saw. Interested in more of the science behind urban nature? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Jun 2 • 3:00 AM EDT • Science • npr.org
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NJBIA Statement on Samsung Leaving NJ, State's Business Climate

NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka released the following statement regarding today’s announcement of Samsung moving its U.S. headquarters from New

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Jun 1 • 6:39 PM EDT • Business • njbia.org
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

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Jun 1 • 6:19 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
One Roof Sports and Entertainment Announces Investor Update

New investment in Seattle Kraken’s parent company comes as team acquires a controlling interest in Climate Pledge Arena

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Jun 1 • 2:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • nhl.com
One Roof Sports and Entertainment Announces Investor Update

One Roof Sports and Entertainment, the parent brand of the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena, today announced Melinda French Gates, philanthropist and businesswoman, as the organization's newest minority investor, pending NHL approval.

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Jun 1 • 2:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
One Roof Sports and Entertainment Announces Investor Update

New investment in Seattle Kraken’s parent company comes as team acquires a controlling interest in Climate Pledge Arena

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Jun 1 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • nhl.com
In a victory for science advocates, a federal court blocks the Trump administration's push to dismantle NCAR

The decision will delay attempts to break up a center often called the “mothership” of climate science

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Jun 1 • 1:22 PM EDT • Science • cpr.org
The Arsenal evolution, not revolution

The culmination of Mikel Arteta's 'process', which has now been well and truly 'trusted', may have reached a climax with the Premier League trophy and subsequent parade this weekend just gone. It is healthy, but Arteta needs to know who the key pillars are in his team. Two years ago, I would have said Martin Odegaard but I'm not so sure now.

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Jun 1 • 9:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The 50-Hour Livestream That Aims to #SaveAmericasForecasts

This week, a parade of scientists will spend 50 hours straight speaking about the importance of weather and climate research in the United States.

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Jun 1 • 8:08 AM EDT • Science • eos.org
The 1.5 Degree Threshold Has Been Crossed — Is Your Business Prepared?

The 1.5°C climate threshold was crossed in 2024. A WMO report confirms it will happen again. Here is what you need to know about mitigation and adaptation to be prepared.

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Jun 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
Launch of new WHO Heat–Health Action Plans Guidance

On 11 June 2026, WHO/Europe will launch the new WHO Heat–Health Action Plans Guidance, an international point of reference for systematic, evidence-based health action in preparation for and response to extreme heat. The launch of the new Guidance will take place in Berlin, at a joint hybrid press conference hosted by the Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, together with the WHO Regional Director for Europe, the Senator for Science, Health and Care of the State of Berlin, and a senior representative from the European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action.

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Jun 1 • 6:24 AM EDT • Health • who.int
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Coral Reefs in French Polynesia Are Stuck Between Life and Death

Scientists’ discovery of hollowed coral skeletons after a 2019 bleaching event reveals a reef that isn’t coming back.

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Jun 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • insideclimatenews.org
Digital Science Launches AI-Assisted Profile Curation in Symplectic Elements

Digital Science Launches AI-Assisted Profile Curation in Symplectic Elements

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Jun 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • markets.financialcontent.com
The right seafood choices can help diets meet health and climate goals

Fish can support healthy and sustainable diets, especially when it replaces red and processed meat rather than adding to overall animal-food intake. However, its environmental value depends on species, production system, supply chain, local dietary patterns, and the scale of greenhouse gas reductions required.

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Jun 1 • 12:24 AM EDT • Health • news-medical.net
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Climate science without a notorious worst-case scenario

(The Center Square) – The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change threw out one of its most extreme emissions scenarios last week, a major development in climate science that will li...

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May 31 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Climate science without a notorious worst-case scenario

(The Center Square) – The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change threw out one of its most extreme emissions scenarios last week, a major development in climate science that

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May 31 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • thecentersquare.com
Colorado governor candidates pledge to improve state's business climate

Gubernatorial candidates Bennet, Weiser, Kirkmeyer, and Marx appeared at forum in Glendale recently.

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May 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • kunc.org
Ballard Brands' Scott Ballard opens up about how to attract and retain businesses in the state

Scott Ballard, owner of Ballard Brands, a quick serve restaurant company based in Covington, and chair of the powerful Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, says Louisiana is doing lots of things right to attract new industry to the state but still needs to address longstanding issues with the legal climate and workforce.

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May 30 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nola.com
Newsom’s climate rules bend to gas price politics

California is changing its climate policies in the face of affordability concerns as Gavin Newsom looks toward 2028.

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May 29 • 9:47 PM EDT • Politics • politico.com
Plaintiffs suing New York argue against climate law budget rollbacks

"The commonsense reforms Governor Hochul fought for in this year's budget protect New York's status as a climate leader."

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May 29 • 7:19 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Scientists map the ocean’s invisible workforce of microbes

USC Dornsife research reveals how tiny sea-faring organisms compete for nutrients, recycle carbon and help regulate the planet’s climate

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May 29 • 6:57 PM EDT • Science • dornsife.usc.edu
Opinion: State policies matter for taxpayers and the business climate

I start each workday by reviewing the latest economic and government reports for Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming. It doesn’t take long to see a trend. Those states that prioritize

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May 29 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • idahostatejournal.com
As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool

The new Wetland Intrinsic Potential tool provides both agricultural and conservation interests a more accurate way to find wetlands that might need preserving.

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May 29 • 4:55 AM EDT • Science • insideclimatenews.org
Antarctica’s ice sheet hit a climate tipping point 1 million years ago

A new study suggests Antarctica’s ice sheet hit a climate tipping point about one million years ago, making it far more reactive to temperature and CO2 changes. Researchers warn this surprising sensitivity could offer clues about how the continent may respond to today’s warming world.

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May 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.

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May 28 • 6:02 PM EDT • Science • pbs.org
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Colorado governor candidates confront business climate, housing affordability woes

Four of the five major-party candidates for Colorado governor share common ground on two big issues: they see the perception that Colorado has become less business‑friendly as a serious concern, and they view housing affordability as central to the state’s economic future. At a Thursday forum in Glendale, the two Democratic candidates — U.S. Sen. […]

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May 28 • 5:47 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Colorado governor candidates pledge to improve state's business climate

Two Democrats and two Republicans pitched their campaigns for Colorado governor to a roomful of business leaders in Glendale on Wednesday, offering different visions for the state but finding plenty to agree about — with the business community and with each other. Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet told the forum, organized by groups including Colorado […]

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May 28 • 4:55 PM EDT • Business • coloradonewsline.com
D.C. doesn’t don’t need more marble. It needs more sports fields.

Readers on Francis Scott Key Bridge construction, plant-based food, climate change and more.

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May 28 • 4:17 PM EDT • Sports • washingtonpost.com
Climate tech’s next frontier is already open for business

From Libya to Laos, a new generation of climate innovators builds where risk is greatest, and opportunity is real.

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May 28 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate

Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could serve as a new mineralogical marker for understanding Mars' ancient climate.

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May 28 • 2:22 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Renault Group’s climate ambition based on science

Press ReleaseMay 28, 2026 Renault Group’s climate ambition based on science In 2019, Renault Group was the first carmaker to rely on science-based climate targets.Renault Group is announcing the renewal of its science-based targets, with a new approval of its near- and long-term targets by the Science Based Targets initiative. These targets are supported by the product momentum of futuREady strategic plan. Boulogne-Billancourt, May 28, 2026 In 2019, Renault Group was the first carmaker to rely o

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May 28 • 11:45 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
SURF, School of Mines researchers make potential climate science, microbiology breakthrough

A graduate student working a late night in a lab at the South Dakota School of Mines may have made a discovery that could have serious implications for microbiology and climate science.

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May 28 • 8:11 AM EDT • Science • sdpb.org
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SBTi validation of FLSmidth’s updated science-based targets

PRESS RELEASEFLSmidth & Co. A/S28 May 2026Copenhagen, Denmark FLSmidth is pleased to share that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) recently validated its updated climate targets. This validation gives us a clear, science-based roadmap aligned with the 1.5 ºC pathway and strengthen our focus on delivering measurable emissions reductions across our operations and value chain. Together with our customer and suppliers, these updated targets underline that decarbonisation is a shared journey

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May 28 • 4:00 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Earth’s orbital wobble triggered rapid climate chaos during the dinosaur age

New research suggests Earth’s climate can swing wildly on surprisingly short timescales — even during hot, ice-free greenhouse periods. By studying ancient sediments from the Late Cretaceous, scientists uncovered repeating climate shifts tied to tiny changes in Earth’s orbital wobble. These cycles may have repeatedly pushed the planet between humid and arid states every few thousand years.

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May 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
The Pentagon Knows the True Threat of Climate Denialism. Too Bad They Can’t Do Anything About It.

Newly uncovered documents reveal that the military very recently identified potentially dire geopolitical consequences of climate change. Then a climate denier moved into the Oval Office.

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May 27 • 6:07 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
Q&A: Program Officer Jan Delatorre on building health strategies that are rooted in real communities

Kresge’s Health Program recently welcomed Jan M. Delatorre as a new program officer. Delatorre, who most recently served as a program officer at the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, will support the team’s grantmaking work with a focus on the Climate Change, Health and Equity initiative. In this Q&A, Communications Officer Kate McLaughlin asks Delatorre a … Continue reading Q&A: Program Officer Jan Delatorre on building health strategies that are rooted in real communities

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May 27 • 4:05 PM EDT • Health • kresge.org
Proposal to license interior designers underscores California’s hostile business climate

AB 1796 will set up a wasteful, expensive regulatory scheme and put most of California’s 2,000 certified interior designers out of work.

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May 27 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • ocregister.com
Summer Movie Series brings family entertainment to Lima Amphitheater

Families in Lima will have the chance to enjoy free outdoor movies this summer during the Park After Dark Movie Nights series at the Greater Lima Region Amphitheater. Organizers say

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May 27 • 8:52 AM EDT • Entertainment • hometownstations.com
How AI is Transforming Scientific Discovery While Keeping Humans at the Center

From designing new antibodies to simulating 1,000 years of climate in a day, AI is transforming what's possible—but humans remain the ones deciding what matters.

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May 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • hai.stanford.edu
Business group helps save a flagship Florida climate program

Nationally prominent Resilient Florida has spent $1.8 billion since 2021 on flood protection. But it faced a huge cut in state funding.

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May 27 • 6:29 AM EDT • Business • eenews.net
Scientists have scrapped the worst-case climate scenario – because action is making a difference

Removing the worst-case climate future for Earth isn’t failed science, as climate sceptic Donald Trump claims. It’s a sign climate action has made a difference.

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May 27 • 12:35 AM EDT • Science • theconversation.com
'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat': Anthony Norman on what's next

Norman's unscripted reaction to the show's climactic setup surprised even the series' creator, Lee Eisenberg: 'It took my breath away,' he says.

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May 26 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
High-Level Climate, Clean Air, and Health Roundtable

Reducing air pollution and climate pollutants represents one of the most immediate opportunities to protect human health while advancing climate goals and driving economic growth. Actions to reduce super pollutants such as methane and black carbon can rapidly slow warming while significantly reducing the global burden of disease linked to air pollution. These health benefits reduce pressures on health systems and improve labour productivity, supporting economic growth.

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May 26 • 5:43 AM EDT • Health • ccacoalition.org
Climate, Clean Air, and Health: Action That Pays Off Now

Hosted by Baroness Sheehan, PSE Healthy Energy, Wellcome Trust, Climate and Clean Air Coalition

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May 26 • 5:38 AM EDT • Health • ccacoalition.org
Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario. What Now?

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.

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May 26 • 5:02 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Cuts to science funding will create a flood of challenges in our coastal communities

Progress toward supporting safer, more affordable coastal communities in the face of climate change is at risk from a storm of cuts to U.S. scientific funding.

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May 26 • 5:01 AM EDT • Science • inquirer.com
Is it getting windier in Kentucky?

Is it getting windier? Long-time listener Barry Zalph thinks it is, at least in Louisville. And he’s not the only one. Redditors and local reporters have noticed a recent uptick in the region’s windstorms, too. But does that point to any larger trends in windiness? And if so, what could be causing it? We talked to meteorologist and extreme weather specialist Scott Gunter to find out. Plus, we dig into whether Tornado Alley is shifting into Kentucky as the climate warms. This episode is part of Nature Quest, our monthly listener-driven segment about climate and the environment. Have a question for us? Send a voice memo to shortwave@npr.org with your name, location and what you’re noticing in the environment around you… it could be our next Nature Quest!Interested in more weather and wind science? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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May 26 • 3:00 AM EDT • Science • npr.org
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Optima Health Leads These 3 Undiscovered Gems in the United Kingdom

As the United Kingdom's major indices, including the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, face headwinds from weak global cues and faltering trade data from China, investors are increasingly looking beyond blue-chip stocks to uncover opportunities in smaller companies. In this climate of uncertainty, identifying undiscovered gems like Optima Health involves focusing on firms with strong fundamentals and growth potential that can weather broader market challenges.

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May 26 • 2:32 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
India’s Scorching Nights Strain Power Grid and Threaten Health

India’s dangerously torrid summer days have long been a climate warning. Now the country is increasingly dealing with sweltering nights too, as global warming and poor urban planning put millions at risk.

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May 25 • 9:00 PM EDT • Health • bloomberg.com
Scientists say this diet could save people and the planet. It’s more doable than you think.

National Geographic senior editor Sarah Gibbens spent a week on the planetary health diet—developed by scientists to curb both chronic disease and climate change.

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May 25 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nationalgeographic.com
The Price Of Climate Change Is Being 'Paid By Our Lungs'

The Lisbon allergist and respiratory expert from Hospital CUF Tejo outlined how climate change is linked to lung inflammation through longer pollen seasons,

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May 25 • 8:10 AM EDT • Health • healthpolicy-watch.news
Is this a good time for the CSIRO to be sacking climate scientists?

The next El Niño is predicted to be bigger than ever with devastating global impacts

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May 25 • 2:50 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
More to consider: Current events through the lens of religion and science - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology

Three areas where faith and science are meeting in 2026: AI's rise and impact, climate care, and end-of-life decisions.

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May 24 • 6:55 PM EDT • Science • luthscitech.org
How to live stream Mystics vs Storm: WNBA, TV channel

The Seattle Storm (2-4) looks for consecutive wins for the first time this season when they host the Washington Mystics (2-2) at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. MORE: Early favorites for the 2026 WNBA MVP Award How to Watch Washington…

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May 24 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79

An environmental lobbyist and activist, he was a pivotal figure in drawing public attention and political support to the existential issue.

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May 24 • 1:24 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Something ‘unprecedented’ is now happening to Earth’s rotation, scientists say | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Climate change is slowing Earth’s spin – and there’s nothing quite like it in 3.6 million years

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May 24 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencefocus.com
California Air Resources Board tries to balance gas prices, climate goals with upcoming vote

The California Air Resources Board is set to vote on updates to a key clean air program known as "cap and invest" as the state tries to balance its environmental goals and affordability.

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May 24 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
Repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding won’t change the realities of chronic disease

We can expect chronic disease rates to worsen as greenhouse gas emissions trend upward and contribute to more frequent and intense climate impacts like extreme heat and wildfires.

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May 24 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • thehill.com
Agitators united by Chinese money, hate for America target data centers, experts warn

Experts warn climate activists, anti-Israel protesters and other movements have formed an anti-American alliance now targeting U.S. AI infrastructure.

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May 24 • 6:21 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise

More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals

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May 23 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Science news this week: Laotian 'death jar', climate change threatens rice crops, and an asthma drug treats tough cancer

May 23, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

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May 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
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As Communities Warn of Health Risks, New York Will Weaken Its Landmark Climate Law

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced revisions to the state’s greenhouse gas emissions targets that will push off its 2030 deadline. Organizers believe residents are already suffering.

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May 23 • 4:55 AM EDT • Health • insideclimatenews.org
Forget the 11-year solar cycle, a single space storm can send a shockwave through your local forecast

The regular solar cycle is a mere climate murmur, but sudden geomagnetic jolts are a different story. These high-altitude outbursts appear to be hijacking the polar vortex to rewrite weather on the ground.

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May 22 • 12:40 PM EDT • Science • sciencex.com
Crypto’s bare-knuckle politics come to climate

The crypto industry went from regulatory target to political kingmaker in one election cycle. Can clean energy and climate tech do the same?

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May 22 • 10:34 AM EDT • Politics • latitudemedia.com
Op-Ed: State policies matter for taxpayers and the business climate

I start each workday by reviewing the latest economic and government reports for Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming. It doesn’t take long to see a trend. Those states that prioritize

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May 22 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • thecentersquare.com
UN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts

Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation efforts

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May 22 • 6:27 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Guest post: How CMIP7 will shape the next wave of climate science

Hundreds of scientists in dozens of institutions are embarking on the next phase of the world’s largest coordinated climate-modelling effort.

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May 22 • 5:59 AM EDT • Science • carbonbrief.org
Seattle Councilmember Rob Saka 'gravely concerned' about city's business climate

Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka says he is “gravely concerned” about the future of Seattle’s business climate, warning that city leaders must avoid “villain

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May 21 • 8:30 PM EDT • Business • komonews.com
A local student is doing award-winning research on trees

Leif Speer, a freshman at Terre Haute South Vigo High School, placed in the top 25 percent of the International Science and Engineering Fair for his project on using tree rings to determine climate ch...

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May 21 • 7:27 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
MIT science writing students collaborate with The Associated Press

MIT student reporters say that the opportunity to directly work with journalists from the Associated Press’ climate team and have their own stories published has been a highlight of their time in the Graduate Program in Science Writing.

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May 21 • 3:35 PM EDT • Science • news.mit.edu
NJBIA Testifies on How to Build a Better Business Climate in NJ

New Jersey has tremendous economic assets, but a disadvantaged business climate makes it more difficult for companies to start up, grow, and succeed here,

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May 21 • 1:15 PM EDT • Business • njbia.org
Former Detroit Mayor Duggan cites toxic political climate, suspending his run for Michigan governor

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Thursday that he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump's war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices.

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May 21 • 11:13 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
One Nation says it’s the only party in Australia to question climate science. It should ask itself why

Climate change denial has become untenable yet Hanson’s party digs in – with conspiracy theories, cherrypicking and claims that are easy to refute

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May 21 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Climate Standard Setter SBTi Pivots to Advisory Role as It Targets Growth

The Science Based Targets initiative has traditionally focused on validating emissions-reduction goals.

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May 21 • 5:03 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
How AI can help soil scientists secure a vital global resource

AI tools can accelerate soil science by speeding up early-stage work, improving predictions to support decisions on land-use, carbon, and climate adaptation, handling complex data, and freeing scientists to focus on questions that require expert judgment.

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
UW awards first Steve Pool Memorial Scholarship to atmospheric science undergrad student

Steve Pool’s legacy is now helping a new generation of weather watchers and climate thinkers at the University of Washington.

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May 20 • 3:24 PM EDT • Science • komonews.com
Gentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Scientists Say, Revealing They're Not Quite 'Winners' of Climate Change After All

A new study indicates the adaptable birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess threats to gentoos

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May 20 • 3:09 PM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
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WHO urged to declare climate health emergency, and other climate and nature news

Top news: RCP8.5 misinformation; Forecasters warn of powerful El Niño; Early warning systems get G7 support.

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May 20 • 2:47 PM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Scientists improve knowledge on sea level rise—and confirm it has been accelerating since 1960

Sea level rise is a direct consequence of human-induced climate change: global warming. It is relentless and very hard to stop. It arises from human-induced warming and the consequential expansion of ...

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May 20 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Interstellar's most-discussed scene is treated as exotic science fiction, but the family-separation problem it dramatises is one of the more actively studied subjects in long-duration mission planning.

The scene that has stayed with most viewers of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is not the wave-planet, or the visualised black hole, or the climactic library of moments. It is the one in the middle of the film where Matthew McConaughey’s character, Cooper, watches twenty-three years of his children’s recorded video messages, having lost that span […]

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May 20 • 11:30 AM EDT • Science • spacedaily.com
WHO expert: ‘Declaring climate change a global public health emergency would be a turning point’

Air pollution, heat waves and infectious diseases: climate change is a health crisis that requires action now to save millions of lives, warn scientists and former health ministers.

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May 20 • 4:27 AM EDT • Health • genevasolutions.news
May 20, 2026: The political unknown shaking up the GOP primary for governor; climate-proofing Denver's urban trees; what's wrong with the 'tree of heaven'

Victor Marx has millions of followers online but is a new face in Colorado politics

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May 20 • 1:05 AM EDT • Politics • cpr.org
Business leaders see ‘cracks’ in Colorado, while governor insists state is ‘competitive’

How does Colorado get back to the climate in the early 2000s, when there was collaboration between state government, companies and colleges and universities? That was the question posed to Gov. Jared Polis and a panel convened Tuesday by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce as part of its annual state of the state luncheon […]

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May 19 • 8:02 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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Business leaders see ‘cracks’ in Colorado, while governor insists state is ‘competitive’

How does Colorado get back to the climate in the early 2000s, when there was collaboration between state government, companies and colleges and universities? That was the question posed to Gov. Jared Polis and a panel convened Tuesday by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce as part of its annual state of the state luncheon […]

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May 19 • 8:02 PM EDT • Business • coloradopolitics.com
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UC researchers recruit older adults for extreme heat health study

The University of Cincinnati’s Center for Collaboration on Climate & Community for Health (C4H) is recruiting older adults to participate in a study tracking their health during periods of extreme summer heat.

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May 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • uc.edu
As an aspiring science communicator, I learned a lot from an “eco artist”

Globally renowned, Xavier Cortada creates artwork to generate awareness about climate challenges. He inspired students during a campus visit, among them one who hopes to advocate for the environment.

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May 19 • 1:24 PM EDT • Science • news.fiu.edu
Morgan & Morgan founder puts $100K on table, asks Americans to name new political party

Orlando attorney and political megadonor John Morgan is inviting Americans to help shape a new political movement, putting $100,000 behind a nationwide contest.

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May 19 • 11:56 AM EDT • Politics • cbs12.com
‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn

Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say

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May 19 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Climate, food and health challenges call for one conversation, not separate solutions

In New Orleans, food is the language people use to speak to one another. It is how neighbors greet each other, the center of every gathering and one of the main characters in the city’s own story. So when farmers across Louisiana faced a sudden and severe drought in the summer of 2023, they reached … Continue reading Climate, food and health challenges call for one conversation, not separate solutions

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May 19 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • kresge.org
Scientists revise global warming projections, say small gains not enough

Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.

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May 19 • 9:05 AM EDT • Science • apnews.com
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Who moves away when climate change hits? The hidden household politics of migration

Decisions to migrate in response to climate stress are rarely personal choices and there’s such a huge diversity of household migration patterns.

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May 19 • 8:56 AM EDT • Politics • theconversation.com
The subtle yet insidious ways climate change affects mental health

Slow-moving changes to the environment are taking a toll.

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May 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • yaleclimateconnections.org
Global warming is accelerating 5,000 times faster than rice can evolve

A new study finds that climate change is creating environments where humans have never successfully cultivated rice before.

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May 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Starbucks layoffs prompt renewed concern about Seattle business climate

The return of a bookstore, in the heart of what was once a thriving retail and dining district, should be a cause for celebration.

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May 18 • 8:42 PM EDT • Business • komonews.com
Scientists Tweaked the Global Warming Outlook. So Trump Weighed In.

Renewable energy has helped make the worst-case scenario a bit less bad. The president said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along.

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May 18 • 4:24 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com