July 15, 2026

 

Researchers developed the most comprehensive study looking at how PFAS moved through Great Lakes food webs over the last 40 years. (Vivian La/Interlochen Public Radio)

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A mainstream climate science critic will oversee the government’s flagship climate change report after he was appointed to lead the U.S. Global Change Research Program by the Trump administration. (Maxine Joselow, Brad Plumer/The New York Times)

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New York passed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on data centers barring hyperscale data centers from being approved, while the state develops regulations to assess environmental effects. (Grace Ashford/The New York Times)

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A federal lawsuit in California alleges major gas chains used AI software to illegally drive up gas prices in an effort to beat out competitors. (R.J. Rico/The Associated Press)

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The growing speed and severity of climate change impacts are shocking scientists around the world. (Eric Roston, Hayley Warren/Bloomberg)

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President Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states after approving federal funds for half a dozen Republican-led states, raising questions about political motivations in emergency management decisions. (Thomas Frank/Politico)

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A new study estimates roughly five Americans die every hour due to toxic road vehicle pollution exposure, showing how fossil fueled transit is a major driver of mortality. (Dharna Noor/The Guardian)

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How developers are using geothermal energy to cool high-rise buildings in New York City. (Maria Gallucci/Canary Media)

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President Trump signed new orders that shrink national monuments in Utah by millions of acres for potential oil and gas exploration on sacred tribal lands. (Jake Spring/The Washington Post)

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The Washington D.C. area was under a “code red” air quality alert following July 4th fireworks to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. (Jenny Gable/The Hill)

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And Then There’s This...

 

Environmental activists including students are chaining themselves to trees to protest their removal from contaminated soil by the Pasadena Unified School District as a part of wildfire clean up efforts. (N. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Post)