April 16, 2025

The Ann Arbor city council approved plans to create the city’s own sustainable energy utility, a first step to building its own utility that aims to provide clean power outside of the grid. (Allison Prang/The New York Times)

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Researchers announced that sea ice blanketing the Arctic fell to the lowest levels on record this winter. (Sarah Kaplan/The Washington Post)

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After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash. (Lisa Friedman/The New York Times)

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The first layers of soil were laid in a major milestone for the world’s largest wildlife crossing being built in California. (Seema Mehta/The Los Angeles Times)

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Aided by surging energy demand from the tech sector, the current administration’s environmental rollbacks could extend the life of coal power plants. (Jake Spring/The Washington Post)

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Oil company Chevron was ordered to pay $744.6 million to help restore coastal Louisiana wetlands destroyed by the company over decades. (Cristen Hemingway Jaynes/EcoWatch)

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Finland’s last coal-fired power and heat plant in active production was shut down permanently as the country’s law to ban coal takes effect in 2029. (Anna Kauranen/Reuters)

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Nearly 2,000 leading researchers signed an open letter accusing Trump of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science,” warning the public it could set back research by decades and threaten the health of Americans. (Benjamin Mueller/The New York Times)

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The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, experts say that could put non-English speakers at risk of missing life-saving extreme weather warnings. (Isabella O’Malley/The Associated Press)

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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)’s newly required PFAS forever chemical testing could derail dredging projects. (Melissa Nann Burke/The Detroit News)

Then there’s this…

Calling all Game of Thrones fans: scientists claimed to have “de-extincted” the 10,000-year-old dire wolf. (Robert Clark/TIME)