October 1, 2025

 

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear lawsuits challenging permit approvals for the Line 5 oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac from tribal nations and environmental groups. (Max Bryan/The Detroit News)

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The Energy Department has instructed employees to avoid words like “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization,” downplaying climate change, according to internal emails. (Zach Colman/Politico)

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New research finds exposure to wildfire smoke will kill an estimated 70,000 Americans each year by 2050 if the planet continues warming at its current rate. (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Harry Stevens/The New York Times)

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Following the Trump administration's federal order to remove "improper partisan ideology” from institutions, the National Park Service has removed signs from parks referencing climate change, slavery and conflicts with Native Americans. (Jake Spring/The Washington Post)

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA launched space weather satellites to study solar storm effects on GPS and power grids. (Marcia Dunn/The Associated Press)

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For the first time ever observed, the steady Gulf of Panama upwelling system ocean pattern just failed leaving scientists wondering what happens next. (Doyle Rice/USA Today)

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U.S. isolation was on full display at the U.N. Global Climate Summit as the world’s nations gathered to discuss plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. (Max Bearak, Somini Sengupta/The New York Times)

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Extended exposure to air pollutants could worsen children’s vision, according to a new study. (Amudalat Ajasa/The Washington Post) 

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The city of Philadelphia sued two companies – SC Johnson and Bimbo Bakeries – for misleading recycling labels, claiming they engaged in a campaign of deception to convince consumers their plastic bags are recyclable. (Joseph Winters/Grist)

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And then there’s this...

 

Meet the “grue jay,” the first ever hybrid blue jay and green jay bird seen in the wild – scientists believe it's the first observed vertebrate that’s expanded its species due to climate change. (Amanda Schupak/CNN)