March 25, 2026

 

A coalition of more than two dozen states - including Michigan - are suing the Trump administration for relinquishing the governments legal authority to fight climate change. (Grant Schwab/The Detroit News)

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The Trump administration agreed to pay a French energy company $1 billion to stop wind farm developments off the East Coast, directing investments into oil and gas projects instead. (Evan Halper, Jake Spring/The Washington Post)

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Scientists discovered the oldest known recording of whale songs that could help open up a new understanding of how huge animals communicate. (Patrick Whittle/The Associated Press)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moves to weaken limits on a cancer-causing gas from manufacturing facilities that sterilize medical devices. (Maxine Joselow/The New York Times)

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Experts say the bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions - including acid rain, toxic air, and contaminated water and soil. (Damien Gayle/Mother Jones)

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A new study finds climate change is exacerbating physical inactivity causing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths by 2050. (Fenit Nirappil/The Washington Post)

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A new 339-mile hydropower transmission line from Quebec will provide clean electricity to NYC this spring. (Hilary Howard/The New York Times)

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The FBI is supposedly investigating environmental activists as the Trump administration broadens its efforts to target political opponents. (Nicholas Kusnetz/Inside Climate News)

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And then there’s this

 

How the scarlet monkeyflower rapid evolution and adaption to drought saved itself from extinction. (Sarah Kaplan/The Washington Post)