February 5, 2025

 

A new Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) report finds the state is on track to meet its climate goals aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. (Rachel Mintz/Michigan Public Radio)

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More than 400 city buildings in Chicago are running on renewable energy supplied from a new solar farm in Illinois. (Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco/Canary Media)

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The Trump administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head threatens to fire over one-thousand employees immediately as a part of an agency overhaul. (Lisa Friedman/The New York Times)

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A new study shows that bats “surf” storm fronts in long-term migration each year shedding light on the little-known phenomenon. (Erin Blakemore/The Washington Post)

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The wildfires in Southern California are one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history as the estimated economic loss climbs over $250 billion. (Roger Vincent/The LA Times)

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Scientists have identified bacteria that can break down ”forever chemical” PFAS and their byproducts. (Paige Bennett/EcoWatch)

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Despite generous tax breaks and interest across the country, red tape is slowing the development of community wind and solar projects. (Hilary Howard/The New York Times)

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President Trump signed an executive order ending the Biden administration electric vehicle (EV) mandate that pledged EVs would make up 50 percent of new car sales by 2030. (Lauren Kaori Gurley/The Washington Post)

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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled against an animal right group’s lawsuit alleging a zoo mistreated its elephants saying human rights do not extend to animals. (Jonathan Limehouse/USA Today)

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The Trump Administration directed federal agency staff to remove climate references and scientific data from government websites as researchers work to archive it. (Kiley Price/Inside Climate News) 

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Then there’s this…

 

A group of researchers from Michigan State University helped discover two new species of truffles in the U.S. (Stacey Leasca/Food & Wine)