June 11, 2025
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers finds the proposed Enbridge Line 5 oil and gas pipeline tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac would cause “detrimental effects” to the environment. (Keith Matheny/Detroit Free Press)
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New documents reveal the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drafted plans to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the U.S. (Lisa Friedman/The New York Times)
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it will retire the critical “billion-dollar weather and climate disasters” database essential to assessing climate risk. (Katie Myers, Matt Simon/Grist)
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A new report finds Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years by warming 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre industrial levels. (Shannon Osaka/The Washington Post)
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Data shows Earth’s atmosphere has more carbon dioxide in it than it has in millions of years. (Denise Chow, Chase Cain/NBC News)
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A Supreme Court ruling limits the scope of government-required environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects. (Adam Liptak/The New York Times)
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The Trump administration is proposing transferring federal management of hundreds of national parks to state and tribal governments where limited resources put them at risk of closing. (Bobby Magill/Bloomberg)
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How the government in Norway championed EVs to account for nearly all new car sales. (Karla Adam/The Washington Post)
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Global energy investment is expected to reach a record $3.3 trillion drive by clean energy technologies. (Cristen Hemingway Jaynes/EcoWatch)
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The latest longform piece in the June Issue of Downtown Newsmagazine explores the growing concerns of biosolids and farming in Michigan. (Stacey Gittleman/Downtown Newsmagazine)
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Then there’s this…
The ParkTok “raunchy” viral TikTok trend uses humor to raise awareness about the threats to the U.S. national parks amid government spending cuts. (Clare Duffy/CNN)
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