April 8, 2026

Michigan Governor Whitmer declared an energy emergency in response to high gas prices to allow continued sale of cheap fuel blend. (Colin Jackson/Michigan Public Radio)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official in charge of methane regulations helped write arguments against them for the oil industry. (Alex Cuadros/ProPublica)

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President Trump set the highest rate of rejecting disaster aid for Democratic-run states in 47 years of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Thomas Frank/Politico)

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New research shows data centers powering AI create “heat islands” warming the land around them, and scientists say the environmental impact is alarming. (Laura Paddison/CNN)

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A panel of Trump administration officials unanimously voted to waive environmental rules for oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico that have protected endangered species. (Maxine Joselow/The New York Times)

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The World Meteorological Organization released the latest State of the Global Climate report showing Earth’s climate is out of balance as indicators hit new extremes. (Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News)

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The record setting March heatwave would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change, according to an international group of scientists who study causes of extreme weather events. (Seth Borenstein/The Associated Press) 

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) waived environmental laws to issue more than $1 billion to install buoys stopping border crossings, but won’t share environmental assessments with the pubic. (Martha Pskowski/Mother Jones)

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And then there’s this

The Ocean Conservancy created the Wildlife Impact Calculator to help people calculate how many marine animals they can save by cleaning up different types of plastic off the beach. (Kristin Toussaint/FastCompany)