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APRIL 20. 2026

The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East’s last great forests

The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the East.

War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum

Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U. S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend.

The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming

Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.

The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?

The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.

APRIL 19. 2026

Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?

The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.

APRIL 18. 2026

A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.

APRIL 17. 2026

Deep-diving robots help crack the mystery of Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice

Ten years ago, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists now blame a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.

American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.

We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back.

Ask a Climate Therapist: Why should I plan for my future when I feel we don’t have one?

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to a young reader staring down a world of uncertainty.

Climate adaptation funding is scarce. Private investors could help.

A new report shows how resilience projects from around the world offer a model for tapping private investment to finance climate mitigation.

APRIL 16. 2026

Republicans deploy little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining

Legal experts say the use of the Congressional Review Act to open mining near the Boundary Waters could drastically reshape U. S. public lands protections.

A ‘super typhoon’ just devastated the Mariana Islands — months before peak storm season

Typhoon Sinlaku exposes the U. S. commonwealth's climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain.

‘A bellwether for new forms of repression’: 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia

The UN’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.

APRIL 15. 2026

Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.

"We're dirt farmers. Our primary job is to tend the dirt. That's the basis of everything. "