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JULY 17. 2026

Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires

Residents of one First Nations community went door to door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning.

Wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final. FIFA still doesn’t have a plan.

The biggest game in soccer is set for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, held just outside of New York City.

Why did energy-saving tips disappear from the Energy Department website?

As the country sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy.

Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition

Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.

Biden’s climate law is dead. The energy transition might not be.

A year after Trump repealed the Inflation Reduction Act, the outlook for climate action is dark. But there are silver linings.

JULY 16. 2026

The Aral Sea isn’t just an ecological nightmare – it’s a carbon bomb

Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2.

Data centers are booming. Indigenous leaders want help protecting their lands.

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. AI is the transformative technology of our time, with the potential to reshape our world on a global scale. And yet, underpinning its potential is the need for so-called hyperscale data centers that require vast amounts of land, energy, and water.

JULY 15. 2026

They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.

A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.

A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three Pacific nations

Last summer, at the United Nations World Oceanʻs Conference, French Polynesia established the world’s largest contiguous marine protected area, reinforcing its 2022 ban on seabed mining. “The deep sea is not for sale, ” France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, said at the time.

Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage

The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.

For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Guatemala’s 36-year civil war led to the killing of around 200,000 people, the destruction of hundreds of villages, and the raping of more than 100,000 women.

JULY 14. 2026

The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps

In the first quarter of this year, heat pump sales beat fossil fuel furnaces by 32 percent. Here's what makes the appliance so powerful.

A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs

Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts.

A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples

Most emergency alerts are not provided in languages spoken by Indigenous peoples, placing them at greater risk during a crisis.