Canary Media: Solar is booming globally
We’re in the midst of a global solar revolution. In the first six months of this year, the world built 64% more new solar energy capacity than it did in the first half of 2024, according to think tank Ember.
Environment California: Addressing The “Worst Bee Loss In History”
Hundreds of native bee species are on the brink of extinction, and this year, millions of honeybees died in what some are calling “the worst bee loss in recorded history.” But there is hope.
Santa Cruz Works: Prometheus Fuels Slashes Costs & Pioneers Affordable E-Fuels in Santa Cruz
Prometheus Fuels has achieved a breakthrough in clean energy technology by reducing the cost of Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide to less than $50 per ton.
Optimist Daily: Mexico’s jaguar numbers rise – conservation sparks a 30 percent increase
Good news for the jaguar, a species often teetering on the edge of survival: Mexico has just recorded a 30 percent increase in its population since 2010.
Happy Eco News: Vermont’s Amphibian Underpass Cuts Wildlife Road Deaths by 80 Percent
A 12-year study shows Vermont’s amphibian underpass saved thousands of frogs, newts, and salamanders during spring migration seasons.
Save The Waves: Climate Vulnerability Of California’s Natural Surfing Capital, Report
The 90-page report is the first-ever integration of Surfonomics with sea level rise data to better understand what can be lost, economically, if surf breaks are disrupted due to climate change.
Save The Redwood League: Pfeiffer Falls Trail reopens!
Sept 15 – In January 2023, a mature redwood crashed through an elegant 70-foot bridge along the popular Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Now, after a two-year repair project — funded in part by Save the Redwoods League — the trail to Pfeiffer Falls is once again open.
Mendocino Voice: California to extend cap-and-trade program aimed at advancing state climate goals
9/13/25 – California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks.
Canary Media: California could save big if virtual power plants target ‘sweet spots’
The cost of keeping California’s power grid up and running is skyrocketing, and in turn, so are households’ energy bills. Virtual power plants, which harness the combined power of lots of rooftop solar systems, home batteries, EVs, and smart-home appliances, can help…
EU Makes Producers Responsible for Textile Waste
The European Parliament has officially passed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation that fundamentally shifts the responsibility for textile waste management to fashion brands and retailers – with far-reaching global implications.
Inside Climate News: U.S. Bans on Certain Foreign Fish Imports Could Help Conserve Marine Mammals Worldwide, Experts Say
It’s widely agreed that the United States has the most aggressive and successful regulations in place to conserve marine mammals….
Inside Climate News: Will NASA Kill a Pair of Critical Climate Satellites?
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and -3, (or OCO-2 and -3) have been circling the globe for years, gathering some of the best data available on carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.
Earthjustice: Court Reaffirms Protections for Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
A federal court in Honolulu delivered a major win for the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. It ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to open over 400,000 square miles of protected waters to commercial fishing is unlawful.
Earth Day: Busting Myths About Wind Energy
While wind energy has been disparaged as “woke”, nearly 70% of America’s wind power is cranked out in states proudly flying the Republican flag. These red states are quietly leading the charge on wind energy, proving clean power isn’t just a blue state fad.
New York Times: White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind
The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department. The White House has taken the extraordinary step of instructing a half-dozen agencies to draft plans to thwart the country’s offshore wind industry…
Guardian: Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact.
Bloomberg Green Daily: Bridges Damaged By Increasing Heat Extremes
Bridge materials expand and contract in response to temperature fluctuations. While most are equipped with features to accommodate that movement, they were designed to withstand historically cooler temperatures, says Paul Chinowsky, professor of civil engineering at the U of Colorado Boulder.
Surfrider: Hawai‘i Supreme Court Victory – Pesticides Used Near Ocean in Kaua’i
The Surfrider Foundation and our partners are celebrating a significant victory at the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, after challenging a state decision exempting a seed research company utilizing restricted use pesticides from complying with Hawai‘i’s environmental law.
Oikonos News: We’re Taking On Alcatraz
Together with their amazing partners: California College of the Arts, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and ceramic artist Nathan Lynch, OIKONOS has brought their ceramic nest project to a new site: Alcatraz.
Pacific Forest Trust: California’s Game-Changing Climate Solution – Nature Based Climate Credits
Even as California in facing increasing impacts of climate change on the ground, it is also in an intense policy discussion to reauthorize its pioneering climate policy and the Cap and Invest program.