Last month, the California Public Utilities Commission signed off on a plan to spend $115 million over the next six years to develop and drive demand for the fossil-fuel-free plug-in induction stoves and heat pump heaters. It is a first-of-its-kind investment for the state. These appliances, which plug into standard 120-volt wall outlets, don’t need professional installers…

Surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence is putting humanity’s climate goals out of reach, extending the life of fossil fuels and driving up emissions in the U.S. power sector while contributing to deadly extreme weather, according to two reports published this Fall. With power- and water-hungry data centers forecasted to come online at staggering speeds..

Trump spent much of 2025 boosting fossil fuels and blocking renewables, but 92% of new power additions through November were solar, wind, or batteries. It’s been a difficult year for clean energy in America. President Donald Trump entered office in January and promptly stopped the transition away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind, and batteries in its tracks. Right? Not quite.

Called See More HQ, the new permanent exhibit will reflect the center’s shift toward becoming a collaborative hub for coastal resilience and connecting local scientists, the general public and community organizations focused on problem-solving, according to the center’s education director, Dana Neel.

AI reforestation drones combine advanced mapping technology with biodegradable seed pods to restore wildfire-damaged ecosystems. This technological advancement is transforming how the world approaches large-scale forest restoration through cutting-edge technology that outpaces traditional planting methods.

In response to a suit by the Center and allies, a federal court has struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, outside Yellowstone National Park. The decision found the agency had violated multiple major laws and requires the Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to redo key environmental analyses.

The Indigenous-led conservation movement achieved a significant victory in July 2025 when Canada signed a $300 million grant agreement for NWT: Our Land for the Future. This groundbreaking initiative represents one of the most extensive Indigenous-led land conservation efforts globally, protecting some of the world’s most intact boreal and tundra ecosystems.

Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry. Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian Amazon will be made a reserve for renewable natural resources.

Climatize, the Santa Cruz-based climate fintech startup that got its start in Santa Cruz Works Accelerator program, and making renewable energy investing accessible to everyone, announced its acceptance into the highly selective Plug and Play Tech Center Sustainability Accelerator. Climatize was one of just six companies chosen from a pool of more than 500 global applicants…

Dec 16 - The extent of sea ice during its usual maximum in March was the lowest in 47 years of satellite record keeping. The North American tundra was more green with plant life than ever recorded. “The Arctic continues to warm faster than the global average with the last 10 years (being) the 10 warmest years on record,” said Steve Thur, NOAA’s acting chief scientist.

A U.S. federal judge has issued a commercial fishing ban in the 1/2 million square mile Pacific Islands Heritage National Monument, reinforcing conservation laws and safeguarding endangered ecosystems from overfishing and industry challenges. The decision safeguards nearly half a million square miles of ocean that remain some of the planet’s last truly pristine waters.

A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new data centers in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis.

The Department of Energy (DOE) gathered a group of known climate skeptics to author a report on climate change. As expected, the report was filled with junk science to spread doubt about the reality of climate change. Climate Reality delivered nearly 4,500 messages opposing the report during the public comment period,

Ninety-nine percent of farm animals in the U.S. are raised in CAFOs, which are typically characterized by shed-like structures that house hundreds to thousands of animals. Iowa alone is home to approximately 23 million hogs, nearly all of which are raised in confinement, and which produce an estimated 110 billion pounds of manure each year.

The Trump EPA wanted to repeal the landmark Endangerment Finding recognizing the threat of greenhouse gases and climate change to our health. Climate champions across the country said, “No way.” Together, we submitted over 7,500 comments urging EPA to protect the endangerment finding. In total, the agency received over 350,000 comments,

Dec 11 - In a historic first for California, juvenile sunflower stars, reared in human care, were successfully placed into the ocean and later retrieved as part of a pioneering field study aimed at restoring one of the Pacific’s most ecologically vital and endangered marine species. Led by nonprofit Sunflower Star Laboratory (and several other conservation entities) this collaborative effort

In 2022, the Biden administration earmarked billions of dollars to help revitalize and strengthen former coal communities. The objective was to lay down building blocks for the region to transition from extractive industries like coal and timber to a hub for solar and other advanced energy technologies, with a view to long-term economic, climate and social resilience. But on his first day in office, Donald Trump scrapped Biden’s clean energy and environmental programs

Nearly 900 acres of land have been returned to the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation in California. The land borders Yosemite National Park -- one of the most visited National Parks—— and the Sierra National Forest. The land was transferred from the Pacific Forest Trust and was underwritten by a grant from the California Natural Resources Agency Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Program.

In a world where news about endangered species is often bleak, a sprawling underwater canyon off the coast of Nova Scotia is offering something rare: hope. There, in the dark, nutrient-rich waters of the Gully, a vast submarine canyon roughly the size of the Grand Canyon, Canada’s northern bottlenose whales are making a remarkable recovery.

More than 4,000 gallons of oil and contaminated wastewater spilled in southern Monterey County following a pipeline failure (December 5), according to state emergency filings. Private cleanup crews were dispatched to the scene at the San Ardo Oil Field, which was “contained to the immediate area,” according to reports from field operator Aera Energy.