Happy Eco News: The First Ever Global Winners of the Earth Prize are from Youth from India
In June, 16-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta were crowned Global Winners of The Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental competition for teenagers. Their solution, Plas-Stick, uses discarded tamarind seeds to remove microplastics from drinking water, …
Center For Biological Diversity:Trump Administration Kills Protections for Endangered Wildlife Habitat
July 10 -- The Trump administration today finalized a rule removing nearly all habitat protections for endangered species. This decision will leave imperiled species at even greater risk of going extinct. The Endangered Species Act prohibits “take” of endangered species, including actions that harm species.
Canary Media: New Qcells plant doubles current US capacity to make solar cells
For five years straight, the U.S. power sector has built more solar farms than any other kind of power plant. However the production of solar cells — the high-value component that converts sunlight into electricity — has lagged far behind.
Inside Climate News: Herring and Herons: Signs of the Charles River’s Vast Improvement
From Boston’s Museum of Science to the Watertown Dam, the Charles River this spring was rife with river herring swirling in the water. Near the dam, dozens of the aptly named herring gulls perched on rocks and plunged for the fish….
Earthjustice: SoCal clean air rule upheld for boilers, water heaters
On July 2, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) zero-emission standard for boilers and water heaters, rejecting an industry challenge to a landmark clean air rule that will clean up pollution from industrial and commercial equipment. ..
Earthjustice: Proposed Louisiana “Blue” Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant Abandoned
Air Products has cancelled the so-called Louisiana ‘Clean Energy’ Complex. The company had planned to produce blue hydrogen and ammonia from methane gas, then pump its industrial carbon dioxide waste from Cancer Alley
Optimist Daily: California’s first eight-hour grid battery now online
Tumbleweed, a 125-megawatt battery installation, went online as the first major storage facility in the U.S. capable of discharging for eight hours straight. It’s the only one of its kind in the country right now.
Earthjustice: A win for bears and trout in Montana
A judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the Endangered Species Act with a plan to allow more roads in Bitterroot National Forest. The government must now assess how this plan affects grizzlies and bull trout. Earthjustice sued the Trump administration, building on decades of work…
Inside Climate News: Why General Motors Is Betting on Sodium-Ion Batteries
Peak Energy announced (in June) that it has entered a new partnership with General Motors to manufacture sodium-ion batteries for energy storage systems. Sodium-ion batteries use super abundant sodium not lithium and thus are lower fire-risk…
Santa Cruz Mountains Stewardship Network: The Science & Stewardship Symposium, Resources for the Public
On January 30, 2026, the Santa Cruz Mountains Stewardship Network held the Science & Stewardship Symposium, bringing together more than 250 leaders working on scientific research and hands-on land stewardship in the Santa Cruz Mountains region…
Colorado Sun: New Colorado law to recycle EV batteries is a model for rest of nation to follow
Colorado has just become the first state in the nation to establish a comprehensive framework for the reuse, repurposing, and recycling of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Governor Jared Polis's signing of Senate Bill 003 marks a significant milestone for responsible transportation electrification.
Mongabay: Building bridges for human-wildlife coexistence
When Yap Jo Leen was tracking dusky langurs in the forests of Penang for her master’s degree in 2016, she watched a langur they called Towkay Soh — Hokkien for “lady boss” — get hit by a car while trying to cross a busy coastal road. So in 2019, Yap and her collaborators built an artificial canopy bridge over the road…
NYT: Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring
The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems, bowing to a bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill -- the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments…
Center For Biological Diversity: Ending the Harms of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
We’ve reached a huge milestone in our fight against the mass detention center in the heart of the Everglades: ICE announced it has removed all detainees from the cruelly named “Alligator Alcatraz,” and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed it’s closing. For a year the Center for Biological Diversity has fought to shut down this facility…
Surfrider: Trump Weakens Protections for Three Marine Monuments
The federal administration continued its assault on environmental protections by opening three federal marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing. On June 11, President Trump signed a proclamation to weaken three of America's marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean
Cruz Climate by Rex Sanders: The Sun Is Setting on Dirty Energy
Sonia Dunlop is the CEO of the Global Solar Council. That’s the worldwide industry association for solar and battery storage. Interview highlights include: Dirty fuels have become unreliable and expensive. Building a large, reliable solar farm with batteries costs the same as building the same size natural gas power plant. Except the fuel is free for the solar farm.
NYT: Bloomberg Philanthropies - An influx of Climate Cash
While many big name philanthropists are backing away from climate giving, at least one megadonor is stepping up and writing major checks. Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and founder of Bloomberg L.P., has announced $590 million in new environmental commitments in recent days.
Latitude Media: DOE to reinstate 11 clean energy grants canceled in ‘blue states’
June 11 -- The Energy Department, under a legal settlement filed in federal court this week, has agreed to reinstate 11 Biden-era financial awards for clean energy technologies that it canceled last October. The settlement marks the second time this year that companies and organizations whose awards were terminated by DOE claimed victory in court.
The Revelatory: Rewinding Point Reyes
A battle raged over controlling tule elk in the only national park where they still occur. With growing concerns of extinction and climate crises, pressure from citizens and environmental groups boiled over and, following a recent settlement, the government enacted changes to move away from private businesses guiding park management.
Oregonian: Condor flies into Oregon for first time in over 120 years
A young California condor flew into Oregon last month, marking the first time in more than 120 years that one of the critically endangered birds has flown free in Oregon’s sky, according to the Yurok Tribe–led Northern California Condor Restoration Program. On May 12, a 2-year-old female condor known as B9