Climate Change

"China Rushes To Build Out Solar, And Emissions Edge Downward"

"China has been installing solar panels at a blistering pace, far faster than anywhere else in the world, and the investment is starting to pay off. A study released Thursday found that the country’s carbon emissions edged down 1% in the first six months of the year compared to a year earlier, extending a trend that began in March 2024."

Source: AP, 08/21/2025

Geothermal Network in Colorado Could Help Rural Town Diversify Its Economy

"Hayden, a long-established coal community, is pitching companies to come take advantage of “reliable, cost-effective heating and cooling” at its light industrial park once its new geothermal network is complete."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/21/2025
August 31, 2025

DEADLINE: Magma Environmental Reporting Fellowship

Magma Magazine invites applications from early-career journalists based in southern Europe for the second edition of this fellowship, online Oct. 2025 to Apr. 2026. Receive mentoring, travel grant for reporting, expand your network and more. Deadline is Aug 31.

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"Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying"

"The smoke from the wildfires that burned through Los Angeles in January smelled like plastic and was so thick that it hid the ocean. Firefighters who responded developed instant migraines, coughed up black goo and dropped to their knees, vomiting and dizzy."

Source: NYTimes, 08/20/2025

As Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Clouds Of Dangerous Dust Blow Into Boomtowns

"Dozens of dust events probably happen each year across the 120-square-mile playa once covered by the Great Salt Lake. But there are no comprehensive state or federal records of them."

Source: Washington Post, 08/20/2025

Erin To Churn Up Dangerous Swells And Winds From Florida To New England

"Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut down beaches along the coast in the midst of summer’s last hurrah. While forecasters remain confident the center of the monster storm will remain far offshore, the outer edges are likely to bring damaging tropical-force winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents into Friday."

Source: AP, 08/20/2025
August 21, 2025

SciLine Media Briefing: EPA Climate Regulations Under Threat

SciLine’s next briefing will cover the state of evidence leading to the adoption of the EPA’s “endangerment finding” in 2009 and how it has evolved since, implications of rolling back the finding for federal and state regulations and climate goals, and what these changes could mean at the local level. 1 p.m. ET.

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