Climate Change

"Alarm As Acting CDC Director Delays Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits"

"A Trump administration appointee has delayed publication of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that shows benefits related to the Covid vaccine, leading to concerns that the administration is engaging in behind-the-scenes tactics to undermine vaccines."

Source: Guardian, 04/23/2026

"As Cuba’s Grid Fails, Solar Power Becomes A Lifeline"

"The Trump administration’s fuel blockade against Cuba has resulted in widespread power outages, gas shortages, garbage in the streets, and a humanitarian crisis – but also a surge in solar installations."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 04/22/2026

"New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat"

"As the Rio Grande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias that have spread water, history and culture to farmers and families since the 16th century."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026

Md. Bill Gives Relief on Power Bills, Locks Ratepayers into Nuclear Subsidy

"Maryland lawmakers’ new solution for rising utility bills reduces a surcharge funding an effective energy-efficiency program, offers rebates by raiding the state’s clean energy fund and includes subsidies for nuclear power that advocates say may prove costly over time."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026

Facing Drought, Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year

'“Severe.“ “Critical.” “Dire.” “Challenging.” “Record-low.” Officials at the Rio Grande Compact Commission annual meeting Friday worked through the thesaurus to describe the conditions on the river that flows out of southwestern Colorado.'

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026

"Leaked Memos Show Supreme Court Ignored Climate Dangers In Obama Regs Fight"

"When the Supreme Court blocked President Barack Obama’s signature climate regulation a decade ago, conservative justices were worried about the cost to industry, according to private memos reported by The New York Times."

Source: E&E News, 04/22/2026

"Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Actions Targeting Wind And Solar"

"A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday sided with renewable energy developers in their challenge to the Trump administration’s actions targeting wind and solar projects, blocking the administration from enforcing decisions that advocates say have slowed the development of projects across the country."

Source: E&E News, 04/22/2026

#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours

SEJournal is providing full coverage of all eight of the day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. In Part 2, contributors Meg Duff, Nathaniel Eisen, Nhung Nguyen and Marlowe Starling provide detailed reports from tours focused on the transitioning steel industry, microgrids, climate-friendly crop practices and evolving Midwestern agricultural systems.

Also check out the first round of tour coverage and read all the great work from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

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