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An attempt to study Thwaites Glacier from below meets an icy end.
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.
Here’s why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it | Mark Wolfe
Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardest Donald Trump promised to cut energy prices by 50%. Instead, average electricity prices over the past year have risen by about 6.7%, while natural gas prices have increased by 10.8%. Energy prices are influenced by many factors beyond any president’s direct control, including market conditions, weather-driven demand, regional infrastructure constraints and the rapid growth of energy-intensive datacenters that are driving new system costs. Policy choices do not determine prices on their own, but they do shape market outcomes, and the direction of this administration’s energy policy has been clear. From his first days in office, President Trump made clear that his energy agenda would prioritize fossil fuel producers over consumers. His administration moved to expand US liquefied natural gas exports, increasing exposure to volatile global markets. At the same time, it froze wind power projects that provide some of the cheapest new electricity, intervened to keep costly coal plants running, and backed the elimination of energy-efficiency tax credits that lower household energy bills. Mark Wolfe is executive director of National Energy Assistance Directors Association, co-director of the Center on Energy Poverty and Climate and adjunct faculty at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy at George Washington University Continue reading...
The blight of sewage pollution tackled in water shake-up
A major review called for oversight of water companies in Wales and England to be overhauled.
Landslides on one side, floods on the other: the Costa Rican village desperate to escape the climate crisis
With government action stalled and living in ‘inhumane’ conditions, families in San José are making plans to relocate In Emilio Peña Delgado’s home, several photos hang on the wall. One shows him standing in front of a statue with his wife and oldest son in the centre of San José and smiling. In another, his two sons sit in front of caricatures from the film Cars. For him, the photos capture moments of joy that feel distant when he returns home to La Carpio, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Costa Rica’s capital. Delgado migrated with his family from Nicaragua to Costa Rica when he was 10, as his parents sought greater stability. When he started a family of his own, his greatest hope was to give his children the security he had lacked. But now, that hope is often interrupted by the threat of extreme weather events. Continue reading...
Human-made materials found in up to half of some UK urban beaches’ coarse sediments
Researchers say changes to make-up of coarse sediment are due to waste dumping and climate breakdown As much as half of some British beaches’ coarse sediments consist of human-made materials such as brick, concrete, glass and industrial waste, a study has found. Climate breakdown, which has caused more frequent and destructive coastal storms, has led to an increase in these substances on beaches. Six sites on the Firth of Forth, an estuary on Scotland’s east coast joining the River Forth to the North Sea, were surveyed to better understand the makeup of “urban beaches”. Continue reading...
When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?
The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, ahead of a future lunar landing.
Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last
The German manufacturer announced plans to expand factories in several U.S. states and build a new plant in Mississippi.
Musk's SpaceX and xAI merge to make world's most valuable private company
Musk says the combined firm - which has been valued at more than $1tn - will be an "innovation engine".
UK launches plan to tackle 'forever chemicals' amid growing concerns
Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK's first ever national plan for tackling the substances.
Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
The court ruled that construction can restart on a wind farm off the coast of New York State. The Trump administration had ordered work to stop in December.
Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?
Energy experts said governors and legislatures had tools to keep electricity prices from rising further, and might even be able to lower them.
Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.
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