Mehrere und klagen gegen die US-Umweltschutzbehrde , nachdem die Behrde ihre Gefhrdungsfeststellung zu zurckgezogen hat.

Mit diesem Schritt entfllt die Grundlage vieler . Die Klger argumentieren, die Aufhebung sei rechtswidrig und ignoriere wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu . Auch plant eine Klage.

USA: Treibhausgase sind nicht mehr gesundheitsschdlich. Was meinen Sie (Umfrage + Kommentar)

20.02.2026 - 20:00 Uhr
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In a sane world, the entire senior management of these companies would be fired immediately for this grotesque inhumane behavior. But here we are!

In a sane world, the entire senior management of these companies would be fired immediately for this grotesque inhumane behavior. But here we are!

Twenty years ago, wed have said those extremes are indeed going to be a problem, but primarily in poorer countries that cannot cope. What were now noticing is that Europe itself is vulnerable, especially for conditions it has not faced in the past."

There's been no action when it's just 'the poor'. Maybe getting hit ourselves will be a better motivation.

Under bone-chilling conditions, an international team of scientists has unlocked the secrets to better understand a rapidly-warming planet.

The 29 scientists - including geologists, engineers, physicists, microbiologists, and polar specialists - have drilled more than 1,600 feet through the Antarctic ice sheet to reach into the seabed.

"Daunting but doable: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating"

In the past 20 years, plastic production has doubled, and it will double again, perhaps triple, in the near future. Petrochemicals for plastic are expected to be the largest single driver of oil demand in the decades to come.

The on Friday weakened limits for burning power plants, allowing them to release more including , a powerful linked to .

The move was one of many efforts by the admin to revive the declining US coal industry, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that burning coal is harming & driving dangerous levels of . Coal is the dirtiest of the .

EVs or ice, this toxic lethal waste both in the manufacturer of tires, and in their recycling doesnt care whether your precious car power drive is electric or not.

A great deal of those tires however wear on the roads we drive on and go into the air soil and waterways of our local environment.

People who look to electric as some sort of green solution continue to ignore the realities of cars themselves. Rail is an order of magnitude better

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The human race has yet to appreciate how much of our current world is the product of the biosphere itself, having walked away many compounds and elements that are themselves or can generate environmentally harmful compounds.

We really dont appreciate how much the mass of the living skin of the planet makes the environment The rest of life is adapted to.

CLIMATE NEWS February 18, 2026 In the face of climate change, it is crucial to be prepared for emergencies, learn about the risks specific to your region, and develop an action plan. The Habits of the Climate Cerberus:

Sounds good why can't be more like and ban

Here's why the Luxon governments LNG fosil gas import terminal is the wrong decision for Aotearoa.

Taxing power bills to fund Fossil Fuels No thanks!

The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on more hazardous pollutants including mercury.

The EPA has already exempted 47 companies from regulations to curb mercury and air toxics for coal-fired power plants for two years, and last June, it proposed repeal emissions of carbon dioxide, mercury and other air pollutants from power plants.

. "The Flood Re scheme is a temporary fix thats due to end in 2039... Flood Re was designed when a global rise of 1.5C still felt achievable & a 2C increase was ... a hard limit. has accelerated since then. By around 2050, around 8 million in , roughly 1 in 4, could be at risk."

Document shows US mining company Alcoa had been unlawfully clearing land south of Perth for 15 years despite warnings from the federal environment department

"The Australian governments decision to allow the US mining giant Alcoa to continue clearing swathes of Western Australian jarrah forest despite past illegal clearing practices was made in part due to a critical minerals deal reached between Australia and the DT Regime last year, a new document shows."

Injecting particulates into the atmosphere isnt a magical fix for the climate crisis
Mike Hulme

Geoengineering does little to defuse most of the risks that really matter for people and it runs the risk of making some harms worse

Politicians won't , neither does the media which then reports polling low as a concern with citizens, a self-fulfilling prophecy that benefits an expensive/deadly status quo

. Short answer, anthropogenic .

"What is the incremental environmental damage created by running an existing LLM locally on your own laptop"

I dunno. But how about a couple of million people

The person who coins the term 'enshittification' defends LLM. Just...wow. We truly are fucked.

Let's all do what Cory does!

Meanwhile:

Exclude coverage of Trump's attacks on & in this analysis & , one of the hottest years & some of the most expensive disasters on record were barely talked about at all

Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money but climate change is raising household costs

Preparing for 3C

NEW ALERT: The EUs climate advisory board urged countries to prepare for 3C of global warming, reported the Guardian. The outlet quoted Maarten van Aalst, a member of the advisory board, saying that adapting to this future is a daunting task, but, at the same time, quite a doable task. The board recommended the creation of climate risk assessments and investments in protective measures

Trump Claimed His EPA Climate Rollback Will Save Americans Money. Thats Very Unlikely.

Oh, and don't mention the words if you want US funding.

Trucks Contribute 50% Pollution, But Has Only 3% Share In Vehicles

The Carney government made this bold announcement about the climate potential of CCS while only having very limited data about how much the Pathways Alliance project would cost and whether it was technically feasible, according to Department of Finance briefing notes ahead of a September 2025 roundtable meeting in Edmonton that DeSmog obtained.

What Goes Up Must Come Down

A new study underscores growing unease about pollution from mostly unregulated commercial space activities

The International Energy Agency concluded its two-day meeting in Paris today with a summary focused on energy security, resilience, critical minerals and electricity systems. Notably absent was any reference to curbing planet-warming pollution, which is well on its way to bankrupting a livable planet, according to the latest scientific research

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This waterlogged corner of England was once only habitable during summer. Climate change could make it so again

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space

Daunting but doable: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of
Keeping safe from is not rocket science, as s advisory board urges countries to prepare for a catastrophic 3C of global heating.
Maarten van Aalst, European Scientific Advisory Board on (), said continent already paying a price for its lack of preparation but that adapting to hotter future was in part common sense and low-hanging fruit.

"Greenhouse-gas emissions could soon trigger a dangerous chain reaction from which the Earth might not be able to return, even if global temperatures later stabilize. This so-called irreversible hothouse trajectory happens when key Earth systems, such as oceans, ice sheets and forests, are pushed past tipping points. What typically took thousands of years is now happening in decades."

Meanwhile, in other news...

"The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revoked the endangerment finding the conclusion that it can regulate greenhouse gases because they endanger public health and wellbeing. At the same time, it repealed emissions standards for vehicles something that, by several estimates, will add billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in the coming decades. Rules for power plants might be next. Many environmental groups plan to sue, but regardless of how the law views it in the end, several years of regulatory action will be lost."

Dark chocolate had a global warming potential of 2.32 kilograms of CO2-equivalent, which was almost half that of white chocolate, at 4.06 kilos per CO2-eq. It also excelled on land use, requiring only half of what white chocolate did, and used less water than white, milk, and compound chocolate. It also had the lowest freshwater and terrestrial pollution impact of all

20.02.2026 - 14:00 Uhr
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The E.P.A. Rescinds a Landmark Finding

"When its hot, you sleep badly. That means the next day youre tired, and you have to go to work tired. Thats going to be difficult, and youll be less productive," he said, adding that someone who is sleep deprived could become irritable at work and as a result could lose their job, which then causes tensions at home

This might also create domestic violence. All because of the climate."