Conservation Hawks

06/02/2026

"The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate."

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

06/01/2026

When climate deniers have the public's ear, we all suffer the consequences.

Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.

05/30/2026

To quote the Washington Post: "Democracy Dies In Darkness."

"The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed to repeal a contentious rule that would have required thousands of companies to disclose the risks they face from a warming planet and how their operations contribute to climate change."

The regulation would have required all publicly traded companies to disclose whether they faced significant risks from climate change and its effects.

05/28/2026

You might not want to bet against this one ...

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.

05/26/2026

A little bit of good news on the climate & energy front ...

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah are joining forces to accelerate deployment of clean, around-the-clock geothermal energy in the region.

05/21/2026

Today's question: Why is the U.S. now denying science and trying to prevent climate action?

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn.

05/19/2026

"After eliminating the electric vehicle tax credit, rolling back fuel economy standards and blocking California’s stringent vehicle emissions rules, the Trump administration is now citing slowed electric vehicle growth as its rationale for loosening automobile air pollution standards."

A proposed rule would give auto manufacturers until 2029 to meet smog and particulate matter emissions standards while the agency reconsiders the requirements altogether.

05/18/2026

“I’m sick of finding dead moose.”

Where experts see climate change, others see the designs of a global cabal.

05/15/2026

"In 2012, the temperature of the Gulf of Mexico began rising along a shocking upward trajectory.

Climate change is causing oceans worldwide to warm. But that year, summertime sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico began heating up at about twice the rate seen in the global oceans. The trend has continued into the 2020s, with sea surface temperatures hitting record highs in both 2024 and 2025. The shift has huge implications for the hurricanes that form in the Gulf – and the people who live along its shores and on the islands that dot its waters."

Story link below.

05/12/2026

"The Biden-era measure was intended to protect millions of acres from industrial development and the effects of climate change."

The Biden-era measure was intended to protect millions of acres from industrial development and the effects of climate change.