In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown.
In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102026/florida-black-community-contaminated-drinking-water/
Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles, survey finds.
It is the highest figure ever recorded for the species, and far exceeds the human population of around 122,000 living in the tiny archipelago nation.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/africa/seychelles-aldabra-giant-tortoise-intl-hnk
The wind industry’s plan for survival: Outlast Trump.
Trump brought offshore wind development to a near standstill. Louisiana companies plan to "wait for the clock to run out" in 2029. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://grist.org/climate-energy/louisiana-offshore-wind-industry-outlast-trump/
From Indigenous Loss, a Potent Legal Argument on Climate.
In an interview, human rights lawyer Julian Aguon explores how climate change is undermining the cultural traditions of Indigenous peoples.
Researchers have recorded a new species of giant waterlily after first spotting the plant in an Instagram photo. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil.
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102026/exxonmobil-climate-deception-new-evidence/
Wildlife Populations Have Plunged Globally, But Some Buck the Trend.
A new report by leading conservation nonprofits found populations of thousands of vertebrate species dropped 73 percent on average from 1970 to 2022. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102026/wildlife-populations-plunge-globally/
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
The political climate for climate politics.
15 books on the rise and rule of Trump, the oil barons and the tech bros, and the political winds that could lead to their fall.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/the-political-climate-for-climate-politics/
Only about half of U.S. teens can correctly identify the causes of climate change.
But over 80% say they’re worried about it. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’.
Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them.
Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers – and sharing her experience. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/08/monarch-butterflies-chicago-garden
A remote island near Antarctica is no longer home to the world's largest penguin colony as climate-driven changes to ocean food chains likely devastated its once-thriving inhabitants and caused a "population collapse," researchers say. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/penguin-population-collapse-climate-change-study/
Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act. These 10 species show what’s at stake.
Hundreds of imperiled species, including North Atlantic right whales and rusty patched bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and development. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
How the U.S. Public Lost Its Say on Environmental Policy.
Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://e360.yale.edu/features/public-comment-environment-regulations-permits
PFAS may raise blood pressure during pregnancy. Who is most vulnerable?
Forever chemicals in everyday products may affect mothers and babies long after birth.
https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/10/06/pfas-hypertension-pregnancy/
Environmental groups say Chemours still committing illegal PFAS discharges.
Groups say Chemours is exceeding discharge limits for "forever chemicals" it agreed to at its Fayetteville Works plant 70 miles upstream of Wilmington, NC.
From cosmetics to cookware, lawmakers target ‘forever chemicals’ hiding in everyday products.
The chemicals that keep a pan slick, a jacket dry or a carpet stain-resistant could soon disappear from a long list of everyday products sold across the state of Ohio.
New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil.
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102026/exxonmobil-climate-deception-new-evidence/
US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits.
How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/supreme-court-big-oil-climate-damage-lawsuits