Peaches and climate gridlock
Utah may have fewer peaches this year. Record spring heat and sudden freezes led to 95% crop losses.
If you can’t find a Utah peach this year, climate change may be to blame - High Country News
Early heat followed by late frost — a pattern on the rise due to climate change — can eliminate a harvest within hours.
Angela Wang
Rooftop solar in the US is facing some hurdles lately, even though panels are getting cheaper and power bills keep rising.
Rooftop solar is in for a tough few years in the US
Trump and GOP lawmakers revoked lucrative tax credits for rooftop solar. The results are predictable.
Datacenters are sparking growth in US clean energy, though they still pose significant challenges for the climate.
Datacenters driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate
As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power
Tom Perkins
Some argue that states can manage land better than Washington, but this approach has some hidden risks worth considering.
An Emphatic No to the “State Control” Land Grab
Every state handed public land sold it off. The “we’d manage it better” pitch is the same scam in a new suit.
Will Pattiz and More Than Just Parks
The June 2026 climate talks in Bonn ended with some gridlock over funding and emissions cuts.
Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2026 UN climate conference - Carbon Brief
Two weeks of tense UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, have produced few tangible outcomes as diplomats faced “gridlock”.
Carbon Brief Staff
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