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Big Oil, Gas Emissions Causing Water Crisis in U. S. West: Scientists (opens the original)
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by Barbara Grady, Yale Climate Connections | – ( Yale Climate Connections ) – As the Western United States grapples with severe drought, leading cities to scramble for water and farmers to abandon some crops, a new scientific study has found that 122 major oil, gas, coal, and cement companies and state-owned operations are partially responsible. The study found that climate change from all climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions over the last 70 years has resulted in a 36% decline in annual ave
We just had the hottest August, hottest Summer, and hottest Year to date in U.S. history (opens the original)
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By Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections | – The 48 contiguous United States have just achieved an unhappy trifecta: the warmest August, warmest summer, and warmest calendar year to date in 131 years of national recordkeeping. Both the monthly and seasonal records were set by unusually big margins. The August climate report from the National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, tells the story in grimly heated detail. As shown in Fig. 1, a large swath of the western U.S. – including ev
Trump’s Iran war supercharged EV sales everywhere except the U.S. (opens the original)
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By Dana Nuccitelli, Yale Climate Connections | – ( Yale Climate Connections ) – Electric vehicle sales are a surprising beneficiary of the Trump presidency – at least outside of the United States. The Iran conflict caused global oil prices to surge above $100 per barrel in March, April, and May of this year. Gasoline prices soon followed suit, exceeding $4 per gallon in the United States most days since April Fools’ Day. As the biggest consumer of oil from the Middle East, Asia was hit hardest b
Climate Change: Gov't cannot Provide Water to Puerto Ricans, US Citizens (opens the original)
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by Rafael Méndez Tejeda and Pearl Marvell, Yale Climate Connections [Haz clic aquí para leer esta nota en español] U.S. citizens in San Juan, Puerto Rico, are spending hours waiting for water trucks after water rationing went into effect amid drought on the island archipelago. Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González declared a state of emergency in late July as the water in key dams dropped below levels that can support communities. Seven of the most populous of the 78 municipalities on the island a
How New Mexico, the Saudi Arabia of Wind, is Beating Dirty Electricity (opens the original)
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by Karin Kirk, Yale Climate Connections | – Although it’s part of an industry famous for changing slowly, New Mexico’s largest utility has moved quickly to update its electricity supply to cleaner alternatives. The Public Service Company of New Mexico, or PNM, said it delivered 80% carbon-free electricity in 2025 after investing in solar energy, batteries, and wind. During the daytime, the sun powers fans, air conditioners, and more across the state. In the evening, solar energy stored in batter
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