Daily News 07/07

Recently Recovered1998 Essay: Ocean Pollution—”Oceans Without Fish”

1.5°C: what it means and why it matters (Image)

Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns (Image)

Bir Banks Profit From Ecocide: Big Banks Are Accelerating Their Investments in the Fossil Fuel IndustryInternational banks are financing the industry’s pivot to petrochemical products like plastics and fertilizers.

Judge orders Trump officials to re-install signs and exhibits at national parks on topics like slavery and climate change President Donald Trump last year directed the Interior Department to make changes to parks, monuments and memorials to address any “false revision of history.” A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because they “do not align with its preferred narrative.”

The Benedict Arnold of Energy By accelerating human-caused climate breakdown, Trump is doing what the British military never could — making the nation’s capital unlivable

DC Area Air Quality Drops to “Purple” Warning Following Trump’s Fireworks Show Internal NPS documents indicate that the agency was aware that the show would drastically reduce air quality.

Man sues DHS after agents tracked him down for sending a scathing email to ICE Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations tried to track down Rochester resident David Streever last month and give him a warning notice alleging that he had potentially violated the law when he wrote a harsh email months earlier to the former head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression on Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C. argues Streever’s January email was protected speech and the federal agents’ and their superiors violated Streever’s First Amendment rights.

Trump’s SNAP Cuts Leave States and Counties Facing Spiraling Hunger Crisis Food banks are struggling to fill the gap in Arizona, where more than half of recipients lost federal assistance.

Trump, Washington and the Philadelphia Nine George Washington kept slaves from petitioning for their freedom in violation of Pennsylvania state law. Now Trump wants their memory scrubbed from history.

After Tens of Billions in Stock Buybacks, Microsoft Announces Mass Layoff of 4,800 Workers“Seeing such strong numbers coupled with the mass layoffs at Xbox is not sitting right with many,” wrote one tech journalist.

FIFA Accused of Bowing to Trump After Lifting US Player’s Red Card Suspension Commentators said the lifting of Folarin Balogun’s red card “tainted” the international soccer tournament.

2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #27 Climate Change Impacts (11 articles)

The scientist and his family tracking melting glaciers for nearly half a century PBS NewsHour, Ben Tracy, June 22, 2026.
Europe’s record heatwave: does the continent have a new climate? Nature asks researchers whether scorching summers are the new norm for London, Paris and Berlin. Nature, Edward Chen, June 26, 2026.
How climate change gets under the skin Researchers unearth clues about how repeat, overlapping climate stressors, from flood-related mold to warming water temperatures to higher pollen counts, affect everyone Grist, Zoya Teirstein, Jun 28, 2026.
Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heat wave: Scientists Phys.org, Nick Perry, Jun 28, 2026.
Could this be Australia`s warmest winter ever? The seasons underway in Australia exemplify a worldwide trend of unseasonably high temperatures, including the early summer heatwave in western Europe. The Conversation, Milton Speer, University of Technology Sydney, Lance M Leslie, University of Technology Sydney, Jun 29, 2026.
Loading the Heat Dice Without human influence, the recent European heatwave would have been more than 3°C cooler. Climate Trunk, John Lang, Jun 30, 2026.
How climate change influences extreme weather How science shows us how warming makes heat waves, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires more likely or more severe — and why this science is becoming a major public-policy battleground. The Climate Brink, Andrew Dessler, Jun 30, 2026.
The world`s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more Average sea surface temperature is just under 21°C across the world’s tropical and temperate oceans, while before widespread industrialisation in 1870 the temperature was about 19.6°C. The Conversation, Matthew England, Alex Sen Gupta, Alistair Hobday, Jul 02, 2026.
Tour de France braced for historic stage cancellations amid 44C European heatwave The 2026 Tour de France, which starts in Barcelona on Saturday, is steeling itself for climate change disruption with another extreme heatwave predicted to return to Europe in the coming days which could lead to stages being cancelled. The Guardian, Jeremy Whittle in Barcelona, Jul 02, 2026.
Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called `Virtually Impossible` Scientists have said the conditions are the result of a climate that is “fundamentally different” from the time before fossil fuel use started rapidly warming the world. NYT, Raymond Zhong, Jul 03, 2026.
Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a `signature` of global warming Prof Andy Pitman, a Sydney-based climate scientist, expressed a “complete lack of surprise” at the new record. The Guardian, Ima Caldwell, Jul 04, 2026.

Climate Policy and Politics (4 articles)

Why is America switching off its climate warning system? “Just have a Think” on Youtube, Dave Borlace, June 28, 2026.
Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes? Researchers further confirm that visibly effective climate adaptation and mitigation efforts improve public willingness to pay for better circumstances. The Conversation, Enrico Nichelatti, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Luxembourg, Abrams Tagem, Tax Research Specialist, Jun 29, 2026.
New Florida law bans local net-zero emissions policies Gov. Ron DeSantis characterized the clean energy goals the law bans as “radical climate policies,” although experts say the law will not necessarily upend the plans. Inside Climate News, Amy Green, Jun 30, 2026.
Q&A: How will the World Bank`s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing countries to be “climate finance”, following months of pressure from the Trump administration in the US. Carbon Brief, Josh Gabbatiss, Jul 03, 2026. …