environmentTuesday, September 29, 2026
Today's environment coverage is split between two poles: the UK's push to re-nationalise the electricity grid and the US's retreat from clean car standards. Andy Burnham's GB Grid announcement signals a serious shift in how Britain thinks about public ownership, while the Trump administration's rollback of fuel economy rules shows climate policy can still be undone at the stroke of a pen. Meanwhile, a legal fight over Pacific climate rights and a POLITICO investigation into anti-climate campaigns add depth to a day that feels like a tug-of-war between building and dismantling.
Two sides of the same coin: one government is building a public grid, another is tearing down clean car rules.
Burnham's GB Grid is a direct challenge to National Grid, using public investment to compete with private operators. It's the biggest UK utility renationalisation since the 1980s.
The BBC confirms the plan is part of Burnham's first conference speech as Labour leader, framed as 'bold and honest' leadership on energy costs.
The Trump administration is rolling back clean car rules for model years 2022 through 2031, undoing Biden-era EV targets. It's a direct reversal, not a tweak.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's attempt to strip California's emissions waivers, so the rollback isn't total yet.
Climate fights are moving into courts and campuses, from the Pacific to the US heartland.
Indigenous Chamorro lawyer Julian Aguon is taking climate impacts to the International Court of Justice, arguing rising seas violate human rights. This could set a major precedent for Pacific nations.
POLITICO's investigation finds conservative groups are filing over 100 open records requests at public universities to target climate scientists, a coordinated effort to undermine research used in fossil fuel litigation.
The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yetwww.wired.com
Why a diesel export ban could send California gas prices soaringwww.politico.com
Despite a drop in deforestation in 2025, forest losses pile up in the Mekongnews.mongabay.com
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Climate Week Began in Medellin, Focus of the Global Debate on Climate Changecolombiaone.com
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NZ govt acknowledges ETS shortcomings for post-2030 reductionscarbon-pulse.com
The New Zealand government is looking at ways to close the gap to its 2031-35 third emissions budget (EB3), it said on Tuesday, acknowledging that the emissions trading scheme on its own will not be able to deliver the necessary reductions.
Jaco Muller turned his 15-year-old son’s idea into 197 rhino birthsnews.mongabay.com
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In 2022, poachers had taken 14 white rhinos from private farms in Namibia in six weeks, so owners started removing their horns. One cow had a horn 8
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Biodiversity development finance more than tripled over past decade but outlook is uncertain, says OECDcarbon-pulse.com
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In the past week, Canberra has been hit with swarms of uninvited guests in the form of bogong moths, invading homes and frightening residents. While the swarms of moths might display a freaky appearance and cause concern that they might eat through your best linens, one professor
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