GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
Kevin Gallagher
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Kevin Gallagher
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Nov 13, 2026 · 5:00
-Critics say the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would weaken environmental protections -The Amazon rainforest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide is declining…
Nov 13, 2026 · 5:00
-South Florida experienced its highest recorded king tide, intensified by onshore winds and rising seas -the world’s rich generate the most carbon pollution, while poorer…
Nov 12, 2026 · 4:59
-Hard Rains and Flash Floods Battered the Southwest‘ with Devastating’ Damage -The Amazon rainforest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide is declining because of deforestation,…
Oct 28, 2026 · 5:01
-Super Typhoon Champi became the world’s strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 -Earth’s days are getting longer because rising seas are shifting mass from the poles toward the…
Oct 15, 2026 · 5:00
-Research suggests that humanity is exceeding Earth’s ecological limits - A global shift to sustainable, plant-rich diets could halve cattle production by 2050 - Fungi are…
Oct 15, 2026 · 5:01
-Earth's life-support systems are in peril — and they're getting worse -A Kelvin wave so severe it could raise sea levels along California by up to a foot -178 major fossil-fuel…
Oct 15, 2026 · 5:01
-Research suggests that humanity is exceeding Earth’s ecological limits - A global shift to sustainable, plant-rich diets could halve cattle production by 2050 - Fungi are…
Sep 29, 2026 · 5:00
-Hurricane Polo one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, while a Nor'easter wreaked havoc on the Atlantic coast -Global ocean waters outside the polar…
Sep 29, 2026 · 4:30
-The Mediterranean is warming and becoming saltier at an accelerating rate -Greenland and Antarctica have lost about 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979 -The EPA repeals major…
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:29
-August 2026 became Earth’s hottest month on record, driven by human-caused climate change and a strengthening El Niño -California faced an unusually rare tropical threat as…
Sep 10, 2026 · 4:33
-A record-breaking El Niño is developing across the equatorial Pacific, pushing ocean temperatures far above historic baselines. -Sea level rise driven by melting ice sheets…
Sep 2, 2026 · 4:30
-Investigations indicate the deadly flash floods along the Nepal–China border were triggered by a massive rock and glacier collapse due to a warming climate -National Park…
Sep 2, 2026 · 4:31
-Forecast models give El Niño a 69% chance of becoming the strongest on record since 1950 -South Floridians continue to fend off the near-record heat wave enveloping the region…
Sep 2, 2026 · 4:28
-Multiple Typhoons form in western Pacific due to warming oceans -Puerto Rico declared an emergency due to a worsening drought-driven water crisis affecting more than 180,000…
Sep 2, 2026 · 4:29
-Fires are the worst natural disaster the state of Washington has ever faced -Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir by storage capacity, hit a record low -Extreme drought and…
Aug 3, 2026 · 4:25
-Fires threatening central Spain and southwestern France are the largest in their countries’ modern histories, -Heatwave that saw temperatures exceeding 37 degrees in parts of…
Jul 31, 2026 · 4:34
-Spain's Meteorological Office Aemet said the country was facing its third extreme summer heatwave -Northern Italy faces an “extremely critical” water shortage as heatwaves and…
Jul 20, 2026 · 4:36
A blanket of dense wildfire smoke from Canada spread across Ontario and into the U.S. Midwest and Northeast last week The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m…
Jul 15, 2026 · 4:31
Connecticut beaches, including Sherwood Island state park are closed for swimming until further notice El Nino will likely become a strong event between July and September,…
Jul 8, 2026 · 4:32
Three firefighters died last week while battling an inferno along the Utah-Colorado border French Polynesia has expanded its marine protections, bringing 30% of its waters under…
Jul 8, 2026 · 4:28
Europe has been gripped by severe weather recently as a prolonged heat wave set in NOAA forecasts a hotter-than-average summer across most of the United States. The Caspian Sea…
Jun 21, 2026 · 4:31
An unprecedented winter heatwave has struck Antarctica’s rapidly warming peninsula, shattering temperature records Scientists warn the AMOC , a key ocean current, may be nearing…
Jun 21, 2026 · 4:26
France enacts one of the world’s toughest environmental laws by criminalizing ecocide under its Climate and Resilience Act. Humanity exceeded Earth’s sustainable population…
Jun 3, 2026 · 4:28
War’s tolls leave enduring ecological and health crises long after fighting ends. A vital ice shelf is about to break away from Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier Densely populated…
May 28, 2026 · 4:20
Severe erosion and crumbling asphalt closes beloved Long Island beach U.S. Forest Service plans to spray glyphosate across tens of thousands of acres Europe is experiencing…
May 28, 2026 · 4:29
Rapid warming in the Gulf of Mexico, outpacing oceans since 2012 Late April heat event saw all of the world’s 50 hottest cities located in India Two airborne toxins, acrolein and…
May 17, 2026 · 4:28
Southern Florida battled a growing wildfire in the Everglades pushed by prolonged drought Record-breaking, deadly heatwave sweeping South Asia pushed temperatures to dangerous…
May 13, 2026 · 4:32
Portugal reached its 2025 ecological Overshoot Day on May 5th The world may enter an El Niño phase as early as May Airborne microplastics contribute to global warming The…
May 13, 2026 · 4:35
Major meat companies faced lawsuits in 2024 for misleading net-zero climate claims Canadian earthquakes were caused by oil industry wastewater injection, not natural tectonics.…
May 13, 2026 · 4:34
50 nations met in Colombia April 28 and 29 in a first-of-its-kind conference on phasing out fossil fuels Scientists warn Venice could be lost within centuries as sea levels rise…
Apr 17, 2026 · 4:26
-The Heartland Institute celebrates climate denialism at recent DC event -Earthday.org notes the explosive growth of plastic.. 2 million tons produced in 1950 versus 360 million…
Apr 13, 2026 · 4:37
-The EPA recognized 48 outstanding water infrastructure projects nationwide, six in New England - EPA proposes“alternative groundwater protection standards” for contaminants such…
Apr 10, 2026 · 4:31
-A record-breaking warm winter and a March heat wave leaves western U.S. snowpack at historically low levels -Trump administration is now reportedly offering companies payments…
Mar 30, 2026 · 4:23
-First two weeks of the U.S., Israel and Iran war generated massive climate impacts -Phoenix is experiencing an, unprecedented, record-breaking early heat wave in March -Earth’s…
Mar 23, 2026 · 4:34
-President Trump’s second term has been marked by negatively aggressive foreign and environmental policies -President Trump order forces the production of chemicals used for…
Mar 17, 2026 · 4:25
-A study finds that most individuals underestimate their personal vulnerability to climate threats - Global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38% since 2021.…
Mar 10, 2026 · 4:32
-DOGE cuts to NOAA and USDA delay farm recovery efforts and hindered climate and disaster response -USDA restores deleted climate change webpages after losing lawsuit -U.S.…
Mar 2, 2026 · 4:30
Connecticut may create a “climate superfund” program requiring major fossil fuel companies to help pay for the climate change costs. Deep-well injection from fracking poses…
Feb 23, 2026 · 4:33
-Analysis reveals the world’s 1% richest people used up their yearly carbon allowance just ten days into 2026 -Researchers rank the top 10 U.S. fossil fossil fuel suppliers by…
Feb 18, 2026 · 4:31
-Trump receives award from the Washington Coal Club, naming him the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal” -Trump announces the removal of the federal scientific finding…
Feb 16, 2026 · 4:31
-Trump receives award from the Washington Coal Club, naming him the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal” -Court rules that the U.S. Department of Energy violated federal…
Feb 9, 2026 · 4:36
-Gas stoves account for up to half of some Americans’ exposure to nitrogen dioxide -In 2024, 50% of carbon dioxide Emissions were From Just 32 Companies -Meteorologists have…
Jan 28, 2026 · 4:35
- Wind and solar provided 30% of all the electricity consumed in Europe in 2025 -For one Californian, making the switch to solar has brought a big difference in costs.…
Jan 19, 2026 · 4:48
A powerful winter storm has paralysed the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia with 10ft of snow Argentina wildfires ripped through nearly 30,000 acres of forest Phoenix has hottest…
Jan 12, 2026 · 4:34
-Beijing reported the cleanest year of air the city has ever recorded, attributed mainly to EV’s -Half of American homeowners are considering moving this year due to extreme…
Jan 5, 2026 · 4:33
-The Thwaites “Doomsday Glacier” is dangerously close to collapse, -Juneau Alaska has seen a record amount of snow this past December -Thousands of glaciers may vanish each year…
Jan 2, 2026 · 4:29
-Trump administration said it would pause leases for five wind farms -Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought -A new data set map captures…
Jan 2, 2026 · 4:29
-Trump administration said it would pause leases for five wind farms -Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought -A new data set map captures…
Dec 29, 2025 · 4:58
Hello, this is Kevin Gallagher producer of Gaiagram. As we celebrate the holiday season and the end of the year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the importance of staying…
Dec 15, 2025 · 4:33
A 25-Year-Old Paper On the Controversial Glyphosate Weedkiller has been Retracted U.S. EPA announces $3 billion in new funding for states to reduce exposure to lead in drinking…
Dec 8, 2025 · 4:35
-Floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island displaces over three million people with 3000 injured or missing -New Delhi air has “ severe and life-threatening levels of toxic…
Dec 1, 2025 · 4:38
-The Great Pacific Garbage Patch gets bigger and gives marine life a new place to live -Exxon petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid disclosing how much pollution they…
Nov 24, 2025 · 4:32
-New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 -Iran is suffering from a severe drought that has depleted water sources, pushing authorities to…
Nov 17, 2025 · 4:29
-French judges ruled that an oil giants advertising, website statements, and public claims were deceptive greenwashing. -Brazilian police conduct biggest crackdown on criminal…
Nov 13, 2025 · 4:29
- Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in recorded history - Iranian President issues a dire warning, the Iranian capital could soon…
Nov 4, 2025 · 4:28
45 largest meat and dairy corporations in the world were responsible for more than 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions Lake Michigan's water temperatures were…
Nov 4, 2025 · 4:35
Suriname is taking steps to preserve 90% of all their forests India said it is planning to reach net zero by 2070 Torrential rains deadly floods and landslides across Mexico A…
Oct 20, 2025 · 4:31
Renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity so far this year Boston's Long Wharf saw higher than average tides known as K ing tides . Spain's…
Oct 8, 2025 · 4:34
-A dangerous hazmat situation happened in central Arizona due to flash flooding -Tampa faces $117 billion in property risk from flooding -18 houses, 6 last week, collapsed on the…
Oct 2, 2025 · 4:31
-U.S. rivers are running hot. -Antarctica has climbed to more than 86 degrees fahrenheit in the past week. -Big Tech follows of Big Oil, as they build data centers in the South…
Sep 28, 2025 · 4:27
-Nobel laureate warns the world is on track for catastrophic levels of warming -Exposure to wildfire smoke will kill an estimated 70,000 Americans each year by 2050 -Sea ice in…
Sep 23, 2025 · 4:34
-EPA stops requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted -Spain recently has been battered by torrential rain…
Sep 11, 2025 · 4:36
-85 climate experts denounce U S “Climate Working Group” report on climate change science, -Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers account for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat…
Sep 3, 2025 · 4:31
-The world’s 10 largest oil-consuming countries accounted for 61% of the global share -Utility-scale solar and wind projects account for 90% of all new builds -Trump…
Sep 1, 2025 · 4:38
-Trump administration will not approve solar or wind power projects -3.5 million New Yorkers have water systems that have so-called forever chemicals -Record-breaking quantities…
Aug 20, 2025 · 4:30
-Washington State is experiencing at least moderate drought conditions -Heavy rain and flash flooding lashed Chattanooga, Tennessee, last week. -U.S. rejected the "Net-Zero…
Aug 11, 2025 · 4:32
Trump administration preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants that helps low income families install solar panels on their homes First-of-a-kind US class-action…
Aug 7, 2025 · 4:33
Tampa Bay area’s most intense heat wave on record hit 119F Much of the U S sweated under a brutal heatwave last week Bridgeport Ct. reached 95 degrees last week, tying a 1949…
Jul 30, 2025 · 4:33
The International Court of Justice said that states must protect people from the “urgent and existential threat” of climate change The First Planned Migration of an Entire…
Jul 25, 2025 · 4:31
-The Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico is bone dry. -US threatens tariffs and sanctions against Mexico “stealing” water from Texas farmers -The Mississippi River, North…
Jul 14, 2025 · 4:30
-Miami's drinking water is threatened by Nuclear power plant leak -2,300 people died of heat-related causes during European severe heatwave -PFAS now contaminate the bodies of…
Jul 9, 2025 · 4:28
Deaths from C atastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 Trump “ends taxpayer support for unaffordable and unreliable ‘green’ energy sources” State…
Jul 2, 2025 · 4:29
Major heat waves hit southern Europe India also struggling with heat waves Majority of Britain’s want the most polluting companies to face tax hikes The Caspian Sea level is…
Jul 2, 2025 · 4:29
-The risk of encountering ticks outdoors in the New York area is very high. -The global food system faces growing risks from climate change -EPA’s termination of $600 million in…
Jun 19, 2025 · 4:30
The DOJ says the President has the power to eliminate national monuments to make way for development Global EV sales surged in May 2025 Pennsylvania to protect farmland from…
Jun 13, 2025 · 4:34
-Costa Rica shapes the global agenda on marine protection and ocean governance -Ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020 -EPS may repeal rules limit planet-warming…
Jun 13, 2025 · 4:31
-Smoke from wildfires in Canada effecting large parts of the U.S. -Nigerian Flooding finds 500 missing and presumed dead and thousands displaced -Trump administration has…
May 29, 2025 · 4:02
-Kentucky tornado characterized by widespread damage and loss of life -World’s largest producer of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, in China, explodes -Building collisions,…
May 29, 2025 · 4:35
-Republicans seek to dismantle many of the benefits of the inflation reduction act. -All 1,200 scientists and staff at the U.S. Geological Survey’s biological research arm may…
May 19, 2025 · 4:29
-Cleaner, low-carbon energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels in U.S. -China’s clean power generation causes nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall…
May 12, 2025 · 4:35
-China attains the nation's first zero-carbon island -Seventeen Hoboken youth receive this year’s Youth Climate Action Fund grant -E xtreme weather is affecting homeowner's…
May 5, 2025 · 4:34
-Alaska, is warming two- to three-times faster than the global average -Gray whales along the West Coast are dying at alarming rates -Gutting of USAID cuts off data used to warn…
Apr 28, 2025 · 4:27
Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology and environmental champion. EPA looks to overturn the federal government’s core scientific finding…
Apr 21, 2025 · 4:33
-U.N.report calls for transformative societal and economic changes to staunch global warming, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss. -More than 80,000 homes in the tri-state…
Apr 12, 2025 · 4:30
-110 words and phrases have been banned from use at the U.S. Agricultural Research Service -Different types of extreme weather have been affecting several regions of the U.S.…
Apr 8, 2025 · 4:35
-Rollback of pollution protections could help usher back acid rain -India is taking bold steps to reduce plastic waste -Rising temperatures are threatening Canadian winter ice…
Apr 6, 2025 · 4:35
-Rollback of pollution protections could help usher back acid rain -India is taking bold steps to reduce plastic waste -Rising temperatures are threatening Canadian winter ice…
Mar 25, 2025 · 4:28
-World Meteorological Organization publishes State of the Climate report - NASA analysis, shows that sea levels rose more than expected in 2024. - 2025 may usher in an era of…
Mar 14, 2025 · 4:37
-EPA head Zeldin says he intends to reconsider many core EPA rules and regulations -US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is discontinuing its regular…
Mar 8, 2025 · 4:27
A new EPA candidate said last week that the U.S. should “adapt to” rather than try to minimize climate change. New E xecutive order by President Donald Trump expands tree felling…
Feb 28, 2025 · 4:37
Four critical pillars of the planets ecology are on the brink of collapse. EPA to reverse its 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare GSA plans…
Feb 28, 2025 · 4:36
More than 30% of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation capacity comes from renewables China no longer increasing its fossil fuel consumption due to renewables commitment…
Feb 19, 2025 · 4:38
Trump administration promises to undermine environmental progress Six largest banks in the U .S.leave Net Zero Banking Alliance U.S. Federal Reserve withdraws from Network…
Feb 17, 2025 · 4:29
A tmospheric river pummeled Southern California Californians faces back-to-back earthquakes California is sinking in some areas Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°Celsius of…
Feb 17, 2025 · 4:34
Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to reshape the Environmental Protection Agency Colombia’s cancels a joint venture between state energy company and Occidental Petroleum…
Feb 17, 2025 · 4:31
Trump reversing progress steps to regulate toxic PFAS Swiss Farmers suing their government for failing to act on climate change Researchers propose method making ammonia without…
Jan 27, 2025 · 4:30
Trump administration promises to undermine environmental progress Six largest banks in the U .S.leave Net Zero Banking Alliance U.S. Federal Reserve withdraws from Network…
Jan 27, 2025 · 4:30
Trump administration promises to undermine environmental progress Six largest banks in the U .S. leave Net Zero Banking Alliance U.S. Federal Reserve withdraws from Network…
Jan 13, 2025 · 4:28
-The latest on the LA fires, -Climate change fueled LA fires intensity - FIREAID an “evening of music and solidarity
Jan 3, 2025 · 4:33
California has no blackouts when wind, water and solar electricity exceeded 100% of demand Montana Supreme Court upholds a landmark victory for youth climate activists Portugal…
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