{ "entity": "EnergyNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "energynews.org", "vertical": "Climate & Energy", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-06-09T04:25:25.152Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Trump Administration Emergency Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062026/trump-emergency-order-keeps-florida-coal-plant-open/", "summary": "Under a Trump administration emergency order, a Florida coal-fired power plant will continue operating. The facility had been scheduled for retirement in 2025 as part of an Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) plan to transition to renewable energy sources such as solar, with the g", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:31:05 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?", "url": "https://grist.org/politics/democrats-quiet-climate-change-autopsy-report/", "summary": "The common wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling", "url": "https://grist.org/energy/feds-to-open-tens-of-thousands-of-acres-of-colorado-wilderness-to-oil-drilling/", "summary": "Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in the state’s biggest public land sale in modern history.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Montana Officials Warn of Elevated Wildfire Risk From Increasing Drought, Heat and Wind", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062026/montana-drought-heat-elevated-wildfire-risk/", "summary": "Montana officials are warning that the 2026 wildfire season could bring above-normal fire risk to parts of the state, driven by a mix of drought conditions, wind events and warmer-than-average winter temperatures. At a statewide wildfire outlook briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Gia", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "A New DC ‘Museum’ Raises Awareness About the Looming Consequences of Extreme Weather", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062026/museum-of-unnatural-disasters-highlights-extreme-weather-risks/", "summary": "If you knew a major storm or fire was heading toward your home, what would you save? Maybe your pet? A box of letters? The blanket that your grandma knitted for you as a baby? A pop-up exhibit led by the Climate Action Campaign and curated by Sam Hartman, an artist and survivor o", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Trump Funds Two New Coal Plants and Extends Another Dozen, Citing ‘Energy Dominance’", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062026/trump-energy-department-funds-coal-projects/", "summary": "Thursday’s flurry of coal news from energy officials included $425 million to extend the life of 12 coal plants in several states, such as $50 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Wheeling Power Company’s plans to “modernize” the Mitchell Plant in Moundsville,", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:12:15 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late", "url": "https://grist.org/science/in-the-smoky-mountains-a-volunteer-effort-aims-to-document-every-species-before-its-too-late/", "summary": "For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill", "url": "https://grist.org/economics/no-rolling-back-these-environmental-rules-wont-lower-your-grocery-bill/", "summary": "The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.", "url": "https://grist.org/politics/new-york-kathy-hochul-climate-law-clcpa-natural-gas-methane/", "summary": "Lawmakers wanted to lead the energy transition, but Governor Kathy Hochul is worried about the cost of ditching natural gas.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "The fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’", "url": "https://grist.org/sponsored/the-fight-to-protect-pollinators-and-people-from-the-pesticides-that-are-everywhere/", "summary": "Neonics are contaminating ecosystems and communities.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:33:53 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines", "url": "https://grist.org/solutions/a-simple-yet-expensive-way-to-climate-proof-the-grid-bury-the-power-lines/", "summary": "Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge", "url": "https://grist.org/energy/70-foot-wastewater-geyser-reflects-new-mexicos-latest-oilfield-challenge/", "summary": "It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar", "url": "https://grist.org/energy/a-first-among-major-nations-india-is-industrializing-with-solar/", "summary": "India is increasingly turning to cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Its solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Troubled by Spreading Landfill Pollution, a Long Island Community Demands Action", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062026/new-york-brookhaven-landfill-pollution/", "summary": "BROOKHAVEN, N.Y.—The crowd grew restless at Brookhaven Town Hall on Long Island as residents voiced their concerns about groundwater contamination from a nearby landfill that has spread beneath parts of their community. At the meeting in late March, speakers criticizing the landf", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 6 }, { "title": "Wild Rice Faces Numerous Threats—and Has Determined Protectors", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062026/midwest-wild-rice-climate-threats/", "summary": "Bazile Minogiizhigaabo Panek, a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, was 7 years old when he attended his first rice harvest in northern Wisconsin. He and his sister rode in a canoe while his mom pushed the boat with a pole through the plants growing out of the", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 6 }, { "title": "Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.", "url": "https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/becoming-a-farmer-is-hard-this-michigan-program-wants-to-help/", "summary": "“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 6 }, { "title": "Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700 million to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal", "url": "https://grist.org/energy/trump-uses-wartime-powers-to-dole-out-700-million-to-clean-beautiful-coal/", "summary": "The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act.", "source": "Grist", "published": "Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 6 }, { "title": "Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Are a Warning About Wildlife Trade and Pandemic Risk, Scientists Say", "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07062026/florida-sloth-deaths-highlight-wildlife-trade-disease-risk/", "summary": "When pathologists cut open dead sloths from a planned Florida tourist attraction, they found a plethora of pathogens. Parasites, bacteria and viruses were all lurking in animals weakened by grueling international transport and stressful conditions at the warehouse that received t", "source": "Inside Climate News", "published": "Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://cdn.insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/05141059/Sequence-01.mp4", "_source_themes": [ "climate", "energy", "solar", "environment" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 6 } ] }