Climate Change News Digest for February 4, 2026

This digest provides a selection of recent news articles relating to climate change and other environmental issues. Click on the title to read the full article from its original source.

Hundreds of miles of new transmission lines planned in Michigan

Officials with ITC Michigan say the new lines will bring cheaper power and more reliability, connecting Michigan more closely to the regional grid

By Kelly House (Bridge)

Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.

The Mojave Desert species is thriving at a solar farm near Las Vegas, perhaps because the panels slow evaporation.

By Matt Simon (Grist)

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

The researchers produced a report that was central in a Trump administration effort to stop regulating climate pollution.

By Lisa Friedman (New York Times)

The Promising Renewable Energy That Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree On

Decades of reliability and major savings—despite high up-front costs—suggest a future for geothermal, an energy source that also makes sense for oil and gas companies to invest in.

By Jenni Doering (Inside Climate News)

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops

For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.

By Ames Alexander (Floodlight)

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