Climate Change News Digest for July 15, 2026
- Tim Tesar
- 6 days ago
- 1 min read
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.
Electric vehicle chargers are proliferating in Southern states as fast food restaurants, stores and other businesses try to lure customers.
By Jack Ewing (New York Times)
The region has added dozens of turbines off the East Coast since last summer. They and other clean energy sources cut the need for oil power amid recent hot weather.
By Maria Gallucci (Canary Media)
An energy expert explains how batteries can lower electric bills, keep homes running during outages, and ease pressure on an increasingly strained grid.
By Bridgett Ennis (Yale Climate Connections)
Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.
By Karen Zraick (New York Times)
Matthew M. Wielicki has criticized the scientific consensus on global warming as alarmist. Now he’ll oversee a major federal report on the topic.
By Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer (New York Times)
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