Climate Change News Digest for July 23, 2025

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.

MI Dept. of Environment. Great Lakes and Energy Welcomes New Chief Climate Officer

Alessandra Carreon will lead the department’s Office of Climate and Energy

By Jeff Johnston (MI EGLE Public Information Officer)

30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem

Chicago’s deadly 1995 heat wave still haunts Black neighborhoods left behind by climate and housing policy

By Keerti Gopal (Inside Climate News)

Why Trump’s War on Solar Power Will Fail

Even though the damage from the congressional action will be very deep, it almost certainly won’t last as long this time. And that’s for two reasons.

By Bill McKibben (New York Times)

U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says

In a speech on renewable energy, António Guterres cited “clear market distortion” in favor of fossil fuels by President Trump and others but called the transition to cleaner energy economically inevitable.

By Max Bearak (New York Times)

Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says

The research shows how droughts, heat and floods raised prices of consumables like chocolate and cocoa and warns that future spikes could lead to political and economic upheaval.

By Georgina Gustin (Inside Climate News)

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