Climate Change News Digest for July 8, 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.

How a rural Michigan community stopped a proposed 1.4-gigawatt power plant

Residents of Lima Township and surrounding areas who opposed a proposed Consumers Energy power plant celebrated a victory last week when the utility announced it had withdrawn plans for a 1.4-gigawatt power plant on a 120-acre parcel of farmland off South Lima Center Road.

By Trilby MacDonald (Michigan Advance)

This remarkable microbe could help farmers survive rising seas

As rising seas push salt water inland, scientists have found a naturally occurring bacterium that helps soybeans and other crops grow despite it—no genetic modification needed.

By Emma Bryce (Anthropocene)

Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’

Scientists have said the conditions are the result of a climate that is “fundamentally different” from the time before fossil fuel use started rapidly warming the world.

By Raymond Zhong (New York Times)

This Former G.O.P. Politician Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

Bill Frist, a surgeon who also served as Senate majority leader, has emerged as an outspoken advocate for environmental health. “A healthier planet means healthier people,” he said.

By Cara Buckley (New York Times)

Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot

The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production

By Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)

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