Climate Change News Digest for June 18, 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.

Many Hoped Senate Republicans Would Save Clean Energy. They Mostly Didn’t.

A Senate tax package softens some blows imposed on renewables by a House version of the bill. But it still terminates many credits for clean power.

By Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer (New York Times)

Scientists looked back in time to find the first signs of human-caused global warming. It’s far earlier than previously thought

Using a combination of methods, researchers found a clear signal of human-caused climate change was likely discernible as early as 1885, just before the advent of gas-powered cars but after the dawn of the industrial revolution.

By Andrew Freedman (CNN)

How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will raise household energy costs

Analysts agree on one thing: Congress is poised to increase energy bills by hundreds of dollars per household.

By Naveena Sadasivam (Grist)

Extreme Heat Is the Biggest Threat to Insurers and Businesses

Deadly temperatures put great stress not just on human life but also on the economy, infrastructure, agriculture and health care

By Chelsea Harvey (Scientific American)

Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths

Window collisions and cats kill more birds than wind farms do, but ornithologists say turbine impacts must be taken seriously. Scientists are testing a range of technologies to reduce bird strikes — from painting stripes to using artificial intelligence — to keep birds safe.

By Adam Welz (Yale Environment 360)

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