Climate Change News Digest for October 22, 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.

How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

A pilot project in Maryland is using EVs to create a cleaner, more resilient, and more affordable energy supply.

By Matt Simon (Grist)

The strategy behind Trump’s climate catchphrase, the ‘Green New Scam’

The slogan may sound like a joke, but it’s part of a broader campaign to undermine public trust in climate action.

By Kate Yoder (Grist)

Is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) juice worth the carbon squeeze?

Data centers’ thirst for energy looms as the next big climate provocation

By Mark Harris (Anthropocene Magazine)

Michigan Senate approves risky carbon sequestration despite threats to forests, groundwater and health

The Senate passed Senate Bills 394, 395 and 396, which would create a regulatory program for carbon sequestration projects in Michigan. Despite known risks of these technologies to our groundwater and human health, these bills were supported by both Republicans and Democrats.

By Grace Noyola (Michigan Environmental Council)

Carbon Dioxide Levels Jumped by a Record Amount, U.N. Says

Surging emissions from wildfires may have been behind the increase, which was the largest since modern measurements began more than half a century ago.

By Raymond Zhong and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey (New York Times)

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