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Climate Forward
October 12, 2025

The Sunday edition of the Climate Forward newsletter highlights some of our best climate reporting from the week and is open to all readers.

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An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump →

Bubbles of gas rise from a collection of underwater rocks.

The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet →

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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau →

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Cody O'Loughlin for The New York Times

Lost Science

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility →

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Ariana Gomez for The New York Times

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next. →

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A New Wildlife Assessment Has Bright Spots Amid Alarming Declines →

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Ash Ponders for The New York Times

Lost Science

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities →

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Audra Melton for The New York Times

In Georgia, Trump’s Cuts to Solar Projects Hit Some of His Voters →

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A Crushing Year for Science in America

The Trump administration has sharply cut funding for scientific research and eliminated thousands of jobs. We spoke to scientists about the work that was lost.

By Alan Burdick

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Early Signs of a ‘Turning Point’ as Renewables Edge Out Coal

The world generated more electricity from renewable energy than coal for the first time ever, a new report finds. The United States is lagging behind.

By Claire Brown

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