2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #35

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Posted on 31 August 2025 by BaerbelW, John Hartz, Doug Bostrom

A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 24, 2025 thru Sat, August 30, 2025.

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (9 articles)

• Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built^[3] “The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.” Climate, New York Times, Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer & Maxine Joselow, Aug 22, 2025.
• Trump’s bogus claim about a ‘climate religion` is a pathetic political dodge<sup>[4]</sup> TheHill.com Just In, Lisa H. Sideris, Aug 23, 2025.
• Don`t let Donald Trump undermine your faith in the climate fight | Gina McCarthy^[5] The president’s fossil-fuel obsession can’t stop global progress, writes the former Environmental Protection Agency head The Guardian, Gina McCarthy, Aug 24, 2025.
• Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding^[6] Phys.org, Seth Borenstein and Michael Phillis, Aug 26, 2025.
• 20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money^[7] Grist, Jake Bittle, Aug 27, 2025.
• Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change `debate`^[8] The Department of Energy is calling for “honest dialogue.” It looks a lot like a playbook from the past. Grist, Kate Yoder, Aug 27, 2025.
• Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals^[9] “The president has made no secret of his distaste for wind and solar in America. Now he’s taking his fossil fuel agenda overseas.” Trump Administration, New York Times, Lisa Friedman, Aug 27, 2025.
• The Endangerment Finding: The Local Perspective Matters Right Now (Template Comment Letter Linked)^[10] Climate Law Blog, Amy Turner, Aug 29, 2025.
• Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump^[11] Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, set to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission Environment The Guardian, Eric Holthaus, Aug 30, 2025.

Climate Change Impacts (9 articles)

• The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked^[12] New York Times, Opinion by Jeff Goodell, Aug 20, 2025.
• World’s climate change crisis has tourists seeking ‘coolcations’^[13] The Strits Times, Staff, Aug 23, 2025.
• Another pause?^[14] And then, there’s physics, Ken Rice, Aug 24, 2025.
• Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China’s Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies^[15] CNN, Reuters, Aug 24, 2025.
• Record-breaking rainfall flooded Charleston this weekend. What’s next for hurricane season?^[16] Charleston News, Post & Courier, Kailey Cota, Aug 24, 2025.
• Wildfire in Oregon destroys 4 homes, threatens thousands more, as Northern California blaze prompts evacuations^[17] CNN Weather, AP, Aug 25, 2025.
• Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe^[18] “Two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Trump administration is on a mission to defund the agency dedicated to disaster response and recovery.” Today’s Climate, Inside Climate News, Kiley Price, Aug 26, 2025.
• Guest post: Is climate change making UK droughts worse?^[19] The year 2025 has seen exceptionally dry conditions in many parts of the UK. Carbon Brief, Guest Authors: Jamie Hannaford, Lucy Barker, Dr Wilson Chan and Steve Turner, Aug 26, 2025.
• Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds^[20] “Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout” Environment, The Guardian, Damian Carrington, Aug 28, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (3 articles)

• Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up^[21] “T1 Energy of Texas is among the companies that aim to build supply chains for the renewable energy source in this country and reduce dependence on Asian producers.” Clean Energy, Inside Climate News, Dan Gearino & Arcelia Martin, Aug 27, 2025.
• To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal^[22] “Legal scholars suggest revisiting a core tenet of electricity regulations and taking cues from how officials manage scarce resources such as water in the West. ‘ Inside Clean Energy, Inside Climate News, Dan Gearino, Aug 28, 2025.
• 5 easy ways college students — and everyone else — can practice sustainability^[23] Health, CNN, Gina Park, Aug 29, 2025 .

Climate Education and Communication (2 articles)

Climate Law and Justice (1 article)

• 15 Children in Wisconsin File the Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers^[24] The suit, which follows legal victories in Montana and Hawaii, alleges violations of the state constitution and says Wisconsin law impedes a transition to renewable energy, locking in harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants. Inside Climate News, Dana Drugmand, Aug 22, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (1 article)

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (1 article)

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)

Miscellaneous (2 articles)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #34^[25] A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 17, 2025 thru Sat, August 23, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, John Hartz & Doug Bostrom, Aug 24, 2025.
• DeBriefed 29 August 2025: Record wildfires; Solar myths factchecked; Climate veteran on COP reform^[26] An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. Carbon Brief, Carbon Brief Staff, Aug 29, 2025.

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1. ^{^} Archives (skepticalscience.com)
2. ^{^} 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #35 (skepticalscience.com)
3. ^{^} Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built (www.nytimes.com)
4. ^{^} Trump’s bogus claim about a ‘climate religion` is a pathetic political dodge (thehill.com)
5. ^{^} Don`t let Donald Trump undermine your faith in the climate fight | Gina McCarthy (www.theguardian.com)
6. ^{^} Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding (phys.org)
7. ^{^} 20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money (grist.org)
8. ^{^} Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change `debate` (grist.org)
9. ^{^} Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals (www.nytimes.com)
10. ^{^} The Endangerment Finding: The Local Perspective Matters Right Now (Template Comment Letter Linked) (blogs.law.columbia.edu)
11. ^{^} Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump (www.theguardian.com)
12. ^{^} The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked (www.nytimes.com)
13. ^{^} World’s climate change crisis has tourists seeking ‘coolcations’ (www.straitstimes.com)
14. ^{^} Another pause? (andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com)
15. ^{^} Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China’s Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies (www.cnn.com)
16. ^{^} Record-breaking rainfall flooded Charleston this weekend. What’s next for hurricane season? (www.postandcourier.com)
17. ^{^} Wildfire in Oregon destroys 4 homes, threatens thousands more, as Northern California blaze prompts evacuations (www.cnn.com)
18. ^{^} Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe (insideclimatenews.org)
19. ^{^} Guest post: Is climate change making UK droughts worse? (www.carbonbrief.org)
20. ^{^} Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
21. ^{^} Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up (insideclimatenews.org)
22. ^{^} To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal (insideclimatenews.org)
23. ^{^} 5 easy ways college students — and everyone else — can practice sustainability (insideclimatenews.org)
24. ^{^} 15 Children in Wisconsin File the Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers (insideclimatenews.org)
25. ^{^} 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #34 (skepticalscience.com)
26. ^{^} DeBriefed 29 August 2025: Record wildfires; Solar myths factchecked; Climate veteran on COP reform (www.carbonbrief.org)
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