The week in climate
Our very uncomfortable summer, states cutting climate goals, and dirty ice.
Climate Forward
September 6, 2026

Here is some of our best climate reporting from the week.

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Igor Bastidas

Our Very Uncomfortable Summer: It Wasn’t Just the Heat →

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Trump Administration Moves to Drop Protections for More Wetlands →

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Pennsylvania’s A.I. Gold Rush Meets Second Thoughts →

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Behind on 2030 Climate Goals, States Are Cutting or Even Scrapping Them →

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Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law →

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Jason Gulley for The New York Times

Dirty Ice Could Be Fueling Himalayan Disasters →

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Patagonia Sues Trump Over Utah National Monument →

Eight people stand in a field of mud alongside a churning brown river.

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Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change →

CLIMATE FORWARD

This week’s newsletter editions featuring news and analysis for a warming world.

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Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers

New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.

By Claire Brown

A crowd of protesters holding anti-data-center signs, including ones that read “People Over Profits” and “Pollution Is Not Progress.”

A Data Center Backlash

Today we visit Pennsylvania, where there’s a high-stakes clash over A.I. jobs and the environment.

By David Gelles

A man paddles a kayak across a gray glacial lake, seen from above.

A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.

A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

By Jason Gulley

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