Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks

NYT - Science

By: Claire Brown and Christina Kelso

15 July 2026 at 22:24

Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.

Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

Roger Worthington in a garden adjacent to his brewery in Bend, Ore.

Western Europe Had Its Hottest June on Record

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

9 July 2026 at 03:00

An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.

Riding a hot train in London on June 24. Average temperatures across Western Europe last month were 3.05 degrees Celsius, or 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit, above the mean from recent decades.

Heat Waves Are Taking a Big Toll on Chickens

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Chico Harlan and Léontine Gallois

7 July 2026 at 11:33

The birds are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, and France’s torrid June took a heavy toll.

To Reduce Electrical Grid Strain Amid Heat Wave, Data Centers Are Ordered to Use Backup Power

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Ivan Penn and Hilary Howard

7 July 2026 at 06:36

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused.

The energy secretary has asked grid managers to require data centers to use backup power when electrical systems are under strain during the heat wave.

Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

26 June 2026 at 18:02

The lawsuit aims to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for a heat wave in Portland five years ago. The industry says the case should be thrown out.