Earth Day Lands Inside Active War Clock for First Time in Fifty-Six Years
Earth Day's slogan became literal geopolitics as climate governance, drought emergency planning, and oil chokepoint coercion collided on the same date.
Dara Osei
Bureau: London
Brent Prints Ninety Eight on the Day the Clock Was Supposed to Hit Zero
Brent's move toward $98 reframed the market question from war restart risk to blockade duration risk after Washington removed the formal deadline.
Zeldin Delivers EPA Earth Day Remarks Two Weeks After Calling the Endangerment Repeal a Vindication
The sitting EPA administrator is using Earth Day as the platform for a year in which the agency has voted itself out of climate regulation.
The IEA Finds Clean Energy Delivered Nearly Sixty Percent of Last Year's Demand Growth
Solar contributed more than a quarter of 2025 demand growth — the first time on record a modern renewable source was the largest single contributor.
Reclamation's Final Decision Window on Lake Powell Opens on Earth Day
Reclamation's proposed 2.48 million acre-foot Powell stabilization becomes a final order as early as Wednesday — on Earth Day, against Upper Basin inflow at 29 percent of average.
The Drought Map Holds at Sixty Percent as Winter Wheat Slips Another Four Points on Earth Day
The US Drought Monitor reads the Lower 48 at 60% in drought on Earth Day with winter-wheat good-to-excellent ratings dropping four points to 31% — a 12-point worsening year over year.
Siskiyou Fires Enter Day Three With No Containment Update on Walker or Quartz
Two California fires keep burning on small footprints and short data feeds — the InciWeb entry still reads cause unknown, containment unknown.