The week in climate
Trump’s ‘blockade,’ climate superfund bills and throwing ‘bombs’ to study Antarctica’s glaciers.
Climate Forward
February 8, 2026

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

Row after row of black solar panels cover the ground of a former coal plant.

Simon Simard for The New York Times

A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide →

Two people stand on a ladder with camping equipment on a glacier.

Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Journey to Antarctica

Deep Inside an Antarctic Glacier, a Mission Collapses at Its Final Step →

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Micah Green for The New York Times

Near a Refinery for Venezuelan Oil, U.S. Residents Say: Please Buy Our Homes →

A person carrying some papers steps across a row of soybeans in a field.

Tom Polansek/Reuters

Contentious Weedkiller Gets a Green Light, in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda →

A worker in a neon vest and hard hat walking in an outdoor storage site with large wind turbine parts.

Angus Mordant for The New York Times

Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects →

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Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Journey to Antarctica

To Study Antarctic Ice Rifts, You Have to Throw a Few ‘Bombs’ →

A person with a red umbrella stands in the middle of a snow-covered city street near another person wearing a hooded parka.

Aristide Economopoulos for The New York Times

What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link →

A person in a bright orange shirt drives a tractor in a street flooded with water and mud.

Charles Krupa/Associated Press

Climate ‘Superfund’ Bills Spread Nationwide, Despite Legal Battles →

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The exterior of a Chevron refinery with a company sign out front and several large industrial stacks in the background.

When Venezuelan Oil Comes to the U.S.

In Mississippi, neighbors of a Chevron plant worry that an influx of Venezuelan oil could increase pollution. They want the company to pay to move them out.

By Hiroko Tabuchi

A person walks by a large row of gray, metallic batteries.

Why U.S. Car Companies Want to Make Giant Batteries

Even as American automakers have scaled back their ambitions for electric vehicles, some are pivoting to a technology that could help boost renewable energy.

By Claire Brown

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