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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Global economic fallout and supply chain disruption spread from Trump's war on Iran; A win for New York City is another loss for Donald Trump; PLUS: U.S. saw a massive battery boom last year... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): How would the Iran crisis play out in a world powered by renewables not fossil fuels?; Can't find Strait of Hormuz on a map? Here's Mideast Oil 101; We've drastically underestimated sea levels, putting millions at risk, study warns; Trump's high-profile oil and gas lease sale in Alaska has no takers; bill Gars-backed nuclear power plant just got cleared to start building ... PLUS: The most imperilied terrestrial ecosystem on the planet ... and much, MUCH more! ...

STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY'S 'GREEN NEWS REPORT'...

• Global economic fallout and supply chain disruption spread from Trump's war on Iran:
• Iran War Oil Shock Threatens to Unleash Wave of Global Inflation (Bloomberg):
  
  President Donald Trump's war with Iran threatens to deal a severe blow to a global economy still grappling with the impact of his historic tariff hike.
• I.M.F. Warns Iran War Could Hurt Global Economy (NY Times):
  
  Inflation fears over higher energy prices could force central banks to take action, a top fund official said.
• Could War in Iran Trigger a Global Recession? The $100 Oil Scenario Explained (European Business Magazine)
• How the attack on Iran could impact the global oil market and economy (CNBC)
• Trump Moves To Give Oil Ships Financial Cover Amid Iran War (he Hill)
• Oil, Gas Surge. Sun, Wind, Prices Stable (This Is Not Cool):
  
  Ask yourself the simple question: why does China have 50,000 kilometers of high-speed rail "” roughly 30,000 miles "” and the United States has not one mile? Why is Chinese infrastructure advancing at a pace that would have seemed impossible a generation ago while American infrastructure is literally falling apart? The answer is not complicated. China does not go to war. The United States is in nonstop, undeclared war. War that is never voted on, never debated, never honestly accounted for. The cost is not just money.
• E.U., U.S. natural gas prices spike along with exports:
• Gas prices nearly double as Europe braces for Iran war energy shocks (Euronews)
• Natural gas prices soar and oil jumps as Iran war pushes down global stock markets (Guardian):
  
  QatarEnergy says it has halted production of liquefied natural gas after attacks on Ras Laffan and Mesaieed sites.
• European gas prices just doubled in 48 hours "” the last time that happened, everything broke (MSN)
• A Boom in Gas Exports Is Pushing Up U.S. Energy Bills (Yale e360)
• Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans' Energy Bills, Report Says (Inside Climate News, 12/17/2025)
• Rising gasoline prices are great for Big Oil, not consumers:
• Iran war already fueling spike in NJ gas prices. See how much (USA Today)
• Gas prices see biggest single-day spike in 3 years as Iran war jolts market (Axios)
• Iran war underscores value of EV 'efficiency,' Scout CEO says (Detroit News)
• We're At War With Iran "” Buy An EV To Avoid $6+ Gas Prices (Clean Technica)
• Trump's war on Iran makes the case for ditching fossil fuels:
• AUDIO: Why Are We In Iran? And How Do We Get Out? with Prof. Juan Cole, Univ. of Michigan (The BradBlog):
  
  "It's all about oil, my friend."
• 'A world chained to fossil fuels': Does the war on Iran prove it's time to quit oil for good? (Euronews)
• War in Iran Could Have 'Historic' Disruptions on Energy Markets (Inside Climate News)
• Energy shock fears rise as the Iran war chokes supplies to Asia (AP)
• Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet: Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil (Bill McKibben, The Crucial Years)
• Win for NYC on congestion pricing:
• New York's congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump's objections (AP):
  
  [The judge] sided with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which had argued that the department's reversal was "unlawful" because the agency had not adequately explained its reasoning. "The Secretary's actions were arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and not in accordance with law," Liman wrote in his 149-page ruling, referring to Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
• Trump administration push to end Manhattan congestion pricing illegal, judge rules (The Hill)
• US battery installations hit new record in 2025:
• The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year (Wired):
  
  Despite Donald Trump's unrelenting attacks on renewable energy, there's a quiet revolution happening on US grids.
• Chart: Grid battery installations soared to a new high in 2025 (Canary Media)
• Batteries trump Trump, as US smashes record for new energy storage capacity in 2025 (Renew Economy)

'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (Stuff we didn't have time for in today's audio report)...

For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the Society of Environmental Journalists' Daily Headlines page

• How would the Iran crisis play out in a world powered by renewables not fossil fuels? (The Conversation)
• Can't Find Strait of Hormuz on a Map? Here's Mideast Oil 101 (This Is Not Cool)
• We've Drastically Underestimated Sea Levels, Putting Millions at Risk, Study Warns (Gizmodo)
• Why War Is One Of The World's Biggest Climate Threats (Forbes)
• Trump's High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers (NY Times, no paywall)
• The Sea Is Higher Than We Thought And Millions More Are At Risk: Study (AP)
• The Most Imperiled Terrestrial Ecosystem On The Planet (National Parks Traveler)
• After a Lawsuit, USDA Agrees To Share Climate Risk Data With Farmers (Grist)
• Chemical Giant's Violations Threaten Drinking Water in Durham, N.C. (Inside Climate News)
• Bill Gates"“Backed Nuclear Power Plant Just Got Cleared To Start Building (Scientific American)
• Yes, Climate Still Matters. Here's How It Connects to Every Other Crisis in the World Today. (Drilled)
• What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You? (Yale Climate Connections)
• Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in 'grim' report (Yale Climate Connections)
• How Trump's War on Climate Science impacts all Americans (Bloomberg)
• Solar Is Liberation (Rolling Stone)
• Governments legally required to address climate change, global court says (Inside Climate News)
• David Attenborough's 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea (AP)
• Wall Street Journal: Clean energy transition is unstoppable (This Is Not Cool blog)
• Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech? (David Roberts, Volts)
• Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check (Dr. Andrew Dessler, Climate Brink)
• Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by Climate Migration? (Pro Publica)
• Is the Atlantic Overturning Circulation Approaching a Tipping Point? (The Oceanography Society)
• How Oil Companies Manipulate Journalists (Drilled)
• How To Spot 5 Of The Fossil Fuel Industry's Biggest Disinformation Tactics (Guardian)
• The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone (The Atlantic)
• How to electrify your life when you rent (The Verge)
• Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy (This Is Not Cool blog)
• Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here's How to Get Started (Inside Climate News)
• Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try Our 30-Day Action Plan (The Revelator)
• Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration (Pro Publica)
• Exxon's Snake Oil: 100 years of deception (Columbia Journalism Review)
• Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)

                 

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