{"id":17267,"date":"2026-06-04T10:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=17267"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:41:05","slug":"green-news-report-june-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=17267","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; June 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#f3fdf4; padding:10px 5px 4px 5px; line-height:20px; background-image:url('\/Images\/GradientDarkGreen_headline.jpg'); background-repeat:repeat-y;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_OceanObservatoriesInitiative-Mooring-GulfAlaska.jpg\" style=\"display:block; margin:10px auto;\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><i>Follow and stream @GreenNewsReport!&#8230;<\/i><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNewsReport.bsky.social\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Bluesky-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenNewsReport\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Twitter-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Facebook-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journa.host\/@GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Mastodon-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman\/id788236916\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Apple Podcasts' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/itunes-listen-on-apple-podcast-logo-png.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman-desi-doyen\/PC:1000011151\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Pandora' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-Pandora-badge.png'><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-green-news-report-w-brad-f-30973644\/\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on iHeart' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-IHeartRadio.png'><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-News-Report-Friedman-Doyen\/dp\/B08JJRX3TP\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Amazon Music' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/AmazonMusic-badge_690.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Green-News-Report-p477566\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on TuneIn' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ListenOnTuneIn.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/GNR\/feed.xml\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='RSS\/XML Feed' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/RSS-XML-Feed.png\"><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px; display:block; margin-bottom:0; padding-bottom:0;\"><i>(Or use &#8220;Click here to listen&#8230;&#8221; link below.)<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<strong>IN TODAY&#8217;S RADIO REPORT:<\/strong> Trump Administration moves to dismantle crucial ocean monitoring system; New study warns New Orleans faces significant sea level rise, and should start planning relocation now; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Trump E.P.A. rolls back limits on climate-warming &#8216;super pollutants&#8217; used in refrigeration&#8230; All that and more in today&#8217;s <i>Green News Report!<\/i><\/div>\n\n<p><!--GNR-DONATEPITCH-START--><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#d4f7d4; border:2px solid #07400B; border-radius:6px; padding:10px 14px; margin:12px 0; text-align:center; font-family:arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"display:block; margin:0 0 6px 0; color:#07400B; font-size:0.9em;\"><em>GNR<\/em>&#8216;s now <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=15654\" style=\"color:#07400B; font-weight:bold;\">celebrating 17 YEARS<\/a> of independent green news, politics, analysis, snarky comment and connecting climate change dots over your public airwaves!<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Donate\" style=\"display:inline-block; background:#2d6a2d; color:#ffffff; padding:5px 14px; margin-bottom:0; line-height:1; border-radius:4px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; font-size:0.9em;\">Click here to help us celebrate with a donation!&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--GNR-DONATEPITCH-END--><\/p>\n<p>Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail?  Drop us a line at <a href=\"mailto:GreenNews@BradBlog.com\">GreenNews@BradBlog.com<\/a> or right here at the comments link below. All GNRs are always archived at <a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\">GreenNews.BradBlog.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN &#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/strong> (<em>see links below<\/em>): Trump expected to announced $700M boost for coal; Dolphins, sharks, turtles and workers all victims of outlaw squid fleets; House passes bipartisan measures to speed geothermal energy projects; Supreme Court\u2019s limits on wetlands protects will make flooding worse &#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Deadly heat is coming, but funding to save lives is not &#8230; and much, <i>MUCH<\/i> more! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><i><b>STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY&#8217;S &#8216;GREEN NEWS REPORT&#8217;&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New study warns New Orleans should start planning now for managed retreat:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/30052026\/louisiana-sea-level-rise-climate-migration\/\"><b>As seas rise, Louisiana faces a choice: plan to move or let crisis decide<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2026\/06\/02\/louisianas-disappearing-coast-could-shape-baton-rouges-future\/\"><b>VIDEO: Louisiana\u2019s disappearing coast could shape Baton Rouge\u2019s future<\/b><\/a> (WAFB-Baton Rouge)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/weather\/rising-sea-levels-will-swallow-new-orleans-scientists-say\/article_41ed2837-04f6-5425-9287-c29360770563.html\"><b>Rising sea levels will swallow New Orleans, scientists say <\/b><\/a> (CNN, ABC-12):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">New Orleans is locked into a watery future which could see it surrounded by ocean as early as this century, according to a new expert analysis, which says the city must start the relocation process now to avoid chaos.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/coastal-protection-agency-rebuts-tulane-researcher-s-ridiculous-sea-level-projection-study\/ar-AA24h8xB\"><b>Coastal protection agency rebuts Tulane researcher\u2019s &#8216;ridiculous&#8217; sea level projection study<\/b><\/a> (MSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>UN votes to affirms ICU climate opinion:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-change-vanuatu-trump-administration-international-court-90b89dc776e0bece17f2ab4064b7f71e\"><b>UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>EPA rolls back rules curbing climate-warming HFCs:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/29052026\/epa-chemical-refrigerant-rollbacks-could-raise-costs\/\"><b>EPA rollbacks could raise AC, refrigeration costs, not promised savings<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Trump Admin\/NSF dismantles vital ocean monitoring system:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/trump-administration-dismantle-ocean-monitoring-system\"><b>Trump Administration to dismantle ocean monitoring system<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/02\/climate\/trump-ocean-monitors-climate-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nVA.8NC7.q9iq-OP9e4bK&#038;smid=url-share\"><b>Democrats Pledge to Fight Trump\u2019s Removal of Ocean Monitors<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Democrats said Tuesday they intend to fight the Trump administration\u2019s plan to eradicate a deep-ocean observation system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PJczkQZDQhM\"><b>VIDEO: Trump administration to sink key ocean monitoring system<\/b><\/a> (ABC Australia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>EV buses will do double duty as big yellow batteries during summer:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/ev-charging\/massachusetts-evs-feeding-grid\"><b>In Massachusetts, parked EVs will start feeding the grid this summer<\/b><\/a> (Canary Media)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>&#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/i> (Stuff we didn&#8217;t have time for in today&#8217;s audio report)&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/list\">Society of Environmental Journalists&#8217; Daily Headlines<\/a> page<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/5908921-trump-coal\/\"><b>Trump expected to announced $700M boost for coal<\/b><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/03062026\/unregulated-squid-fleets-threaten-ocean-life-and-workers\/\"><b>Dolphins, sharks, turtles and workers all victims of outlaw squid fleets<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/geothermal\/house-passes-bipartisan-measures-speed-geothermal\"><b>House passes bipartisan measures to speed geothermal energy projects<\/b><\/a> (Canary Media)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/02062026\/wetlands-destruction-will-worsen-flooding\/\"><b>Supreme Court\u2019s limits on wetlands protects will make flooding worse<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/03062026\/princeton-iowa-contaminated-drinking-water\/\"><b>An Iowa town spent $800,000 on a new well that pumps undrinkable water<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/deadly-heat-is-coming-but-funding-to-save-lives-is-not\/\"><b>Deadly heat is coming, but funding to save lives is not<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-mexico-primary-governor-native-american-oil-ba6180bc3b985783b7811d56822b6b11\"><b>Ex-Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wins nomination for New Mexico governor<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/QWr74\"><b>The dawn of 24\/7 solar power (with battery storage<\/b><\/a> (Ghost Archive: Financial Times, no paywall)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/04\/27\/opinion\/electricity-power-grid-infrastructure.html\"><b>It&#8217;s the Age of Electricity and America isn&#8217;t ready<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclimatebrink.com\/p\/climate-change-will-stop-when-we\"><b>Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check<\/b><\/a> (Dr. Andrew Dessler, Climate Brink)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/14\/23951104\/apartment-rent-electrify-appliance-pollution-incentives\"><b>How to electrify your life when you rent<\/b><\/a> (The Verge)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/29092022\/inside-clean-energy-electrification\/\"><b>Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here&#8217;s How to Get Started<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therevelator.org\/30-day-climate-action-plan\/\"><b>Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try Our 30-Day Action Plan<\/b><\/a> (The Revelator)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/climate-change-will-force-a-new-american-migration\"><b>Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration<\/b><\/a> (Pro Publica)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/special_report\/exxons_snake_oil.php?mc_cid=35c880dfb2&#038;mc_eid=7741025947\"><b>Exxon&#8217;s Snake Oil: 100 years of deception<\/b><\/a> (Columbia Journalism Review)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\"><b>Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming<\/b><\/a> (Drawdown.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow and stream @GreenNewsReport!&#8230;(Or use &#8220;Click here to listen&#8230;&#8221; link below.) 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