{"id":17684,"date":"2026-06-16T10:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=17684"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:46:24","slug":"green-news-report-june-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=17684","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; June 16, 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_OilTankers-Hormuz.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 announces preliminary framework for negotiations with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz; Winter heat wave in Antarctica alarms scientists; Trump reopens Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Court orders Trump Interior to restore historic exhibits on climate change, slavery and more in our national parks&#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>): New data suggest the Atlantic\u2019s vital circulation may not be as vulnerable to climate warming as feared; Algae thwart Trump\u2019s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool \u2018American flag blue\u2019; Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say; Texas residents sue trillionaire Elon Musk to block SpaceX takeover of wildlife refuge; Pioneering grid battery nudges California closer to 24\/7 clean energy &#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea &#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>Trump Admin. announces preliminary framework for ongoing negotiations with Iran:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2026\/06\/iran-agreement-talking.html\"><b>US-Iran MOU is a mere Agreement to Keep Talking<\/b><\/a> (Juan Cole, Informed Comment):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">What exactly has been agreed on? Much less than meets the eye. It is a \u201cMemorandum of Understanding,\u201d not a detailed peace treaty of the sort the Obama administration negotiated in 2015. It is simply an agreement to stop fighting while further negotiations continue. Although the U.S. says that the Strait is open \u201ctoll-free,\u201d the Iranians have changed their terminology and are speaking of collecting an \u201cadministrative fee.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-oil-june-15-2026-77406473da38c6c126818610a219dc20\"><b>Initial deal to end US-Iran war moves toward formal signing despite lingering questions<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-trump-peace-deal-agreed-israel\/\"><b>Iran, Israel voice caveats on deal ahead of expected signing ceremony<\/b><\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/piaT4\"><b>AUDIO: Prof. Robert Pape on All In with Chris Hayes<\/b><\/a> (Tune In)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/16\/business\/economy\/iran-war-oil-trade.html\"><b>The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The global order has been altered, and economies are unlikely to simply pick up where they left off before the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Oil\/gas prices and production will take months to return to normalcy:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd0p8me2m5do\"><b>How could the US-Iran deal affect oil prices and the cost of food?<\/b><\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/other\/oil-and-gas-supplies-could-take-months-to-return-to-normal-after-iran-deal-energy-experts-say\/ar-AA25H9II\"><b>Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say<\/b><\/a> (LA Times\/MSN):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">All told, oil prices, inflation and energy flows simply won\u2019t see an immediate return to what they were before the war \u2014 not for weeks or even months. And that\u2019s assuming the deal, set to be signed Friday, proves durable. Details of the agreement have not been released&#8230;&#8221;Operationally, the sector is not rushing back.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/15\/world\/middleeast\/shipping-fees-tolls-strait-hormuz.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\"><b>Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Won\u2019t Have \u2018Tolls\u2019 but It Will Have \u2018Fees\u2019<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Antarctica: winter heat wave alarms scientists:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/jun\/10\/record-winter-temperatures-in-antarctic-raise-fears-over-speed-of-climate-breakdown\"><b>Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown<\/b><\/a> (Guardian):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Temperatures above 15C [59F) \u2018very strange\u2019 say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/extreme-weather-events\/antarctica-just-experienced-a-winter-heatwave-unlike-anything-scientists-have-seen-before\/ar-AA25I82N\"><b>Antarctica just experienced a winter heatwave unlike anything scientists have seen before<\/b><\/a> (Vice\/MSN):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Scientists say the temperature spike was roughly 36\u00b0F above normal for this time of year. The heatwave was so steadfast that temperatures stayed above freezing for three consecutive weeks. These record-breaking highs were also reported by research stations across Antarctica, suggesting this wasn\u2019t some fluke.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>US just had its second-hottest Spring on record:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2026\/06\/second-warmest-spring-in-u-s-history\/\"><b>Second-warmest spring in U.S. history<\/b><\/a> (Yale Climate Connections):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"> Record-low snowpack and historic late-March heat were among the standout events. <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/weather-news\/articles\/second-warmest-spring-132-years-161835427.html\"><b>It was the second warmest spring in 132 years in the Lower 48 states, NOAA says<\/b>.<\/a> (Weather Channel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/forecasters-say-2026-is-on-track-to-be-the-hottest-year-in-us-history-after-more-than-7-000-daily-heat-records-fell\/ar-AA25CCiY\"><b>Forecasters say 2026 is on track to be the hottest year in US history after more than 7,000 daily heat records fell<\/b><\/a> (MSN):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">More than 7,000 daily heat records fell across the contiguous United States during March 2026, and federal climate scientists now say the year is tracking toward the hottest on record for the nation. March 2026 was the warmest March in the 132-year record dating to 1895, with 1,432 counties posting their single hottest March day since at least 1950. The Climate Prediction Center issued its latest seasonal outlook on May 21, 2026, favoring above-normal temperatures for much of the country through the summer, a signal that the heat already baked into the national average is unlikely to fade.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Low water levels in Lake Mead, Lake Powell trigger new warnings:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/lake-mead-s-slow-demise-just-sped-up-in-latest-federal-study\/ar-AA25IVeE\"><b>Lake Mead\u2019s slow demise just sped up in latest federal study<\/b><\/a> (Las Vegas Review-Journal):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The reservoir that serves as Southern Nevada\u2019s main water supply is headed for an even more painful decline than thought due to historic drought and recent water management decisions, according to federal forecasters.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/news\/projections-sink-for-lake-mead-in-latest-2-year-study-of-colorado-river-reservoirs\/ar-AA25Jdhy\"><b>Projections sink for Lake Mead in latest 2-year study of Colorado River reservoirs<\/b><\/a> (KLAS-Las Vegas)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/weather-news\/articles\/lake-powell-inches-toward-critical-133818478.html\"><b>Lake Powell inches toward critical threshold as water supply dwindles<\/b><\/a> (Weather Channel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.circleofblue.org\/2026\/water-energy\/hoover-dam-approaches-a-hydropower-cliff\/\"><b>Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff<\/b> <\/a> (Circle of Blue)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Trump revokes commercial fishing bans in 3 Pacific marine monuments<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/trump-reopens-protected-pacific-monument-230700873.html\"><b>Trump reopens protected Pacific monument waters to commercial fishing, igniting legal clash<\/b><\/a> (The Cool Down):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">President Donald Trump moved to restore commercial fishing access in sections of three marine national monuments. The decision could reshape Hawai&#8217;i&#8217;s seafood industry, threaten fragile marine habitat, and trigger another legal fight over who has the authority to decide the future of culturally significant ocean spaces.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/politics\/government\/trump-opens-up-pacific-marine-national-monuments-to-commercial-fishing\/ar-AA25pQIN\"><b>Trump opens up Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing<\/b><\/a> (The Hill\/MSN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/press-releases\/trump-administration-dismantles-marine-national-monuments-system\"><b>Trump Administration Dismantles Marine National Monuments System<\/b><\/a> (NRDC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<li><b>Judge orders Trump Interior Dept. to restore national park exhibits on climate, slavery, etc:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/world\/judge-rules-trump-administration-cannot-erase-slavery-and-climate-change-history-from-national-parks\/ar-AA25L4Fs\"><b>Judge rules Trump administration cannot erase slavery and climate change history from national parks<\/b><\/a> (IB Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/presidents-house-slavery-exhibit-appeal\/\"><b>VIDEO: Trump administration says it will appeal order to restore National Parks exhibits, including in Philadelphia<\/b><\/a> (CBS News)<\/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:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/ocean-current-warms-europe-may-be-more-resilient-feared\"><b>AMOC: After decades of warnings, new data suggest the Atlantic\u2019s vital circulation may withstand climate warming better than feared<\/b><\/a> (Science)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/16\/algae-trump-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\"><b>Algae thwart Trump\u2019s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool \u2018American flag blue\u2019<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/11\/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts?CMP=bsky_gu\"><b>Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2026\/6\/16\/elon_musk_south_texas\"><b>\u201cLand Grab\u201d: Trillionaire Elon Musk sued in Texas to block SpaceX\u2019s takeover of wildlife refuge<\/b><\/a> (Democracy Now)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\/weather\/el-nino-is-officially-here-and-will-be-among-the-strongest-ever-recorded-noaa-announces\"><b>El Ni\u00f1o is officially here, and will be among the strongest ever recorded, NOAA announces<\/b><\/a> (Live Science)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/long-duration-energy-storage\/pioneering-grid-battery-california\"><b>Pioneering grid battery nudges California closer to 24\/7 clean energy<\/b><\/a> (Canary Media)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wind-energy-climate-trump-lawsuit-1b00b93fdc7351e20f063a1f2f4a43b1\"><b>Pentagon reviews are blocking wind farms, putting jobs at risk: lawsuit<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/04062026\/inside-clean-energy-virtual-power-plants-role-in-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels\/\"><b>As energy demand rises, more states turn to virtual power plants<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewlede.org\/2026\/06\/brewing-battle-over-forest-service-glyphosate-lake-tahoes\/\"><b>Battle brews over Forest Service spraying glyphosate near Lake Tahoe<\/b><\/a> (The New Lede)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/14\/breast-milk-research-chemicals\"><b>Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/jun\/12\/solar-powered-rubbish-eating-boat-plastic-waste-sea\"><b>A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tq4PTKzDADg&#038;t=45s\"><b>VIDEO: How to fix the worst suburban design<\/b><\/a> (City Planner Plays)<\/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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