{"id":18318,"date":"2026-07-30T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=18318"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:56:00","slug":"green-news-report-july-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=18318","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; July 30, 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_UkraineRussianOilTankerTargeted070926.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> Donald Trump&#8217;s War on Iran pulls in more countries, further imperiling global energy supplies; Trump over-rode FEMA to deny disaster aid to &#8216;blue&#8217; states; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Germany and California hit new records for cheap, clean renewable energy&#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?  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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 admin is repurposing federal land for AI data centers; After Venezuela quakes, environmental and health risks have just begun; Deadly flooding in West Virginia finds prevention plans unaddressed; In Ohio, toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground &#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> EPA halted study on gas stoves and asthma, and the results were striking &#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&#8217;s War on Iran expands to more countries, further imperiling global energy supplies:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/29\/world\/middleeast\/iran-war-us-jordan-saudi-iraq.html\"><b>New Strikes Engulf More Countries in the Iran War<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/wildberries-warehouse-major-oil-refinery-033158357.html\"><b>Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Russia\u2019s Ryazan Oblast, Zelensky says<\/b><\/a> (Kyiv Independent)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/07\/ukraine-russia-omsk-oil-refinery-putin-nato.html\"><b>VIDEO: Ukrainian drones hit Russia\u2019s largest oil refinery as Zelenskyy says Siberia now \u2018within reach\u2019<\/b><\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/ukraine-strike-iranian-tanker-message-070000988.html\"><b>Ukraine\u2019s strike on Iranian tanker is a message for Trump<\/b><\/a> (UK Telegraph)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/other\/trump-it-s-our-turn-to-hit-iran-very-hard-after-tehran-s-strikes-on-us-bases\/ar-AA2903oC\"><b>VIDEO: Trump: It\u2019s \u2018our turn\u2019 to hit Iran \u2018very hard\u2019 after Tehran\u2019s strikes on US bases<\/b><\/a> (MSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Iran War could lead to global super-spreader event of invasive marine species:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/jul\/29\/biodiversity-superspreader-invasive-species-threat-ships-stuck-strait-hormuz-gulf\"><b>Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose \u2018super-spreader\u2019 biodiversity threat, scientists warn<\/b><\/a> (Guardian):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">More than 1,500 commercial vessels have been stuck in the Gulf since the strategic waterway closed on 28 February after the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran. An international team of marine biologists said that with the stranded ships remaining motionless, their hulls were becoming encrusted with marine life \u2013 from microbes and algae to barnacles and other invertebrates \u2013 that could hitchhike to ports around the world when trade resumed&#8230;<br \/>\nProf Mario Tamburri, of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the study\u2019s lead author, said: \u201cIf you had to design the worst-case scenario, I don\u2019t know if you could have done it differently. It is a perfect storm.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/press-room\/news-release\/stait-of-hormuz\/\"><b>Scientists warn of potential global marine invasive species event linked to idle ships in the Strait of Hormuz<\/b><\/a> (Woods Hole Ocean Institute)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10530-026-03893-5\"><b>Closure of the Strait of Hormuz may trigger a bioinvasion super-spreader event<\/b><\/a> (Jounal Bilogical Invasions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Spain and France prepare disaster aid:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2026\/07\/28\/879368.htm\"><b>France and Spain Plan Economic Aid as Major Fires Still Burn<\/b><\/a> (Insurance Journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/wildfire-response-must-evolve-keep-pace-with-climate-change-eu-says-2026-07-29\/\"><b>Wildfire response must evolve to keep pace with climate change, EU says<\/b><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cj638jx0l53o\"><b>Devastating European wildfires in maps &#8211; and how they&#8217;re being tackled<\/b><\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/wildfires-firefighters-france-spain-madrid-bordeaux-valencia\/\"><b>More than 300,000 displaced in France and Spain as exhausted firefighters battle wildfires<\/b><\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-wildfires-france-spain-evacuees-8406b18eaf0fa6400a1c5377c7f50fd9\"><b>Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Economists warn of acclerating economic impacts of climate change:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2026\/07\/22\/878446.htm\"><b>Heat Morphs Into a Major Economic Shock for an Unprepared Europe<\/b><\/a> (Insurance Journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedgesingapore.com\/news\/investing-strategies\/msci-ceo-tells-investors-ignoring-climate-risk-you-only-have-yourself\"><b>MSCI CEO tells investors ignoring climate risk, \u2018you only have yourself to blame\u2019<\/b><\/a> (Bloomberg\/The Edge):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The tendency is understandable, given investors are generally focused on short-term issues, he said. But \u201cthe climate is still changing, the world is still overheating, agricultural productivity is declining and there is an impact on companies,\u201d Fernandez said in an interview in London. Rising temperatures are now \u201ca source of risk and return in any investment you have, and if you ignore this risk you only have yourself to blame,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Trump over-rode FEMA to deny blue state disaster requests:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/fema-said-yes-to-democratic-disaster-requests-trump-killed-them-anyway\/ar-AA28X5Cq\"><b>Trump overrode his own agencies to deny Democratic disaster requests<\/b><\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/it-s-3-times-harder-blue-states-get-disaster-funding-under-trump\"><b>It&#8217;s 3 times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump<\/b><\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatepower.us\/news\/trump-overruled-his-own-agencies-to-deny-disaster-aid-to-blue-states\/\"><b>How Trump has politicized disaster aid<\/b><\/a> (Climate Power)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/01\/climate\/fema-disaster-aid-slowdowns.html\"><b>It\u2019s Harder Than Ever to Get Federal Disaster Aid. Even in Red States.<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox43.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/fema-denies-wildfire-aid-major-oregon-fires\/507-ff4bf732-2686-4c57-8afc-edd78e9954bc\"><b>VIDEO: FEMA denies wildfire aid for 2 major Oregon fires, prompting criticism from lawmakers<\/b><\/a> (Fox43-Portland, Oregon)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/weather-news\/articles\/oregon-track-record-fire-wildfire-224717471.html\"><b>Oregon on track for record fire year after wildfire total hits grim milestone<\/b><\/a> (Oregon Live)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>25 states sue Trump Administration over withholding disaster preparedness grants:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fema-dhs-trump-administration-lawsuit-a1745a6aea30b6a7118e5a900b8c2756\"><b>More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/states-sue-fema-dhs-trump-administration-funding\/\"><b>VIDEO: 25 states sue FEMA and DHS, accusing Trump administration of withholding funding<\/b><\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-clean-energy-grants-chris-wright-09d26d615869ce06dd6bb2c047f636cb\"><b>Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Germany marks solar generation milestone:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/analysis-wind-and-solar-power-overtake-fossil-fuels-in-germany-for-first-time-ever\"><b>Analysis: Wind and solar power overtake fossil fuels in Germany for first time ever<\/b><\/a> (Carbon Brief)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ember-energy.org\/latest-updates\/solar-is-eus-biggest-power-source-for-the-first-time-ever-in-june-2025\/\"><b>Solar is EU\u2019s biggest power source for the first time ever in June 2025<\/b><\/a> (Ember)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/digest\/germany-wind-solar-power-2025\"><b>In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Power<\/b><\/a> (Yale e360):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany\u2019s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43 percent&#8230;The figures represent a major milestone for the German \u201cEnergiewende,\u201d or \u201cenergy turnaround,\u201d a national push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power. <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/money\/general\/germany-s-wind-and-solar-generated-225-twh-in-2025-beating-fossil-fuels-for-the-first-time-after-two-decades-of-its-energy-transition\/ar-AA293Epi\"><b>Germany\u2019s wind and solar generated 225 TWh in 2025, beating fossil fuels for the first time after two decades of its energy transition<\/b><\/a> (Times of India):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">For years, Germany\u2019s ambitious shift away from fossil fuels has been praised, criticized, and repeatedly tested by energy crises, political opposition, and the phase-out of nuclear power&#8230; The achievement marks a defining moment in Germany\u2019s decades-long Energiewende, or energy transition, and offers a glimpse of how one of Europe\u2019s largest economies is reshaping the way it powers homes, industries, and businesses.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>California hits 50% solar milestone:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ember-energy.org\/data\/us-electricity-data-explorer\/?entity=California&#038;mode=split&#038;temporal_res=monthly&#038;date=2026-05-01&#038;date_from=2025-06-01&#038;metric=pct_share\"><b>Share of electricity generation in California <\/b><\/a> (Ember)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/momscleanairforce.org\/post\/3mrskiyulu22l\"><b>California generated more than 50% of its electricity from solar across an entire month.<\/b><\/a> (Moms Clean Air Force\/Bluesky)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ember-energy.org\/latest-updates\/solar-overtakes-coal-in-us-electricity-for-the-first-month-on-record\/\"><b>Solar overtakes coal in US electricity for the first month on record<\/b><\/a> (Ember)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/one-four-san-diego-homes-161600856.html\"><b>One in four San Diego homes now makes its own power as California weighs new solar rules<\/b><\/a> (The Cool Down)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/science\/articles\/california-texas-solar-storage-hit-190300010.html\"><b>From California to Texas, solar and storage hit a record 91% of new U.S. power capacity<\/b><\/a> (The Cool Down)<\/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.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/29\/climate\/trump-federal-data-centers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.kH4Q.eIurXg3_wAAY&#038;smid=url-share\"><b>Trump Admin Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-earthquakes-environment-rubble-health-99a155f55b67b68bfa76d17e1744cb5a\"><b>After Venezuela Quakes, Environmental And Health Risks Have Just Begun<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainstatespotlight.org\/2026\/07\/29\/flood-prevention-unaddressed\/\"><b>Deadly Flooding In West Virginia Finds Prevention Plans Unaddressed<\/b><\/a> (Mountain State Spotlight)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/29\/climate\/ohio-fracking-water-injection-wells.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.o-oh.OQvcNeBJvfGe&#038;smid=url-share\"><b>In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2026\/07\/29\/how-study-about-stoves-reveals-harm-caused-by-trumps-grant-cuts\/\"><b>EPA Halted Study On Gas Stoves And Asthma. 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