Rundown · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Climate news on July 28, 2026
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026 the Climate desk recorded 5 news events, 1 of them carried by 5 or more outlets. The earliest report came from mykxlg.com at 00:00 UTC. 2 more events were reported; they are listed at the end.
- news events5
- outlet reports19
- carried by 5+ outlets1
- first report (UTC)00:00
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Trump Targets Academy That Got $205M in Federal Funds for Climate Attribution Report
Machine summary President Trump and Congress have opened investigations into the National Academies after it released a report linking extreme weather events to emissions from specific energy companies. The academy received over $205 million in federal contracts in 2024.
- NASEM received over $205 million in federal contracts from executive agencies in 2024, without direct congressional appropriations.
- President Trump publicly called the research 'Climate Fraud' and ordered federal officials to review the academy's conduct.
- The research links greenhouse gas emissions from specific energy companies to local extreme weather events, including hurricanes and El Niño patterns.
- Congressional lawmakers have joined the president in calling for an investigation into the academy's activities.
Reported by mykxlg.com, suncommercial.com, mtdemocrat.com, fox21online.com, ashleycountyledger.com and youralaskalink.com.
- Congress
- Energy companies
- National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)
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Coverage recordlancashiretelegraph.co.uk: “Fourth heatwave of year to peak with temperatures of up to 35C”
Reports ran from 23:30 UTC on Jul 28 to 00:00 UTC on Jul 29.
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by lancashiretelegraph.co.uk, chesterstandard.co.uk, echo-news.co.uk and edp24.co.uk.
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Former defence chief says coal and gas exports undoing emissions progress
Machine summary Retired admiral Chris Barrie told an Australian Clean Energy Summit in Sydney that Australia could not claim to be tackling climate change while it exported coal and gas.
Reported by canberratimes.com.au, maitlandmercury.com.au and singletonargus.com.au.
- Australian Clean Energy Summit
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Torres Strait elders appeal Federal Court climate ruling
Machine summary Torres Strait community leaders have challenged a Federal Court decision that ruled against them in their case against the federal government over climate change impacts. A four-day appeal hearing began in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Reported by canberratimes.com.au, hardenexpress.com.au and southernhighlandnews.com.au.
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Coverage recordwral.com: “French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: We will win this battle together”
Reports ran between 03:30 and 05:30 UTC on Jul 28.
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by WRAL, Arab News and rockymounttelegram.com.
More events reported
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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).