Don't expect Pope Leo XIV to file comments in EPA dockets, but he could build upon the late Pope Francis' unprecedented Vatican focus on climate change.
Why it matters: The pope has a massive bully pulpit as leader of a church with 1.4 billion members worldwide, and reaches people well beyond that.
Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pontiff, who is of Spanish and Creole descent and served in Latin America — is uniquely positioned to help ease deep divisions between the country's white and Latino Catholics.
Why it matters: The new pope has been an outspoken defender of migrant rights, and his family's immigration story touches an issue that has split many U.S. Catholics along cultural and political lines.
As chief communications officer for GE Vernova, Kristin Carvell is responsible for leading communications and brand marketing for the energy company, which spun out from GE.
Why it matters: April marked the one-year mark of the spinoff, and since then, Carvell and her team have been focused on establishing the brand and shaping the story of the newly public company.
Ontario officials have given final approval to construct a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy small modular reactor (SMR) that the company predicts will be the first SMR operating in the "Western world."
Why it matters: Construction of the 300 megawatt BWRX-300 reactor adjacent to Ontario Power Generation's existing Darlington Nuclear Station will produce enough energy to power 300,000 homes.
Earth just had its second-warmest April in temperature records that date back to the 1800s, trailing only last year, per the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Why it matters: These monthly analyses offer fresh signs of a warming planet from one of the major stewards of global climate data.
Thirty-year average coldest temperatures are rising almost universally nationwide, a new analysis found.
Why it matters: Such a shift can affect us in a variety of ways — changing which plants and insects thrive in our neighborhoods, for example, amid other impacts of climate change.
