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Preaching and teaching in a warming world

June 12, 2026

US pastors, a Ugandan musician and salmon-friendly tech delivered good environmental news this week.

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Children cool off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, one on a bike
Public fountains, like this one in Vilnius, are great for cooling down during heat wavesImage: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo/picture alliance

Salmon cannon helps fish migrate

Dams generate hydropower, the world's largest share of clean energy. But for many freshwater fish, they're a barrier and a major reason their populations are struggling.

This Seattle companyis helping fish to migrate around these obstacles, shooting them through a tube on a cushion of water — with no extra stress, injury or lower survival rates.

Salmon seen migrating in a tributary of Prince William Sound, Alaska
Migrating salmon have found a new way to get where they're goingImage: Thomas Kline/picture-alliance/Design Pics

Overheated cities find ways to stay cool

Global warming trends mean more frequent, intense heat waves. That's bad news for cities, where extreme heat strains crucial infrastructure and risks public health.

But cities around the world are finding solutions for warming cities: planting trees, redesigning buildings and supporting vulnerable communities with solar-powered cooling systems and vital resources.

Traffic police seen using a street vendor umbrella to sheild themselves from scorching heat
Umbrellas are a good way to shield yourself from the sun — the bigger, the betterImage: Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times/IMAGO

Why pastors hesitate to talk climate in US churches

In the United States, where environmentalism is a heavily politicized issue, almost 90% of faith leaders across all major Christian denominations believe in at least some degree of human-caused climate change. But only about half have ever discussed it with their congregations.

That hasn't stopped Reverend Bradley Mattson and Brother Ken Taylor. They've used their sermons and small acts of environmental stewardship to encourage climate action — and have met with a varied response.

Reverend Bradley Mattson supervises a group of young people at an outdoor picnic table, working on a woodworking project
Reverend Bradley Mattson helps young congregants build bat and bird-nesting boxesImage: Stephanie Shaw

Green Daddy turns Afropop into climate platform

Singer‑songwriter Vicent Kikabi, known as Green Daddy, is using music and grassroots education to spark sustainable change in Uganda.

With hard-to-miss neon-green hair and an urgent message, he is creating an "environmental army" of young learners who carry his message beyond the classroom.

Uganda Afropop sensation Green Daddy drops eco-friendly hits

Edited by: Sarah Steffen

Martin Kuebler Senior editor and reporter based in Brussels, with a focus on environmental issues