Donald Trump's return to the White House will refocus the nation's energy policy onto maximizing oil and gas production and away from fighting climate change, but the
November 06, 2024
Russian industry may suffer the fate of car makers in Germany, which have shed tens of thousands of jobs, if it moves too fast to replace fossil fuels,
November 06, 2024
British police arrested two men after environmental activists sprayed orange paint on a section of the U.S. embassy building in south London on Wednesday to protest against Donald
November 06, 2024
Endangered pygmy hippo born in Scottish zoo
November 06, 2024
Donald Trump's second presidential term could have huge implications for U.S. trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans'
November 06, 2024
Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for days as surging pollution spurs authorities to curb activities and set up a panel to oversee preventive efforts.
November 06, 2024
Efforts by the United States and others to persuade more countries to contribute to a new global climate financing initiative risks undermining the Paris
November 06, 2024
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking treatment for smog-related ailments
November 06, 2024
Pakistan's province of Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality turned its capital of Lahore into the
November 06, 2024
The Indonesian government plans to permanently relocate thousands of residents after a series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano which killed nine people and damaged
November 06, 2024
Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S.
November 05, 2024
Decarbonising Poland by 2050 would require investments worth about $450 billion, but could boost gross domestic product by an extra 4%, according to a World Bank report on Wednesday
November 05, 2024
California is bracing for another round of powerful winds that will cause humidity levels to drop and raise the risk of wildfires in much of the state
November 05, 2024
At least 89 people are missing from floods in eastern Spain, the regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Tuesday.
November 05, 2024
Flash flooding in Missouri has claimed five lives, including a couple who served as poll workers
November 05, 2024
Grist explains why giving irregular-looking fruits and vegetables a personality could make them more appealing to consumers—and curb food waste.
November 05, 2024
China has requested that countries hold talks at next week's COP29 U.N. climate summit on carbon border taxes and other "restrictive trade measures" that Beijing
November 05, 2024
Chile's state copper giant Codelco has applied for an environmental permit for a $650 million project to make water use in its Andina mine more sustainable, the company said on
November 05, 2024
On the island of Sardinia, a bedrock of Italian sheep farming, breeder Michela Dessi has seen 150 of her flock die and 140 lose their
November 05, 2024
Prince William has gone on an early-morning nature walk near South Africa’s Table Mountain to promote the work of conservation rangers in a unique urban national park
November 05, 2024
Rescue workers are sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after a volcano on Indonesia’s island of Flores erupted, killing at least nine people with its searing lava and ash
November 05, 2024
Demand for green power in the United States will grow regardless of who is the country's next president, major players in the wind
November 05, 2024
India's capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial rain to fight air pollution this year, its Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday, as
November 05, 2024
The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and
November 05, 2024
Hangzhou Duojia Technology, which distributes solar technology to Cuba, called a Cuban plan to dramatically boost solar generation a win for both countries, touting
November 04, 2024
Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago.
November 04, 2024
French oil major TotalEnergies does not anticipate that Donald Trump would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change or undo Inflation Reduction
November 04, 2024
Brazilian authorities are preparing to remove illegal gold miners from an Indigenous reservation in the Amazon rainforest that has been criss-crossed with
November 04, 2024
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could threaten the US Gulf Coast
November 04, 2024
The Canadian government released draft regulations on Monday that would cap emissions of greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector at 35% below 2019
November 04, 2024
Furious residents in Spain’s Valencia feel abandoned after historic floods, and more rain is on the way
November 04, 2024
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has a practical mission – protecting seeds as a backup for seed banks around the world – but inspires strong cultural, political and artistic reactions.
November 04, 2024
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba
November 04, 2024
Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby with local schoolchildren in Cape Town.
November 04, 2024
Most of Indonesia is predicted to have a normal wet season next year, making it suitable to grow crops, the country's weather agency BMKG said on Monday.
November 04, 2024
Another 2,500 soldiers arrived in the flood-hit east of Spain on Monday to reinforce efforts to locate bodies and clear debris, as
November 04, 2024
Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
November 04, 2024
Britain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists and later joined a rugby practice at a local school as he opened his visit to South Africa
November 04, 2024
Authorities in India's capital and surrounding areas handed out fines to the owners of thousands of vehicles and construction sites for infringing pollution rules, in a bid to
November 04, 2024
Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week
November 04, 2024
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency says that at least ten people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores
November 04, 2024
Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-
November 03, 2024
A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen
November 03, 2024
Firefighters in Massachusetts are continuing to battle stubborn brush fires across the state with officials urging residents to take precautions to help avoid sparking new blazes
November 03, 2024
Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by Spanish King
November 03, 2024
After over a year of war in Gaza, Palestinian fishermen gather along the coastline, desperately casting their nets in hopes of catching enough for
November 03, 2024
Irene Cuevas says she has the roar of the waves produced by a flash flood burned into her memory
November 03, 2024
Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-
November 03, 2024
Conservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources
November 03, 2024
Forest Service: 822,000 acres amounting to $214 million of timberland damaged by Helene
November 02, 2024
New York’s mayor is urging residents to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets and otherwise conserve water
November 02, 2024
Voters in Washington state have upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change
November 02, 2024
After over 20 years working as a nurse, meet the man giving trees a second purpose
November 02, 2024
The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days
November 02, 2024
A 5.48 metre (18 ft) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday.
November 02, 2024
After two weeks of negotiations, delegates agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation
November 02, 2024
Nature lovers held a vigil for a famous female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park after she was struck and killed by a vehicle
November 02, 2024
At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data
November 01, 2024
In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon
November 01, 2024
Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene
November 01, 2024
Residents of the historic Black community of Elkinsville in southeastern Louisiana have elevated their fight against an ammonia plant proposed nearby
November 01, 2024
A makeshift aquarium built beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been revived
November 01, 2024
Red flag warning issued as crews continue to fight fires in drought-stricken Massachusetts
November 01, 2024
Hurricane season is about to wake up again
November 01, 2024
Azerbaijan as host of COP29 U.N. climate talks will this month launch a set of standards agreed by more than 100 countries to guide sustainable investment, the country's central bank
November 01, 2024
Increased bear activity expected after Hurricane Helene, officials warn
November 01, 2024
PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York's lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as
November 01, 2024
Petrochemical firm Braskem and 19 people were formally accused by Brazil's police following an investigation into sinking ground in the city of Maceio related to salt mining
November 01, 2024
Too little, too late: How Valencia’s residents were trapped with no warning in Spain’s deadly floods
November 01, 2024
Ten states on Friday called on the U.S. government to go beyond backing production caps in a global plastic treaty, and support a pact that rejects "false"
November 01, 2024
Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an Indigenous community that sought to cancel a permit for a palm oil concession on thousands of hectares of rainforest it
November 01, 2024
A ballot initiative to ax Washington state's carbon market would, if passed next week, send an ominous signal to other U.S. states and Canadian regions looking to build
November 01, 2024
Effective flood warning systems could help to avoid the level of destruction that has occurred in the Valencia region of Spain this week, the World Meteorological Organization said
November 01, 2024
China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the
November 01, 2024
New Delhi topped global pollution charts on Friday, partly due to revellers defying a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
November 01, 2024
The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near fully documented and what is known is “only scratching the surface” according to the CEO of one the companies that tracks methane with its own satellites
October 31, 2024
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution
October 31, 2024
Environmental and Indigenous groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S.
October 31, 2024
Federal highway officials have announced $635 million of grants to repair or replace old bridges across the U.S. The grants awarded Thursday include improvements to a 200-foot-high bridge in Yellowstone National Park and the replacement of a bridge not far from a landslide zone in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve
October 31, 2024
Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role in extreme weather
October 31, 2024
U.S. offshore wind developers put on a brave face at a conference this week, touting their ability to work with leaders from both political parties
October 31, 2024
Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen Pérez received a text message alert from regional Spanish authorities warning her of the possibility of flash floods
October 31, 2024
Fungus detected in Sutter County bats could lead to issues for crops
October 31, 2024
In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path
October 31, 2024
Parts of Spain appear to merge with the sea after historic rain in before-and-after images
October 31, 2024
Sausage-maker thinks he’s found the answer to Germany’s raccoon problem
October 31, 2024
Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with plastic bottles and misleading the public
October 31, 2024
The city of Asheville has restored running water to most of its users nearly a month after Hurricane Helene damaged infrastructure and killed more than 200 people around the region
October 31, 2024
Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped keep the pests at bay.
October 31, 2024
Many U.S. companies have stepped up reporting on environmental
October 31, 2024
Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as residents salvage what they can from ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 people killed in one region alone
October 31, 2024
Typhoon Kong-rey bashes Taiwan, the largest storm to hit island since 1996
October 31, 2024
Developing Asia faces a potential 17% loss in its collective gross domestic product (GDP) by 2070 if high emissions persist, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday,
October 31, 2024
A Washington state man who authorities say led a wildlife trafficking ring on a Native American reservation in Montana that killed thousands of eagles and hawks was sentenced to nearly four years in prison
October 31, 2024
A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters
October 31, 2024
California is partnering with a major airline trade group to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels in the state
October 30, 2024
Coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis and are at risk of extinction, according to the United Nations Capital Development Fund
October 30, 2024
Australia must brace for longer and more dangerous fire seasons and marine heatwaves in the years ahead, while swift changes in weather patterns might result in more
October 30, 2024
The deadly flooding in Valencia Spain is just the latest in a spate of climate extremes that seem to have shifted into overdrive, especially in rain-weary Europe
October 30, 2024
The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica
October 30, 2024
Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 217 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm air meet and
October 30, 2024
Lake Ohrid, a UNESCO World Heritage site that straddles North Macedonia and Albania, is at risk from pollution, overfishing, and urban development, the United
October 30, 2024
Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean for climate denial.
October 30, 2024
Renewable energy shares, reeling from an investor retreat, face extended uncertainty as the U.S. election has added to wariness, leaving only selected stocks poised
October 30, 2024
Bodies found as severe flash flooding hits southern and eastern Spain
October 29, 2024
The owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to minimize their responsibility for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
October 29, 2024
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged delegates at a major biodiversity summit to follow through on pledges to help save global biodiversity and for the private sector to come on board
October 29, 2024
The U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic coast
October 29, 2024
It's as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October
October 29, 2024
Critical Antarctica glacier appears to be smoking in rare view from space
October 29, 2024
Florida officials warn residents about snakes in storm debris piles
October 29, 2024
Maui firefighters rescues a girl and a man from Iao Valley flash flooding
October 29, 2024
As the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly Latina moms, with a climate focus
October 29, 2024
A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions
October 29, 2024
The United Steelworkers union is counting on clean energy projects to spur membership growth, offsetting losses at oil refining and petrochemical plants,
October 29, 2024
FEMA’s recovery work after Helene and Milton has been hampered by misinformation. Here’s what the agency actually does to help people displaced by disasters.
October 29, 2024
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere and could have many health impacts, researchers say
October 29, 2024
A U.S. auction of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Maine on Tuesday drew bids for only half of the eight offered leases, for a total of just $21.9 million
October 29, 2024
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record
October 29, 2024
U.S. nonprofit Climate United on Tuesday announced a plan to spend up to $250 million to buy as many as 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what it
October 29, 2024
The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including in Baltimore, where a deadly bridge collapse killed six construction workers and disrupted commercial shipping traffic for months
October 29, 2024
The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating
October 29, 2024
‘You can’t sleep’: Factory noise returns in Okmulgee
October 28, 2024
More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows
October 28, 2024
A coastal flooding prevention project in New York City could be a model for communities along America's hurricane-battered coasts
October 28, 2024
Brazil's environmental agency levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking and their suppliers companies for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the Amazon
October 28, 2024
Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the U.N.
October 28, 2024
Two reports on protecting biodiversity were released at a major UN summit on global biodiversity underway in Cali, Colombia
October 28, 2024
Historic moment for Volkswagen: Automaker plans to close ‘at least’ 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs
October 28, 2024
National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday
October 28, 2024
Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali
October 28, 2024
For more than five decades as violent conflict raged through Colombia's highlands and rainforests, wildlife thrived.
October 27, 2024
Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais ($64 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meat packers, including the world's largest JBS SA, for
October 26, 2024
Prince William’s Earthshot Prize reveals celebrity line-up for awards night
October 26, 2024
In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation's maritime boundaries should remain
October 26, 2024
A makeshift aquarium that popped up this summer in a puddle beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant is no more
October 25, 2024
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s worst-ever environmental disasters
October 25, 2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled the trips to the United Nations summits COP16 in Colombia and COP29 in Azerbaijan, his office said on Friday, following
October 25, 2024
Restoring Clingmans Dome to its original name of Kuwohi is a significant example of place name repatriation, or the return of an Indigenous name to a particular place or landscape.
October 25, 2024
Morgan Stanley has lowered its expectations for cutting emissions from its corporate lending portfolio as the world is moving too slowly to a greener economy, the
October 25, 2024
An unprecedented number of flood emergencies have ravaged the US. It’s a warning of what’s to come
October 25, 2024
The European Union and China have agreed to hold further technical negotiations soon on possible alternatives to tariffs on China-built electric vehicles, the European Commission
October 25, 2024
The leading U.N. body on climate change is experiencing a severe budget shortfall, according to a Reuters analysis of documents from the world body - a funding gap
October 25, 2024
Cyclone Dana lashes eastern India as hundreds of thousands evacuate
October 25, 2024
Tropical Storm Dana is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees and raising the risk of floods after nearly 600,000 people evacuated
October 25, 2024
A "severe cyclonic storm" pounded India's eastern coast on Friday, uprooting trees, snapping power lines and inundating some areas, authorities said,
October 25, 2024
Federal agency closes investigation into RFK Jr. over dead whale carcass, saying allegation unfounded
October 25, 2024
Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear submarines for both nations under the AUKUS treaty
October 25, 2024
Ministers from the G20 group of largest economies agreed on Thursday that international trade and investments should foster sustainable development and enhance the participation
October 24, 2024
The death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading many to wonder about his fate
October 24, 2024
Grist dives into the effects of heavy rains on the aging pipes of Boston and NYC, plus how each city plans to solve the problem.
October 24, 2024
Federal regulators on Thursday gave an Exxon Mobil and Qatar Energy LNG joint venture a 3-year extension to finish building their Golden Pass LNG plant, a regulatory document showed
October 24, 2024
For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved
October 24, 2024
A group of funds backed by the world's 20 largest economies aimed at financing climate transition projects needs to be more targeted and operate with greater
October 24, 2024
Slovenian lawmakers on Thursday voted to cancel a referendum on building a new nuclear plant after environmental groups and experts filed complaints questioning its legality at the
October 24, 2024
Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United
October 24, 2024
The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, a United Nations report said Thursday
October 24, 2024
The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another
October 24, 2024
Ultrafine particles are approximately one-thousandth the width of a human hair. But because of their tiny size, they are easily inhaled – and typically more dangerous than larger particles.
October 24, 2024
EPA finalizes stricter rules targeting ‘scourge’ of lead paint dust in homes, child-care facilities
October 24, 2024
The Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities
October 24, 2024
Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday
October 24, 2024
Colorado’s highest court is considering whether five zoo elephants can challenge their confinement under a legal process mainly used by prisoners to dispute their detention
October 24, 2024
Long Beach debuts Jellyfishbot, an autonomous marine cleaning robot capable of collecting 100 pounds of debris per mission.
October 23, 2024
The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks
October 23, 2024
North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state
October 23, 2024
'Ash tornado' caught on camera while crews battled large grass fire in Oklahoma
October 23, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had
October 23, 2024
A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle
October 23, 2024
CarGurus provides a guide to help current and prospective electric vehicle drivers find free charging stations along their route.
October 23, 2024
Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month wouldn’t have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing electric grid as promised, some experts say
October 23, 2024
Elections officials, poll workers and voters in western North Carolina have been adapting in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's destruction
October 23, 2024
Brazilian street artist Mundano's latest work incorporates ash from forest fires and mud from flooding in Brazil to create a giant mural
October 23, 2024
Scientists say the slime in your dishwasher could unlock a solution to global warming
October 23, 2024
As Romania prepares to phase out coal by 2032, some miners are retraining for jobs in renewable energies
October 23, 2024
They call him Bold and he is Brazil's most famous jaguar, seen on social media diving into rivers to capture a caiman and wrestle his prey ashore.
October 23, 2024
Global banking regulators have asked lenders detailed questions about how they manage climate risks, three people familiar with the matter said, in the latest sign
October 23, 2024
Schools were shut and people worked from home in India's tech hub of Bengaluru on Wednesday after the heaviest rains in
October 23, 2024
A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities
October 23, 2024
In a controlled enclosure in a zoo outside Athens, multi-coloured butterflies suck sweet juice from orange slices, free from the hazards of a changing climate
October 23, 2024
Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through New Zealand wetland home to threatened species
October 23, 2024
The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama Canal
October 23, 2024
An Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island has received new samples from the largest number of depositors since 2020, reflecting fear about the threat of conflict and
October 23, 2024
Hurricane Milton’s devastating landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast hit one of the most popular areas for temporary residents who spend the winter months living in the Sunshine State
October 23, 2024
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists
October 23, 2024
‘We want them gone’: Georgia county plans to sue BioLab after its chemical plant fire upended life for thousands of residents
October 23, 2024
At least 14 people were killed in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Trami flooded villages, inundated rivers and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their
October 22, 2024
Walmart will pay $7.5 million to resolve charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed of hazardous and medical waste from its facilities into California
October 22, 2024
Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents increase their legal challenges to the work
October 22, 2024
A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain
October 22, 2024
Scientists say a giant fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years
October 22, 2024
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on Tuesday outlined plans to end certain pension funds' future private market investments in fossil fuel infrastructure over climate
October 22, 2024
Parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru were flooded on Tuesday after heavy overnight rain, and a number of people were feared trapped after a
October 22, 2024
Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae
October 22, 2024
Rome and Milan bore the brunt of rising temperatures as Italy's largest cities endured the warmest weather in more than 50 years in 2022, statistics agency Istat said on Tuesday, in
October 22, 2024
The U.S. on Tuesday announced $428 million in grants to build or expand battery manufacturing and recycling plants and other clean energy manufacturing in
October 22, 2024
The islands’ vulnerability has roots deep in the exploitative systems forced on them by colonialism, from slave-based land policies to ill-suited development that put lives in harm’s way.
October 22, 2024
A new film adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ swaps in an owl for the book’s haunting whip-poor-wills, showing how species loss is also tied into cultural loss.
October 22, 2024
Giant cooling towers at Constellation Energy's Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania have sat dormant for so long that grass has
October 22, 2024
At least 16 farmers have been arrested in India's northern state of Haryana for illegally burning paddy stubble to clear fields, a practice that
October 22, 2024
China's third-quarter economic losses due to natural disasters, from super typhoons to floods, more than doubled from the first six months of 2024.
October 22, 2024
People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank this month are worried about their livelihoods and the future of tourism and fishing in the area as they prepare for the arrival of Britain's King Charles III on Wednesday
October 22, 2024
Machinery Partner mapped the quantity of compost per capita in each state using data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency.
October 21, 2024
Truck Parking Club compiled information from the Department of Energy to illustrate EV regulations and support in states across the nation.
October 21, 2024
Supreme Court to consider if polluting industries can go court-shopping
October 21, 2024
More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts
October 21, 2024
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday
October 21, 2024
German automakers should not be afraid of competition from China, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday at the opening of Mercedes-Benz's first battery recycling plant,
October 21, 2024
Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba
October 21, 2024
The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end.
October 21, 2024
As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference
October 21, 2024
BHP is cynically trying to avoid its responsibility for Brazil's worst environmental disaster, lawyers representing thousands of victims told London's High Court on
October 20, 2024
At least 2 dead and hundreds rescued in severe New Mexico flash flooding
October 20, 2024
Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes
October 20, 2024
A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most religious communities
October 20, 2024
Hurricane Oscar is expected to reach Guantanamo or Holguin in Cuba later on Sunday as the island country struggles to restore power after its worst blackout in years, the U.S.
October 20, 2024
Western North Carolina mourns as storm death toll stabilizes at 95
October 19, 2024
Peer inside the underwater volcanic caves where life thrives
October 19, 2024
Tropical Storm Nadine made landfall in Belize on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
October 19, 2024
PG&E power shutoffs begin in Bay Area as high winds, fire danger increase
October 19, 2024
Fire burns hillside homes in Oakland amid day of high winds; residents evacuated
October 19, 2024
Nearly 200 nations face a deadline to report their nature conservation plans to the United Nations ahead of a two-week U.N. nature summit dubbed
October 19, 2024
Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Florida after hurricanes Helene and Milton
October 18, 2024
Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth's most remote and biologically diverse reefs
October 18, 2024
Miners Vale, BHP and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, they said on Friday,
October 18, 2024
One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made
October 18, 2024
Lawsuit: Castaic Residents Allege Harmful Emissions from Landfill
October 18, 2024
Firefighters in California remain on the scene of a fast-moving blaze fueled by strong winds that burned two homes and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland
October 18, 2024
Millions lose power every year because of extreme weather. Here’s how we could prevent it
October 18, 2024
The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series has a new starring role in a public service ad campaign against littering in New Mexico
October 17, 2024
The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area
October 17, 2024
Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have something else to keep an eye on: A possible plume of harmful algae in the waters off of the state’s southwest coast
October 17, 2024
Wild dolphins off US Southeast coast found with microplastics in their breath, study says
October 17, 2024
Hurricane Milton’s losses of up to $34 billion could make it one of the costliest storms in US history
October 17, 2024
Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left
October 17, 2024
Residents of Florida's Gulf Coast are digging out from mountains of sand after Hurricanes Helene and Milton clobbered them with back-to-back hits in less than two weeks
October 17, 2024
The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
October 17, 2024
It takes water to flush a toilet yet tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since Hurricane Helene ripped through the state three weeks ago
October 17, 2024
A sharp decline in the Paraguay River, which hit a record low this month due to drought upstream in Brazil, is fueling a conflict
October 17, 2024
U.S. environmental groups have stepped up a campaign to get cement maker Holcim to curb its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its
October 17, 2024
European power purchase agreements (PPA) for green electricity decreased in price by 12.4% in the third quarter compared with the same time in 2023, price tracking platform
October 17, 2024
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual
October 17, 2024
The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history
October 16, 2024
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina will develop this autumn and could last until March
October 16, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has approved conditional loan guarantee commitments totaling nearly $3 billion for two sustainable aviation fuel projects.
October 16, 2024
Countries need a new international pact to fix a mounting water crisis that could cut economic growth by at least 8% and put half the world's food supplies at
October 16, 2024
Supreme Court allows Biden EPA to enforce climate rules for power plants
October 16, 2024
Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters
October 16, 2024
Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy
October 16, 2024
The Supreme Court has allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out
October 16, 2024
A transformation has taken root in Colombia's jungle heartland, as farmers once engaged in coca cultivation and deforestation are switching to eco-tourism, which is offering new
October 16, 2024
Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t mainstays of the aquaculture industry − yet.
October 16, 2024
8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and its potential health effects.
October 16, 2024
Hundreds of protesters in the western Serbian town of Loznica rallied on Wednesday to oppose Rio Tinto's planned lithium project in the region, saying
October 16, 2024
LandTrust shares insights about hunting's beneficial effects on the U.S. economy and environmental ecosystem.
October 16, 2024
OKC's fishery team catches 14-pound koi in pond
October 16, 2024
Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic.
October 16, 2024
A series of earthquakes has Southern California shook. Is a big one coming?
October 16, 2024
The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but there’ll also be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency said
October 16, 2024
Tow truck hauls away massive shark that washed ashore Cape Cod beach
October 15, 2024
Countries will gather next week to assess whether they are close to reaching a global biodiversity goal of protecting 30% of land and water by 2030, known as 30 by 30
October 15, 2024
Endangered caracal wild cat spotted roaming in Chicago's northwest suburbs has been captured
October 15, 2024
The World Bank voted on Tuesday to change its internal lending guidelines, freeing up $30 billion in additional lending capacity over the next
October 15, 2024
KFile: Kamala Harris pledged to prosecute oil companies over emissions. Now, she’s praising their record US production
October 15, 2024
Space weather experts say expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle
October 15, 2024
Officials say federal disaster workers have resumed door-to-door visits as part of hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina
October 15, 2024
A pair of giant pandas arrived in Washington from China on Tuesday to move into their new home at the U.S.
October 15, 2024
Notre Dame is gearing up to reopen its doors in December as Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival
October 15, 2024
People still in the dark almost 3 weeks after Hurricane Helene are finding power through community and creativity
October 15, 2024
Tesla came one step closer to achieving its planned doubling of capacity at its plant near Berlin on Tuesday when the local environment ministry granted approval for it to build another
October 15, 2024
‘I think it's crazy': Tenants learn they don't have insurance weeks after Baltimore underground fire
October 15, 2024
Scientists have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor
October 15, 2024
The government of the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon will consult Indigenous communities on how they will benefit from the future sale of carbon offset
October 15, 2024
The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.
October 15, 2024
The United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades
October 15, 2024
Considering getting flood insurance after Milton and Helene? Here’s what to expect
October 15, 2024
Europe must cancel its plan to ban new fossil fuel-emitting cars from 2035 to reduce reliance on China's battery supply chain and play to its technological strengths, BMW's chief
October 15, 2024
The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak
October 15, 2024
Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species
October 15, 2024
King Charles III will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat climate change poses for Pacific island nations
October 15, 2024
The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end
October 14, 2024
Brazil's Petrobras is discussing a partnership with Vale to help the mining company lower carbon emissions, the state-run oil firm's Chief Executive Magda Chambriard said on
October 14, 2024
EU environment ministers agreed on the bloc's negotiating position ahead of the COP 29 United Nations climate summit in Azerbaijan next month, a council statement
October 14, 2024
Florida counties hard hit by Hurricane Milton are returning to a semblance of normalcy with power being restored to most areas, gas stations reopening and students returning to school this week
October 14, 2024
Officials say federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats
October 14, 2024
Kenya is moving 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in what has been hailed as a conservation success
October 14, 2024
Freeze warnings issued for millions with the coldest temperatures in months incoming
October 14, 2024
The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like
October 14, 2024
Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude
October 14, 2024
A regional partnership for Nile River basin countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt
October 14, 2024
Aid to several communities impacted by Hurricane Helene was temporarily paused in parts of North Carolina over the weekend due to reports of threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency responders, amid a backdrop of misinformation about responses to recent storms.
October 14, 2024
Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina
October 14, 2024
Stacker compiled the weather forecast in Long Beach, California using data from OpenWeather.
October 14, 2024
Stacker compiled the weather forecast in Santa Maria, California using data from OpenWeather.
October 14, 2024
Voters in Washington state are being asked whether to repeal one of the most progressive climate policies ever passed by a state Legislature, less than two years after it took effect
October 14, 2024
Biden announces more than $600 million for electric grid resilience during visit to survey Hurricane Milton damage
October 13, 2024
Kamala Harris has used an appearance before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government's hurricane response
October 13, 2024
Floridians return home to clean up from two hurricanes, with gas and power in short supply
October 13, 2024
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the roar of gas-powered generators is both unpleasant and essential
October 13, 2024
Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct
FAA could slow air traffic during what’s expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving period on record
Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms
Brazil police formally accuse 37 people in coup attempt
Spain's lower house approves tax package extending bank windfall tax
Putin says Russia fired hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine in warning to the West
Drama surrounds final 3 races of F1 season as drivers voice displeasure with recent FIA decisions
Fox and Hulu announce multi-year content streaming partnership