Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035

G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
News|Environment

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

Authorities say one person died when a tornado ripped through the small northeastern Kansas city of Westmoreland and destroyed houses, RVs and outbuildings

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas
Environment|News

Salt Lake City worker accidentally poisons hundreds of trees in Fairpark area

Salt Lake City worker accidentally poisons hundreds of trees in Fairpark area

Salt Lake City worker accidentally poisons hundreds of trees in Fairpark area
Environment

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and pushing wildfires that include an Oregon fire which is already the largest active blaze in the nation

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Environment|News

Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies ravages the picturesque resort town of Jasper

A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee has roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper, causing devasting damage

Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies ravages the picturesque resort town of Jasper
Environment|Sports

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment.

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk
Environment|Science

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park
Environment|News|Political

Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish

Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish

Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish
Americas|Environment

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem

Griselda Ascanio keeps an improvised wood-burning stove ready in her backyard in Maracay, 120 kilometers (75 miles)

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem
Economy|Environment|News

Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery

Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery

Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery
Education|Environment

William & Mary expands new climate-focused major, deepens coastal research with $100 million gift

William & Mary has received a $100 million donation that aims to help coastal communities adapt to changing temperatures, rising seas and more intense storms

William & Mary expands new climate-focused major, deepens coastal research with $100 million gift
Environment|Science

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows
Environment|Europe|Travel|World

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
Asia|Environment

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China
Environment|Science

Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage

Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage

Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage
Americas|Crime|Entertainment|Environment|Travel

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand
Environment|Health|Science

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows

Consumer goods giants including Nestle, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero have backed the European Union's upcoming ban on imported goods linked to deforestation, amid calls

Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows
Environment|Europe

Climate activists glued to runway halt flights at German airport, other protests foiled

Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport suspended flights for several hours on Wednesday after climate activists glued themselves to a runway, while similar

Climate activists glued to runway halt flights at German airport, other protests foiled
Environment|Political

Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy

Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy

Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy
Environment|Europe

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended

Authorities say climate activists have glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany forcing the suspension of flights

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended
Environment|Europe|Science

Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth

Climate scientists say the record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second consecutive day and that the worldwide temperature could rise yet more this week

Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth
Environment|Europe

World breaks hottest day record again, despite El Nino's end

The world again registered its hottest day on record on Monday, inching past the previous high recorded just 24 hours earlier on Sunday, according to preliminary

World breaks hottest day record again, despite El Nino's end
Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone
Environment|Health|News

Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without power

Frustration is mounting that Houston appeared to buckle under a storm not as powerful as previous ones

Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without power

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