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Regional trains and air pollution: estimating avoided NO2 concentrations through a natural experiment
Regional rail services offer a cleaner alternative to private road vehicles, contributing to environmental quality in terms of reduced pollution. However, air pollutant concentrations reductions...
Inconsistency between mixed layer depth and near sea surface stratification over the global ocean
Mixed layer depth (MLD) and near-surface stratification (derived from bulk and subskin density) are crucial variables for defining stability within the upper ocean. Conventional paradigms...
NSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer review
Students seeking graduate research scholarships speculate that biology is being disfavored
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Endangerment finding rollback will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate saysUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific...
Trump just killed the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. It may backfire.
President Donald Trump’s approach to climate change rests on one key premise: Greenhouse gases are not that bad. This is a simple argument — albeit...
Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life
A doubling of fish biomass along Asia’s longest river shows hope for large-scale conservation efforts and a lifeline for the endangered finless porpoise.By Johnny SturgeonFlowing...
Eurasia’s transition from colder winters to hotter summers driven by North Atlantic air–sea interaction and Arctic sea ice anomalies
Extreme cold winters and hot summers over Eurasia are intensifying under global warming, posing substantial risks to agriculture, ecosystems, and human health. Here, we show...
Drought impacts on global crop production decline despite its frequency and severity intensifying
Climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of droughts, posing a significant threat to global crop production. Accurately quantifying drought impacts is challenging and...
Politics and war complicate global effort to study changes to Earth's poles
As preparations for the fifth International Polar Year kickoff, organizers grapple with U.S. climate skepticism and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Can science build a better working dog?
New approaches could put talented canines into the hands of more people with disabilities
EPA Repeals Legal Basis for Regulating Greenhouse Gases. What it Means for the US — and the World
The United States is one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. Regulating those emissions is critical to slow climate change and protect Americans from...
STATEMENT: US EPA Reverses its Authority to Limit Climate Pollution
February 12, 2026 (Washington, DC) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that will make it harder for EPA and future...
Climate leaders condemn Trump EPA’s biggest rollback yet: ‘This is corruption’
Leaders promise to fight back with court challenges as Trump rescinds finding foundational to US climate rulesClimate leaders gathered outside the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Climate Action Can Be One of the World’s Biggest Job Creators
We are in the midst of a great economic shift — one that will shape livelihoods and growth for decades to come. The rise of AI...
Europe’s “untouched” wilderness was shaped by Neanderthals and hunter-gatherers
Long before agriculture, humans were transforming Europe’s wild landscapes. Advanced simulations show that hunting and fire use by Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers reshaped forests and...
Climate action is “weapon” for security in unstable world, UN climate chief says
In an increasingly unstable world of “strong arms and trade wars”, climate action is the “not-so-secret weapon” that can deliver security, the UN climate chief...
‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom
States are well-equipped to deal with data centers, and a new forecast shows what will drive growth in global electricity demand.By Dan GearinoThe rise of...
Portugal urged to adapt to climate emergency after series of deadly storms
Continuing extreme weather has caused deaths of 16 people, evacuation of thousands and destruction of homesEurope live – latest updatesPortugal is under pressure to draw...
As EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding, EJ Orgs Continue to Fight to Protect Communities from Climate Chaos & Hold EPA Accountable
Contact: Kayla Ritchie, [email protected] (CJA) / Ashley Sullivan, [email protected], (917) 837-1183 (WE ACT/EJLF) / Isella Ramirez, [email protected], (323) 854-1857 / (MFN) / Prerna Sampat, [email protected]...
Analysis: Trump has overseen more coal retirements than any other US president
Donald Trump has overseen more retirements of coal-fired power stations than any other US president, according to Carbon Brief analysis. His administration’s latest efforts to...
The worst coral bleaching event ever recorded damaged over 50% of reefs
Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that...
Why cutting climate journalism is a risk we can’t afford
Felix Horne is a senior expert with Climate Rights International. When The Washington Post laid off more than 300 staff last week, including journalists who...
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