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No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds
‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSENo major bank has yet committed to stop funding new...
‘I fear we are sitting on a time bomb.’ Scientists debate mass distribution of antibiotics in Africa
Prophylactic use of azithromycin saves vulnerable children’s lives, but could trigger antibiotic resistance
New York City Unveils Plan for Flood-Prone Neighborhood Nicknamed ‘The Hole’
A small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens floods often. The city has finally mapped out a solution to the problem.By Lauren DalbanIt...
Evacuating Remote Alaska Was Hard. Rebuilding Will Be Even Harder.
Villages in Western Alaska were hit by the remnants of a violent typhoon last week. Many survivors are unlikely to return home for more than...
‘It’s like a horror movie pregnancy.’ Researcher studies maggots—by letting them eat him
Science chats with wildlife epidemiologist Tony Goldberg about what he’s learned from becoming a meal for parasites
Climate-Warming Methane Emissions from the World’s Biggest Livestock Companies Are Bigger Than From Major Oil and Gas Companies
Ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Brazil, advocacy groups are pushing for companies and governments to set meaningful emissions targets to lower emissions...
JD Vance officiated the wedding of new head of NIH environmental institute
Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism
STATEMENT: European Commission Protects EUDR’s Core Principles
Brussels (October 21, 2025) — The European Commission today put forward a formal proposal to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for micro and small...
For New Global Forest Pledges to Succeed, They Must Center Forest Communities
Forests are among our most powerful allies in the fight against climate change. As the world races to halt and reverse deforestation globally by 2030,...
Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection
The Trump administration issued a new round of furlough notices to EPA employees on Monday while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut 2,050 positions...
Improving Air Quality in Bogotá, Colombia, from the Ground Up
In Bogotá, WRI Colombia led efforts to improve the city’s air quality alert system and reduce pollution in key neighborhoods across the city. From 2020...
Scientists say dimming the sun could spark global chaos
Scientists are taking the once-radical concept of dimming the sun through stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) seriously, but a Columbia University team warns that reality is...
Ahead of COP30, Brazil grants Petrobras a licence to drill for oil in Amazon region
Two weeks before Brazil hosts the COP30 summit in the Amazon city of Belém, its state-run oil firm Petrobras has been granted a licence to...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insectsMosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the...
Renewable Energy Act Before Illinois Legislature Would Decrease Stress on Ratepayers, Advocates Say
Groups are pushing the state General Assembly to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, as increased strain on the grid has led to...
New England Says Goodbye to Coal as Merrimack Station Powers Down
After decades of operation, Merrimack Station’s closure marks the region’s final exit from coal—and the start of a new chapter in renewable energy development.By Ryan...
Why Democrats aren’t talking about climate change much anymore
Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong. In the midst of this soul-searching, a new...
Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines
Southwest utilities are diversifying their electricity assets.By Brett Walton, Circle of BlueIn late May, as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees, Arizona’s top water policy...
Submesoscale Air‐Sea Interactions as Revealed by SWOT
Abstract At midlatitudes, air‐sea interactions have been documented in numerical models, in situ campaigns and satellite observations down to the ocean mesoscales. However little is...
COP30 needs an implementation forum, not another cover decision
Paul Watkinson is a former chief climate negotiator for France who now works independently on ways to improve the multilateral climate process and strengthen climate...
Scientists just found hidden life thriving beneath the Arctic ice
Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden world of nitrogen-fixing bacteria beneath the surface. These microbes, not the usual cyanobacteria, enrich the ocean with nitrogen,...
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