Surprising uniqueness of Puerto Rico's trees could make them more resistant to drought
Two trees from the same species can vary in how they transport and manage water, improving specieswide drought resilience
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California Pesticide Agency Hopelessly Captured by Industry, Critics Charge
State regulators face calls to better protect low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrants from pesticide exposure in agricultural communities.By Liza GrossSACRAMENTO, Calif.—Farmworkers, their loved ones and advocates lined...
As Trump Expands Hunting and Fishing Access on Wildlife Refuges, What Will the Impact Be?
The largest such expansion in U.S. history, it will allow access to 92 million acres across 32 states. But the final rule outlining how it...
Burnham announces £65m for drought-hit farmers after Labour pressure
PM steps up climate response with measures including better water access and support for building farm reservoirsFarmers must not carry the risks of the climate...
Empirical insights into residual emissions in urban net-zero targets
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02691-0Although many cities have set net-zero targets, there is limited understanding of their residual emissions strategies. An...
Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea drilling approach as wildfires heighten climate fears
Reduction in EV sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions as UK faces impact of global heatingAndy Burnham has been criticised...
South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration right
After a five-year long legal battle, the Constitutional Court of South Africa has blocked Shell and local partner Impact Africa’s permit to explore for oil...
'It's due to climate': the people of Stourbridge on the town's wildfires
Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’People in Stourbridge have described the fires that...
You Asked: Is There a Community Prepared To Withstand a Wildfire?
A Palisades resident lost her home. Now she wants to know what model she and her neighbors should follow as they rebuild to be more...
The Great Barrier Reef isn't dead yet. According to News Corp that makes climate science a 'pseudo-religion' | Temperature Check
‘High coral cover is evidence of recovery and resilience, not evidence that the disturbances causing mortality didn’t happen,’ scientist saysSign up for climate and environment...
Burnham temporarily bans disposable barbecue sales in 'tinderbox' Britain
PM urges people not to risk lives and homes by starting fires as military brought in to help deal with wildfiresUK politics live – latest...
Q&A: What does China's 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
Print article Share China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the country’s energy...
Five reservoirs in England and Wales 'exceptionally low' as drought persists
Extreme heat and lack of rain threatening public water supply, with ‘real trouble’ predicted if autumn stays dryFive key reservoirs across England and Wales are...
In Australia, a Home Battery Boom Has Helped Cut Wholesale Power Prices in Half
A little more than one year ago, Australia rolled out a program to heavily subsidize home batteries, part of a larger effort to make use...
'Unprecedented' rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airport
Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 after flooding, landslide warnings and power outages in Chiba prefectureAt least five people have died in eastern Japan after ‘unprecedented’...
New coal mine openings slow as East Asian demand plateaus
The world saw the lowest amount of new coal mine capacity brought online for at least 10 years in 2025, according to a new report,...
The Atlantic Ocean can handle more warming than expected — with one big catch
Scientists have found that the AMOC may be far more vulnerable to rapid warming than to temperature alone. When warming happens slowly, the ocean can...
The Data Center Industry's PR Blitz Is Backfiring
Front group lauds purported benefits of data centers without disclosing its backer.By Lisa SorgHENDERSON, N.C.—On a recent summer evening Mitzi Parrott, who lives in Vance...
Florida Makes It Harder for Residents Living on Radioactive Soil From Former Phosphate Mines to Sue
A new law gives companies a simple way to raise the bar for lawsuits. A phosphate mining company lobbied for it.By Lisa Spear’What happens when...
Microplastics Found in Mexican Howler Monkeys Living in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Households near the reserve burn plastic waste, releasing pollutants that travel by air and settle on the leaves the monkeys eat.By Andrés MuedanoFor thousands of...
The EPA's data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark
Darya Minovi was mapping pollution from medical sterilization plants across the country when many of the communities she was speaking to began asking the same...
Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can
July was the hottest month on record in the United States, with three heat domes — slow-moving, high-pressure systems that trap heat and humidity in...
Three firefighters and a child hospitalised in England as fires blaze in UK, Greece, France and Croatia – Europe live
Four people taken to hospital in Stourbridge, West Midlands with 500 people evacuated in southwest FranceFour taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands...
Weather forecasts once gave Britons something safe to chat about. Not any more | Andy Beckett
Our once-mild climate is increasingly extreme – and how we talk about it is now another front in the culture warsIn this fragmented but supposedly...
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