UN plastics pact talks restart amid fears production curbs will be left out
Governments are holding βcriticalβ talks this week on a global treaty to curb plastic pollution, as some countries and activists warn that key issues β...
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New Florida Law Bans Local Net-Zero Emissions Policies
Gov. Ron DeSantis characterized the clean energy goals the law bans as βradical climate policies,β although experts say the law will not necessarily upend the...
FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs
Federal and state authorities are finding common ground on shielding ratepayers from the costs of grid upgrades and data center growth. But they still have...
For Puerto Rico's fishers, climate change isn't the only challenge β being left to adapt alone is.
TomΓ‘s Ayala leaps off the side of a small dinghy and into the dark swell of water. His arms slice through the waves like a...
Why is it so unusually expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?
No city dealing with a lot of lead pipes spends as much as Chicago does to replace them. With more than 400,000 lead water service...
Why Is It So Expensive to Replace Lead Pipes in Chicago?
Officials in the city say it costs about $31,000 on average. Many of Chicagoβs peers are spending less than half that.By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Clayton Aldern,...
NIH likely to award fewer grants as it races to spend 2026 budget
Government shutdown, staff shortages have complicated effort to meet 30 September deadline to spend funds
Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe's hellish week of heat
Our European environment correspondent has been reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way across Europe, covering everything from the lack of...
How I survived the record Paris heatwave while seven months pregnant
It feels as if we are being abandoned to our fate by those in power, with further extreme heat expected next weekIn the summer of...
Scientists have only discovered a tiny fraction of living insect species
About 1 million insect species have been described, but a new analysis suggests tens of millions more may be out there
Fossil Fuels Did This: Heatwaves
What is a heatwave? Itβs hot. Very hot. Hotter than it should be. Itβs not for too long, just a few days or weeks, but...
A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami
Scientists have finally confirmed the origin of the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New evidence shows that an asteroid about 160 meters wide...
Australia's next summer isn't guaranteed to be the hottest yet β but it's looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie
A warm start to winter is part of a global trend of extreme and unseasonable temperatures caused by global heatingMany parts of Australia have already...
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Six charts show how clean power was world's largest source of new energy in 2025
Clean power added more to global energy supplies than any other source in 2025, according to the latest Energy Institute statistical review of world energy....
Three Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Blaze
The firefighters had been sent by helicopter to fight a rapidly expanding fire near the stateβs border with Utah. The region had been under an...
Climate School Alumni Aim for Sustainability Goals in the 2026 World Cup and Beyond
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup plays out in North America, M.A. in Climate and Society graduates are working behind the scenes to drive sustainability...
Dangerous temperatures forecast for central and eastern Europe
Red warnings issued as record-breaking heatwave pushes east, with authorities urging people to stay indoorsParts of central, eastern and southern Europe sweltered on Monday as...
Europe heatwave shows need to reject climate denial 'lies', says EU green chief
Teresa Ribera blames βideologically drivenβ falsehoods, driven by those with vested interests in fossil fuels, for attacks on green policyThe heatwave wreaking chaos across Europe...
Comment on Ju et al. (2025): Global Declines in Mangrove Area and Carbon Stock From 1985 to 2020
Abstract This is a comment on Ju, Fu, Lyne, et al. (2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025gl115303), for which we believe there are significant errors in the analysis that...
Rapid Changes in Ocean Surface Waves Across the Eye of Hurricane Milton (2024)
Abstract Two wave buoys deployed in the direct path of Hurricane Milton show a remarkable reduction in significant wave height and peak wave period as...
'Literally growing the future': volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds
Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native treesA small band of volunteers has helped to grow nearly 8m...
Trump officials to slash public input on fossil fuel drilling on federal lands
Plan to limit scrutiny of polluters and shift financial risks to taxpayers is attack on democracy, advocates sayThe Trump administration is attempting to shrink public...
I have plastic chemicals in my pee
By now, you have probably heard that microplastics are everywhere. You may have even heard it at this newsletter.That basic idea is still true: plastic...
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