Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards
Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G• ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to...
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Alarmed by the alarm: people react to 'severe alert' on phones over UK wildfires
Many complained online that piercingly loud tone was ‘overreach’ while others lamented lack of action on decarbonisationOn Friday at 7pm, Thérèse Coffey was nine miles...
Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises
Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health...
AI could help fossil fuel companies create more emissions
The emissions from powering data centers rightly get a lot of attention. But new research from former Microsoft sustainability workers cautions that the way artificial...
NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers
Agency will no longer allow K career awards to fund clinical trials
Can a Dam Expansion Hold Back Climate Considerations on the Colorado River?
Climate change will almost certainly feature prominently in any multi-state litigation over the Colorado River. A court case over an almost-finished dam expansion may decide...
'The Energy Transition Cannot Become A New Form Of Colonial Violence,' Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Tell UN Conference
A railway project Brazil says will reduce emissions will also cut through sacred Xavante sites.By Gabriel Matias CastilhoLeia este artigo em Português.
'A Transição Energética Não Pode Se Tornar Uma Nova Forma de Violência Colonial,' Dizem Lideranças Indígenas Brasileiras Às Nações Unidas
Um projeto ferroviário que o governo Brasileiro diz que reduzirá emissões de gases estufa também passará por cima de terras sagradas da tribo Xavante.Por Gabriel...
How the World's Largest Electric Company Fell Quiet on Renewable Energy
For years, NextEra Energy boasted it was a ‘leading clean energy company.’ Now, as renewable energy faces political opposition, it’s stopped emphasizing that.By Ajani StellaNextEra...
Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today
New study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities
Drought may have driven Brazil's first yellow fever outbreak in nearly 80 years
Dry conditions forced forest-dwelling primates into the cities, bringing with them mosquitoes—and disease
Budget cuts and delays leave hundreds of Argentine postdocs in limbo
Many scientists are scrambling to make ends meet and reconsidering their future in research
'In the heatwaves, it's crucial': the fight to save France's rural swimming pools
Ageing facilities offering daily refuge face funding threat as record temperatures parch the countrysideSuzy Bernard took a breath and jumped into the deep end of...
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
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...
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