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Cyclone Kills Nearly 200 in Sri Lanka, Climate Activists Block Coal Ships at World’s Largest Port While Trump Cuts Clean Energy Funding — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Nov 30 2025

Devastating floods and landslides claim nearly 200 lives in Sri Lanka as a powerful cyclone strikes. Meanwhile, activists successfully disrupted coal exports at Australia's Port of Newcastle, and the Trump administration withdrew billions in promised clean energy investments from Appalachian coal communities. Read the full article

November 30, 2025

Uk’s struggling coastal communities face environmental and economic crisis as labour seeks solutions

Britain’s seaside towns are grappling with a perfect storm of environmental degradation and economic decline, prompting Labour politicians to form a new parliamentary group focused on…

November 30, 2025

Uk’s climate goals face unexpected obstacle: not enough water for green technology projects

The United Kingdom’s ambitious net zero carbon emissions plan has hit an unexpected snag—the country may not have enough water to power its green technology revolution.…

November 30, 2025

Trump administration withdraws billions in clean energy funding promised to appalachian coal communities

Appalachian communities that were counting on a federally-funded transition from coal to clean energy are facing a harsh new reality as the Trump administration has pulled…

November 30, 2025

Remembering gramma: the 141-year-old galápagos tortoise who witnessed a century of environmental change

Gramma, a beloved Galápagos tortoise who recently died at the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years old, lived through more than a century of…

November 30, 2025

Climate change forces ancient himalayan village to abandon traditional building methods

In the remote Trans-Himalayan village of Thini, Nepal, centuries-old architectural traditions are crumbling under the pressure of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Sudip Thakali, a 37-year-old resident,…

November 30, 2025

Climate activists successfully block coal ships at world’s largest coal port during multi-day newcastle protest

Climate activists participating in the Rising Tide protest have successfully prevented three coal ships from entering Australia’s Port of Newcastle over the weekend, marking a significant…

November 30, 2025

Five new england states unite for historic $450 million heat pump initiative to combat winter heating emissions

New England’s notoriously harsh winters are about to get a clean energy makeover. Five states—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island—have launched an unprecedented $450…

November 30, 2025

Cyclone Kills Nearly 200 in Sri Lanka, Climate Activists Block Coal Ships at World’s Largest Port While Trump Cuts Clean Energy Funding — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Nov 30 2025

Flooded streets and damaged buildings in Sri Lanka following deadly cyclone and landslides

Devastating floods and landslides claim nearly 200 lives in Sri Lanka as a powerful cyclone strikes. Meanwhile, activists successfully disrupted coal exports at Australia's Port of Newcastle, and the Trump administration withdrew billions in promised clean energy investments from Appalachian coal communities.

November 30, 2025

Devastating cyclone brings deadly flooding and landslides to sri lanka, nearly 200 lives lost

Sri Lanka is grappling with one of its most catastrophic natural disasters in recent years as a powerful cyclone has unleashed torrential rains and deadly mudslides…

November 29, 2025

Cyclone ditwah devastates sri lanka: 123 dead, 130 missing as climate disaster forces mass evacuations

Sri Lanka is grappling with one of its most severe natural disasters in recent memory as Cyclone Ditwah continues to wreak havoc across the island nation.…

November 29, 2025

Sri lankan island community fights mining company’s plan to extract “black gold” from fragile coastal ecosystem

The residents of Mannar Island in northwestern Sri Lanka are mobilizing against a proposed mineral extraction project that threatens to destroy their fragile coastal ecosystem and…

November 29, 2025

At 74, amazon guardian fights daily battle to protect indigenous territory despite economic hardships

Every morning at 7 a.m., Olegario Sánchez Pinto begins his patrol of San Martín de Amacayacu, an Indigenous Tikuna community nestled along Colombia’s Amacayacu River in…

November 29, 2025

Satellite data reveals alarming water loss across europe as climate crisis intensifies

A groundbreaking 22-year satellite study has uncovered a concerning trend: Europe’s freshwater reserves are rapidly diminishing across vast regions, from the Mediterranean to Central Europe and…

November 29, 2025

Madagascar’s urban lemur trade: thousands of endangered primates sold annually as restaurant delicacies

A disturbing new trade is threatening Madagascar’s already critically endangered lemur populations. Research published in Conservation Letters reveals that nearly 13,000 lemurs are sold annually in…

November 29, 2025

Indigenous fire wisdom: how traditional cultural burns could transform modern wildfire management and forest health

As climate change intensifies wildfire seasons across the globe, fire management experts are turning to an ancient solution that Indigenous communities have practiced for thousands of…

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