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New photo series captures climate crisis reality across Philippine islands as the archipelago nation bears heavy consequences of global warming. Meanwhile, COP30 summit in Brazil draws criticism for inadequate fossil fuel commitments despite scientific warnings. Read the full article
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Brazil this week amid sharp criticism that the final agreement fails to adequately address the role of…
The familiar convenience store pit stop is getting an electric makeover. Major fuel retailers like Wawa and Sheetz are betting that fast EV chargers combined with…
A government-commissioned review has concluded that the United Kingdom has become the world’s most expensive location for nuclear power plant construction, with excessive bureaucracy and overly…
The recent COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, delivered mixed results that highlight the urgent challenge facing global climate action—and put Australia’s upcoming leadership role under…
Despite sharing the same legal protection status as tigers and rhinos in Nepal, pangolins remain on a devastating path toward extinction. Two of the world’s three…
Indigenous communities in northeastern Cambodia are facing a health and environmental crisis as toxic runoff from gold mining operations poisons their ancestral rivers. In Ta Bouk…
Maine made history as the first state to prohibit spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on agricultural land, but this environmental victory has created an unexpected consequence: landfills…
An ambitious conservation effort is underway in London as scientists and volunteer citizen researchers join forces to locate one of Britain’s rarest creatures: the German hairy…
A groundbreaking new study reveals that extreme weather disasters are devastating Amazon communities at an unprecedented rate, but government reporting systems are failing to capture the…
On a scorching July day in 2024, 18-year-old Danny Nolasco was mixing and hauling heavy buckets of cement at a Texas construction site. The young man…
Climate policy experts are pushing back against opposition claims that Australia’s Climate Minister Chris Bowen cannot effectively serve in his domestic role while taking on key…
A new type of wildfire is haunting Canada’s northern forests—one that refuses to die even in the depths of winter. These “zombie fires” smolder beneath the…
Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement promised to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the recent COP30 climate summit in Brazil revealed a stark reality—international climate…
New photo series captures climate crisis reality across Philippine islands as the archipelago nation bears heavy consequences of global warming. Meanwhile, COP30 summit in Brazil draws criticism for inadequate fossil fuel commitments despite scientific warnings.
America’s data centers consumed a staggering 228 billion gallons of water in 2023—and that number is set to skyrocket as artificial intelligence drives unprecedented demand for…
