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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 Philippines stands as a stark example of climate injustice—contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions yet bearing some of the heaviest consequences of our warming…
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…
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…
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to federal wetland protections that could leave more than two-thirds of Illinois’ remaining wetlands vulnerable to development and destruction.…
Off Brazil’s coast, where the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo meet the Atlantic Ocean, lies one of the world’s most extraordinary marine ecosystems—yet it remains…
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…
French oil and gas corporation TotalEnergies is facing serious criminal allegations in its home country related to its massive natural gas project in Mozambique. The Berlin-based…
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…
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…
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 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…
College football stadiums across the South are becoming increasingly dangerous for fans as rising temperatures create sweltering conditions that can be 10-16 degrees hotter inside the…
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…
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.
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…
