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Brazil authorizes offshore drilling near the Great Amazon Reef while hosting COP30, as the U.S. House votes to eliminate protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness. Meanwhile, New Jersey activists push for a $50 billion climate superfund targeting fossil fuel companies. Read the full article
Community activists across Virginia and North Carolina are raising alarm as two major energy companies push forward with ambitious natural gas pipeline projects that would cut…
Brazil authorizes offshore drilling near the Great Amazon Reef while hosting COP30, as the U.S. House votes to eliminate protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness. Meanwhile, New Jersey activists push for a $50 billion climate superfund targeting fossil fuel companies.
Along the industrial shores of San Francisco Bay, Luna Angulo surveys a landscape where decades of chemical manufacturing have left a dangerous legacy. Behind razor wire…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to eliminate environmental protections for millions of acres of pristine Alaskan wilderness, clearing the way for oil and gas…
The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to open new areas off the California and Florida coasts to oil and gas drilling, a move that could spark…
The natural world continues to amaze and inspire, as demonstrated by this week’s collection of extraordinary wildlife photographs from photographers around the globe. From the Arctic…
Six Congo Basin nations have unveiled an innovative “payment for environmental services” program that puts money directly into the hands of local communities and farmers who…
A large-scale fire has broken out in the vicinity of the COP30 climate summit, with BBC correspondents on the ground reporting dramatic scenes of “huge columns…
The COP30 United Nations climate summit in Brazil experienced an unexpected disruption when a fire emergency forced the evacuation of thousands of attendees from the conference…
At the ongoing COP30 climate summit, India has declared success in meeting a crucial milestone from its previous climate commitments, but the announcement has sparked debate…
Scientists have discovered a troubling new threat to Antarctica’s ice: powerful underwater vortices that act like storms beneath the continent’s ice shelves. These hidden storms are…
A fire broke out at the venue hosting the United Nations COP30 climate talks in Brazil, creating dramatic scenes as international delegates and media gathered to…
A massive tract of pristine dry forest in Bolivia faces imminent destruction as a Brazilian agricultural corporation moves to purchase 30,019 hectares (74,179 acres) of land…
Sharks, ancient mariners that have roamed Earth’s oceans for over 400 million years—predating both dinosaurs and trees—now face their greatest challenge yet. According to the IUCN…
California took a significant step toward reducing climate pollution this week when state regulators approved sweeping updates to outdated methane emission standards for municipal landfills. The…
