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Washington communities recover from 5 trillion gallons of flooding as another massive storm approaches. Meanwhile, California faces credibility questions after 168 gallons of crude oil contaminated Monterey County farmland, and Interior Department conflicts emerge over Nevada lithium mining. Read the full article
The Pacific Northwest is bracing for another powerful atmospheric river just as communities begin recovering from catastrophic flooding that devastated the region earlier this week. The…
A top Interior Department official has significant financial ties to the contested Thacker Pass lithium mining project in Nevada, raising serious questions about potential conflicts of…
Australia’s year in environmental news has been dramatically documented through the lenses of the nation’s top news photographers, with 2025’s best wire agency images telling a…
Washington communities recover from 5 trillion gallons of flooding as another massive storm approaches. Meanwhile, California faces credibility questions after 168 gallons of crude oil contaminated Monterey County farmland, and Interior Department conflicts emerge over Nevada lithium mining.
Australian mining company Regis Resources is taking the federal government to court, arguing that officials improperly assessed a sacred Aboriginal Dreaming story when issuing a heritage…
Australia’s federal government has announced plans to open five new offshore areas for gas exploration in the Otway Basin, a decision that has drawn fierce criticism…
A comprehensive new study reveals that most organizations responsible for managing fishing in international waters are falling short of their conservation goals, raising serious concerns about…
Australia’s federal government is dramatically expanding its home battery subsidy program, tripling the budget from $2.3 billion to $7.2 billion over four years due to overwhelming…
A spectacular natural phenomenon has unfolded in one of Earth’s most inhospitable places, as the ancient Lake Manly has temporarily returned to Death Valley National Park…
A landmark report from New South Wales’ official climate agency has delivered a decisive blow to future coal mining developments, declaring that new expansions would violate…
The Congo Basin, Earth’s second-largest tropical rainforest, is disappearing at a devastating pace—losing nearly 1.8 million hectares annually between 2015 and 2019. This massive forest system,…
Starting December 1st, new work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) took effect across most of the United States, potentially cutting food benefits for…
In a modest greenhouse in rural Kansas, scientists at the Land Institute are nurturing what could be agriculture’s next major breakthrough: Kernza, a perennial grain crop…
In the fertile farmlands surrounding Lagos, Nigeria, a troubling reality persists beneath the surface of seemingly productive agriculture. Farmers like Joe, who has worked the same…
In what represents the largest seizure of live animals in its nine-year history, Operation Thunder—a coordinated international effort led by Interpol and the World Customs Organization—confiscated…