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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
High school and college students from around the world recently participated in a simulated version of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, stepping into the shoes of…
In the vast archives of the California Academy of Sciences, Christopher C. Grinter oversees millions of preserved insects—from tiny moths no bigger than a pinky nail…
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…
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…
The COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, faced an unexpected emergency on Thursday when a fire broke out in the conference center’s pavilion area, forcing the…
Researchers have solved the mystery behind thousands of earthquakes that rattled the Greek island of Santorini over a three-month period, revealing a dramatic underground story of…
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took a significant step toward reducing climate pollution this week when state regulators approved sweeping updates to outdated methane emission standards for municipal landfills.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…
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…
At the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a pointed message to President Donald Trump and the United States as nearly…
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.
A devastating new state audit has revealed that North Carolina’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency—the agency responsible for helping Hurricane Matthew and Florence survivors rebuild their…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a sharp rebuke to Donald Trump’s climate stance this week, calling the former president “the biggest con job in American…
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…
A massive three-meter giant oarfish, one of the ocean’s most elusive deep-sea creatures, has washed ashore on a Tasmanian beach, providing researchers with a rare opportunity…
As world leaders gather at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, African delegates are bringing urgent concerns about how climate change is devastating the continent’s…
