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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
Massachusetts has avoided joining a troubling trend of states retreating from their climate commitments, at least for now. While Arizona, Connecticut, New York, and North Carolina…
At the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Brazil, Suriname is making waves with a bold proposition: countries that protect their forests should receive financial compensation…
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 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…
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 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…
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took a significant step toward reducing climate pollution this week when state regulators approved sweeping updates to outdated methane emission standards for municipal landfills.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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Major food producer Tyson Foods has agreed to stop marketing its beef products as “climate smart” and abandon claims about achieving net zero emissions by 2050,…
As the UN’s COP30 climate summit enters its final days in Brazil, developing nations are pushing wealthy countries to dramatically increase funding for climate adaptation—the crucial…
In a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of wolf intelligence, researchers in British Columbia have documented the first potential case of tool use by…
