From NPR Julie Leon died of hyperthermia in Seattle on June 28, 2021 — the hottest day in the city’s history. A lawsuit claims she was a victim of oil companies’ “misrepresentations” about climate change. (Image credit: Mario Tama) Read…

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News ShareSave WWF The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the…

From NPR The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects. (Image credit: Drew Angerer) Read the full article from NPR

From BBC Two major new reservoir projects have been fast-tracked in a bid to shore up England’s water supplies, the government has announced. The projects in East Anglia and south Lincolnshire have been declared “nationally significant”, allowing them to speed…

From BBC 6 hours ago ShareSave Jo Lonsdale BBC North East and Cumbria Investigations ShareSave John Wright After years of absence, golden eagles are beginning to venture back into England from the south of Scotland, leading to hopes they might…

From BBC 2 hours ago ShareSave Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent ShareSave Getty Images A key planning restriction that heat pumps need to be one metre from a neighbour’s property has been lifted as the government seeks to accelerate…

From NPR A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company’s emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown. (Image credit: LUKA GONZALES) Read the full…

From BBC 2 hours ago ShareSave Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter ShareSave Getty Images Domestic cats can tell the difference between the smell of their owner and that of a stranger, a new study suggests. The study by Tokyo…

From BBC The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one…