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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Swallows Camera While New Mexico Utility Seeks Zero Emission Label for Gas Plant — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Dec 8 2025

Dramatic footage shows molten lava engulfing monitoring equipment at Kilauea as Southwestern Public Service pushes controversial greenwashing bid. Meanwhile, NOAA's critical ocean buoy network faces funding collapse during peak hurricane season, threatening coastal weather forecasting nationwide. Read the full article

November 24, 2025

Australian Climate Experts Reject Opposition Criticism of Minister’s International Role in COP31 Negotiations

Climate policy experts are pushing back against opposition claims that Australia’s Climate Minister Chris Bowen cannot effectively serve in his domestic role while taking on key…

November 24, 2025

Philippines Faces Rising Seas and Stronger Storms While COP30 Fails to Deliver Fossil Fuel Phase-Out — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Nov 24 2025

Coastal flooding impacts daily life in the Philippines as rising seas threaten island communities

New photo series captures climate crisis reality across Philippine islands as the archipelago nation bears heavy consequences of global warming. Meanwhile, COP30 summit in Brazil draws criticism for inadequate fossil fuel commitments despite scientific warnings.

November 24, 2025

Philippines Faces Climate Crisis Frontlines: Powerful Photo Series Captures Daily Reality of Rising Seas and Stronger Storms

The Philippines stands as a stark example of climate injustice—contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions yet bearing some of the heaviest consequences of our warming…

November 24, 2025

French Energy Giant TotalEnergies Faces Criminal Charges Over Alleged Civilian Massacres in Mozambique

French oil and gas corporation TotalEnergies is facing serious criminal allegations in its home country related to its massive natural gas project in Mozambique. The Berlin-based…

November 24, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Fails to Address Fossil Fuels Despite Scientific Warnings, Say Critics

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Brazil this week amid sharp criticism that the final agreement fails to adequately address the role of…

November 24, 2025

New Research Reveals How Strategic Data Center Placement Could Slash Water Usage by 90%

America’s data centers consumed a staggering 228 billion gallons of water in 2023—and that number is set to skyrocket as artificial intelligence drives unprecedented demand for…

November 24, 2025

UK’s Nuclear Power Costs Soar Due to Regulatory Complexity, Government Task Force Reveals

A government-commissioned review has concluded that the United Kingdom has become the world’s most expensive location for nuclear power plant construction, with excessive bureaucracy and overly…

November 24, 2025

Amazon Climate Disasters Spike 300% While Government Tracking Systems Fall Dangerously Behind

A groundbreaking new study reveals that extreme weather disasters are devastating Amazon communities at an unprecedented rate, but government reporting systems are failing to capture the…

November 24, 2025

Gold Mining Pollution Devastates Indigenous Communities and Protected Rivers in Cambodia

Indigenous communities in northeastern Cambodia are facing a health and environmental crisis as toxic runoff from gold mining operations poisons their ancestral rivers. In Ta Bouk…

November 24, 2025

London Scientists Launch City-Wide Hunt for Critically Endangered “German Hairy Snail”

An ambitious conservation effort is underway in London as scientists and volunteer citizen researchers join forces to locate one of Britain’s rarest creatures: the German hairy…

November 24, 2025

Maine’s Groundbreaking PFAS Sludge Ban Creates New Challenge: Overflowing Landfills Replace Contaminated Farmland

Maine made history as the first state to prohibit spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on agricultural land, but this environmental victory has created an unexpected consequence: landfills…

November 24, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Exposes Hard Truth: Money Matters More Than Temperature Goals

Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement promised to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the recent COP30 climate summit in Brazil revealed a stark reality—international climate…

November 24, 2025

Gas Stations Are Reinventing Themselves as Premium EV Charging Destinations

The familiar convenience store pit stop is getting an electric makeover. Major fuel retailers like Wawa and Sheetz are betting that fast EV chargers combined with…

November 24, 2025

Federal Wetland Protections Face Major Rollback as Illinois Stands to Lose 70% of Remaining Wetlands

The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to federal wetland protections that could leave more than two-thirds of Illinois’ remaining wetlands vulnerable to development and destruction.…

November 24, 2025

Nepal’s Pangolins Face Extinction Despite Legal Protection: Why Paper Laws Aren’t Enough to Save the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal

Despite sharing the same legal protection status as tigers and rhinos in Nepal, pangolins remain on a devastating path toward extinction. Two of the world’s three…

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