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Philippines Typhoon Survivors Sue Shell in UK While Mysterious Disease Pushes Sea Urchins to Extinction — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Thu, Dec 11 2025

Typhoon survivors file groundbreaking climate lawsuit against oil giant Shell in United Kingdom. Meanwhile, devastating marine pandemic decimates Atlantic sea urchin populations, threatening complete extinction. Plus: Montana youth activists petition state supreme court to enforce constitutional climate victory. Read the full article

November 24, 2025

Dangerous Heat Waves Are Turning College Football Stadiums Into Health Hazards for Fans

College football stadiums across the South are becoming increasingly dangerous for fans as rising temperatures create sweltering conditions that can be 10-16 degrees hotter inside the…

November 24, 2025

Young Immigrant Worker Dies in Texas Heat as State Offers No Labor Protections Against Rising Temperatures

On a scorching July day in 2024, 18-year-old Danny Nolasco was mixing and hauling heavy buckets of cement at a Texas construction site. The young man…

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

Brazil’s Abrolhos Marine Paradise Faces Urgent Protection Crisis Despite Being South Atlantic’s Biodiversity Hotspot

Off Brazil’s coast, where the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo meet the Atlantic Ocean, lies one of the world’s most extraordinary marine ecosystems—yet it remains…

November 23, 2025

Environmental News Site Wins Prestigious Award for Exposing Amazon Drug Crime Network That Threatens Indigenous Communities

Mongabay Latam, a leading environmental journalism outlet, has been honored with the Global Shining Light Award for Large Newsrooms at the Global Investigative Journalism Network’s conference…

November 23, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Concludes Without New Fossil Fuel Commitments After Marathon 18-Hour Extension

The COP30 climate summit has wrapped up without achieving one of its primary objectives: securing fresh commitments from nations to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.…

November 23, 2025

Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Africa Trigger Crackdown on Environmental Journalists

Environmental journalists across Africa are facing increasing intimidation and police harassment when reporting on the ecological damage caused by China’s massive overseas infrastructure projects, according to…

November 23, 2025

COP30 in Brazil Shows Global Momentum Building for Climate Action Despite Challenges, Says UK Energy Secretary

The recently concluded COP30 climate summit in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest demonstrated that international momentum for climate action continues to grow, despite the conference’s acknowledged imperfections, according…

November 23, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Ends Without Fossil Fuel Commitments While Chinese Infrastructure Projects Spark African Journalist Crackdowns — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Nov 23 2025

Brazil's COP30 climate summit concluded after 18-hour extensions without new fossil fuel phase-out agreements, while environmental journalists across Africa face increasing harassment for reporting on ecological damage from China's Belt and Road infrastructure projects.

November 23, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Sparks Controversy as Final Agreement Sidesteps New Fossil Fuel Commitments

The latest United Nations climate summit has concluded amid fierce debate and criticism, after world leaders failed to include any new language addressing fossil fuel reductions…

November 23, 2025

England’s Revolutionary “Forest City” Could House One Million People in Wooden Homes by 2030

England could see its most ambitious eco-friendly urban development in over 50 years, as a cross-party coalition pushes forward plans for a groundbreaking “forest city” designed…

November 23, 2025

Tehran’s Water Emergency Signals Global Urban Crisis as Climate Change Threatens Megacities Worldwide

Iran’s capital city of 10 million people is facing an unprecedented water crisis that could force the evacuation of one of the world’s largest urban centers.…

November 23, 2025

COP30 in Brazil Ends With Mixed Results: Indigenous Protests and Fire Overshadow Limited Climate Progress

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, this week with mixed outcomes that left many environmental advocates questioning the effectiveness of…

November 23, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Ends Without New Commitments to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

The world’s largest climate summit concluded without the breakthrough many environmental advocates had hoped for, as nearly 200 nations failed to agree on new binding commitments…

November 23, 2025

Australia’s Environmental Law Reform Faces Critical Week as Political Parties Battle Over Nature Protection Bill

Australia’s long-awaited environmental law reform has reached a crucial crossroads as the federal government races against the clock to pass landmark nature protection legislation before parliament’s…

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