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Google's plan to restart Iowa's shuttered nuclear facility raises storm safety concerns in America's most tornado-prone region, while a massive Chinese-backed port in Peru could push Amazon ecosystems past their breaking point. Plus, deep-sea mining debates intensify globally. Read the full article
In a rare conservation success story, northern bottlenose whales are making a comeback in Canadian waters after decades of decline. A new study published in the…
New research reveals that experimental deep-sea mining operations have significantly harmed over one-third of animal species living on the ocean floor, intensifying the heated debate between…
A remarkable natural phenomenon is unfolding in Rio de Janeiro, where towering talipot palms planted in the 1960s by renowned Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx…
America’s food system faced its biggest crisis since the pandemic in October when the US Department of Agriculture temporarily suspended the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Environmental journalist George Monbiot believes he may have witnessed a pivotal moment in agricultural history—one that could transform how we grow food while protecting the planet.…
As young environmental activists from around the world converged in Belém, Brazil, for COP30 climate negotiations, they carried a sobering reminder: today’s climate crisis stems from…
At 88 years old, legendary Canadian underwater explorer Joe MacInnis has witnessed the ocean’s most dramatic stories firsthand—from being trapped by the Titanic’s wreckage to discovering…
Indigenous women across Latin America are emerging as powerful environmental guardians, leading efforts to protect water sources, preserve biodiversity, and defend ancestral knowledge that has sustained…
Safety concerns are mounting over plans to abandon three enormous spoil tips above the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil, leaving residents potentially vulnerable to environmental and…
Nature photographers from around the globe have captured another remarkable collection of wildlife moments this week, showcasing the diverse and often surprising behaviors of animals in…
As the world grappled with alarming news of record-breaking carbon dioxide levels this fall, a troubling subplot was unfolding behind the scenes. The World Meteorological Organization’s…
The United Kingdom’s newly established publicly-owned energy company, GB Energy, has announced plans to focus its clean energy investments primarily in regions with a strong history…
Experimental deep-sea mining operations harm over one-third of ocean floor species, raising concerns for renewable energy material sourcing. Meanwhile, massive coal spoil tips from the UK's largest opencast mine pose environmental risks to Merthyr Tydfil residents as abandonment plans proceed.
A devastating ecological tragedy unfolded along South Africa’s coastline between 2004 and 2012, as more than 60,000 African penguins starved to death following the dramatic collapse…
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has given the green light to Dominion Energy’s controversial $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County, marking the first new gas…
