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Charlotte, North Carolina, once struggled with air pollution so severe that the city’s iconic 871-foot Bank of America Corporate Center—crowned with its distinctive ornate metal top—regularly disappeared behind a thick veil of smog. While years of stricter environmental regulations have…
Massachusetts has unveiled a comprehensive coastal protection strategy designed to safeguard the state’s extensive 1,519-mile shoreline from the growing threats of sea level rise and increasingly severe storms. The ResilientCoasts Initiative represents years of planning and builds upon climate adaptation…
As Honduras prepares for its November 30 presidential and congressional elections, the outcome could prove pivotal for one of Central America’s most biodiverse regions. The winning candidates will inherit stewardship of a country where over half the territory is covered…
For countless generations, the Mohana people have called the waters of Lake Manchar home, earning them the nickname “bird people” for their seamless adaptation to life on Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake. In Sindh province, this indigenous community built their entire…
Despite Brazil’s ambitious promises to lead the world toward a fossil fuel-free future, COP30 in Belém ended without the concrete action plan many had hoped for. The two-week climate summit, which concluded November 22nd in the heart of the Amazon,…
When drought strikes California, it’s not just crops and lawns that suffer—wild animals are driven from their natural habitats in search of water and food, leading to a dramatic spike in conflicts with humans. A comprehensive new study analyzing six…
Britain's Labour government prepares major North Sea drilling expansion despite climate pledges, as Trump becomes first US president in 30 years to skip UN climate talks. Meanwhile, 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists successfully derailed COP30 progress in Brazil.
The COP30 climate summit in Brazil concluded with disappointing results as fossil fuel interests successfully blocked meaningful progress on phasing out oil, gas, and coal. More than 1,600 industry lobbyists descended on the conference, working alongside Saudi Arabia and Russia…
Renowned political cartoonist Fiona Katauskas has released a new piece examining the intersection of political leadership and climate activism, focusing on the shared concern over timing in environmental action. The cartoon, published in The Guardian, draws connections between Australian Agriculture…
Ten years after world leaders signed the Paris Climate Agreement, major banks and investment firms are actually increasing their financial support for companies that destroy forests, according to a damning new report from the Forests & Finance Coalition. The findings…
