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In the bustling streets of Accra, Ghana, Isaac Dinwe witnesses firsthand one of the world’s most pressing environmental crises. Working for Closing the Loop, a Dutch NGO focused on electronics recycling, Dinwe sees how his country has become overwhelmed by…
Britain's advertising watchdog cracks down on fashion giants' false green claims as Trump dismantles vehicle efficiency rules affecting millions of cars. Meanwhile, record heat and drought cost UK farmers £800 million in crop losses amid Iceland's purple lupin invasion.
Brazil’s Congress has delivered a major blow to environmental protections by overriding dozens of presidential vetoes on controversial legislation that critics call the “devastation bill.” In a November 27 joint session, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to overturn 56 of 63 vetoes…
The Trump administration renames Colorado's National Renewable Energy Laboratory while Los Angeles fire survivors choose all-electric homes over gas appliances. Plus: New study shows worker heat protections save lives as federal standards loom.
Bangladesh faces a mounting plastic pollution crisis, with recycling rates for single-use plastics remaining dismally low. However, a growing network of approximately 300 small-scale ventures is working to turn the tide, focusing on recycling plastic bottles and heavier plastics beyond…
At last month’s UN climate summit in Brazil, delegates successfully adopted a groundbreaking mechanism to coordinate global action toward a just energy transition away from fossil fuels. However, a crucial provision addressing the environmental and social risks of critical mineral…
Peru's Interoceanic Highway devastates critical Amazon ecosystems while a new Chinese-backed mega-port threatens further destruction. Meanwhile, climate-driven wildfires reach unprecedented elevations in the American West, fundamentally altering snowpack melt patterns and threatening regional water supplies.
Devastating floods and landslides claim nearly 200 lives in Sri Lanka as a powerful cyclone strikes. Meanwhile, activists successfully disrupted coal exports at Australia's Port of Newcastle, and the Trump administration withdrew billions in promised clean energy investments from Appalachian coal communities.
Three major climate disasters unfold simultaneously: Hurricane Melissa triggers humanitarian crisis in Jamaica prompting UK emergency aid calls, Cyclone Ditwah claims 123 lives in Sri Lanka with 130 missing, while catastrophic monsoon floods across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia kill over 350 people.
California wildlife officials have taken the unprecedented step of killing four gray wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra Valley, marking the first state-authorized wolf deaths since the species began returning to California. The decision came after the pack…
