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Thousands of LA County residents remain displaced one year after devastating wildfires as environmental risks persist. Meanwhile, researchers call for controlled solar radiation management experiments as 2024 becomes first complete year above critical temperature thresholds.
As 2024 begins, thousands of Los Angeles County residents find themselves unable to truly start fresh—they remain trapped in the aftermath of devastating wildfires that ravaged their communities exactly one year ago. The deadly blazes, fueled by hurricane-force winds exceeding…
Former EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck is sounding the alarm about plastic pollution’s devastating impact on both human health and the environment, calling for urgent government intervention to address what she describes as a crisis that can no longer be…
Chile establishes its 47th national park protecting 500,000 acres while completing a 1,700-mile wildlife corridor through Patagonia. Meanwhile, Darién Gap forest rangers use advanced technology and strategic funding to successfully combat illegal logging in Central America's biodiverse wilderness.
Christmas tree growers in western North Carolina show resilience rebuilding after Hurricane Helene's devastation, while Britain's EV charging expansion slows dramatically. Plus: Scientists discover endangered carnivorous pitcher plant in Philippines and English gardeners urged to plant "tredges" for woodland goals.
The year 2025 marked a watershed moment for global ocean protection, coinciding with the halfway point of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Two groundbreaking international treaties achieved the ratifications needed to become legally binding, representing decades…
Pennsylvania's 37-fold surge in natural gas production creates dangerous oversight gaps for toxic drilling waste, while Michigan's ambitious 2040 carbon-free electricity mandate faces threats from new data center tax breaks that could undermine clean energy progress.
California reaches unprecedented renewable energy usage as federal climate leadership retreats, while Texas winter storm analysis reveals deadly power grid vulnerabilities for disabled residents dependent on medical equipment. Plus: 77-year-old activist sues Dow Chemical over plastic pollution.
Veteran Gulf Coast environmental activist Diane Wilson has filed a 60-day legal notice of intent to sue Dow Chemical Company, alleging the industrial giant has been illegally discharging massive quantities of plastic pellets from its sprawling petrochemical facility near Seadrift,…
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.
