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As countries worldwide grapple with mounting plastic pollution and climate change pressures, a growing number are embracing a controversial solution: burning municipal waste to create fuel. This approach, known as refuse-derived fuel (RDF), has sparked intense debate among environmental experts…
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.
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.
California's Newsom administration proposes relaxing restrictions on anticoagulant rodenticides killing endangered species, while South Australia pulls decades-old 'clean and green' natural gas advertisements from Adelaide Metro buses after regulatory pressure.
Under the new moon’s glow in Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, millions of coral egg and sperm bundles rise from the reef in a spectacular display of nature’s timing. But this ancient reproductive ritual now faces a modern threat: microplastic pollution that…
A coalition of 43 international scientists is sounding the alarm about what they call a “silent epidemic of chemical pollution,” arguing that current safety regulations are dangerously inadequate for protecting human health and the environment from toxic chemicals in everyday…
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.
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.
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.
Environmental policy veteran Judith Enck is making waves with her latest book, which tackles one of today’s most pressing environmental challenges: society’s overwhelming reliance on plastic. The seasoned advocate, who has dedicated her career to protecting public health and the…
