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In a stunning victory for grassroots environmental activism, ExxonMobil recently announced it would delay construction of a massive $10 billion plastics manufacturing facility along the Texas Gulf Coast. While the oil giant cited “market conditions” as the reason, the decision…
Jonathan Jarvis, who served as director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2017, is sounding the alarm about what he sees as existential threats to America’s cherished national parks during Donald Trump’s presidency. The former director is calling…
In a breathtaking display of marine wildlife behavior, photographer Charvet Drucker witnessed and captured an extraordinary survival story unfolding in the Salish Sea. While on a whale-watching expedition aboard a 20-foot rental boat, Drucker found herself at the center of…
While thousands of international journalists have descended on Belém, Brazil, to cover COP30—one of the most crucial climate summits in recent years—America’s four major television networks are notably absent from the scene. CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox have all opted…
Rescue crews have recovered the body of a coal miner who went missing after a sudden flood trapped him inside a West Virginia mine last Saturday. Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed the discovery on Thursday, ending a multi-day search and rescue…
The global shift away from fossil fuels has reached a tipping point that will make the clean energy transition “inevitable,” according to a major new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The world’s leading energy watchdog predicts that renewable…
Western states have failed to reach a crucial agreement on how to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River, missing a federal deadline that was set for Tuesday. The impasse leaves one of America’s most vital water sources in deeper uncertainty as…
The incoming Trump administration is moving forward with plans to open California’s offshore waters to oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades, setting the stage for a major environmental and political showdown with the Golden State. According…
With the Trump administration notably absent from this year’s United Nations climate summit, California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as the highest-ranking American official at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. In a pointed critique of federal climate policy, Newsom described President…
As artificial intelligence drives unprecedented demand for data processing power, Latin American governments are aggressively courting billions in foreign investment to build massive data centers across the region. However, these facilities are increasingly meeting fierce resistance from local communities, particularly…
