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A growing number of universities are revolutionizing higher education by requiring all students to learn about climate change, regardless of their major. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has…
Prince William paid tribute to his late mother Princess Diana during his recent environmental mission to Brazil, posing beneath Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in the same…
A California hunter’s harrowing three-week ordeal in the Sierra National Forest has ended in a remarkable rescue, highlighting both the unforgiving nature of wilderness environments and the human will to…
Local councils across the UK are approving large-scale pig and poultry operations without adequate climate impact assessments, creating what critics call an “emissions scandal” in the agriculture sector. An investigation…
A devastating fungal disease that has plagued Southeast Asian farmers for over a decade has made an alarming leap across the Pacific, now threatening cassava crops throughout the Amazon basin.…
As cities worldwide continue breaking temperature records, a groundbreaking collaboration is emerging to combat one of climate change’s deadliest threats. The C40 Cool Cities Accelerator brings together more than 30…
Universities across the United States are making climate change education a graduation requirement for all students, regardless of their major. The University of California, San Diego became the first major…
Brazil faces a persistent dilemma: how can a nation so dependent on its natural resources also preserve them? Renata Piazzon, head of São Paulo’s Instituto Arapyaú, believes she has the…
In Kenya’s arid northern regions, a remarkable group of animals known as the “Samburu Special Five” are fighting for survival as climate change intensifies the challenges of their already harsh…
Illinois is taking bold action to address electricity costs that have skyrocketed by one-third over five years, with some regions seeing nearly 50% increases. The state’s response? A groundbreaking energy…
A coalition of UK wildlife charities has secured nearly £10 million—one-third of their ambitious £30 million (US$39 million) fundraising goal—to purchase a massive tract of land in northeastern England for…
A devastating fungal disease that has plagued cassava crops across Southeast Asia for over a decade has now jumped continents, threatening food security in South America. In 2023, smallholder farmers…
Deep in the arid landscapes of East Africa roams an extraordinary group of wildlife known as the “Samburu Special Five” – animals so uniquely adapted to harsh desert conditions that…
The environmental movement is having one of those weeks where the complexity of our planetary moment comes into sharp focus—a tapestry woven from breakthrough innovations, stubborn political realities, and the…
A coalition of UK wildlife charities has made significant progress toward purchasing one of England’s largest potential nature reserves, raising nearly £10 million of the £30 million ($39 million) needed…
Six Just Stop Oil activists face up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of public nuisance for their 2022 climate protest on the M25 motorway, raising questions about…
Marine scientists are sounding the alarm about Indonesia’s rapidly disappearing seagrass ecosystems, calling them a “forgotten” environmental treasure that’s being sacrificed despite their critical importance for climate stability and marine…
Brazil faces a persistent dilemma: how to protect its vast natural resources while still depending on them for economic growth. Renata Piazzon, director of São Paulo’s Instituto Arapyaú, has emerged…
Illinois lawmakers have passed groundbreaking energy legislation to tackle electricity costs that have surged by one-third statewide over the past five years. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act represents…
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are spearheading an ambitious campaign to transform British eating habits by doubling the nation’s bean consumption within the next four years. The initiative,…
