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Despite surging electricity demand and climate goals, the United States wind energy industry is facing an unprecedented crisis that’s grinding new project development to a halt. Even in Iowa—the nation’s leading wind-powered state where turbines generate more than half the…
Pakistan’s leaders once hailed Chinese-backed coal power plants as the solution to the nation’s crippling energy shortages. But what was promised as economic salvation has instead become an environmental and financial nightmare that threatens both public health and national sovereignty.…
A comprehensive new study reveals alarming gaps in climate disaster reporting across the Amazon basin, with researchers documenting over 12,500 extreme weather events between 2013 and 2023 while warning that the true number is likely far higher. The study, which…
Environmental journalist Isabel Esterman believes that meaningful impact comes not from single blockbuster stories, but from years of persistent reporting that gradually shifts public understanding and policy. As managing editor for Southeast Asia at Mongabay, one of the world’s leading…
While Europe celebrates wood pellets as a clean energy solution, residents in small Southern towns are paying a devastating health price for this so-called “green” alternative. British energy company Drax operates three massive wood pellet mills in Louisiana and Mississippi,…
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt a significant blow to environmental organizations and municipalities seeking to recover millions in federal grant funding that was terminated or frozen during the Trump administration. In a ruling this week, a three-judge…
A colossal winter storm is currently battering the United States, plunging more than 230 million Americans—two-thirds of the nation’s population—into a dangerous deep freeze that could last through early next week. The system is delivering heavy snowfall and catastrophic ice…
Virginia is moving closer to rejoining a major regional carbon trading program after its newly elected Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones took decisive action Thursday to reverse the state’s controversial exit from the initiative. Jones’ move creates a clear pathway…
Kirtida Mekani, the visionary environmentalist known as Singapore’s “tree lady,” has passed away at age 66, leaving behind a remarkable legacy that helped shape the city-state’s reputation as a green urban oasis. Born in Karnataka, India, Mekani moved to Singapore…
The small town of Childersburg, Alabama, population 5,000, has unanimously approved zoning changes that could pave the way for a massive $6 billion hyperscale data center project. The decision came during a Tuesday City Council meeting characterized by what observers…
