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Two environmental activists are headed to court this week after taking direct action to prevent commercial whaling ships from leaving Iceland’s capital harbor. On September 4, 2023, at 4 a.m., Elissa Phillips and Anahita Sahar Babaei climbed aboard two aging…
China is making a bold bid for global climate leadership as the United States pulls back from environmental initiatives, with Chinese officials promoting their nation’s renewable energy technologies to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Speaking…
A alarming new analysis reveals that 50 of the world’s 100 largest cities are grappling with high levels of water stress, signaling a deepening global water crisis that threatens billions of urban residents. Among these struggling metropolitan areas, 39 cities…
For decades, rainforest research was limited to what scientists could reach from the ground—measuring tree trunks, collecting fallen leaves, and cataloging specimens at eye level. But the richest biodiversity in tropical rainforests exists far overhead in the canopy, a vibrant…
Leading environmental health scientists are pushing back against recent doubts raised about microplastics detection in human bodies, arguing that ongoing scientific debate is normal and necessary for advancing research in this critical field. Four prominent researchers, including Prof Philip J…
The Philippines took center stage in the global sustainable food movement last November when Bacolod City hosted the first-ever Asia-Pacific convergence of Slow Food International. Over five days, more than 2,000 delegates from 20 countries transformed the city in Negros…
In the heart of British Columbia’s Kootenay region, the Nupqu Native Plant Nursery is revolutionizing ecological restoration by combining Indigenous knowledge with modern conservation techniques. The facility, whose name means “black bear” in the Ktunaxa language, has achieved a remarkable…
Indonesia has taken unprecedented action against environmental violators, revoking the permits of 28 companies whose activities allegedly worsened the catastrophic floods and landslides that devastated Sumatra in late 2025. The natural disasters, triggered by Cyclone Senyar in November, claimed approximately…
A federal court in Oregon has dealt a significant blow to the U.S. Forest Service’s logging practices, ruling that a decades-old regulation used to clear tens of thousands of acres of public forest land was created and applied unlawfully. The…
A sobering new analysis reveals that the world’s carbon emissions crisis is increasingly concentrated among a small group of corporate giants. According to the latest Carbon Majors report released Wednesday, just 32 companies were responsible for more than half of…
