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In a moment that perfectly captured the reality of urban wildlife encounters, a live television news report took an unexpectedly wild turn in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood on Tuesday. ABC7 News reporter Frances Wang was broadcasting live coverage of…
When wildfires erupted in Brazil’s Amazon municipality of Acará in August 2024, local civil defense coordinator Edson Abreu dos Santos faced a daunting challenge. The 48-year-old former seminary student had no fire brigade, water trucks, or aerial support to combat…
A troubling new study reveals that microscopic plastic pollution has reached alarming levels across Pacific island nations, with one-third of fish in the region now contaminated with synthetic fibers and particles. The research, published Wednesday by University of the South…
A West Texas property owner has filed a lawsuit claiming that oil and gas operations have caused widespread environmental damage to his land through contaminated injection wells and improper well maintenance. Billy Wayne Meister Jr. filed the lawsuit in December…
A drilling rig operated by ConocoPhillips toppled over while being transported across Alaska’s Arctic tundra last week, creating a fire and spilling diesel fuel onto the pristine snow-covered landscape. The accident occurred as the equipment was being moved to a…
A federal judge has ruled that the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the Massachusetts coast can continue operations, dealing another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to halt major renewable energy developments. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy blocked the administration’s…
High above the forest floor in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, a hidden world of biodiversity has long remained mysterious to scientists. Traditional wildlife monitoring methods like camera traps and acoustic sensors often fail to detect the elusive creatures living in the…
A major cross-border investigation has uncovered widespread deception in how European food brands market their plastic packaging as environmentally friendly. Despite bold claims of using “recycled” and “circular” materials, most of these supposedly sustainable packages are actually made primarily from…
Australia is grappling with a devastating heatwave that has shattered temperature records across major cities and remote communities alike. On Tuesday, Melbourne endured one of its hottest days since modern weather recording began in 1910, with several suburbs reaching a…
Turkey has achieved a remarkable transformation in electric vehicle adoption, evolving from one of Europe’s smallest EV markets to its fourth-largest in less than a decade. This dramatic shift illustrates how emerging markets are embracing clean transportation technology at unprecedented…
