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A striking new report has revealed that just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for producing half of all global carbon dioxide emissions in 2024, highlighting the outsized role of major energy corporations in driving climate change. This represents a…
Just one year into his second presidency, Donald Trump has fundamentally altered the trajectory of U.S. climate and environmental policy through sweeping rollbacks that touch every corner of the green economy. From withdrawing from international climate agreements to slashing federal…
Utah faces a stark contradiction: Governor Spencer Cox wants to save the dying Great Salt Lake while simultaneously transforming the drought-stricken state into a data center hub. Standing beside the shrinking lake in September, Cox unveiled an ambitious plan to…
Deep in Brazil’s western Amazon, the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve demonstrates how forest conservation and human livelihoods can work hand in hand. Named after the rubber tapper and labor leader killed in 1988 for defending sustainable forest use, the reserve…
In the waters off Thailand, an unlikely partnership is emerging in the fight to save one of the country’s most endangered marine species. Theerasak “Pop” Saksritawee, a social media influencer turned amateur conservationist, has formed a unique collaboration with marine…
In the lush rainforests stretching between Nigeria’s Cross River and Cameroon’s Sanaga River, troops of Preuss’s red colobus monkeys swing through the canopy in groups of 20 to 60 individuals. These social primates depend almost entirely on young leaves from…
Despite experiencing a cooling La Niña weather pattern, 2025 still emerged as the third-warmest year since global temperature records began in 1850, according to new data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The finding underscores the relentless warming trend driven…
What was once a lifeline for communities in southern Nepal has become an environmental catastrophe. The Sirsiya River, which flows from Nepal into India, has been transformed from a crystal-clear waterway where children swam and families drew drinking water into…
A coastal village is facing an accelerating battle against erosion, with four homes already demolished this winter alone as rising seas and extreme weather continue to claim residential properties along vulnerable shorelines. The local council has committed to covering demolition…
A critical gap in global conservation efforts is putting countless African plant species at risk, as the vast majority remain unassessed by the world’s primary extinction risk database. While conservation organizations, governments, and funding bodies rely heavily on the International…
