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Former EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck is sounding the alarm about plastic pollution’s devastating impact on both human health and the environment, calling for urgent government intervention to address what she describes as a crisis that can no longer be…
Following catastrophic floods and landslides that claimed more than 1,100 lives across Sumatra, Indonesia’s government has launched comprehensive environmental audits that mark a dramatic shift in how the nation addresses climate disasters. Rather than attributing the December tragedy solely to…
The Guardian’s popular Young Country Diary series has opened its doors once again to budding young naturalists, inviting children to share their winter wildlife encounters through written submissions. This quarterly initiative specifically seeks articles written by children aged 8-14 who…
A powerful anesthetic commonly used in operating rooms worldwide is being phased out by hospitals due to its devastating impact on climate change. Desflurane, classified as a “climate super pollutant,” has an extraordinarily high global warming potential – approximately 2,500…
The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against two California cities—Petaluma and Morgan Hill in the San Francisco Bay Area—challenging local ordinances that limit natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction projects. The legal action represents the latest escalation in…
Every year, a colossal fleet of hundreds of industrial fishing vessels descends upon a lawless stretch of ocean just beyond Argentina’s territorial waters, creating what appears from satellite imagery as a glowing city floating on the dark Atlantic. This Chinese-dominated…
President-elect Donald Trump has announced an ambitious plan to encourage American oil companies to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s oil production sector, reviving discussions about US energy partnerships in the politically unstable South American nation. The proposal comes as…
Congressional appropriators from both parties released a bipartisan spending package Monday that largely maintains the Environmental Protection Agency’s current funding levels, marking a significant victory for environmental advocates who had feared much deeper cuts. The agreement comes as lawmakers work…
Over the past three decades, a once-peaceful stretch of the San Jacinto River east of Houston has transformed into an industrial maze of hundreds of oil and chemical barges, raising serious questions about environmental oversight and public safety. The massive…
New research published in Nature Sustainability reveals a troubling paradox for climate policy: forcing people to adopt greener lifestyles through mandates and bans can actually undermine environmental values and trigger political backlash, even among those who already care about climate…
