[the_ad id="3024875"]
The environmental news site since 1991
The environmental news site since 1991
Government ministers in England are reportedly preparing to weaken green technology requirements for new homes following pushback from the construction industry, according to exclusive reports. The move would eliminate mandatory battery installation requirements from upcoming building regulations, potentially reducing energy…
The University of Nebraska has shut down its Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, eliminating the state’s only program training meteorologists and geologists just as extreme weather events intensify across the region. The decision, driven by a $21 million budget deficit,…
From thousands of feet above the Peruvian Amazon, the devastating impact of illegal gold mining becomes starkly visible. Professor José Manuyama, president of the Committee for the Defense of the Water of Iquitos, watched in anguish as his small aircraft…
A decade after the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, courts around the world are increasingly becoming battlegrounds for climate justice—and activists are winning significant victories. The year 2025 has seen a remarkable surge in successful climate litigation, resulting in everything from…
In the dim depths of the Pacific Ocean near Guam, scientists have uncovered a hidden world teeming with never-before-seen life. Using innovative underwater structures that act like “hotels” for sea creatures, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences have discovered…
The environmental science community is mourning the loss of Emma Johnston, a pioneering marine ecologist and academic leader who died December 26, 2025, in Melbourne from cancer-related complications. Johnston, who had just begun her role as vice-chancellor of the University…
Environmental journalism powerhouse Mongabay achieved unprecedented reach in 2025, publishing more than 7,300 stories across eight languages and attracting over 110 million unique readers—a remarkable 44% increase from 2024. The milestone reflects the organization’s expanding global newsroom and its commitment…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is entering 2026 from a position of unprecedented political strength following Labor’s decisive electoral victory, but significant economic challenges loom ahead that could test his government’s resilience. Labor’s landslide win delivered the party 94 lower-house…
As 2025 comes to a close, environmental advocates are celebrating significant grassroots victories that emerged despite a challenging federal policy landscape. While the Trump administration implemented sweeping environmental rollbacks—including relaxed fossil fuel regulations and weakened protections for endangered species—conservation groups,…
Latin America finds itself at a critical environmental juncture, where groundbreaking conservation efforts are increasingly undermined by organized crime and expanding extractive industries. This biodiverse powerhouse—home to 40% of the world’s known species and half of its tropical forests—also sits…
