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As climate change intensifies across the American West, wildfires are climbing to unprecedented elevations, reaching the high-mountain watersheds that serve as the region’s primary water storage system. A groundbreaking new study reveals that these blazes are fundamentally altering when and…
A lone snapping turtle sitting in the parched riverbed of the Rio Grande painted a stark picture of the environmental crisis unfolding in Albuquerque this summer. The 18-inch reptile was among the few signs of life in what should have…
At last month’s UN climate summit in Brazil, delegates successfully adopted a groundbreaking mechanism to coordinate global action toward a just energy transition away from fossil fuels. However, a crucial provision addressing the environmental and social risks of critical mineral…
A new study exposes troubling gaps in Southeast Asia’s forest carbon offset programs, revealing how climate initiatives designed to protect forests are harming the Indigenous communities who have stewarded these lands for generations. The research, published in WIREs Climate Change,…
Peru's Interoceanic Highway devastates critical Amazon ecosystems while a new Chinese-backed mega-port threatens further destruction. Meanwhile, climate-driven wildfires reach unprecedented elevations in the American West, fundamentally altering snowpack melt patterns and threatening regional water supplies.
Utah becomes first state to legalize plug-in balcony solar panels for apartments as health groups petition EPA to stop crop antibiotic spraying over superbug fears. Plus: blood tests reveal widespread PFAS contamination and England's water companies raise billions through questionable green bonds.
A devastating combination of monsoon rains and tropical storms has claimed more than 900 lives across Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, marking one of the deadliest natural disasters to strike Southeast Asia in recent years. Indonesian officials report at least…
In Peru’s northern Amazon, along the banks of the Pastaza River, Indigenous communities are witnessing a remarkable transformation in how they protect one of the world’s most critical carbon repositories. Kietre Gonzales, a member of the Recreo Native Community from…
Climate activists participating in the Rising Tide protest have successfully prevented three coal ships from entering Australia’s Port of Newcastle over the weekend, marking a significant disruption at the world’s largest coal export facility. The ongoing demonstration, which began Thursday…
Devastating floods and landslides claim nearly 200 lives in Sri Lanka as a powerful cyclone strikes. Meanwhile, activists successfully disrupted coal exports at Australia's Port of Newcastle, and the Trump administration withdrew billions in promised clean energy investments from Appalachian coal communities.
