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Chicago-area contamination accidentally blocks dangerous crustaceans from Lake Michigan, while archaeologists uncover prehistoric landscape modification near Stonehenge. Meanwhile, climate summit progress in Brazil still falls short of global warming targets.
Australia’s long-awaited rewrite of its environmental protection laws has left conservationists with mixed emotions, according to environmental advocate Georgina Woods. While the legislative changes represent progress after years of advocacy, Woods expresses serious concerns about the government’s emphasis on expedited…
Charlotte, North Carolina, once struggled with air pollution so severe that the city’s iconic 871-foot Bank of America Corporate Center—crowned with its distinctive ornate metal top—regularly disappeared behind a thick veil of smog. While years of stricter environmental regulations have…
Climate change isn’t just threatening native wildlife—it’s rolling out the red carpet for invasive species that could devastate ecosystems and drain taxpayer dollars. As rising temperatures reshape habitats worldwide, opportunistic plants and animals are finding new territories to colonize, often…
Massachusetts has unveiled a comprehensive coastal protection strategy designed to safeguard the state’s extensive 1,519-mile shoreline from the growing threats of sea level rise and increasingly severe storms. The ResilientCoasts Initiative represents years of planning and builds upon climate adaptation…
Alabama Power, the state’s largest electric utility, has agreed to delay a controversial rate increase by one year following widespread public backlash over rising electricity bills. The proposed rate hike was originally scheduled to help recover costs from the company’s…
For countless generations, the Mohana people have called the waters of Lake Manchar home, earning them the nickname “bird people” for their seamless adaptation to life on Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake. In Sindh province, this indigenous community built their entire…
Rising temperatures create perfect conditions for ecosystem-damaging invasive species as EPA authority cuts threaten Charlotte with nearly 1,000 additional tons of annual air pollution. Meanwhile, Alabama Power delays rate hikes and Virginia postpones major gas plant decisions.
Australia is heading toward a significant climate policy failure, with new government projections revealing the country will dramatically miss its 2035 emissions reduction goals under current measures. Official data released Thursday shows Australia is on track to reduce greenhouse gas…
The COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, concluded with a mixed bag of results that highlighted both progress and persistent challenges in global climate action. While negotiators failed to reach agreement on a worldwide fossil fuel phase-out—a critical goal many…