Meat and Dairy Industry Fails to Keep Climate Promises
A new study found that most climate-related claims made by the meat and dairy industry do not hold up to scholarly scrutiny, according to Inside Climate News. Reuters reports no additional details....
В День Земли вспомните о людях, защищающих планету
Отмечая День Земли, очень важно отметить усилия активистов-экологов, которые часто жертвуют своим собственным благополучием ради этого дела. Их вклад...
Sudan Conflict Enters Fourth Year
The conflict in Sudan has entered its fourth year, with journalist Mohamed Suleiman still trapped. Al Jazeera notes that the war has caused significant loss and disruption to civilians....
Cloud Computing Still Runs Heavily on Coal and Gas
Despite growing use of renewable energy, cloud computing still relies heavily on coal and gas power. Data centers are a major consumer of electricity, with much of their demand being met by fossil fuels....
Six Women Win 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize in Historic All-Female Cohort
The 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize, considered the world's top environmental award, has been awarded exclusively to women for the first time in the prize's history. The six winners hail from Colombia, Nigeria, Papua Ne...
Corpus Christi Warns of Emergency Water Restrictions for 500,000 Residents by September
The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is projecting mandatory emergency water restrictions in September for large industrial users and its roughly 500,000 customers if current weather patterns do not shift. Reservoirs in th...
Renewables Surpass Coal as World's Largest Electricity Source for First Time Since 1919
Renewable energy overtook coal to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, according to a new annual review by energy thinktank Ember. Wind and solar alone met 99% of global electricity demand growth las...
Rio Grande States Brace for Historically Low River Flows Amid Drought and Poor Snowpack
Officials at the annual Rio Grande Compact Commission meeting warned that river flows in 2026 could rank among the lowest ever recorded, driven by persistent drought and below-average snowpack. States dependent on the Ri...
Colombian activist wins Goldman Prize for protecting Magdalena River from fracking
Yuvelis Morales Blanco, a 24-year-old rights-of-nature defender, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her role in halting fracking along Colombia's Magdalena River, one of the most biodiverse waterways on...
Stranded humpback whale in Baltic Sea divides scientists and rescuers
A humpback whale named Timmy has been stranded off Germany's Baltic coast since late March, sparking a public debate over human intervention in wildlife crises. A privately funded rescue mission backed by two German mill...
Pacific Island nations warn powerful states against weakening shipping decarbonisation deal
Pacific Island states have accused powerful nations of attempting to sabotage a key international agreement to decarbonise the shipping industry. The small island nations, among the most vulnerable to rising seas, say th...
Kenyan women challenge fishing taboos on Lake Victoria as climate pressures mount
In Kisumu County, Kenya, women have historically been forbidden from fishing on Lake Victoria due to deep-rooted cultural taboos. Activists like Rhoda Ongoche Akech are defying this stigma as climate change threatens fis...
Scientists urge countries at Colombia fossil-fuel summit to halt all new expansion
A preliminary scientific report, seen by Carbon Brief, has been presented to roughly 50 nations gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia (24–29 April) for a first-of-its-kind fossil-fuel transition summit. The report recomme...
Spain and Brazil face well-above-average temperatures in late April heat events
Temperatures in Spain are forecast to reach around 30C in Madrid and 34C in Seville this week, roughly 9–10°C above late April norms, driven by warm air from North Africa and an Atlantic low-pressure system. Parts of ...
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas even with carbon capture, study finds
New research published in a peer-reviewed journal finds that biomass power generation can produce worse climate outcomes than equivalent gas plants, even when carbon capture and storage technology is applied. The finding...
Ohio plastic waste plant faces pollution violations as owner pushes for second facility
A chemical recycling plant in central Ohio operated by Freepoint Eco-Systems has been found to be in violation of pollution regulations, with residents reporting visible smoke emissions. Despite the ongoing compliance is...
Recycled clothes from around the world discarded in South American desert
Old garments collected for recycling from countries worldwide are ending up discarded in a South American desert, raising environmental concerns. The BBC reports on how the global secondhand clothing trade is contributin...
Japan's Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Arriving Earlier Due to Climate Change
A 1,200-year dataset compiled by the late Prof. Yasuyuki Aono shows that cherry blossom 'peak bloom' in Kyoto is occurring progressively earlier, driven by global heating. Aono, who spent decades reconstructing flowering...
Sydney Flood-Risk Housing Approval Tests NSW Government's Planning Priorities
New South Wales planning minister is set to decide on a proposed aged care development in Sydney's inner west built on a site identified as at serious risk of flooding. The decision is being closely watched as a signal o...
Lahaina Residents Rebuild After 2023 Fires and 2026 Flooding, Resisting Tourist-Focused Development
Survivors of the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfires are determined to rebuild the Hawaiian community for local residents rather than tourists. Recovery efforts have been further complicated by severe storms in March 2026 that...