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....
As we celebrate Earth Day, it's essential to recognize the efforts of environmental activists who often sacrifice their own well-being for the cause. Their contributions are frequently overlooked....
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...