Italy's mountainous and hilly terrain makes it one of Europe's most landslide-prone countries, with more than 500,000 buildings and nearly 38,000 heritage sites situated in high-risk zones. Local authorities are expressi...
Up to 90% of the world's coral reefs could be lost at 1.5°C of global warming, according to a Guardian opinion piece by actor and UNEP advocate Jason Momoa. Momoa calls 2026 a defining moment for reef conservation, stre...
Despite the Trump administration's rollback of federal climate policy and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent casting doubt on climate science at IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, a university dean argues that significant US ...
Residents of Golondrinas in MedellÃn, Colombia, have built rainwater harvesting systems and eco-gardens to reduce flooding and landslide risk on steep hillsides. Their community-led, nature-based approach has fed into a...
A new report finds the Florida Everglades are not on track to meet an upcoming water quality standard despite four decades of restoration work, with phosphorus pollution remaining a persistent problem. Florida state offi...
Faith Presbyterian Church in Baltimore is implementing green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff and flooding risk in a city threatened by rising sea levels and aging drainage systems. The congregation is part of ...
An investigation found that Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully pressured the EU to include confidentiality provisions in regulations that shield individual data centre environmental metrics from public di...
A new study finds that air pollution is acting as a 'silent accelerator' that advances the onset of long-term illnesses among people in the UK, with some conditions appearing more than two years earlier than they otherwi...
A floodplain meadow in Belfast's Lower Botanic Gardens serves multiple functions including flood protection, carbon research, and community gardening, yet remains under threat. The site, cherished by local residents acro...
Seven deaths and 15 injuries have been recorded in the past year around Lake Turkana in Kenya as rising water levels push crocodiles closer to human settlements. A survivor described being seized by a crocodile while swi...
More than 31 wild sloths have died at a facility called 'Sloth World' located on a tourist strip in Orlando, Florida. The animals, which are highly susceptible to illness when removed from their natural habitat, were kep...
The U.S. Senate approved a resolution ending a Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, passing 50-49. Democratic Senator Tina Smith held the Senate floor for hours in opposition, b...
Environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the Endangered Species Committee — known as the 'God Squad' — issued a rare exemption allowing oil and gas drilling activities i...
A whale nicknamed 'Timmy' has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for several weeks, with multiple rescue attempts having failed so far. Rescuers are now preparing to deploy air cushions in the latest effort to free the aili...
Scientists warn that great white sharks, among the ocean's apex predators, may be among the most physiologically vulnerable to warming seas. The same evolutionary traits that made them dominant predators for millions of ...
El Yunque national forest in Puerto Rico has inaugurated a new visitors center following destruction caused by two devastating hurricanes. The rebuilt facility now hosts a vibrant arts festival, marking a cultural and ec...
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes additional tariffs on imports of carbon-intensive products. Large industrial producers may be penalised due to data gaps....
The Cherokee Rose, Georgia's state flower, actually comes from East Asia. A movement is underway to choose a new native state symbol....
Local tech groups predict Pennsylvania will outpace its region for data-center growth in the next 10 years. Critics warn that proposed bills would reduce local control....
Author Lydia Millet discusses her work in an interview for Inside Climate News' Earth Day series. The topic of nature is explored through memoir and fiction....