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Miliband urges global cooperation amid energy 'challenges'
The UK Energy Secretary was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:
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Australia election 2025: Where parties stand on climate change, energy and nature
Australia is heading to the polls for a general election on 3 May. The ruling... The post Australia election 2025: Where parties stand on climate change, energy and nature appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast
Deep tracks gouged in the seafloor off the coast of Scotland could help us understand Antarctica today.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:N.C. Farm Bureau Asks State Supreme Court to Strike Environmental Protections From Hog Farm Permits
The North Carolina Supreme Court seemed to side with the agriculture lobby Wednesday in a hearing for a case whose outcome could nullify key environmental, civil rights and public health protections for neighbors of the state’s 2,000 industrialized livestock farms. If the justices uphold an appellate court’s decision in favor of the N.C. Farm Bureau […]
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Water firms admit sewage monitoring damaging public trust
The industry says powers to self-monitor water quality should be handed back to the regulator.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Judge Asks Trump Administration for More Evidence That Funding Freeze Is Constitutional
The Trump administration will have another opportunity to argue in court that it has the constitutional authority to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in funding granted by Congress, in a case brought by nonprofit groups and municipalities that were to be beneficiaries of the money. Judge Richard Gergel, a U.S. District Court judge for […]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion
Experts say the discovery provides the first physical evidence of gladiatorial combat with animals.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:US and Europe set for clash on what “energy security” means
While European politicians seek to strengthen the link between clean energy and security, Trump officials are expected to push for more gas at a key summit in London The post US and Europe set for clash on what “energy security” means appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:White House says not taking aim at green group tax status
Concerns ran high after President Trump took aim at the charitable status of Harvard University, seen as a first shot against tax-exempt non-profit organisations The post White House says not taking aim at green group tax status appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:New Jersey Cut Back on Prescribed Burns in the Pine Barrens—and Faces a Wildfire That Charred Thousands of Acres
New Jersey has a million acres filled with towering pitch pines. It’s springtime and the trees stand straight, bare and bonelike, above a carpet of winter needles that worry state fire service professionals. This week, a swath of the Pine Barrens went up in flames, a stark warning of what might be a treacherous fire […]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Canada election 2025: What the manifestos say on nature, energy and climate
On 28 April, Canadians will go to the polls to vote for the next prime... The post Canada election 2025: What the manifestos say on nature, energy and climate appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035
A Conservative victory over the Liberals in the Canadian election could lead to nearly 800m... The post Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Virginia College Students Want More Climate Action on Earth Day
RICHMOND, Va.—In the middle of Monroe Park, the central gathering spot for students at Virginia Commonwealth University, Carolyn Hindle, a third-year student graduating early and studying political science, called out the school’s president on Earth Day, sunny and bustling. “Hey, Michael Rao, climate justice now,” Hindle said in front of about 20 students chanting it […]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:“It’s shameful”: Amazon Indigenous people call for oil drilling ban at COP30
Indigenous leaders representing dozens of Amazon ethnicities have signed a declaration calling for a COP30 roadmap to phase out fossil fuels The post “It’s shameful”: Amazon Indigenous people call for oil drilling ban at COP30 appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High
More Americans are being forced to breathe unhealthy air than at any other time in the past decade, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. Nearly half of Americans—or about 156 million people—are living in counties with failing grades for ozone or particulate matter pollution, two of the most common and […]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepens
Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:The Inside Scoop: Covering Politics and Energy in 2025
In this topical Q&A, Washington bureau chief Marianne Lavelle and clean energy reporter Dan Gearino field questions from executive editor Vernon Loeb about what it’s like to cover their beats during a nonstop breaking news cycle and the dismantling of environmental protections. They discuss recent anticipated moves by the Trump administration, the best U.S. state […]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:EPA Continues to Dismantle Environmental Justice Office, Announces Plans to Terminate Nearly 300 Employees
The Trump administration has taken another step toward stripping the government’s ability to tackle environmental pollution and its dangerous health effects in historically disadvantaged and overburdened communities. In a notice issued to employees late Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said 280 staffers who work in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights […]
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Guest post: Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris
Hydrogen has long been hyped as the “Swiss army knife” of the energy transition, but... The post Guest post:Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:System change is our only way out of the climate and biodiversity crises
Global warming and biodiversity loss stem from the same economic, social and political systems that prioritise profits and reward exploitation The post System change is our only way out of the climate and biodiversity crises appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over tax status
US-based climate change campaign groups fear that President Donald Trump will try to use the US tax authority to damage them financially The post Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over tax status appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Giving nature breathing room builds climate resilience
Farming communities in El Salvador are reaping the benefits of working with nature by planting trees, harvesting rainwater and other ecological practices The post Giving nature breathing room builds climate resilience appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pace of Green Job Growth in New York City Is Slow
NEW YORK—Early last year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a bold promise—green economy jobs in the city would increase to nearly 400,000 by 2040. These jobs would include anything from solar panel installation, to caring for green spaces, to designing ways to decarbonize buildings. Since the passage of the state’s Climate Act, which […]
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off
The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Canada's top candidates talk up fossil fuels as climate slips down agenda
Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups
Leading climate action advocates spoke out Monday against anticipated moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to strip the nonprofit status of groups who have been at the front line of the fight against its rollbacks of environmental protection. At a news conference, former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat who led his state to pass […]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:EPA Administrator Defends Sweeping Grant Terminations Amid Legal Blowback
WASHINGTON—EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday defended his agency’s abrupt cancellation of billions of dollars in federal clean energy and environmental justice grants, insisting the EPA retains discretion to terminate awards despite a federal court ruling that sharply questioned the legal basis for the move. Facing mounting scrutiny, Zeldin held a press conference ahead of […]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:‘The Earth Loses a Defender’: Pope Francis Fought for the Poor and the Planet
Pope Francis’ care for the environment was telegraphed early in his papacy. His chosen name honored St. Francis, the Italian friar who proclaimed “Praise God for all his creatures.” As pope, Francis called for immediate action on climate change and exhorted the world’s Catholics to “better recognize the ecological commitments which stem from our convictions.” […]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:What is Earth Day and what has it achieved?
The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List
National Parks Traveler is a nonprofit news organization focused on dailyeditorial coverage of national parks and protected places. Stay atop their coverage by signing up for theirweekly newsletter. Creeks, streams, and rivers provide a sense of place, a grounding at times, an identity for surrounding communities. They provide a recreational outlet, and can provide food, […]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Precedent-Setting Work Protecting an Imperiled River
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, an Indigenous Kukama leader from the Peruvian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her decades-long fight to protect the Marañón River, home to her peoples’ ancestors and a lifesource for rainforest ecosystems that keep the world livable. The award, announced Monday, recognizes her leadership in advancing the […]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Could an almighty eruption destroy a dreamy Greek island?
Scientists are investigating for the first time how dangerous the island's next big one could be.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Listening for Whale Sounds 1,000 feet Deep in the Antarctic Ocean
GERLACHE STRAIT, Antarctica—The steel gray sea mirrored the overcast sky as Heidi Ahonen buckled her life jacket over her red waterproof coat. In just a few minutes she would jet out on a small inflatable zodiac boat in search of an underwater recording device she hoped to retrieve from more than 1,000 feet below the […]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
As a particularly cold winter sputters to an end, Pennsylvania’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps residents pay their heating bills, closed on Friday—several weeks earlier than expected. Funding for LIHEAP has dried up because federal workers who administer the program were recently laid off by the Trump administration, said Elizabeth Marx, the […]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source: