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Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM
Kathleen Sgamma, an oil and gas advocate, has withdrawn from consideration to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency responsible for managing one-tenth of America’s land base, after her loyalty to President Donald Trump came under scrutiny. Her decision was announced at the beginning of a Senate Committee on Energy and […]
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:
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China and India defeat attempt to reveal how much each ship pollutes
The public will only be given emissions data in an anonymised form, making it harder for companies to choose green ships or port communities to judge health risks The post China and India defeat attempt to reveal how much each ship pollutes appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Survey: ‘Very few’ Africans place responsibility for climate action on ‘rich nations’
A new survey reveals that “very few” Africans place responsibility for climate action on “rich... The post Survey: ‘Very few’ Africans place responsibility for climate action on ‘rich nations’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Power-hungry AI data centres seen driving demand for fossil fuels
Big Tech's data centres are expected to use twice as much electricity by the end of the decade - mainly due to the global AI boom, the International Energy Agency says The post Power-hungry AI data centres seen driving demand for fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Will US Tariffs Make World Leaders Value the Stability of Renewables?
A week of U.S. tariff pronouncements and responses from other countries has given the global economic order a wobble that resembles a Jenga tower. Even after President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would pause many of the tariff increases for 90 days, a universal tariff of 10 percent remains in place. These economic […]
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:In Alabama, a Fight for the Spotted Salamander
HOMEWOOD, Ala.—Ellen McLaughlin said she wasn’t speaking for herself. “I speak for the salamanders,” she told those gathered at a community meeting in late March. McLaughlin, a retired Samford University biology professor, was one of dozens who showed up at the Homewood Senior Center to express their frustration over a proposed “town square” development that […]
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:‘Deep Change Theory’ Could Pull Us Out of a Global Climate and Pollution Crisis, Scientists Say
A team of international researchers published a new U.N. report Wednesday that adds to the rising scientific call for transformative societal and economic changes to staunch critical environmental threats like global warming, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss. “We are still headed towards catastrophe,” said lead author Caitlyn Eberle, an associate researcher at the United Nations […]
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Beyond anxiety: Teens’ mental health suffers on Africa’s climate frontlines
As climate change impacts take a heavy toll on young people's wellbeing in poor rural areas, how can policymakers help them cope? The post Beyond anxiety: Teens’ mental health suffers on Africa’s climate frontlines appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:The plans to put data centres in orbit and on the Moon
Proponents say space-based data centres will be more secure, but sceptics say big hurdles remain.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Legal Qualifications
The Trump administration’s choice for the Environmental Protection Agency’s top lawyer has never taken a deposition, argued a motion or authored a legal pleading. On Wednesday, Republicans on a Senate committee advanced Sean Donahue’s nomination on a party-line vote. The EPA arm he would lead, the Office of General Counsel, oversees the enforcement of environmental […]
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:New global fund for forests is a bold experiment in conservation finance
If successfully implemented, the sovereign-backed investment fund - championed by Brazil - could generate far more money for tropical forests than traditional donor models The post New global fund for forests is a bold experiment in conservation finance appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Guest post: How to apportion ‘net-zero carbon debt’ if global warming overshoots 1.5C
As global warming approaches the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit, the likelihood of at least a... The post Guest post: How to apportion ‘net-zero carbon debt’ if global warming overshoots 1.5C appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:A New Michigan Law Countering Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Triggering More of the Same
Over the last decade, Michigan townships have put in place barriers to stop renewable energy developments in their tracks. Many of these moratoriums became moot last year through a state law that changed the siting process for large-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects. The law, Public Act 233, allows developers to directly petition the […]
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:'It looked possessed' - sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in California
A toxic algae bloom in southern California has sickened dozens of animals, causing them to have seizures and act erratically.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:New Trump Orders Aim to Keep Coal Power Alive, Despite Climate and Economic Costs
As President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders Tuesday aimed at keeping coal power alive in the United States, he repeatedly blamed his predecessor, Democrats and environmental regulations for the industry’s dramatic contraction over the past two decades. But across the country, state and local officials and electric grid operators have been confronting […]
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist
A local mayor in Colombia offers a cash reward to help find Alessandro Coatti’s killers.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:UK investigating claims green fuel contains virgin palm oil
The BBC finds evidence of fraud in the production of a "green" diesel meant to cut emissions.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Tariffs Could Spike Rates in an Already Climate-Stressed Insurance Market
Over the past decade, climate-fueled extreme weather events and rising inflation have pushed the homeowners insurance market to the brink. Things stand to get even worse this year. A new report from insurance comparison agency Insurify projects that home insurance rates will rise by an average of 8 percent in 2025 across the U.S. States […]
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets
But countries are still negotiating over the scale of the targets and fees, with small islands wanting high ambition and bigger nations resisting The post Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Analysis: Nearly 60 countries have ‘dramatically’ cut plans to build coal plants since 2015
Nearly 60 countries have drastically scaled back their plans for building coal-fired power plants since... The post Analysis: Nearly 60 countries have ‘dramatically’ cut plans to build coal plants since 2015 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours
The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Experts dispute claim dire wolf brought back from extinction
Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Clean energy's share of world's electricity reaches 40%, report says
More clean electricity was generated in 2024 but there was a rise in the amount of coal and gas burnt too.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Is Bolivia’s $1.2 Billion Deal to Protect Its Forests a Climate Boon—or a False Solution?
Sometime next month, the Bolivian government and a company you probably haven’t heard of are poised to offer what could be the largest single sale of carbon credits in history. The deal will be unusual not only for its size—$1.2 billion, organizers said—but also because it will be backed by a national government and packaged […]
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy
Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high” in 2024, despite solar and wind power continuing... The post Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:As Chemical Industry Seeks Exemption From Pollution Limits, Residents See Assault on Their Lives
Robert Taylor fought for years for stronger limits on the toxic chemical released by a neoprene factory in his Louisiana parish. Last year, the Biden administration finally delivered some relief, publishing a rule to reduce hazardous air pollutants from petrochemical plants. Now, Taylor fears that hard fought gain will vanish before it is realized. Last […]
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Brazil’s Belém races to make room for COP30 influx
The Amazon city is scrambling to get ready for November's UN climate talks and ensure thousands of delegates have a place to stay, with locals hoping for economic benefits The post Brazil’s Belém races to make room for COP30 influx appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariff tantrum won’t stop the global energy transition
The US's share of the global cleantech trade is too marginal to dictate its terms - but the trade tariffs will harm American workers and developing countries The post Trump’s tariff tantrum won’t stop the global energy transition appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks, UN Report Reveals
When a gold mine in rural Liberia spewed three million gallons of cyanide-laced wastewater into soil and groundwater in 2016, affected Indigenous communities’ calls for accountability went largely unanswered. Locals protested the Turkish company responsible and criticized its officials for failing to clean up the toxic mess. In response, the Liberian government arrested, tortured and […]
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:It's only early April and north India is bracing for extreme heat
India's weather department has issued a yellow alert for parts for northern India until Wednesday.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Developers See Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal as an Alluring New Waterfront. But for Years, It Stunk
Hazardous: Second in a series about the ongoing struggle to clean up Brooklyn’s Superfund sites. NEW YORK—I stared at my computer on another dreary December night as a tic-tac-toe board of residents from Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood appeared on my screen alongside various environmental officials. I’ve been attending these community meetings, either on Zoom or in […]
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Protesters Across the Country Tell Trump and Musk: ‘Hands Off’ Our Country
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of cities, towns and villages across the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s deep budget and staffing cuts, funding freezes, tariffs and other actions that they believe threaten democracy, economic stability and the fabric of American life. The national day of action to “stop the […]
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Artificial Reefs Can Mitigate Coastal Erosion in the Great Lakes. Will Cities Agree to Adopt Them?
Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal breakwaters, concrete seawalls and even swaths of land built out into the lake. These structures are meant to protect the city of Chicago and its suburbs from coastal erosion. But according to Hillary Glandon, a scientist […]
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:New Documentary Explores the Natural Wonders of NYC’s Jamaica Bay Through One of Its Most-Beloved Characters
Broad Channel is one of the lesser known of New York City’s 350 or so neighborhoods, a community of a few thousand residents on the only populated island in Jamaica Bay, directly across from JFK airport. The Queens hamlet looks like a tiny seaside town, with modest houses on canals where the calls of ospreys […]
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:The Trump Administration Issues Its Next Assault on the Nation’s Public Forests
The Trump administration announced Friday that it plans to remove protections on tens of millions of acres of public forest by declaring a wildfire-related emergency, a move that critics believe will lead to the destruction of massive swaths of older trees that are actually more resilient to fire. In a memo released internally Thursday, Agriculture […]
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: