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Faith Leaders Push Back After EPA Head Disparages Climate Action as ‘Religion’
When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made a defiant reference to “climate change religion” in order to justify a plan to roll back environmental protections, American faith leaders and scholars reacted with confusion, sadness and anger. On March 12, the agency announced 31 actions to reconsider restrictions on air and water pollution and end […]
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:
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Mounting Habitat Pressures Prompt New Conservation Program for Ailing Florida Bird
Florida’s Cape Sable seaside sparrow is a rare and secretive bird that dwells within the marl prairie of the remote Everglades, a watershed that is among the most altered on Earth. To the north and east lies some of the most complex water management infrastructure in the world, designed to sustain the drained and fragmented […]
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Vermont Might Change How It Accounts for Climate-Damaging Emissions. Here’s What’s at Stake
To net or not to net. That is (one) question currently under debate in Vermont following Gov. Phil Scott’s introduction of a suite of proposed changes to the state’s climate laws, now under consideration by the state Legislature. Scott, a Republican, has proposed changing how the state counts greenhouse gas emissions in its official inventory—which […]
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Could electric drones you can sit in take off?
Skyfly's aircraft promises the flexibility of a helicopter without the cost, noise or emissions.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year
Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:The Swedish city fined for missing an environmental target
Gothenburg has to pay a financial penalty if it misses certain annual sustainability goals.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet?
EL CALAFATE, Argentina—Deep in Southern Patagonia, Mariana Martinez wades barefoot into the turquoise waters of a glacial lake. In the rugged mountains surrounding her, the sun streams into forest-draped valleys and intense Patagonian winds spray water into the air. This is a landscape of extremes, a region at the southern tip of South America where […]
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:The Online Shopping Boom Comes at a Price—and Some New Yorkers Pay More Than Their Fair Share
NEW YORK—Package deliveries in New York City are booming, bolstered by the pandemic and online shopping, with 80 percent of households in New York City receiving a package a week, according to the Office of the Mayor. Almost 90 percent of goods are transported into or around the city by trucks, which emit fine particulate […]
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup?
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests?
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:After Decades of Shattered Trust, Chicagoans Demand Transparency on South Side Quantum Computing Development
CHICAGO—A community meeting had barely begun when residents leapt out of their seats in an outpouring of frustration and distrust. “We are tired of false promises,” Isabela Jaimes, an organizer with the Southeast Environmental Task Force, told officials who’d come to discuss a new development planned for a long-vacant former steel mill site on Chicago’s […]
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Climate Change Is Must-See Theater in London. Meet the Playwrights Behind “Kyoto”
Negotiations over the 1997 United Nations climate agreement might not seem the sort of stuff that could draw sold-out audiences to London’s West End. Think again. “Kyoto,” a play that dramatizes the first legally binding global pact to set emission targets is a hot ticket. Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance Productions, […]
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:A New Bill in Rhode Island Would Give Electric Ratepayers More Resources to Fight Back
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission on Friday voted to approve Rhode Island Energy’s proposed summer rates for residential customers, saying customers can expect relief following costly winter bills. But the new rates have been met with such backlash by community members concerned about surging electric rates that state Rep. Megan Cotter has co-sponsored legislation […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Foes and Friends of Nuclear Power Face Off Near Three Mile Island
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Opponents of the planned restart of a nuclear reactor at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island plant vowed on Friday to press their case with federal and state regulators as nuclear industry leaders argued that the plant’s renewed output will help to safely meet much higher future demand for electricity. On the 46th anniversary of the […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Trump Fires Clean Energy Leader From TVA Board Without Publicly Providing a Reason
In an August meeting of the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public power company, board member Michelle Moore reminded her colleagues of what’s written above the door of its headquarters. “‘For the people’ … is written over TVA’s front door,” she said. “And in that spirit, I just encourage TVA to […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Robbing a Bank When No One’s Looking
Researchers say that the bank is one of the least scientifically studied areas of the planet partly because of its remoteness. The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters. It has long been the type of fantastical realm so uncharted that on the […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Small islands fear EU betrayal over shipping emissions levy
Pacific islands fear the EU will stop fighting for a shipping emissions levy and accept a proposal which raises less money for climate finance The post Small islands fear EU betrayal over shipping emissions levy appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:African banks back oil export pipeline despite climate commitments
Lenders including Afreximbank are backing Uganda's EACOP project, while publicly talking up their support for a just energy transition. The post African banks back oil export pipeline despite climate commitments appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is smallest in 47-year record
Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47... The post Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is smallest in 47-year record appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Amid Attacks on Endangered Species Act, Trump’s Pick to Lead Wildlife Conservation Faces Confirmation Hearing
Some big changes could be coming soon in the world of U.S. wildlife policy. On Tuesday, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing to discuss several proposed bills, including one that could undermine the Endangered Species Act—a bedrock environmental law that ensures federal protections for vulnerable animals and plants in the country. […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:How to watch Saturday's partial solar eclipse
Parts of the UK with clear skies will see the Moon take a "bite" out of the Sun on Saturday morning.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:“Catastrophic” acid spills at copper mines test Zambia’s plans to boost production
Four mining companies have been accused of polluting the watershed of Zambia's most important river since the start of the year The post “Catastrophic” acid spills at copper mines test Zambia’s plans to boost production appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:How Should You Clean Your House After It’s Engulfed in Wildfire Smoke?
In the aftermath of January’s Los Angeles wildfires, researcher Elliott Gall got an email from someone who had returned home after evacuating. They wanted to know what to do with their mattresses, which had been exposed to smoke. Should they wash them, air them out, dispose of them? He couldn’t give one clear recommendation. “It’s […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:How Nature Enabled Freedom for Groundbreaking American Women
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Tiya Miles, a professor of history at Harvard and author of “Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Woman Who Challenged the Nation.” Harriet Tubman talked about how she was a “neglected weed.” She recognized the way […]
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court Declines to Hear Youth-Led Climate Case. The Youth Say They Will Fight On
The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to take up a closely watched lawsuit brought by 21 young people challenging the federal government’s fossil fuel energy system. The high court’s decision Monday in Juliana v. United States ends a 10-year legal effort to hold the government accountable for knowingly endorsing an energy system that would […]
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Global soil moisture in ‘permanent’ decline due to climate change
A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could... The post Global soil moisture in ‘permanent’ decline due to climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn
Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published today in Science that tracks how human activities have disrupted the global water cycle. The persistent loss of water from land to oceans has dried […]
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:How to reinforce the multilateral climate system in 2025: Step up, one by one
Each country needs to honour their respective commitments to provide climate finance and develop an ambitious national climate plan The post How to reinforce the multilateral climate system in 2025: Step up, one by one appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Glossary: Decoding the climate and energy jargon used in China
China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter as well as the fastest deployer and manufacturer... The post Glossary: Decoding the climate and energy jargon used in China appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Glossary: Decoding how China talks about energy and climate change
China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter as well as the fastest deployer and manufacturer... The post Glossary: Decoding how China talks about energy and climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Experts: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for global climate action?
The Trump administration in the US has imposed tariffs on all imports from China, Mexico... The post Experts: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for global climate action? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:As Offshore Wind Struggles Under Trump, There’s Still Room for Progress
The U.S. offshore wind industry felt a malaise even before President Donald Trump returned to office in January and signed an order that froze development of new projects. This halt to new offshore wind leases followed a multi-year stretch in which the industry struggled with high interest rates, difficulty obtaining parts and an accident last […]
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:England sewage spills hit record 3.6m hours last year
Sewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Q&A: China set to stay the course on green policies, despite Trump
China expert Rebecca Nadin of ODI Global tells Climate Home that Beijing will likely shrug off the US president’s attacks on climate action and trade relations The post Q&A: China set to stay the course on green policies, despite Trump appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price
As the smoke cleared and the ash began to settle from January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, an arresting image spread across news and social media channels: a gleaming white, three-story house, standing tall amongst the smoldering ashes of its neighbors along the Malibu beachfront. Dubbed the “miracle mansion” and the “last house standing,” the home’s […]
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Nation’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Could Come to Michigan in 2030
Michigan could soon host the United States’ first commercial small modular nuclear reactors—essentially mini nuclear plants with simpler and more compact designs that proponents say could shorten construction timelines and cut costs. Two SMRs are set to begin operations in 2030 in Covert Township, on Lake Michigan about 36 miles north of the Indiana border. […]
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: