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How Pittsburghโs Alcoa Is Undermining a Rare Forest To Fuel Its Global Aluminum Empire
This story was originally published by PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region, and supported by the Pulitzer Center. For more of its journalism, visitpublicsource.org. It took four Noongar men to hoist the warm, lifeless kangaroo onto the hooked limb from which they skinned and gutted their kill. Working the carcass with an agile [โฆ]
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:
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Astronauts in space for nine months didn't know if they would 'be able to make it back'
Nasa pair Butch and Suni tell the BBC they feared being unable to get home when they failed to dock on the ISS.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:U.S. Steel Is a Major Source of Pollution in Pennsylvania. Will Its Sale Lock in Emissions for Another Generation?
President Donald Trump returned to western Pennsylvania Friday to announce an ending to the months-long saga to decide who would own the Pittsburgh-based steelmaking company U.S. Steel. But even as the deal moves toward a resolution, questions about what it will mean for public health, local economies and climate change linger. U.S. Steelโs coal-based steelmaking [โฆ]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump Executive Orders Violate Young Peopleโs Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges
A group of 22 young people from across the country accuse the Trump administration in a new federal lawsuit of violating their constitutional rights with a coordinated set of executive orders that prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels and threaten to further destabilize the climate. The complaint, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in [โฆ]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
The price of climate change is highโand the bill is only getting steeper as temperatures continue to rise, economists say. A recent report compiled by risk management experts with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter in England found that the global economy could experience a 50 percent loss in gross [โฆ]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Green groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new head
Campaigners want the president-elect of the African Development Bank to shift away from all fossil fuels, but its energy policy signals more support for gas The post Green groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new head appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Civil society groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new president
Campaigners want the new head of the African Development Bank to shift away from all fossil fuels, but the bank's energy policy seems to have no end in sight for such funding The post Civil society groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new president appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:DeBriefed 30 May 2025: Earth eyes 2C; Why net-zero is not behind UK bill hikes; US academics stage climate science โfire hoseโ
Welcome to Carbon Briefโs DeBriefed.An essential guide to the weekโs key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 30 May 2025: Earth eyes 2C; Why net-zero is not behind UK bill hikes; US academics stage climate science โfire hoseโ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the Worldโs Rainforests
Chinese banks have become the biggest international funders of companies that trade in goods linked to deforestation, a trend that could further imperil the worldโs most climate-critical forests, environmental advocates say. A new report from the advocacy group Global Witness, published Thursday, tracks financing from Chinaโs top banks to companies that rely on the worldโs [โฆ]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Report: Paper Mills Around the Country, Including Virginia, Release Pollution From Decades-Old Boilers
Donna Thomasson is a 34-year-old nurse who grew up on a hillside overlooking the Smurfit Westrock paper mill nestled in the hollers of Covington in Southwest Virginia. Its smokestacks tower over nearby homes. โI think itโs getting worse,โ she told researchers at the Environmental Integrity Project about air pollution coming from the mill. โThe odor [โฆ]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court Backs a Controversial Railroad in Utah for Carrying Oil
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a controversial Utah railway project that critics say erodes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock of environmental law for the past half century. The case centered on a proposed 88-mile railway that would connect the oil fields of northeastern Utah to a national rail [โฆ]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025
Businesses have cancelled or delayed more than $14 billion of investments in U.S. clean energy projects so far this year, reflecting their uncertainty and pessimism over federal support amid President Donald Trumpโs climate policy retreat, industry analysts reported Thursday. The sector still is showing resilienceโat least $4.2 billion in new renewable energy, grid, electric vehicle [โฆ]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:A Twinkle in Trumpโs Eye: A Shakeup at Alabamaโs Top Utility Regulator
MONTGOMERY, Ala.โTwinkle Cavanaugh, longtime president of the stateโs top utility regulator, will begin working within days for the Trump administration as the state director for rural development in Alabama. Cavanaugh will leave the Public Service Commission on June 1. Her move was announced by the federal Department of Agriculture among other appointees earlier this week. [โฆ]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:China Briefing 29 May 2025: The โShenzen modelโ; Record solar growth; NDRC rejected industrial โrat raceโ
Welcome to Carbon Briefโs China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 29 May 2025: The โShenzen modelโ; Record solar growth; NDRC rejected industrial โrat raceโ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Cobalt and nickel-free electric car batteries boom in โgood newsโ for rainforests
Lithium iron phosphate batteries do not contain cobalt and nickel, which are mostly found in rainforest nations like the DR Congo and Indonesia The post Cobalt and nickel-free electric car batteries boom in โgood newsโ for rainforests appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:What Will Tariffs Do to the Energy Economy? Here Are Three Scenarios
The Trump administrationโs ever-changing policies on tariffs and trade have injected chaos into the global energy economy. On Wednesday, a federal court blocked President Donald Trump from being able to adopt tariffs under an emergency-powers law. The administration is appealing the ruling. This sets up additional legal wrangling in addition to the conflicts over trade [โฆ]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Drinking water shortage in decade without new reservoirs, minister says
Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Women arenโt 14 times more likely to die in disasters โ inequality is the real killer
Women often do face bigger climate risks but not because they are inherently more vulnerable - they are held back by social barriers we can tackle The post Women arenโt 14 times more likely to die in disasters โ inequality is the real killer appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow
A natural gas company has surrendered its permits to pump water from a western Pennsylvania creek in a move welcomed by environmentalists fearful of rising industrial demand for surface water and the growing threat of climate change. PennEnergy Resources asked the stateโs Department of Environmental Protection in April to rescind its permits for 1.5 million [โฆ]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Golden eagles soaring south back to English skies
Golden eagles reintroduced to southern Scotland start to spread their wings back into English skies.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:German Court Rejects Peruvianโs Claim of Climate Harms
After nearly 10 years of litigation, a regional civil court in Germany on Wednesday dismissed a Peruvian farmerโs claim that he and his community have been harmed by climate change driven by a German energy companyโs emissions. But at the same time, the court affirmed that such claims are permissible under German law. The case [โฆ]
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study finds
Scientists believe cats can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar humans using smell alone.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Peruvian farmer loses climate case against RWE โ but paves way for future action
Experts say that despite dismissing the lawsuit, the ruling sets a precedent by confirming that climate science can establish legal liability for the damage caused by emissions The post Peruvian farmer loses climate case against RWE โ but paves way for future action appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Guest post: How marine life provides climate benefits worth billions of dollars
The ocean plays a vital role in regulating the climate, storing roughly 50 times more... The post Guest post: How marine life provides climate benefits worth billions of dollars appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case
Saรบl Luciano Lliuya believes energy giant RWE should be held responsible for melting glaciers.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Environmental rules reviewed for small housebuilders
Ministers are considering how costs can be reduced for small firms to help them build more homes.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:A Transco Pipeline Plan to Boost Gas in Five States Would Sharply Increase Air Pollution in N.C. Towns
Two compressor stations along Transcoโs natural gas pipeline in North Carolina would emit more than 935,000 tons of planet-warming greenhouse gases each year, state records show. The expansion would also contaminate nearby communities with harmful air pollutants up to 350 percent over current levels. Transco, a division of the Houston-based group Williams, plans to increase [โฆ]
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Scientists predict global warming of more than 1.5C for 2025-2029 period
The World Meteorological Organization says there is a 70% chance the global average temperature in these five years will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times The post Scientists predict global warming of more than 1.5C for 2025-2029 period appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:The tiny island where puffins are thriving despite global decline
A record number of puffins have been recorded on Skomer Island despite the birds being at risk of extinction.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Watch: Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-off
A US flight was delayed after two birds ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Maryland Advocates Call for Penalties on Washington Gas After Ruling on False Environmental Claims
Advocates are ramping up pressure on the Maryland Public Service Commission to penalize Washington Gas Light Company following a March ruling which found that the company misled millions of customers by claiming methane gas was better for the environment than electricity. The ruling by Utility Law Judge Ryan McLean found that Washington Gasโs marketing statements [โฆ]
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: