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Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier
One evening in January 2023, Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz Valencia and human rights lawyer Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca vanished. Earlier that day, the men had participated in a community meeting focused on the environmental impacts of a mega iron-ore mine that had roiled and divided nearby communities for years. After the gathering, the men climbed […]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:
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The Chairman of Texas’ Public Utility Commission Has a To-Do List
Ahead of Thomas Gleeson’s unanimous vote from a Senate committee Monday to advance his nomination as the chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Sen. Angela Paxton asked the energy regulator what three things top his to-do list. No. 1, Gleeson said during a Texas Senate Nominations committee meeting,is reinstilling the public’s faith in […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Veteran Environmentalist Sues Rural School Board Over Exxon Tax Break Decision
An environmental organization on the rural Texas coast sued a local school district on Tuesday, alleging it failed to adequately notify the public before entering into tax break negotiations with ExxonMobil Corp. for a $10 billion plastics plant proposed in the area. The lawsuit said the Calhoun County Independent School District violated state laws requiring […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Trump Reverses Course on Empire Wind, Lifting Pause
A major offshore wind project south of Long Island, New York, is back on track. In April, the Trump administration ordered a stop work order on the Empire Wind 1 project, claiming it had “obtained information that raises serious issues with respect to the project approvals,” without further explanation. But on Monday, the Bureau of […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Government says water company investigations have increased
The government says it has launched 81 criminal investigations for alleged breaches of environmental law.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Extreme Weather Slams the Midwest and Southern U.S. Amid Staffing Shortages at the National Weather Service
Over the weekend and through Monday, devastating tornadoes, storms and hail slammed parts of the Midwestern and Southern United States, killing more than 25 people and razing dozens of homes. As survivors take stock of their tattered property, they’re also prepping for more severe weather today and throughout the week. Meanwhile, the storm front is […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Alabama Power Threatened With Lawsuit for Contaminating Groundwater With Coal Ash
GADSDEN, Ala.—Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river. It’s mostly hidden by trees and bushes, except for a narrow opening with an aging chain-link fence and a “no trespassing” sign. Even from the air, […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Why governments should not hide behind forests to meet their emissions goals
Australia and Brazil are relying on land carbon storage to hit their climate targets, but this is a risky approachthat could see fossil fuel emissions rise The post Why governments should not hide behind forests to meet their emissions goals appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss
The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management last week fired a subcontractor that had been founded by top officials at ReBuild NC, the now discredited state agency that botched response efforts after hurricanes Matthew and Florence in 2016 and 2018. The company, PathBuilt, had been hired to work on disaster recovery in western North Carolina. […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Coastlines in danger even if climate target met, scientists warn
The goal of limiting warming to 1.5C is too high to avoid continued sea-level rise, scientists warn.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Revisit ‘Polluter Pay’ to Enforce Cleanup of Toxic Sites
Michigan lawmakers are again aiming to boost state environmental cleanup standards and force polluting industries to rehabilitate brownfield sites. “Polluter pay” legislation, facing broad opposition from Republicans, failed last year but Democrats said they are engaging with industry stakeholders to craft laws that will target the worst sites and offenders. Democratic Sen. Jeff Irwin and […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Dr. Philip Landrigan, director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College. Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high
The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause... The post Factcheck: Why expensive gas –not net-zero–is keeping UK electricity prices so high appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Global Aluminum Producer Announces $4 Billion Smelter for Wind-Rich Oklahoma
The “Hay Capital of the World” may soon also be the clean aluminum capital of America. The state of Oklahoma and Emirates Global Aluminum, which produces aluminum with low associated climate pollution, announced plans to build a $4 billion aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, an agricultural community east of Tulsa heretofore best known for its […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Scientists in a race to discover why our Universe exists
Researchers in the US and Japan are competing to explain the existence of the planets, stars and galaxies.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding
A federal judge said Monday he would order the Trump administration to restore $176 million granted by Congress to 13 nonprofit groups and six municipalities nationwide. The decision by Judge Richard Gergel, a U.S. District Court judge for the District of South Carolina, represents one of the first final judgments in a case challenging the […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Nigerian president’s solar panels stir debate over renewables for the rich
Solar systems are a solution to Nigeria’s frequent power cuts and inadequate grid coverage - but only for those who can afford them The post Nigerian president’s solar panels stir debate over renewables for the rich appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Svalbard: Can scientists salvage climate data from rapidly melting glaciers?
On a speedboat in the Arctic Ocean, a team of scientists are hurtling towards a... The post Svalbard: Can scientists salvage climate data from rapidly melting glaciers? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:In California, Flawed Air Rules Threaten Farmworkers as Wildfires Pump More Smoke Onto Fields
OXNARD, Calif.—The January wildfires were still raging to the east in Pacific Palisades, torching thousands of homes and painting the Southern California sky a smudgy orange, but Adriana, a farmworker whose name has been changed to protect her identity, recalled trying to get to a strawberry field amid the chaotic response to the fires. It […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Svalbard: How it feels to be a climate scientist in the fastest-warming place on Earth
In the Arctic Ocean, around 400 miles from the north pole, lies the island of... The post Svalbard: How it feels to be a climate scientist in the fastest-warming place on Earth appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Report Highlights Community Pushback Stalling $64 Billion in Data Center Development Nationwide
As Elena Schlossberg of Prince William County, Virginia, sees it, the community effort to fight the richest companies in the world seeking to build data centers began about a decade ago when opposition coalesced in the early days of the industry’s development. Then, a couple of years ago, when people began to learn much more […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'
A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Energy boss warns over future of gas storage facility
UK's largest gas storage facility will miss 2bn investment without help, boss of Centrica tells BBC.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law
In 2013, a deep sea mining company named UK Seabed Resources contracted marine biologist Diva Amon and other scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa to survey a section of the seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast swath of international waters located in the Pacific Ocean that spans around 2 million square miles […]
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Many on Navajo Nation Blindsided by Hydrogen Pipeline Change
This story was originally published by Capital & Main. The company at the centerof a controversial green energy project connecting New Mexico and Arizona has changed plans for a key component: A much-debated pipeline that would have carried climate-friendly hydrogen will instead carry natural gas, and possibly a natural gas-hydrogen blend at a future date. […]
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:A 20 Percent Electric Bill Surge Tests New Jersey’s Climate Goals
On June 1, New Jersey residents will face something they’ve dreaded for months: A nearly 20 percent rate increase in their electricity bills. A leading state in climate policy, New Jersey is being squeezed by soaring energy demand from data centers and a sluggish connection of renewable sources by grid operator PJM Interconnection. “That’s a […]
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:How Green Is Pope Leo XIV?
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by producer Aynsley O’Neill with Erin Lothes, an environmental theologian. The new pope could guide the Catholic Church into a new era of care for the environment. Pope Leo XIV, once known as Robert Prevost, previously served as a bishop in […]
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Microplastics from Texas Bays Are Washed Out to Sea, New Study Says
A recent study found surprisingly low levels of harmful microplastics in the sediments of Texas bays that are notorious for plastic pollution. This led researchers from the University of Texas at Austin to conclude the microplastics were being swept out to sea. “They move around much easier than we thought,“ said study co-author Cornel Olariu, […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast
After early signs of drought from Georgia through Virginia this spring, a slow-moving storm brought flooding rain to the Southeast this week. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain fell in parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. The Potomac River, from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., flooded, and like many of the rivers between […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:‘Beauty Bias’ for Wildlife Among the Public and Researchers Could Jeopardize Conservation
When it comes to wildlife and plant conservation, “pretty privilege” is pervasive. Data shows that people put the bulk of their donation dollars toward supporting the animal kingdom’s most charismatic species, like elephants and tigers. While protecting these animals is crucial, less visually appealing critters like dull-colored rodents or drab lizards often get just a […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Europe’s lithium rush leaves mineral-rich communities in the dark
Local residents are seeking more information and want stronger guarantees that mining won’t harm the nature on which their incomes depend The post Europe’s lithium rush leaves mineral-rich communities in the dark appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:‘Significant’ risk of Amazon forest dieback if global warming overshoots 1.5C
Even passing 1.5C of global warming temporarily would trigger a “significant” risk of Amazon forest... The post ‘Significant’ risk of Amazon forest dieback if global warming overshoots 1.5C appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Chubb No Longer Insuring Gulf Coast LNG Project That Faces Sustained Opposition Over Health Concerns
The global insurance giant Chubb is no longer providing property insurance for a contested liquefied natural gas export project in southwest Louisiana, according to documents obtained by the Rainforest Action Network and shared with Inside Climate News. The Calcasieu Pass project, owned by LNG company Venture Global, has faced heavy opposition from residents in Cameron […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Fifteen Years After Largest U.S. Offshore Oil Spill, Researchers Reveal Most-Polluting Rigs
April 20 marked 15 years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, releasing 134 million gallons of oil off the coast of Louisiana in the country’s largest oil spill. Oil gushed for nearly three months, covering an area on the surface of the water the size of Oklahoma. The spill devastated fisheries, seabirds, turtles, whales and […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Republicans Attack Rules Designed to Keep Workers Safe From Heat
A warming climate exposes more and more workers to increasingly hotter conditions every year, yet soon after taking office, Donald Trump indefinitely froze a heat illness prevention rule proposed under the previous administration and gutted the only agency that studies workplace health and safety. And on Thursday, a little more than a week after a […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source: