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Rising copper demand fuels concern over pollution and rights abuses
The UN has dubbed copper the “new strategic raw material” for the green digital economy - but will more mining come at a high cost to communities? The post Rising copper demand fuels concern over pollution and rights abuses appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:
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Alabamians Want Answers About a Four-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Coming to Their Backyards
BESSEMER, Ala.—They all came here for peace, and so far, the land has given it to them. For Marshall Killingsworth, the peace comes from the owls whose hoots echo across the valley as he sits in his favorite spot in his garden. For David Havron, it’s looking up at the stars at night as the […]
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:As Federal Incentive Rollbacks Loom, Could the Heat Pump Revolution Stall Out?
PHILADELPHIA—It was an unseasonably warm spring day, and Jackie Robinson was keen to show off a machine that many climate advocates say is the cooling technology of the future. “Welcome to my heat pump lab,” Robinson said. “Come on in.” Robinson’s lab, buried inside a sprawling former factory in Philadelphia’s rough-and-tumble Kensington neighborhood, contains a […]
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:New York Bitcoin Miners Are Buying Up Power Plants—and Communities Are Fighting Back
New York is home to four of the largest bitcoin mines in the country, which consume huge quantities of electric power and water to cool their server farms, emit loud humming noises around the clock and flood the atmosphere with copious greenhouse gases and pollutants. In many cases, they are also driving nearby residents crazy. […]
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:A New Handbook Shows Churches How to Hold Fossil Fuel Actors Accountable
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Frederique Seidel, senior program lead on children and climate at the World Council of Churches. Climate disruption poses an existential threat to the future of children around the world, with wildfires, floods, extreme heat and more putting […]
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble
If you took a look at a map of Rocky Mountain snow right now you would see a lot of red. The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50 percent of their average snow for this time of year. The low totals could spell […]
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:Acting Head of FEMA Ousted as Trump Seemingly Moves to Eliminate the Agency
One day after the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that eliminating FEMA was not “in the best interest of the American people,” the Trump administration ousted him. Now, as the country heads into the stretch of months most prone to wildfires, no one knows if the federal agency key to preventing […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Nighttime Flaring at Shell Plastics Plant Lit Up Beaver County ‘Like Dawn’
Driving home from work late on April 25, Leah Thomas noticed the sky over Beaver County was glowing red. “At first I thought maybe it was a fire, or that something was burning,” she said. As she got closer, she realized the light was coming from the Shell ethane cracker plant, a huge plastics manufacturing […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Captive-Bred Axolotls Were Successfully Introduced to the Wild. Can This Work for Other Species?
If an animal is born in captivity, can it ever truly thrive in the wild? The answer is complicated. As escalating threats, from climate change to development, decimate biodiversity, scientists and conservationists are scrambling to raise certain species in captivity. The goal: Eventually release them back into their habitats to rebuild populations. The latest poster […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Brazil calls on local groups to “inspire” governments in boosting climate action
With 90% of countries yet to produce updated climate plans, the COP30 presidency is encouraging grassroots organisations to lead the way The post Brazil calls on local groups to “inspire” governments in boosting climate action appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Soviet-era spacecraft set to crash back to Earth
The spacecraft was meant to go to Venus but has been stuck in orbit for more than 50 years.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:New PacifiCorp Forecast Sees More Fossil-Fueled Electricity. How Will That Affect Western Energy Jobs?
PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, is walking back plans to grow its renewable energy portfolio, instead forecasting that coal plants without an “enforceable environmental compliance requirement” will remain online through 2045. The projection came in March as part of PacifiCorp’s 2025 integrated resource plan, a roadmap for the utility’s electrical generation over […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Maryland’s Sustainability Chief Reflects on a ‘Difficult’ Year of Legislative Setbacks
When Meghan Conklin became Maryland’s first-ever chief sustainability officer in 2024, the state seemed poised for rapid climate progress. With billions of dollars in federal funding available under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), decision makers were preparing to meet statutory mandates to […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Youngkin Vetoes Clean Energy Bills That Garnered Support From Dominion, Environmental Groups
RICHMOND, Va.–Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills for the development of small solar projects and energy storage that had won bipartisan votes and support from Dominion Energy, environmental groups and farm and forestry representatives. The bills would have encouraged private homes and companies to initiate solar projects and bolstered the existing utility’s efforts to capture […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Climate justice is vital for global security
If governments step back from their commitments to tackle climate change, the world will see population displacement, political unrest and conflict The post Climate justice is vital for global security appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Litter 'nightmare' as street cleanliness worst on record
Residents say litter near their homes is "heart-breaking" as survey finds worst situation on record.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Moon dust 'rarer than gold' arrives in UK from China
First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:As Trump Administration Seeks to Shut Down Energy Star Program, Industry Groups Call to Save It
It’s a voluntary program launched during a Republican administration, endorsed by manufacturers and well-recognized by U.S. consumers, who have saved an estimated $500 billion over the past 33 years guided by its familiar blue label. But President Donald Trump’s administration has decided the Energy Star program has got to go. CNN and The Washington Post […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Despite Federal Challenges, Two Leading Solar Advocates Are Continuing Their Forward Push
Two organizations that operate close to the grassroots of solar power are struggling with the chaos of the Trump administration while also feeling invigorated by the challenge of working in difficult times. I spoke this week with Anya Schoolman, founder and executive director of Solar United Neighbors, a nonprofit that organizes buying groups for rooftop […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:In Southern Arizona, Community Opposition to Mining Grows in Towns That Once Depended on the Industry
This story is co-published withArizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to community-centered reporting. MAMMOTH, Ariz.—When Hector Denogean Sr. got his first paycheck from his new job at the Christmas copper mine in 1979, he felt like the richest 18-year-old this side of the Galiuro Mountains. His first purchase was a set of vinyl records; six […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:COP30 must heed the elephant in the room: fossil fuels
Oil, gas and coal cause three-quarters of global emissions. Why are they nowhere to be seen on the Belém climate summit's agenda? The post COP30 must heed the elephant in the room: fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:California Sues the Trump Administration for Violating the Constitution—Again
California filed its latest lawsuit against the Trump administration Wednesday, this time for withholding billions of dollars allocated by Congress for electric charging infrastructure. California and attorneys general from 15 other states and the District of Columbia are suing the Federal Highway Administration for trying to thwart Congress’ $5 billion program to expand electric vehicle […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Soybean Lab Scheduled to Close After USAID Cuts Gets a Year-Long Reprieve
A lab focused on developing soybean farming in Africa was scheduled to shutter in April, a casualty of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts. Then a donor stepped in. Founders Pledge, an international nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs, announced that an anonymous donor offered the Soybean Innovation Lab just over $1 million to continue its work. The […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:With FEMA Under Fire, Congress Asks Whether Agency Is Ready for Hurricane Season
With the Atlantic hurricane season only weeks away, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing an unprecedented level of turmoil and uncertainty. President Donald Trump has suggested he might eliminate the agency. Its staff has been cut and programs canceled, while its disaster relief fund faces a likely $8 billion deficit. On Wednesday the agency’s […]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth
The spacecraft was meant to go to Venus but has been stuck in orbit for more than 50 years.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change
Key datasets used to monitor the impacts of climate change in the Arctic have emerged as the latest victim of cost-cutting by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), based at the University of Colorado Boulder, announced Tuesday that NOAA was ending its support […]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:First carbon credit scheme for early coal plant closures unveiled
Proponents hope carbon markets can offer new funding for costly transition from coal to renewables. But concerns have been raised over the risk of low-integrity credits The post First carbon credit scheme for early coal plant closures unveiled appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Is electrification a no-brainer in the race to net-zero?
Switching to electricity in homes and on the road is a relatively painless way to cut emissions, but few countries have a holistic approach to going electric The post Is electrification a no-brainer in the race to net-zero? appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Children born in 2020 will face ‘unprecedented exposure’ to climate extremes
Children born in 2020 will face “unprecedented exposure” to extreme weather events, including heatwaves, droughts... The post Children born in 2020 will face ‘unprecedented exposure’ to climate extremes appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Cropped 7 May 2025: Ocean alarm; Tariff deforestation risk; West Africa’s fisheries
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 7 May 2025: Ocean alarm; Tariff deforestation risk; West Africa’s fisheries appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Blow to clean energy drive as major windfarm ditched
In a blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, a company cancels a huge windfarm off Yorkshire.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’
The “wealthiest 10%” of people on the planet are “responsible” for 65% of the 0.61C... The post Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Scientists Forecast a Big Increase of Clear-Air Turbulence That Could Lead to Bumpier Flights
VIENNA—Scientists at the European Geosciences Union conference last week said there is growing scientific evidence that global warming is driving a big increase in dangerous clear-air turbulence, which is invisible from the cockpit and can surprise pilots and damage aircraft. Along some busy flight routes, turbulence is projected to “double or treble or quadruple over […]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Seaweed Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Grazing Cattle, New Study Shows
New research from the University of California, Davis on feeding seaweed to grazing cattle shows that the practice could significantly reduce the greenhouse gases released by livestock, which produce roughly 14.5 percent of the climate-warming emissions. The peer-reviewed study, published in December 2024 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by […]
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