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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:
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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:Chance of asteroid hitting Moon increases slightly
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth but now has a 3.8% chance of striking the Moon.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump follows the minerals trail – but for weapons not clean energy?
The US is racing to secure supplies of critical minerals, including from war-torn DRC - but their military uses seem to be a higher priority than advancing a green transition The post Trump follows the minerals trail – but for weapons not clean energy? appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hopes fade for climate cash from carbon price on shipping
Government negotiators look set to agree to keep the money raised by taxing shipping emissions within the maritime sector The post Hopes fade for climate cash from carbon price on shipping appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:American Farmers and the USDA Had Finally Embraced Their Role in the Climate Crisis. Then Came the Federal Funding Freeze
For two decades, farmer John Burk has been working to improve the soil on his farm in Michigan, taking a few extra steps to make it more resilient and productive. His efforts have paid off. “When we have the dry, hot summers or lack of rainfall, our crops can sustain the dry spells better. We […]
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires
ALTADENA, Calif.—After living here her whole life, Ayanna Blount has decided to leave this Los Angeles suburb for Lima, Peru. Like many others, Ayanna’s family lost their home to the Eaton Fire in January 2025, which consumed much of the community, and a disproportionate amount of the Black enclave where they lived. “I don’t see […]
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Why accusations of Brazilian hypocrisy on climate are ill-judged
COP30 host Brazil has been criticised for its continued interest in oil production - but with development needs high, it can't be expected to forgo its biggest commodity overnight The post Why accusations of Brazilian hypocrisy on climate are ill-judged appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Brazil to host Prince William's Earthshot Prize
The climate prize ceremony will come just before Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit in November.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:New Study Projects Climate-Driven Flooding for Thousands of New Jersey Homes
Some 62,000 people and 56,000 homes on and near the New Jersey Shore will see at least one annual flood because of sea-level rise by 2050, even if the world makes sweeping cuts to carbon emissions now, according to a new online tool released Wednesday by Climate Central, a New Jersey-based research and advocacy nonprofit. […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later
Campaigners have welcomed the proposed priorities for the loss and damage fund but say grants for communities should not be deferred The post Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:China Briefing 3 April 2025: Solar exports; Carbon market expansion; Leaders’ climate commitments
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 3 April 2025: Solar exports; Carbon market expansion; Leaders’ climate commitments appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Landmark deal to put shipping on course for net-zero is in sight
Next week, governments will try to agree on how to get the global shipping industry to meet its net-zero emissions goal, with a levy and green fuel standard under discussion The post Landmark deal to put shipping on course for net-zero is in sight appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Solar Panel Prices Are Rising Again. Here’s Why, and What May Be Next
Somewhere in the tumult of the global economy in recent months, solar panel prices hit bottom and then began to rise. The oversupply that helped to push prices down last year has eased a bit. This, plus a host of other factors, mean that prices are now increasing, globally and in the United States. Looking […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health
Last summer, Brice Acton watched drought devour the fields of his small family farm in southern Ohio. It took just a matter of days. First, the corn stalks in sandy soils dried out. Within two weeks, plants in the clay soil at the upper end of his property were parched. “When they burn up, they […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive
Alcohol increases the release of chemical sex signals and makes males more attractive to females.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:The Amazon rainforest emerges as the new global oil frontier
Half a century of oil drilling has left the world’s largest rainforest scarred by deforestation and pollution. Now it is bracing for a new wave of fossil fuel extraction The post The Amazon rainforest emerges as the new global oil frontier appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:New Poll Shows Americans View Water That’s Safe to Drink and Reliably Supplied as Top Issues
New polling shows Americans view ensuring a reliable water supply as their top issue, beating out inflation, healthcare reform and others. The polling comes from the US Water Alliance’s Value of Water Campaign, an effort to raise awareness of the need to support water infrastructure, and is the first time a reliable water supply topped […]
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:People Who Depend on Public Lands Say Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities
As government agencies slash staff managing federal lands, rural populations dependent on outdoor tourism face mounting economic and environmental risks that are trickling down from the cuts. The Trump administration, as part of a broader initiative by its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal spending by up to $2 trillion, laid off thousands […]
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:What Are the Rights of Nature?
“Rights of nature” is a movement aimed at advancing the understanding that ecosystems, wildlife and the Earth are living beings with inherent rights to exist, evolve and regenerate. Legal rights are the highest form of protection in most governance systems. In the United States, humans and non-humans have enforceable legal rights, like corporations’ right to […]
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe
Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt
The noise of hammers and saws was so loud that David de Leon stepped outside of the house where he was working, so he could talk and be heard. De Leon is construction manager for Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a faith-based nonprofit and one of hundreds of organizations across […]
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania Health Advocates Say Gov. Shapiro Has Let Residents Down on Fracking Protections
Public health advocates assessing Josh Shapiro’s first two years as Pennsylvania’s governor concluded that he hasn’t done enough to protect residents from the damaging effects of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas—despite charting a roadmap for such actions almost five years ago while he was attorney general. Environmental Health Project (EHP), a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, said Shapiro […]
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Finance for renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa is defying the odds
Most countries in the region finally have operating wind or solar projects, despite huge political and economic challenges - perseverance is needed The post Finance for renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa is defying the odds appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Fossil fuel nations to see value of their economies shrink under new UN-agreed measure
Changes to how economies are measured will reflect the depletion of oil, gas and coal reserves, affecting big players like Saudi Arabia, Russia and Norway The post Fossil fuel nations to see value of their economies shrink under new UN-agreed measure appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Global warming is ‘exposing’ new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink
Retreating glaciers created 2,500km of “new” coastline and 35 “new” islands in the Arctic between... The post Global warming is ‘exposing’ new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Should Oil and Gas Drilling Expand in This Biodiverse National Forest? The Public Overwhelmingly Says No
CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST, Ala.—Jimmy Stiles knows Conecuh National Forest. He lives in it. Stiles, a field biologist, has lived in his home in the northern section of the forest, which lines the Alabama-Florida border, for nearly 25 years. He said he’s loved every second of it. That’s why, Stiles said, he’s willing to fight for […]
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source
While filming a documentary about oceans on a boat in the Pacific Ocean several years ago, producer and director Steve Cowan encountered a shocking scene. “We were surrounded from horizon to horizon by floating plastic,” Cowan said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” Cowan and his colleagues at the nonprofit Habitat Media wondered where all […]
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Guest post: Saudi Arabia’s surprisingly large imports of solar panels from China
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were among the top importers of Chinese solar panels in 2024,... The post Guest post: Saudi Arabia’s surprisingly large imports of solar panels from China appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers
In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource. On one side: Georgetown, the fastest growing city in America for three years straight, which in […]
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: