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Five Years After Pennsylvania’s Landmark Fracking Report, Its Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say
Five years after a Pennsylvania grand jury made eight recommendations to protect public health and the environment from fracking, the state has largely failed to follow through, five environmental groups said on the anniversary of the report. On Wednesday, the groups—Earthworks, the Sierra Club, Protect PT, the Center for Coalfield Justice and Environmental Health Project—called […]
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:
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Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:China Briefing 26 June 2025: First UK-China climate dialogue; China-climate conference summary; Oil peak ‘in 2027’
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 26 June 2025: First UK-China climate dialogue; China-climate conference summary; Oil peak ‘in 2027’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Bonn bulletin: Just transition talks find firmer footing
After stalling at COP29, governments agree on how to frame a just transition that is fair to workers, protects nature and promotes clean energy access The post Bonn bulletin: Just transition talks find firmer footing appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:The Revised ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Still Contains a Poison Pill. A Tax Expert Explains
Ever since the first draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” appeared in the House, renewable energy trade groups have been trying to make sense of language intended to stop tax credits from going to a “prohibited foreign entity.” The House version of the budget reconciliation measure could be read as saying that a […]
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:How UN climate negotiations can end fossil fuel-industry influence
Climate COPs remain alarmingly exposed to lobbyists, unlike most global health and anti-corruption bodies that have safeguards to limit interference The post How UN climate negotiations can end fossil fuel-industry influence appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline
This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ. Growing up in Chicago, Chakena D. Perry knew not to trust the water coming out of her tap. “It was just one of these unspoken truths within households like mine—low-income, Black households—that there was some sort of distrust with the water,” said Perry, […]
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch
Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Texas Legislature Increases Well Plugging Budget as Backlog Grows
The state of Texas will infuse more cash into a program for plugging inactive oil and gas wells in 2026 and 2027, as the average cost of sealing each well has rapidly increased. The state will allocate a one-time $100 million appropriation for the Railroad Commission’s State Managed Well Plugging Program. This is the largest […]
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:World's oldest boomerang doesn't actually come back
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Bonn bulletin: Waiting for a plan to rescue COP28 breakthrough
While in Bonn countries remain deeply divided over how to implement the responses to the global stocktake, Brazil seeks inspiration in London The post Bonn bulletin: Waiting for a plan to rescue COP28 breakthrough appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days?
In the middle of May, a rare, severe dust storm swept across the dry farmland of Central Illinois and headed in the direction of Chicago. Driver visibility on roads dropped to zero, and wind speeds rose to over 60 miles per hour. “I got a report from a weather spotter who said, ‘Hey, I can’t […]
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:River pollution suffocating the sea, campaigners say
New reports are set to show pollution from farming and sewage is affecting protected areas of the sea.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before
But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Brazilian activists vow to fight Amazon oil auction in court, hail ‘partial victory’ over unsold blocks
Brazil has faced criticism over last week’s auction of exploration blocks just months before it hosts COP30 talks focused on shifting away from fossil fuels The post Brazilian activists vow to fight Amazon oil auction in court, hail ‘partial victory’ over unsold blocks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:Dog-sized dinosaur that ran around feet of giants discovered
The dinosaur was mislabelled and misunderstood - but scientists now realise how special it is.
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:This burger was made from cow cells in a lab. Should it really be served in restaurants?
Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:This burger was made in a lab from cow cells… Should it really be served in restaurants?
Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:CCC: UK climate advisers now ‘more optimistic’ net-zero goals can be met
The UK government’s official climate advisers are now “more optimistic” that the country can hit... The post CCC: UK climate advisers now ‘more optimistic’ net-zero goals can be met appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill—For Now—But Assault on Federal Land Protections Continues
Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s proposed amendment to the budget reconciliation megabill that would mandate the sell-off of two to three million acres of U.S. public lands has been ruled out by the Senate parliamentarian. Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian whose staff provides advice on rules, precedents and statutes in the Senate, said the proposal, as […]
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:Amid Brutal Heat Wave, Officials Stress Health Risks of Hot Nights
Much of the United States is baking amid an unusually severe June heat wave, with more than 150 million people under some sort of heat advisory. The unrelenting heat wave started in the Mountain West over the weekend and has since descended upon the Midwestern and Eastern U.S., where high humidity is making temperatures topping […]
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:Bonn bulletin: Developing nations call for adaptation finance to triple by 2030
The chair of the Least Developed Countries group called for a new and more ambitious goal for adaptation finance The post Bonn bulletin: Developing nations call for adaptation finance to tripleby2030 appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:World’s largest carbon projects unlikely to deliver emissions cuts despite reforms
So far, carbon markets have not led to a promised decrease in planet-heating emissions - and efforts to tighten standards have yet to prove their worth The post World’s largest carbon projects unlikely to deliver emissions cuts despite reforms appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System
RED SPRINGS, N.C.—Early one evening this April, Kim Overstreet had just turned off the stove when she heard a boom. The panel box in the kitchen swung open and fuses shot out of their holders, bouncing off the fridge. Less than a block away, Debra Duncan’s robot vacuum bolted off its charging station toward her, […]
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:A New York Rooftop Blossoms with Lessons About Food Literacy
NEW YORK—On the roof of Metro Baptist Church, 52 pink and blue plastic kiddie pools are filled with soil and a bounty of blossoms, legumes and leafy greens. It’s the first hot summer day in New York City, and the air is thick with haze from Canadian wildfires miles away. On this rooftop, there is […]
Published on: June 24, 2025 | Source:As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions in Benefits for Oil Industry
As the Senate works this week to pass major legislation that would slash taxes, climate programs and government spending, Republicans are poised to include billions of dollars in benefits for the oil and gas industry. The new oil-targeted tax changes would cost the federal government about $18 billion in lost revenue over a decade, according […]
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope
The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Killer whales 'massage' each other using kelp
Orcas have been filmed using kelp as a tool to massage each other
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Killer whales make kelp tools to 'massage' each other
Orcas have been filmed using kelp as a tool to massage each other
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Campaigners issue mass call for reforms to rescue UN climate process
Groups want governments to make decisions by voting - rather than consensus as now - to enable more ambition in negotiations under fire for not delivering enough climate action The post Campaigners issue mass call for reforms to rescue UN climate process appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Guest post: Investigating how volcanic eruptions can affect climate projections
Volcanic eruptions pose a fundamental challenge for scientists and their climate models. It is well... The post Guest post: Investigating how volcanic eruptions can affect climate projections appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:UN expects climate finance roadmap to offer “clear next steps”
But governments, multilateral development banks and civil society are still far apart on how to raise $1.3 trillion a year by 2035 The post UN expects climate finance roadmap to offer “clear next steps” appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Figuring Out a Battery Storage System to Fit New York’s Wind and Solar Ambitions Has Not Been Easy
When New York state passed its ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, Brooklyn-based NineDot Energy saw an opportunity. The state needed to establish a 70 percent renewable-sourced grid over the next decade to meet a net zero-emission goal and the startup figured it was poised to be part of the solution. NineDot […]
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:How China made electric vehicles mainstream
The world's second largest economy is both the biggest producer and buyer of EVs.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: