Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil
Indigenous and political activists broke through security lines at the UN’s COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil, shouting “our forests are not for sale” as they protested deforestation and oil exploration in the Amazon.The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act
After the International Court of Justice declared that countries have a legal duty to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Island advocates are heading to COP30 to demand that world leaders phase out fossil fuels, fund recovery from climate disasters, and center...Tehran taps run dry as water crisis deepens across Iran
Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if the drought gripping the country continues.‘Africa can become a green leader’: Interview with Mohamed Adow of Power Shift Africa
The Chinese EV market is imploding
Once hailed as proof of China’s technological ascendancy, the nation’s electric vehicle industry is now buckling under state overreach, overproduction, and mounting losses, threatening both China’s economy and the global auto market.Shutdown deal kills food safety rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.Ocean microbes may be developing taste for plastic pollution
Scientists have found that bacteria in more than three-quarters of global ocean samples carry genes for enzymes that can break down PET, the plastic used in bottles, suggesting marine microbes are adapting to use human-made waste as a carbon source.Michigan environmental groups want EPA to test for microplastics in drinking water
Several Michigan environmental organizations are calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to sign a petition urging the EPA to begin nationwide monitoring of drinking water for microplastics, citing growing concern over their presence in the Great Lakes and potential...Cleanup of PFAS could cost Wisconsin billions, regulators and lawmakers say
Wisconsin environmental regulators and Republican lawmakers don’t agree on much when it comes to addressing PFAS contamination, but both acknowledge it will likely cost the state billions of dollars.Peru Indigenous patrols see success & struggles in combating illegal miners
In the Outer Banks, a growing number of homes are getting swallowed by the sea
Read the full story at Inside Climate News. The Outer Banks of North Carolina attracts more than 5 million visitors annually who prize this 200-mile stretch of islands as a Southern beach paradise. But as storms pound coastlines and sea levels rise, the pristine...Growing ‘continuous corn’ drives emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas. It doesn’t have to.
Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Year after year, the same 15 million acres across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are planted with corn. Each August, the fibrous green leaves in those fields reach eye level. And each November, the dusty stalks are...Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain
by Jessica Beaudette, Arizona State University Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size...Soy giants quietly prepare for EU deforestation law; impacts still uncertain
An oil company running into rough waters off the California coast is looking to Trump for help
A vote to deny Sable Offshore permits to restart production builds on a series of lawsuits and an accusation of insider trading, but the CEO wants the president to help it overcome its setbacks.Property battles could slow Trump’s pipeline ‘tsunami’
Resistance from landowners is visible across the country as companies pursue new oil, gas and carbon projects.There’s a new forecast for peak oil demand. It’s increasingly cloudy.
The International Energy Agency once projected that oil and gas demand could level off by 2030. Now it’s backing off, sort of.Why Appalachia is one of the world’s worst hotspots for dangerous floods
A Washington Post investigation shows why one region of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rainfall and floods.New directory helps donors navigate the complex world of global reforestation
Paris Agreement 10 years on: More wins than you may realize
Global emissions continue to rise a decade after the Paris Agreement. However, solar, wind and EV growth demonstrate that climate action can work. Here’s what has been achieved and what remains urgent.‘Our zeal is unwavering’: 3 environmental defenders share trials, tribulations, hopes
States that rely on the Colorado River miss deadline to agree on cuts
A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court.PFAS in drinking water linked to dangerous blood toxin levels
Communities with higher levels of PFAS in their water also have higher levels of these substances in their blood.If the US has to build data centers, here’s where they should go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.Forever chemicals and pregnancy: child brain linked to PFAS
New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five.Environment takeaways from the spending deal
The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government.What Central Park’s Squirrel Census says about conservation tech: Interview with Okala’s Robin Whytock
Blue Birds Aren’t Blue. Here’s How They Trick You
Nature gives us one incredible surprise after another. If you’re a bird lover and have been admiring bluebirds, jays, or barn swallows, you’re not seeing a blue bird; it s actually brown. Here’s how they trick you.The Zipper, the Book, and the Cloud
The future is not built by abandoning the old, but by perfecting it. From the fading art of deep reading to the century-old zipper’s subtle reinvention, each of this week’s reads reveals that true progress often lies in evolution rooted in consistency and...EPA proposes exemptions for ‘forever chemical’ reporting requirements – The Hill
EPA proposes exemptions for ‘forever chemical’ reporting requirements The HillGibbon trafficking pushes rehabilitation centers to the max in North Sumatra
Cautious win for Indigenous groups in Malaysia as palm oil firm pauses forest clearing
Turning outdoor exploration into environmental discovery: Gregg Treinish and the rise of Adventure Scientists
Mongabay launches dedicated Oceans Desk to expand global reporting on marine ecosystems
How a ‘green gold rush’ in the Amazon led to dubious carbon deals on Indigenous lands
Embrace ‘blue’ foods as a climate strategy at COP30, fisheries ministers say (commentary)
Philippines climate protests spotlight whether money is reaching the most vulnerable
As world leaders meet for COP30 in Brazil, protests in the Philippines highlight how corruption and mismanagement can undermine efforts to fund climate resilience.Newsom presents California as reliable partner at U.N. climate talks
Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading a California delegation to the U.N. climate conference in Brazil, positioning the state as a global climate leader despite lacking federal authority to negotiate international agreements.France’s Fontainebleau forest serves as ‘laboratory’ for climate change adaptation
France’s historic Fontainebleau forest is confronting the realities of heatwaves, drought, and dying trees, while offering lessons in how woodlands can adapt to a warming planet.China’s emissions level off as renewables surge, signaling possible peak
A new analysis finds China’s carbon emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, driven by record solar and wind expansion and the rise of electric vehicles.LA’s clean air future is being built by Black women
In Los Angeles, Black women organizers are driving a community-led push to shut down toxic oil wells that have long endangered their neighborhoods.Biodegradable plastics: Help or hype?
Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.North Carolina city rejects factory expansion over contamination fears
The Wilmington City Council has voted unanimously to reject Chemours’ proposed expansion of its Fayetteville plant, citing the company’s history of releasing toxic PFAS chemicals that have polluted the Cape Fear River and endangered residents’ drinking...Wisconsin bill promotes soybeans to replace PFAS in firefighting foams
A new proposal would make soybean-derived foam eligible for Wisconsin state grants, helping fire departments replace PFAS-based products without sacrificing performance.How government shutdowns give polluters a free pass
Though the current political showdown may be nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies.The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom
Read the full story at Grist. A new kind of gold rush is sweeping the West, and this time the prize isn’t minerals but megawatts. From Phoenix to Colorado’s Front Range, data centers are arriving with outsize demands for power and water. In a new report, the regional...Wetlands efficiently remove nitrogen pollution from surface water, leading to cost savings for municipalities
Read the full story from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Wetlands are an important part of the ecological system, providing a myriad of benefits for people, wildlife, and the environment. They also serve as “nature’s kidneys,” filtering out pollutants...Discarded cigarette butts spread antibiotic resistance
Read the full story at Inside Precision Medicine. Cigarette butts may pose a risk to the health of smokers and nonsmokers alike by acting as genetic pools of microbial antibiotic resistance, researchers report. With estimated annual cigarette consumption reaching nine...Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations
by Philip Steenstra, University of Michigan; Rachel O’Brien, University of Michigan, and Stuart Batterman, University of Michigan When fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. bulk liquid petroleum storage terminal, large plumes of dark smoke billowed into...Sierra Leone communities sign carbon agreement based on carbon justice principles
Coal-dependent South Africa struggles to make just energy transition real
One year after Trump’s election, this group is celebrating their sway over U.S. energy policy
At the America First Policy Institute’s Global Energy Summit, speakers derided climate action and heralded their efforts to reverse key environmental initiatives.Inside the data-center energy race with Google and Microsoft
Hyperscalers are investing in new clean-energy tech and rethinking how they run data centers.Trump officials consider opening California to offshore oil drilling
A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.Pipeline project breaks through in once-resistant Northeast
A gas pipeline championed by President Donald Trump cleared permitting hurdles in New York and New Jersey, reflecting a political shift.The price of gold: In Venezuela, mining threatens Indigenous Pemón
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.Ogonis wary of more oil drilling in Niger Delta
Whispers of renewed oil drilling in the Niger Delta may promise prospects for much-needed infrastructure and job creation. But oil extraction is also blamed for impoverishing the area through environmental devastation.Two Caribbean islands seek justice from France for pesticide poisoning
In Guadeloupe and Martinique, where chlordecone has contaminated over 90 percent of the population, residents continue to demand financial compensation from the French government.Pollution, poverty and power: the real cost of environmental inequality in the UK
Cleaner air is progress, but injustice remains. Environmental racism still decides who breathes dirty air, who gets sick and who gets heard.As U.S. and E.U. retreat on climate, China takes the leadership role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving force in climate diplomacy and filling a vacuum left by the world’s...Feds flustered by shutdown compromise
The deal was “a total capitulation and slap in the face to federal workers,” said one EPA employee.Chilean pulp giant Arauco’s history of pollution trails it to Brazil biodiversity site
Meet Ice XXI: A New Form of Water — and the World’s First ‘Super Ice’
Scientists created a form of “super ice” that conducts electricity rather than simply freezing by compressing water under enormous pressure and bombarding it with powerful X-rays. This discovery reveals how water might behave deep inside planets like Uranus and...DATCP and DHS Urge Wisconsin Retailers to Continue to Accept FoodShare
DATCP and DHS Urge Wisconsin Retailers to Continue to Accept FoodShare Retailers and grocery stores play an important role in ensuring FoodShare members can access healthy, nutritious food to feed their families. Today, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade...US EPA approves 14 small refinery biofuel waivers – Reuters
US EPA approves 14 small refinery biofuel waivers ReutersTrump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient – The Guardian
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient The GuardianIf the EPA steps back – LAist
If the EPA steps back LAistBrazil hosts COP30 with high ambitions — and scaling environmental ambiguities
To fix the climate, simply empower Indigenous people (commentary)
Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics
With the return of Trump-era climate denial and Democrats avoiding the term altogether, the U.S. is quietly adapting to a warming planet without naming the cause.Governments and billionaires retreat ahead of COP30 climate talks
With the U.S. under Trump reversing clean-energy efforts and Brazil allowing new oil exploration, the sense of urgency around a warming planet has given way to weary resignation.‘Not good’: Ocean losing its greenness, threatening food webs
Farmers were exposed to roughly twice as many pesticides as general population in EU study
Farmers in a newly published Europe-wide study were exposed to about twice as many pesticides as the general population, but researchers also found that people with no ties to agriculture carried residue from dozens of chemicals over the course of a week.How much should we really worry about microplastics?
Headlines warn of microplastics in our food and bodies, but a major European review finds the level of exposure from packaging is lower than reported. Here’s what to do and not do.New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protests
Indian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at the famed India Gate monument in New Delhi demanding action to curb an annual scourge of toxic air swathing the capital and its surrounding region.Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
The Trump administration is poised to approve a new pesticide ingredient containing PFAS “forever chemicals,” alarming scientists and health advocates who warn the move could further contaminate food and water supplies.How do you move a village? Residents of France’s last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea
Read the full story in The Guardian. As rising tides eat away at the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago off Canada, plans to move the historic village to higher ground have divided residentsFuture of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
by Roshanak (Roshi) Nateghi, Georgetown University The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid. That includes investments in grid modernization, energy...Toyota brings Apple Maps EV routing to its newest models
Read the full story at engadget. 2023 and newer BEV’s will sync vehicle battery information with Apple’s infotainment systemChina moves to supercharge green hydrogen as US pulls back
Read the full story at Canary Media. The country’s new policy is likely to boost the production of green hydrogen, which the country aims to use to decarbonize airplanes, ships, and heavy industry.Critics decry company created to rush power to Indiana data centers
Read the full story at Canary Media. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. says the spinoff is needed to meet surging power demand. Others say it’s an excuse to bypass regulations that protect consumers.Why billions of gallons of raw sewage keep ending up in Philadelphia waterways
Read the full story at Inside Climate News. With a new analysis showing where the pollution is going, environmental advocates call on public officials to do more to stop it.About 4 in 10 worried about environmental impacts of AI: Survey
Read the full story at The Hill. A new poll shows growing concerns among citizens over the potential environmental effects caused by artificial intelligence. The Associated Press-NORC Center poll, released Thursday, found about 4 in 10 U.S. adults said they are...A Dallas startup raises $5.5 million to build 3-D solar towers
Read the full story at Inside Climate News. The vertical towers allow for three times more capacity per acre than conventional solar panel arrays, according to the company, Janta Power.How data centers can move fast without breaking things
Read the full story at Canary Media. A new analysis shows that developers and utilities can speed grid connections and lower costs by planning ahead for data centers to be flexible in their power use.Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells
by Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of an energy source that works 24/7, rain or shine, quietly powering homes, industries and even entire cities without the ups and downs of solar or wind –...How to minimize the environmental impact of your website
Read the full story at Smashing Magazine. As responsible digital professionals, we are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of our work and need to find effective and pragmatic ways to reduce it. James Chudley shares a new decarbonising approach...What does the just energy transition mean for Africa?
African summit seeks clean energy future to combat climate change impacts
In 10 years since Paris climate agreement, progress on warming but not nearly enough
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth’s warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers
Experts suspect that dust from the sea contains endotoxic bacteria membranes caused by fertilizer runoff.A disease-carrying mosquito has landed in the Rocky Mountains where it historically couldn’t survive
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.Why everyone wants to meet the ‘world’s most boring man’
Politicians, oil giants and climate activists hang on his every word. The Trump administration has blasted him. How did Fatih Birol get so big?World Leaders At Climate Summit Take Swipes At Absent President Trump
“Donald Trump isn’t at the global climate summit in Brazil. But he was on the minds of some of his fellow world leaders Thursday, who used their time on stage to try to isolate the U.S. president and his hard-line opposition to their agenda.” Climate...COP30: ‘Climate conference of truth’ in Brazil?
At COP30, the international community again will try to agree on targets to limit catastrophic global temperature rise. But many barriers remain before steep greenhouse gas cuts are realized.Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are in B.C. sea otters, new study finds
The research adds to a growing body of evidence that the chemicals are making their way into the environment with detrimental results.Depleted uranium: The forgotten legacy of the Kosovo War
In 1999, NATO used uranium ammunition during the Kosovo War. Numerous soldiers subsequently developed cancer, and some were awarded compensation. In Kosovo, the soil remains poisonous to this day.Health and labor groups say proposed EPA chemical review rollbacks endanger communities, workers
Health, environmental and labor groups are voicing their opposition to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law, saying the changes will leave workers and everyday Americans more vulnerable to...Subscribe to EHS Newletter
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