How a Logging Industry Downturn Fuels Wildfires
2026-10-16
Loggers are finding it impossible to profitably harvest some federal forests. That leaves more fuel for fires to accumulate.Continue Reading
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss
2026-10-16
The United Nations Secretary-General appealed on Friday for governments, businesses and communities to accelerate efforts to protect biodiversity for future generations and all life on Earth.Continue Reading
As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust
2026-10-16
Less than a month before the UN climate conference COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, representatives of three successive summit presidencies gathered to address a pressing question: How can the world restore trust in climate action when the consequences of a warming planet are already being felt?Continue Reading
Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovation
2026-10-16
Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is often cited as the most innovative square mile in the world. But when the Kendall Square Association gathered local stakeholders for its 18th Annual Meeting Thursday, the conversation focused on innovation primarily in the context of community. The event, which took place at theContinue Reading
Scientists discover a plastic-eating “Pac-Man” enzyme with a surprising secret
2026-10-16
Scientists have discovered a remarkable “Pac-Man enzyme” that helps bacteria devour certain types of plastic and may offer new hope in the fight against plastic pollution. Researchers found that several biodegradable plastics completely broke down in soil within about a year, while conventional plastic remained largely unchanged., Read MoreContinue Reading
Modern Aquaculture’s Invisible Cost: Its Putrid Stench
2026-10-16
One burden of the West’s aquaculture industry is created in the factories of poor countries, where communities live with foul air, disrupted sleep and the stench of rotting fish. By Ian Urbina This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The OutlawContinue Reading
Istanbul’s worst floods in 80 years leave 4 dead
2026-10-16
Homes and businesses were flooded as water covered streets and parks across the city. Vehicles were washed away and many ended up piled up at the bottom of hills.Continue Reading
Floundering North Carolina Fisheries Agency Endangers Workers and Wildlife
2026-10-16
Mismanagement at the division has jeopardized worker safety and the long-term health of aquatic wildlife, former employees say. By Lisa Sorg On a misty and breezy morning last fall, Marc Hamric, a North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries veteran, and two other technicians were conducting field work in Turnagain Bay,Continue Reading
A fungus is threatening the world’s food supply. Scientists just found a new defense
2026-10-16
Scientists have discovered a potential new weapon against a devastating fungus that threatens rice, wheat, and barley worldwide. By engineering a special type of plant immune receptor, researchers created defenses capable of recognizing multiple fungal threats at once. The breakthrough could eventually lead to crops with powerful, long-lasting disease resistance,Continue Reading
The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
2026-10-16
Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a new report, days before countries gather in Yerevan, Armenia, for the COP17 biodiversity conference.Continue Reading
UK Data Centre Power Supplier Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Fossil Fuel Industry
2026-10-16
A UK company is selling its wares as a “sustainable power solution” to data centres, DeSmog can reveal, and is pressuring the government to embrace gas-powered artificial intelligence (AI) with “flawed” carbon capture technology. AVK-SEG (AVK) claims to be the “largest and fastest-growing supplier of innovative power solutions for dataContinue Reading
Orban’s Favourite EU Think Tank is Back in Brussels. But Who’s Funding It?
2026-10-16
Weeks after the collapse of Europe’s most prominent hard-right think tank, a new group with the same staff and similar mission has emerged to take its place. MCC Brussels announced the creation of the Freedom & Sovereignty Initiative (FSI) Europe on 23 September, a fresh entity that promises to “carryContinue Reading
Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates
2026-10-15
The EPA administrator is visiting battleground districts and states in the runup to the midterm elections. Are the trips for policy or politics? By Marianne Lavelle It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the The Traitor administration’s agenda, but his travelContinue Reading