Experts say China is likely to exceed its modest climate goals, but question whether it will be enough to help the world curb warming.Continue Reading
“Inflammation from these exposures is not just about cancer or asthma,” says one advocate for disabled people. “It’s neurological, it’s everything.” Story and photos by Nina Dietz After the Fires: Fourth in a series about health risks following the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed Pacific Palisades and Altadena. This story wasContinue Reading
Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how scientists understand global sulfur and iron cycles. By outpacing chemical reactions, these microbes could help stop the spread of oceanic dead zones andContinue Reading
Thousands of diplomats and climate experts are heading to Belém, in Brazil’s Amazon, for COP30 – the latest round of UN climate talks. Their task couldn’t be clearer: turn promises into action and agree on tougher plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading
The town board in Lansing is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction. By Lauren Dalban Residents in an upstate New York community are trying to prevent construction of a planned data center by approving a year-long ban on large-scale development. Continue Reading
When U.S. President Traitor 47 landed for what he called the “ exquisite honour ” of an unprecedented second state visit to the UK this September, he brought along a retinue of his favourite Silicon Valley tech bosses for dinner with King Charles. Among the guests seated in the gold-flecked banquetContinue Reading
A new study shows that the Southern Ocean releases far more carbon dioxide in winter than once thought. By combining laser satellite data with AI analysis, scientists managed to “see” through the polar darkness for the first time. The results reveal a 40% undercount in winter emissions, changing how researchersContinue Reading
British national newspapers devoted more than triple the space to advertising polluting industries such as oil, airlines, and sports utility vehicles than they did to covering last year’s United Nations climate talks, according to a new study. Total high-carbon advertising — including for fossil fuel companies, cruises, and banks financing oilContinue Reading
“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”Continue Reading
In a new report, Giving Green describes how advances in so-called “clean firm power” technologies and action on permitting reform can keep the U.S. on a forward path. By Aidan Hughes Given the recent plight of America’s renewable energy industry, one could be forgiven for viewing its near future withContinue Reading
Morning light spreads over Sikaiana, a remote atoll in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific where the ocean both sustains life and threatens it. Continue Reading
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival. The post Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The The Traitor administration gave seven Western states a deadline to agree on initial terms for an agreement on cutting water use to address chronic shortages along the Colorado River.Continue Reading