In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading
As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate countries for climate-driven damages and pay for a clean-energy transition.Continue Reading
A new BLM plan for western Colorado makes a priority of helium production, worrying environmentalists. The post How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Millions of bees are killed in Mountain fireContinue Reading
Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air pollution was in the atmosphere, signaling a possible association between climate change and ocular health, according to a new study., Read MoreContinue Reading
Ukraine’s operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) reduced electricity production as a precautionary measure this morning following widespread military activities across the country that reportedly targeted its energy infrastructure, putting nuclear safety and security under further pressure, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said., ReadContinue Reading
And why one climate scientist still has reasons to hope. Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with senior scientist Jennifer Francis of the Woodwell Climate Research Center. Continue Reading
“Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it,” Biden said. But The Traitor has vowed to roll back those plans. (Image credit: Saul Loeb)Continue Reading
Fish stocks along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past five decades, threatening food security and the livelihoods of the fishing communities that depend on them, according to a new study., Read MoreContinue Reading
The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to bring about peace, climate action, fairer international financial institutions and equitable access to emerging technologies, the UN Secretary-General said on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.Continue Reading
A massive land return to the Penobscot Indigenous tribe in Maine promises conservation gains without land-use restrictions. By Olivia Gieger Chuck Loring knows all the good spots for finding dropped moose antlers. It’s part passion and part professional. He spends whatever free time he can packing his snowmobile into theContinue Reading
What happens when you bring back water to farm land? In Germany, the government is working on a climate solution that would have farmland turned back into wetlands to reduce carbon emissions.Continue Reading
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders must mount a strong offense as well as robust defense against attacks on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.Continue Reading