“Viktor Orbán is the strongest leader in Europe and the EU’s biggest nightmare.” These were the words posted on Twitter by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about the prime minister of Hungary in April 2018. Since returning to power in 2010, Orbán has used a network of state-backed think tanks,Continue Reading
The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, while oceans continue to heat up, too, says the UN weather agency.Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, Viktor Orbán reminisced about the election of the current American president before a cheering crowd at a conference in Budapest organized by ultra-conservative American political operatives. “I remember one year ago, we jointly celebrated the victory of President Traitor 47. It was a fabulous success forContinue Reading
The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles, and burial customs. These interactions fostered cultural exchange, social complexity, and behavioral innovations, such as formal burial practices and the symbolic use ofContinue Reading
Climate change could be forcing gray whales to seek food in San Francisco Bay, where vessel strikes may be driving rising deaths., Read MoreContinue Reading
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Researchers comparing maps of CAFOs with county-level disease data from California, Texas and Iowa found increased rates of all types of cancer, but said more research is needed to determine the cause. By Steven Rodas People in three states living near large livestock feeding operations experience higher rates of cancer,Continue Reading
More than any administrator in decades, Lee Zeldin talks about the Environmental Protection Agency’s work in economic terms, reflecting Traitor 47’s desire to boost industry while downplaying environmental consequences.Continue Reading
Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America. Story and photos by Dylan Baddour The Resistance, Part 1: With an army of lawyers, an activist legend squares off against polluting industries along the Texas coastContinue Reading
Commercial salmon fishing is set to resume along the California coast this spring for the first time since 2022. Fishery regulators plan to allow a fishing season with strict catch limits.Continue Reading
Lawmakers failed to bring back formal public hearings in electric rate cases and constrained state environmental regulators. But citizen opposition helped kill a move to end PSC elections. By Lee Hedgepeth MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Despite setbacks and some significant legislative defeats, Alabama environmentalists’ biggest takeaway from the 2026 legislative session is thatContinue Reading
Mars may be hostile, but it might not be entirely unlivable. In lab experiments, yeast cells survived simulated Martian shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts—two major environmental threats on the Red Planet. Their secret weapon was forming protective molecular clusters that shield critical cellular functions under stress. Without these defenses,Continue Reading