Environment
Climate, sustainability, and nature
779 articles
Calgary's Waterlogged Week: A 50 mm Storm Tests Urban Defenses and Climate Readiness
A persistent storm system drenches Calgary, raising flood risks and exposing infrastructure gaps as rainfall totals appr...
Bering Sea's Toxic Secret: Indigenous Communities Face Uncharted Waters
A student-led research project in Nome, Alaska, is uncovering the impact of climate change on the region's food safety, ...
Alameda Woman Stabbed by Wild Turkeys, Calls for City Action
A resident of Alameda was hospitalized after two wild turkeys attacked her during a walk, sparking a demand for municipa...
The Battle Over the SS United States: Reefing Plan Faces Misinformation Campaign
Okaloosa County officials are pushing back against claims from preservation groups that the legendary ocean liner is des...
Glaciers Gain Rights: A New Anthropocentric Challenge
A science journal argues glaciers deserve agency and rights, sparking debate among academics and Indigenous voices in th...
Canada's 2050 Grid Plan: Doubling Power, but Gas Debate Splits the Room
Ottawa's National Electricity Strategy aims to double generation by 2050 and cut household costs, but its embrace of nat...
A Whale's Last Stand: Denmark's Β£1.3m Rescue Mission Ends in Tragedy
A humpback whale's desperate bid for freedom ends in heartbreak as a Β£1.3m rescue mission fails to save Timmy from the B...
Net zero rules risk 'ruining' Britain's steel industry, Sir Robert McAlpine warns
A Hertfordshire construction firm's sustainability chief warns green policies may backfire, pushing steel production abr...
Zero Charges in a Year: Labour's Water Company Crackdown Falls Flat
A year after the government announced 81 criminal investigations into water companies, not a single new prosecution has ...
UK's Sewage Crackdown Stalls: 81 Investigations, Zero New Charges
The UK government's high-profile crackdown on water companies for sewage pollution has failed to yield a single new pros...
The Billion-Dollar Battle to Save Utah's Great Salt Lake
As boat slips dry up and toxic dust looms, a massive federal pledge meets local conservation efforts in Utah's fight for...
Quiet Lanes Roll Out Across Six UK Countryside Counties
From North Yorkshire to Oxfordshire, rural roads are being reβengineered to slow traffic and protect walkers, cyclists a...
Thermal Drone Saves Staffordshire Bull Terrier in Northumberland Park
A mountain rescue team used a thermal drone to locate a lost dog in just ten minutes, turning a threeβday search into a ...
UK's Solar Farm Rush: A Trade-Off Between Climate and Community
The UK government's fast-track planning reforms for massive solar farms have sparked a heated debate over energy securit...
Bramley Apple Tree's Future Hangs in the Balance
A 200-year-old tree, the progenitor of all Bramley apples, has been sold to private owners, leaving its future uncertain...
The Data Void: Canada's Climate Targets Slip Under Mark Carney
The federal government is facing intense scrutiny for failing to model how recent policy rollbacks are impacting Canada'...
Beauty Industry's Hidden Dangers: The Microplastic Menace
Microplastics in your makeup and skincare products may be causing more harm than you think. We investigate the hidden da...
Beauty's Dirty Secret: Microplastics in Your Cosmetics
The beauty industry's hidden use of microplastics in products has sparked health concerns and EU restrictions. What do y...
Three Emaciated Sea Lion Pups Return to Pacific After SixβWeek Rehab
Manhattan Beach celebrated the release of Tortellini, Rotiβni and Cavatappi, rescued from LA County beaches and healed b...
30th Kids Ocean Day Draws 2,000 Students to Form βCoast For Allβ at Dockweiler Beach
Over 2,000 Los Angeles County youths gathered for a massive human art piece, marking three decades of the Malibu Foundat...
From Bombs to Biodiversity: How GPS Became an Unexpected Ally for the Planet
The military-born satellite network now tracks endangered whales, maps wildfires, and polices poachers. But the same tec...
Thwaites Glacier's Last Stand: Scientists Sound Alarm on Doomsday Glacier
A catastrophic collapse of the Thwaites Glacier could raise global sea levels by 65cm, displacing millions and reshaping...
Massachusetts Climate Superfund: A Doctor's Case for Making Big Oil Pay
A former physician argues the state's Climate Superfund Act would force fossil fuel giants to fund resilience projects, ...
20 Years of Mud and Misery: Indonesia's Lusi Volcano and the $420 Million Betrayal
Nineteen villages submerged, tens of thousands displaced, and compensation that never arrivedβIndonesia's Lusi mud volca...
20 Years of Mud: Indonesia's Lusi Volcano Still Erupts, Survivors Fight for Justice
Two decades after a gas-drilling disaster triggered a mud volcano in East Java, thousands remain displaced and a $420 mi...
Beyond the East Facade: Windsor Castle Unveils the King's Venus Garden
A celestial-inspired redesign at Windsor Castle brings a historic space back to life this summer, blending royal history...
Two Labradors Killed by Killer Bees in Lake Havasu City: A Tragic Memorial Day Warning
A swarm of Africanized honey bees killed two Labrador retrievers in Lake Havasu City over Memorial Day weekend, highligh...
Eleven Dead in Washington Paper Mill Disaster: A Community's Loss and Unanswered Questions
A catastrophic tank implosion at a Longview paper mill kills eleven workers, releasing over 500,000 gallons of corrosive...
Storm Drain Rescue: Six Ducklings Saved in Chandler
A dedicated team from the Arizona Humane Society spent two hours extracting more than half a dozen ducklings from a stor...
London's Green Space Conundrum: Conservation vs. Recreation
Hampstead Heath's Model Boating Pond has become a battleground between swimmers and bird sanctuary advocates, sparking a...