Mongabay1h
Funding uncertainty threatens Tasmania’s gains against kelp-grazing sea urchins
For nearly a decade, divers off Tasmania’s east coast have been getting a boost from the government to harvest the invasive sea urchins killing off kelp forests that fringe the Australian island…
Yale Climate Connections12h
Super Typhoon Champi intensifies to a Cat 5 after battering Guam
As Champi buzzsaws its way across the Western Pacific this week, the U.S. coast from North Carolina to New Jersey is bracing for several days of high water from a slow-moving nor'easter that could…
Grist18h
A new gas line or cash to electrify? California lets households choose.
When one of the nation’s biggest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric, wanted to replace Merrian Borgeson’s aging gas service line in Berkeley, California, she asked the company not to…
Reason Magazine21h
Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.
America's interminable war with Iran has killed thousands, disrupted commerce that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and raised prices on the home front.
Texas Tribune21h
In Senate race, Paxton and Talarico each promise relief from rising energy costs in Texas
A customer refuels his car at a gas station in Austin on Aug. 26, 2026.
Inside Climate News22h
The Most Annoying Neighbor in This San Antonio Subdivision Is a Leaking Oil Well
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—In Texas, suburbs have sprung up where oil pump jacks once bobbed.
Mongabay1d
Nearly 90% of countries adopt biodiversity targets, but most remain off track
Thousands of delegates are now gathering in Yerevan to discuss the future of life on Earth as we know it at the U.N.’s COP17 biodiversity summit. Countries have made considerable progress in…
Mongabay1d
Nigeria drove thousands of gold miners from a national park. But can it keep them out?
A military-backed operation shut down a major illegal gold mining site in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, driving more than 4,000 miners from Nigeria’s largest national park, according to the Africa…
Truthout1d
Rule Lets Fossil Fuel Companies “Unintentionally” Kill Polar Bears and Walruses
Oil and gas companies will now be permitted to kill polar bears and Pacific walruses off the northern coast of Alaska so long as such killings are “unintentional,” according to a new Trump…
Grist1d
The fire retardant in the seafood chain
In January 1966, a South African ship caught fire at sea. In port in Bristol, England, after firefighters pried open the smoking container, the conflagration spread and burned for five days. A little…
NPR1d
Dozens of critically endangered orangutans rescued from Indonesian wildfires
Rescuers in Indonesia have saved dozens of orangutans from wildfires. The critically endangered species is fighting for their lives and habitats during this deadly wildfire season.
Inside Climate News1d
A Carcinogenic Pesticide ‘No One Needs’ Is Found in Dangerous Quantities in a Quarter of US Rivers
Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth
Inside Climate News1d
Groundwater Cleanup Set to Begin This Fall at North Florida Site, Decades After Superfund Designation
Plenty of storms have hit Pensacola, Florida’s westernmost city, in the 450 years since its founding, but among the worst has been the storm over the toxic waste site nicknamed “Mount Dioxin.”
Mongabay2d
This orca destroyed a sunfish and no one is sure why
Scientists, on two separate occasions, have observed orcas ramming into heavy sunfish with such force that the boney fish literally explodes. But why? Scientists, at least currently, have no idea…
Mongabay2d
Amazon deforestation falls 42% to a record low
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to the lowest level on record. Data released today by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE, shows that forest clearing in…
Mississippi Today2d
JXN Water pushes for independent oversight of Jackson’s water and sewer systems
Jackson’s water and sewer systems would remain outside city officials’ control under a proposal by a federally appointed manager that would establish an independent, customer-governed authority to…
Mongabay2d
The uplifting story of one of Zimbabwe’s pioneering women rangers
For Nyaradzo Auxilia Hoto, one of the most memorable moments of becoming a wildlife ranger was a trip to town. She and her fellow recruits walked through the streets in their new uniforms, on their…
Mongabay2d
Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit
Promises by nations to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to finance nature and increase protections for oceans around the globe are falling short ahead of a key U.N. biodiversity conference. The…
Mississippi Today2d
SpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack
PECAN ISLAND, La. – At the front of a dimly lit cafeteria, half a dozen SpaceX high-level managers sat before a photo of a rocket.
Mongabay2d
Plastic industry bookkeeping plans hide chemical recycling harms, critics say
Plastic pollution has rapidly escalated into a global environmental crisis that threatens ecosystem function and human health at an epic scale. Solutions are urgently needed, but while scientists…
Mongabay2d
As US states reduce recently restored wolf populations, here’s what we risk losing (commentary)
For centuries, wolves have been cast as vicious, bloodthirsty creatures of nightmares and fairy tales, rather than as deeply social animals with an important place in nature. We wanted to understand…
Mongabay2d
‘Enclosed river:’ Women shellfish gatherers fight for access to mangroves in Brazil
Adriana Hora dos Santos stands waist-deep in the water. Her dark hair is tied in a single braid; her arms and torso covered by a pink Lycra shirt. The thick mangrove mud reaches her thighs. Using a…
Mongabay2d
Celebrity shark trapped in South Korean canal stirs concerns over warming seas
SEOUL — Wedged between skyscrapers and a bustling passenger ferry port in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, a celebrity of sorts is drawing thousands of admirers as it has been swimming for…
Truthout2d
New Documents Expose Exxon’s Attempt to Suppress Damning Climate Evidence
“Do you believe that statement’s misleading?” “All the clauses in there are patently false. And I told them so.” So reads an exchange from the deposition of Joseph Weissman, an ExxonMobil scientist…
UN News2d
As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust
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…
UN News2d
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss
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.
Yale Climate Connections2d
Houses of worship in New York City prepare for growing climate threats
Free climate-readiness audits are helping religious organizations identify ways to buttress their buildings for extreme heat, flooding, and other dangers.
Mongabay2d
Vulture conservation project to target illegal killing and poisoning in Chad
Conservationists are launching a project to protect dwindling vulture populations in Chad amid a Central Africa-wide decline. Run by the nonprofit Sahara Conservation, the project is part of a larger…
Mongabay2d
Climate change could send more toxic mining waste into coastal waters, study warns
Demand for metals has exploded in recent decades, thanks to population growth, technological innovation, and economic development. The volume of metal ores like iron and copper extracted globally…
Inside Climate News2d
Floundering North Carolina Fisheries Agency Endangers Workers and Wildlife
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, a remote area near…
Inside Climate News2d
Modern Aquaculture’s Invisible Cost: Its Putrid Stench
This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.
Grist2d
Long after the Maui fires, toxic metals linger in residents’ bodies
In August of 2023, a series of wildfires broke out across Maui, killing more than 100 people, destroying thousands of homes, and causing billions in damage. Noelani Ahia, who is Kanaka Maoli and…
Grist2d
Advice from a climate therapist: Touch grass. (No, really.)
In my years as a psychotherapist, I’ve worked with many people facing similar struggles. One such pattern is embodied by a client I’ll call Emma (whose real name and identifying details I’ve changed…
Grist2d
Trump just effectively killed a popular solar energy program for rural America
Earlier this month, after a series of stops and starts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to a long-running program that is supposed to help farmers and rural small businesses…
Grist2d
Is coal really making a comeback?
Coal was on the way out. That’s how it looked last year, anyway, when the International Energy Agency forecast that global demand for the dirtiest fossil fuel had plateaued and was poised to start…
Mongabay3d
Seagrass meadows may offer coastal communities a more nutritious catch than reefs
Researchers surveyed 40 sites along the East African coastline from Kenya to Mozambique, studying seagrass and coral reef ecosystems. They found that when it comes to benefits for coastal…
Mongabay3d
‘Perpetuating stupidity’: Indonesia comes under fire for response to burning and haze
JAKARTA — Indonesia is facing growing criticism over its response to a forest and land fire crisis that has sent choking haze billowing into neighboring Malaysia and Singapore, but officials insist…
Mongabay3d
Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths
ISTANBUL (AP) — A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people, officials said Thursday, as rescuers evacuated hundreds of stranded people. The…
The Center Square3d
Democrats probe EPA excusing data center power plants from pollution rules
(The Center Square) – A group of Democratic lawmakers is demanding answers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about its recent guidance exempting data center power generation facilities…
Yale Climate Connections3d
‘Weather under Fire’: The climate change film we’ve been waiting for
Due out in early 2027, it's the best climate change documentary I've ever seen. The producers need donations to finish it.
Global Voices3d
Peru’s Indigenous people in Cutivireni and Oviri take the front line against Amazon wildfires
Indigenous guardians play a critical role in protecting the land, their homes, and their livelihoods
Dialogue Earth3d
‘Mana hutan kami?’ The Malaysian youths turning climate anxiety into legal action
Amira Aliya first learnt about climate change in the pages of a textbook. But the issue became real for the teenager in August 2024, when she visited a welfare home in Johor, on the southern tip of…
Mississippi Today3d
Facing lawsuits, Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI offers to buy homes near Southaven data centers
SOUTHAVEN — With residents suing over noise and pollution, Elon Musk’s company is trying to buy up homes around his expansive data center operations in Southaven.
Texas Tribune3d
In race to lead Texas agriculture department, Sheets and Tucker clash on data centers, credentials
From left: Nate Sheets and Clayton Tucker, the Republican and Democratic nominees for Texas Agriculture Commissioner.
Yale Climate Connections3d
Hurricane Trudy drenching Mexico; Guam braces for another typhoon
While the Atlantic slumbers, we need to watch two potential rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the Pacific.
Mongabay3d
How Indian communities earn a living from more than forest timber
Every year between February and May, when mahua flowers begin to fall, Mamta Tigga collects them. Mamta comes from a village in Gumla in the Indian state of Jharkhand and has been collecting mahua (a…
Mongabay3d
New tool reveals siege on Indigenous lands in Bolivia’s Amazon
For most Indigenous peoples in the Bolivian Amazon, the forest is far more than a collection of trees. It is the casa grande, Spanish for “the main house”, where communities, rivers, wildlife…
The Conversation3d
Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus
Former Cornell student Jane Doe, who filed a civil lawsuit in September 2026 alleging that seven fraternity members raped her at a party, said the young men who assaulted her pressured her into…
UN News3d
The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
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…
Grist3d
A new report just busted another myth about heat pumps
You may have heard by now that heat pumps — which transfer warmth from outdoor air to an indoor space, instead of generating it like a furnace — don’t work when it gets really cold out. That’s…
Yale Climate Connections3d
As El Niño fuels drought in Panama, trees help ranchers maintain their water supply
Cattle ranchers on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula are using silvopastoral systems to help conserve water.
Yale Climate Connections3d
Why New Jersey is buying flood-prone homes
The state’s Blue Acres program helps people move out of areas at high risk of flooding and converts their former properties to open space.
Mongabay3d
Nations at southern bluefin tuna meeting stop short of adopting new seabird protections
Seabird protections drew debate at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), held Oct. 5-8 in Brussels. The eight-member multilateral body that…
Inside Climate News3d
As Wildfires Intensify, Communities Have a Bigger Role to Play
On July 22, Aurélie Filleau and her husband were given 10 minutes to get their children and a few possessions into the car before evacuating their house in Le Porge, a town near Bordeaux…
Grist3d
Magic: The Gathering draws a bad hand with El Niño
On a Saturday morning in September, the game shop Dice Dojo was packed. Players sat shoulder-to-shoulder at tables lining the far North Side Chicago shop with board games stacked from floor to…
Mongabay4d
Belize looks to the deep sea to complete its 30% ocean protection pledge
Belize is turning to its deep waters to fulfill its pledge to protect 30% of its ocean and achieve the sixth milestone of its Blue Bond agreement. A draft marine spatial plan submitted on Sept. 8 for…
Mongabay4d
Thailand seizes ivory shipment from Zambia, to launch DNA investigation
Authorities in Thailand say they have seized about 400 pieces of African elephant ivory in a shipment of timber from Zambia, and are now testing the contraband to identify the origin of the animals…
The Center Square4d
Schwarzenegger, Newsom mark climate bill's anniversary
(The Center Square) - Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday at the California Economic Summit in Long Beach to celebrate two decades of the state's decarbonization…
Mongabay4d
From paper parks to lasting protection, here’s what works in marine conservation
In recent years, there has been a steady stream of ocean conservation pledges, from French Polynesia extending marine protection across its nearly 5 million-square-kilometer exclusive economic zone…