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A memo from the Fish and Wildlife Service director calls for reinterpreting what it means to «take» an endangered species, a change that could weaken federal protections for more than …
As global temperatures rise, health experts warn that climate change will increasingly harm human health through heatwaves, disease spread, and air pollution. But researchers say targeted adaptation measures could protect …
A new study links climate change to last month's massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, prompting Nepal to seek compensation from a UN climate disaster fund.
Scientists warn that the combined pressures of El Niño-driven drought, long-term climate change, and criminal activity are pushing the Amazon rainforest closer to a critical threshold that could transform it …
Global Witness reports that 124 environmental and land defenders were killed in 2025, a rate of one every three days, with 85% of deaths in Latin America. Organised crime groups …
New research suggests U.S. irrigation prevents far more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces by enabling farmers to grow more food on less land, avoiding the conversion of natural ecosystems …
The UK Climate Change Committee says a third runway cannot be approved under current policies unless the aviation industry funds carbon dioxide removal to stay within carbon budgets and reach …
The Environmental Protection Agency has eliminated limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, arguing the move will save billions and lower energy prices. The decision reverses …
The Trump administration is expected to formally scrap carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, a move environmental advocates call a gift to polluters.
Record heat, drought, and devastating fires defined the summer of 2026, pushing climate change from abstract concern to lived reality for millions. The convergence of extreme weather events may mark …
Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce Monday that the agency will no longer restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, reversing a core piece of federal climate policy.
Researchers at Bangor University warn that the ecological damage from summer wildfires extends far beyond the visible burn scars, with severe consequences for soil, water, and biodiversity that may persist …
After the UK's hottest summer on record, drought and flooding are both symptoms of a water system that sheds surplus instead of storing it, according to a new analysis that …
Historic data and climate predictions indicate malaria cases will rise in East and southern Africa while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa, reshaping where the disease strikes …
Rising temperatures are allowing English farmers to cultivate crops once confined to warmer regions, with tea and cantaloupe now growing in Sussex and other parts of the country.
A new study finds that thawing permafrost, worsening wildfires, and warming wetlands are turning natural ecosystems into sources of methane and CO2, potentially amplifying global heating by as much as …
Global temperatures reached 1.65°C above preindustrial levels in August, matching July 2023 as the hottest month ever observed, as a severe El Niño amplifies warming and drives record sea surface …
A major review by the Arthur Rylah Institute found Victoria's koalas in chronically poor health, with the population half the previous estimate. The state government delayed releasing the report for …
Green leader Zack Polanski has called on Andy Burnham's government to publish an unredacted intelligence report warning that the collapse of overseas ecosystems poses catastrophic risks to UK national security, …
Counterfactual modelling suggests human-driven climate change reduced suitable bumblebee habitat by about 5% across Europe on average and up to 19% in some regions since 1901.
