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Biden Thwarts Trump And Blocks Mining Road, Oil Drilling In Alaska

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday safeguarded millions of acres in Alaska from fossil fuel…

Global billionaire tax for fighting inequality rises up political agenda

Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum tax on billionaires’…

Report Alleges UN Complicit in Violent Evictions from World Heritage Sites

A new report alleges the U.N. has been complicit in the violent eviction of Indigenous…

Almost half of all major Chinese cities are sinking, study warns

The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change

Last summer, on the evening of July 11, Andy Jones went on a surreal canoe…

The Transatlantic Battle to Stop Methane Gas Exports From South Texas

In the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border, residents are battling to preserve some of…

An intense week of joining sessions virtually

EGU2024 - An intense week of joining sessions virtually Posted on 19 April 2024 by…

Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study

Making crops colorful for easier weeding

To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently…

Unique field study shows how climate change affects fire-impacted forests

During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A…

Interspecies competition led to even more forms of ancient human — defying evolutionary trends in vertebrates

Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins --…

Dog attacks on mountain tapirs highlight a growing threat to endangered wildlife

Researchers who captured footage of dog attacks on endangered mountain tapirs in Colombia are calling…

Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers

Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT…

38 trillion dollars in damages each year: World economy already committed to income reduction of 19 % due to climate change

Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy…

Clearing the air: Wind farms more land efficient than previously thought

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers…

East coast mussel shells are becoming more porous in warming waters

Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History have found that over the last 120…

Renewable energy transforming the landscape

Renewable energy is generally defined as any energy source that is continuously replenished. It includes…

Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2

As carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the Earth will get hotter. But exactly how…

Machine learning used to create a fabric-based touch sensor

A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to…

Honey bees experience multiple health stressors out-in-the-field

It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but…

Global study reveals health impacts of airborne trace elements

As anyone with seasonal allergies knows, unseen airborne particles can really wreck a person's day.…

One Environmental Science and Policy Student’s Path to Columbia – State of the Planet

Growing up in Santiago, Chile, Clarisa Marambio watched her two older sisters actively engage in…

Chinese cities sinking under their own weight

Extracting ground water for growing urban populations causes half of China's big cities to sink.…

New Biden Rule Boosts Conservation On Public Lands

The changes are a marked shift for a federal agency that environmentalists have long derided…

New film drops beat for ‘climate heroes’

To her fans, DJ and music producer Jayda Guy is the Grammy-nominated artist spinning propulsive…

At least 14 tornadoes rip across Plains as extreme weather threatens 47 million Americans

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each…

Canadian Minister pledges to defend plastic pollution treaty

Environment minister Steven Guilbeault accuses “some countries” of slow-walking negotiations, ahead of talks in Ottawa…

Indian Point Nuclear Plant Owner Sues New York State

The company that owns the shuttered nuclear plant that once provided the bulk of New…

Western States Could Make Billions Selling Renewable Energy, But They’ll Need a Lot More Regional Transmission Lines

The four western states that have traditionally exported large amounts of electricity generated with fossil…

Is it Time to Retire the Term “Clean Energy”?

At a conference this month, a reporter gave a compelling presentation that touched on how…

Do the people care about the climate crisis? These voters say yes – but the polls do not

New Photos Show Mass Coral Bleaching On Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing one of the most extensive and serious coral bleaching…

After 13 Years, No End in Sight for Caribbean Sargassum Invasion

Schools evacuated due to toxic gas. Smelly tap water at home. Tourist operators and fishers…

Marina Silva on Brazil’s Fight to Turn the Tide on Deforestation

INTERVIEW Reprising her role as Brazil’s environment minister, Marina Sliva is determined to reverse the…

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024 Posted on 18 April 2024 by Doug…

Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without…

Paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world

According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ever recorded globally.…

Substantial global cost of climate inaction

Traditionally, estimates of how climate change will affect global economies have focused on the effects…

Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra

The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon,…

Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

“Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity” theme provides opportunity for conversation about equitable access to healthy…

New class of antimicrobials discovered in soil bacteria

Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces…

Did cloud seeding cause the Dubai flooding?

Dubai has been hit by record floods, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. Source link

In New Jersey’s Ancient Rocks, Hunting for Clues to an Earthquake in 2024 – State of the Planet

Geologists Folarin Kolawole and Zachary Foster-Baril of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory prepare to analyze a rock…

Prehistoric sea reptile 'twice as long as bus'

Scientists say a fossilised jawbone found in Somerset may be from one of the biggest…

Indigenous funds seek to decolonise green finance as donors dither

Fed up of waiting for donor dollars to trickle down for climate and nature protection,…

Columbia Beautiful Planet 2024 – State of the Planet

Every year, the Climate School honors Earth Day by sharing images that celebrate the beauty…

How extreme was the Earth’s temperature in 2023

How extreme was the Earth's temperature in 2023 Posted on 17 April 2024 by Guest…

Greece to Expand Protected Waters, End Bottom Trawling

Greece plans to create two large marine parks and end bottom trawling, it announced at…

Trash to treasure — researchers turn metal waste into catalyst for hydrogen

Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to…

Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems

Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on Earth. In three…