Surging methane crisis: 2023 emissions flout global climate commitments, IEA warns
Despite global vows to cut greenhouse gases, methane emissions from the energy sector hover near all-time highs, challenging the effectiveness of international commitments.
Trump’s golden era of energy is turning to lead
Nothing can hide the painful economics facing these industries—no matter what President Trump says.
Fossil fuel air pollution linked to 1 in 5 deaths globally, new study reveals
Poor air quality from burning fossil fuels such as coal and diesel was responsible for more than 8 million deaths in 2018.
Fairy Creek: Indigenous-led blockade of old-growth logging is now Canada’s largest civil disobedience
“The police have no jurisdiction, and industry don’t have jurisdiction, on stolen land.”
Top 10 most contaminated groundwater sites revealed in first major coal ash pollution study
The report contains examples of several well-documented instances of residential tap water contaminated by coal ash.
Trump administration withdraws proposed PFAS regulations, giving polluters a green light
Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks spark outrage over PFAS deregulation.
Cambodia discovers 60 eggs in nest of Siamese crocodile, world’s most endangered large reptiles
The nearly-extinct Siamese crocodile's egg discovery is said to be part of international conservation efforts aimed at saving this critically endangered species.
The US and China must find a way to cooperate at COP26 and beyond....
Biden has pledged to reverse the climate policy damage wrought by the Trump presidency; he will pursue ambitious national initiatives and international cooperation, including with China.
Another 333 minke whales killed by Japanese fleet
Conservation organizations are calling on international governments to do more to stop the slaughter of the whales.
Confronting climate change in a deeply unequal world
Humanity has, the scientists tell us, about a dozen years to get our environmental act together. Or else...