Thursday, October 8, 2026

Africa and the Paris Agreement: Which Way Forward?

While some African countries are among the 86 Parties that had ratified the Agreement by Oct. 27, an analysis revealed that most African NDCs are vague in their adaptation and mitigation aspirations.

The Cannon Ball Saga, An Epic Story From The American Heartland

As they have been for millennia, the tribe's actions today must be based on the common good of their grandchildren and their grandchildren—generations into the future.

Massive Methane ‘Hot Spot’ Linked to Fracking

This The 2,500-square mile hot spot, located in the Four Corners region of the southwest United States, is more than triple a standard ground-based estimate and is a huge contributor to global warming.

Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction

Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.
Satellite view of a January 2016 winter storm over the eastern United States. Photo: NASA/LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response

Why the nor’easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the...

Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.

New York passes world’s largest carbon reduction effort to combat climate crisis

New York passed the Climate Mobilization Act on Thursday, which is the world's "largest single carbon reduction effort that any city, anywhere, has ever put forward."

Indigenous and progressive activists and lawmakers plan rally at DNC to push Biden in...

"[This] rally is a culmination of intensive and sustained organizing by labor, racial justice, environmental, Indigenous, and other groups to address racial injustice, the climate crisis, and economic justice in this moment of overlapping crises."

California to build world’s largest bridge over a major freeway for wildlife

Hoping to prevent the extinction of mountain lions, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes, and other species that require room to roam, Southern California...

Coca-Cola introduces new 100% recycled bottle in US, but is it enough?

The company seems to be aiming to clean up its act somewhat this year with the introduction of a 13.2-ounce bottle made with 100-percent recycled PET (rPET) plastic.

US Fish and Wildlife Service protects Indonesian monitor lizard under Endangered Species Act

The species, which was threatened by the U.S. pet trade and habitat loss, will receive emergency protection.