Living near a toxic waste site could lower life expectancy by a year, study...
“The long-term effect of the flooding and repetitive exposure has an effect that can transcend generations.”
Biden to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump
Biden will expand Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in what is now Utah.
IPCC report: How to make global emissions peak and fall – and what’s stopping...
It’s at this level that people must focus much of their attention, to outweigh the influence of fossil fuel companies, find novel ways to fund decarbonisation and steer the economic recovery from COVID-19 towards a low-carbon future.
A warming planet makes nor’easters & other storms more intense: Climate scientist Michael Mann
With its defunding of scientific infrastructure across the country, “the Trump administration is truly putting Americans in harm’s way.”
Pope Francis Plea for Climate Action Revives Concept of 'The Commons' to Rethink Economy...
Pope Francis has recently visited the Philippines, a country that has been dramatically influenced by climate change, in order to give Vatican talks and teachings about the warming of our Earth.
Brazil marks borders for isolated Indigenous group in the Amazon after decades
Agents of Brazil’s Indigenous agency, FUNAI, spent 60 days in June and July 2026 physically marking the borders of the Rio Pardo Kawahiva Indigenous Territory. The 411,000-hectare area in the Amazon biome of Mato Grosso state is home to the Kawahiva, an isolated Indigenous group.
Water contaminant levels can remain high for eight years after a wildfire, study finds
Scientists are warning that wildfire pollutants can continue to contaminate local waterways for up to eight years after a wildfire event.
Carbon’s climbing curve: Confronting a climate unseen in millions of years
The current state of atmospheric CO2 levels, as revealed by the comprehensive study, marks a critical juncture in Earth's climatic history and humanity's future.
How Biden can do more Than just restore Trump’s environmental rollbacks
President-elect Joseph R. Biden has indicated that he’ll quickly roll back the rollbacks as soon as he’s inaugurated. Yet a reset is not enough.
EPA finalizes updates to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the final rule "will prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths and 800,000 cases of asthma symptoms per year."