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Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.
Last July, heavy storms lashed Vermont with record rain, leaving roads torn asunder, communities submerged, and farms washed…
In a debut book, a love letter to eastern North Carolina — and an indictment of colonialism as a driver of climate change
As the planet grapples with the ever-starker consequences of climate change, a debut book by Lumbee citizen and…
DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws
South Florida suffered through brutal heat and humidity this week when the heat index (the “feels like” temperature)…
Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Wildfires…
This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
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The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?
In the depths of the Great Depression in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt warned Congress that millions of…
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Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
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Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard?
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A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803.
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World on track to shatter temperature records for 12 consecutive months in May 2024
World on track to shatter temperature records for 12 consecutive months in May 2024 Both air and ocean…
Africa needs early warnings for all to combat extreme weather, save lives: WMO
Africa needs early warnings for all to combat extreme weather, save lives: WMO About 60% of African continent…
Lok Sabha 2024: Too hot to vote during Phase 2?
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Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago
Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago Warming climate could have prompted…
How did Venezuela’s Humboldt glacier shrink to an ice field?
How did Venezuela’s Humboldt glacier shrink to an ice field? The Humboldt glacier has shrunk to an area…
Global warming’s unforeseen outcome: How Spiti’s new crop of apple farmers are reaping a fortune
Global warming’s unforeseen outcome: How Spiti’s new crop of apple farmers are reaping a fortune The transformation has…
Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic Church — 5 essential reads
Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic…
Climate change responsible for over 80% of temperature rise within Asia last month, the hottest April ever: WWA
Climate change responsible for over 80% of temperature rise within Asia last month, the hottest April ever: WWA…
Northern Hemisphere 2023 summer warmest in two millennia; study calls for urgent greenhouse gas reduction
Northern Hemisphere 2023 summer warmest in two millennia; study calls for urgent greenhouse gas reduction The 2023 summer…
Weather-related disasters continue to displace more than conflict and violence
Weather-related disasters continue to displace more than conflict and violence Internal displacement due to weather-related disasters relatively dipped in…
What is the price tag of phasing-out coal? For China & India, at least $2 trillion
What is the price tag of phasing-out coal? For China & India, at least $2 trillion European study…
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050 Climate change cannot…
Latin America, Caribbean’s year of climate extremes: WMO calls for improving weather & health services to save lives
Latin America, Caribbean’s year of climate extremes: WMO calls for improving weather & health services to save lives…
As oceans warm & fishers risk their lives more, a new study on Kerala claims it can save lives with localised forecasts
As oceans warm & fishers risk their lives more, a new study on Kerala claims it can save…
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move within their countries by 2050
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move within their countries by 2050…
More people in countries with low human development index suffer from climate-related disasters
More people in countries with low human development index suffer from climate-related disasters Central America, the Caribbean, Eastern…
Unusual heat scorches Bangladesh as April’s consecutive heatwave breaks 76-year record
Unusual heat scorches Bangladesh as April’s consecutive heatwave breaks 76-year record Since April 1, 2024, much of Bangladesh…
Binge-watching with a side of emissions: Study finds digital habits contribute to climate change
Binge-watching with a side of emissions: Study finds digital habits contribute to climate change Digital content consumption accounts…
Siberia burning again; state of emergency declared in Irkutsk’s Bratsk district, Jewish Oblast & Khabarovsk Krai
Siberia burning again; state of emergency declared in Irkutsk’s Bratsk district, Jewish Oblast & Khabarovsk Krai Heatwave in…
Earth911 Inspiration: Sustainability Is An Opportunity
The turn to sustainability is an opportunity — economic, social, and environmental, according to author… The post Earth911…
Recycling Mystery: Metal Lids & Bottle Caps On Glass Containers
When discarding plastic bottles, many recycling services now prefer you screw plastic tops on before… The post Recycling…
Guest Opinion: How You Can Help Create A Healthier Ocean By Composting
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How Medical Sharps Disposal Came To Oklahoma
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Best of Earth911 Podcast: Ben Vivari On Getting Started With ESG Investing
2023 was a challenging year for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, even though more… The post Best…
Using and Recycling CO2 Canisters from Home Soda Machines: What You Need to Know
Readers have asked many times about the sustainability of home soda dispensers. More households are… The post Using…
We Earthlings: Cut It Out!
The Environmental Protection Agency reported in 2018 that, as of 2015, the United States produced… The post We…
Earth911 Podcast: Consumer Reports’ Chris Harto On The Lifetime Cost Of Climate Change
Consumer Reports and Breakthrough Energy recently put numbers on the social cost of carbon, calculating… The post Earth911…
How To Fight the Effects of Climate Change in Your Garden
Climate change impacts everyone, there’s no escaping this global crisis. While change must come at… The post How…
Earth911 Inspiration: We Need Wilderness
We need wilderness, author Edward Abbey explained, whether we set foot in it or not…. The post Earth911…
World Bank tiptoes into fiery debate over meat emissions
The World Bank has called for governments in wealthy countries to shift subsidies from high-emitting to low-emitting foods…
UN agrees carbon market safeguards to tackle green land grabs
The new global carbon market being set up under the Paris Agreement will have a system to prevent…
Road row in protected forest exposes Kenya’s climate conundrum
Kenyan environmentalists have overtaken the government again in a fifteen-year legal battle to stop the expansion of a…
Seismic shifts are underway to find finance for loss and damage
Avinash Persaud is Special Advisor to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank on Climate Change. Previously he…
Loss and damage board speeds up work to allow countries direct access to funds
The board of the loss and damage fund is set to pick its host nation in July as…
Hopes fade for production curbs in new global pact on plastic pollution
Hopes for a new global treaty to include limits on rocketing production of plastic worldwide have faded after…
How to fix the finance flows that are pushing our planet to the brink
Teresa Anderson is global lead on climate justice for ActionAid International. Last month, from Bangladesh to Kenya to…
G7 offers tepid response to appeal for “bolder” climate action
When UN climate chief Simon Stiell addressed climate and energy ministers from the G7 group of rich nations…
‘More than a number’: Global plastic talks need community experts
Heather McTeer Toney is the executive director of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Petrochemicals Campaign. Living in a community on…
Southern Africa drought flags dilemma for loss and damage fund
Since January, swathes of southern Africa have been suffering from a severe drought, which has destroyed crops, spread…
Google’s ‘A Passage of Water’ Brings NASA’s Water Data to Life
In Brief: This immersive experience leverages satellite data to illustrate how climate change is impacting Earth’s water cycle.…
NASA to Showcase Earth Science Data at COP28
With 26 Earth-observing satellite missions, as well as instruments flying on planes and the space station, NASA has…
NASA Analysis Finds Strong El Niño Could Bring Extra Floods This Winter
In Brief: Such high-tide flooding that inundates roads and buildings along the west coast of the Americas tends…
NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska
In Brief: Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires…
See SWOT Mission’s Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels
This animation shows global sea level data collected by the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite from July…
NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands
In Brief: NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the…
International Ocean Satellite Monitors How El Niño Is Shaping Up
In Brief: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the latest satellite contributing to a 30-year sea level record that researchers…
Congressional Ag Chairs Release Dueling Farm Bill Proposals. What Happens Next?
After months (and months and months) of anticipation, we are finally seeing some forward movement on a new…
Stopping the Spread of Misinformation: Is Psychological Inoculation the Key?
This article is republished from SciLight, an independent science policy publication on Substack. In December 2023, I moved from Washington,…
The Big Hydrogen Cash Grab
As the Biden administration works to finalize implementation guidance for the new clean hydrogen production tax credit, 45V, the…
What Is “Big Ag,” and Why Should You Be Worried About Them?
You’ve likely heard of Big Oil, Big Pharma and Big Tobacco, and have a pretty good understanding of…
The House Has Less Than Two Weeks to Save RECA
The clock is ticking for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provides health screenings and compensation for…
From Whale Oil to Wind Power: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation Is an Ocean of Hypocrisy
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago, I began to feel the most important thing I could do was…
New Maps Show Where Tyson Foods Is Polluting Water
Tyson Foods, the largest meat and poultry producer in the United States, churns out billions of animal products…
Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors
Even casual followers of energy and climate issues have probably heard about the alleged wonders of small modular…
Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living
I have spent the better part of the last 12 years writing about lies. My colleagues call it…
After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund…
Coal and Gas Supplied Just 21 Percent of Europe’s Power Last Month
Together, coal and gas generated only 21 percent of electricity in the EU last month, a new low…
Tracking Illicit Brazilian Beef from the Amazon to Your Burger
Journalist Marcel Gomes has traced beef in supermarkets and fast food restaurants in the U.S. and Europe to…
In a Dammed and Diked Mekong, a Push to Restore the Flow
Facing increasing land subsidence, saltwater intrusion, and flooding linked with development, Vietnam has committed to changing its approach…
Offset Schemes Failing to Benefit Forest Communities, Report Finds
Increasingly, businesses are writing off their carbon emissions by funding the conservation of forests. A new report finds…
Sound of Whale Song Signals Antarctic Blue Whales May Be Making a Comeback
A nearly two-decade study of whale songs recorded in the Southern Ocean suggests that blue whales, the largest…
Attacks on Environmental Journalists Growing Worldwide, UN Report Finds
A new U.N. report warns that environmental journalists across the globe are facing growing violence and intimidation.Read more…
How One South African Community Stopped Shell Oil in Its Tracks
Activist Nonhle Mbuthuma founded a local organization along South Africa’s Wild Coast to fight a proposed strip mine…
U.S. Saw Drop in Wind Generation Last Year
For the first time since the 1990s, U.S. wind generation dropped last year, according to government figures. The…
Will New Leader End Progress in Saving Indonesia’s Forests?
In the last decade, Indonesia has made significant headway in halting the loss of its forests. But the…
Climate Change Intensified 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Study Finds
Climate change made the disastrous 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest larger and longer-lasting than it would…
Flood in Oman due to severe rains. Flooding in Arabian Peninsula …
YouTube”Both Oman and the UAE, which hosted last year’s COP28 UN climate talks, have previously warned that global…
Carbon credit whistleblower says system still ‘failing’: RN Breakfast
Andrew Macintosh(ABC News: Alex McDonald) “The academic who blew the whistle on Australia’s carbon credit scheme – sparking an…
Wood Pellet Giant Drax Targets California Forests: Excerpt
“Plans for two industrial pellet plants would increase carbon emissions and hurt the health of rural communities, campaigners…
Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Verdict In Defamation Trial
“Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Verdict In Defamation Trial Victory over climate deniers sends a strong message in…
The Importance of Earth Day Education
Environmental education has been at Earth Day’s heart since its inception over 50 years ago. Education is woven…
How Earth Day Unifies Us and Why This is Critically Important
At a time of intense, deep-seated divisions, Earth Day fosters much-needed unity. As an inclusive global event, Earth…
The Origin of Earth Day and its Evolution Towards Holistic Sustainability
Earth Day is an environmentally focused day of action that increasingly encompasses the full range of sustainability issues.…
AI’s Impacts on the SDGs
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although there are some…
COP 28’s Litany of Loopholes
The recent Conference of the Parties is being hailed as both a historic success and an epic failure.…
Who Won the Fossil Fuel War at COP28?
We did not get an agreement to phaseout fossil fuels at COP28, but we did get a deal…
Is CMIP6 SSP585 the worst-case scenario?
The image below, adapted from Climate Reanalyzer, shows the temperature in the year 2100, in a CMIP6 SSP585…
Temperature rise in the Tropics (update 5)
The temperature in the Tropics (23.5°S-23.5°N, 0-360°E) reached a new record high on April 24, 2024 of 27°C…
Arctic sea ice under threat
The image below indicates that Arctic sea ice volume has meanwhile passed its annual maximum. Over the coming…
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.
Last July, heavy storms lashed Vermont with record rain, leaving roads torn asunder, communities submerged, and farms washed out. In…
In a debut book, a love letter to eastern North Carolina — and an indictment of colonialism as a driver of climate change
As the planet grapples with the ever-starker consequences of climate change, a debut book by Lumbee citizen and Duke University…
DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws
South Florida suffered through brutal heat and humidity this week when the heat index (the “feels like” temperature) in Key…
Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Wildfires in western…
This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
Pretty much all life on Earth – plants, animals, humans – in large part, owe their entire existence to one…
The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?
In the depths of the Great Depression in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt warned Congress that millions of Americans were…