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Police dispersed hundreds of protestors rallying to save a tiny village from demolition.
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England finally joins Europe in banning single-use plastic foodware
Environmental groups said the policy was necessary, insufficient, and long overdue.
The secretive legal weapon that fossil fuel interests use against climate-conscious countries
Investor-state dispute settlements increasingly allow oil and gas investors to sue countries over their climate policies.
Brazil’s new president faces ‘scorched earth scenario’ left behind by Bolsonaro
For environmental protections in Brazil, a long rebuilding process lies ahead.
This New York crypto lawsuit aims to settle a key climate law loophole
The lawsuit could determine whether the state's Public Service Commission must consider emissions in its decision making.
The deadly link between diarrheal disease and climate change
A new study shows abnormal flooding and drought are associated with pediatric diarrhea in some parts of the world.
The world’s oceans broke a heat record … again
Those higher temperatures could lead to more coastal erosion, flooding, and extreme weather
Exxon’s models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago
A new study finds that Exxon’s projections were as good as any academic's.
U.S. regulators hinted at a possible ban on gas stoves. The debate boiled over.
Are gas stoves the new cigarettes? No. But they should be fixed.
Switching to an electric car saves money. Unless you’re poor.
A new study says 90% of Americans would save by getting an EV.
To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
A shortage of skilled labor could derail efforts to "electrify everything."
A Massachusetts law protects the right to repair your own car. Automakers are suing.
The legal battle has major implications for drivers' pocketbooks, and for the climate.
The past 8 years were the hottest in recorded history
A new report also names 2022 as the fifth-warmest, despite the cooling effects of La Niña
What the House speaker’s deal with ultraconservatives means for climate
“Kevin McCarthy has ceded his speakership and control of the House Republican agenda to the most extreme fringe faction of his party."
Methane’s life, death, and secret second life
Meet the Frankenstein of greenhouse gases.
US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds.
As renewables overtook coal, economic growth outpaced the rise in carbon emissions.
30×30 is conservation’s flashy new goal. Now countries need to figure out what it actually means.
The new global target aims to protect 30 percent of land and waters. But is it a powerful goal or an empty slogan?
Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works.
The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t.
EPA’s proposed air pollution standards for soot could save thousands of lives
Health experts say it doesn’t go far enough to limit the deadly pollutant.
Indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon effectively protect forests. Why is deforestation increasing?
Even with strict regulations, protected areas lost forest to weakened environmental policies under the Bolsonaro regime.