Kent ‘drowning in mountains of waste’ due to fly-tipping gangs
Fly-tipping is placing a “significant environmental, financial and operational burden” on public services, a council has said. A…
Hawaii Visitors Are Swimming In Contaminated Water Right Now
The Kona Storm has ended, and the beaches are packed for spring break. While the ocean looks close…
Warm winters mean there’s more nitrate pollution in drinking water
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des…
The EPA just valued a human life at $0. That’s not just a moral crisis — it’s a market crisis
In my recent Fortune opinion piece on how Trump-era policies are driving capital out of capitalism, I argued that markets…
Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?
At dusk, the greatest migration of biomass on Earth unfolds through the oceans in near silence, largely unnoticed.…
Why we become attached to trees
RJ Laverne’s childhood home in Detroit had a big elm out front. In fact, the whole neighborhood was…
Europe’s energy grid can’t keep up with the renewables boom. Which country will suffer the most?
Bottlenecks triggered by Europe’s outdated energy grid are putting more than 120 GW of anticipated renewables at risk.…
EU proposes changes to carbon emissions trading system
The European Commission has proposed changes to its system of carbon emissions trading in response to the soaring…
World’s tallest wind turbine being built in Germany’s former coal mining region
In a region of Germany once dominated by coal mines, a remarkable pivot to clean energy is underway.…
BRICS 2026 Vision: Using innovative technology for water security
India assumed the BRICS presidency on January 1, 2026 at a time of profound global churn. The international…
US ‘God squad’ waives environmental protections for oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico
The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 to protect the most at risk animals and plants in…
Farmer living in U.S. border town calls upcoming road closure for Canadians unfair
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…