Environment
Climate, sustainability, and nature
887 articles
The Shower Pause: Can a Simple Habit Fix England's Looming Water Crisis?
Scientists warn of a massive water shortfall by 2055, suggesting that "nudging" Britons to turn off the tap while lather...
Orange County's Chemical War on Waterways: The Fight to End Glyphosate
From 50,000 gallons of RoundUp to failed audits, Orange County's flood control strategy is under fire as activists deman...
The Success Trap: Cyanide Poisoning Kills 15 Elephants Near Amboseli
A mass death of calves and mothers signals a deadly new era of human-wildlife conflict as agricultural expansion encroac...
Bison Collision Triggers Massive Diesel Spill Near B.C.-Yukon Border
A 50,000-litre fuel threat has forced the B.C. Environment and Parks Ministry to deploy biologists and trenching crews t...
BC Wildfire Crisis: The Deadly Tension Between Evacuation Orders and Personal Choice
As 130 fires rage across British Columbia, a clash emerges between residents refusing to leave and officials struggling ...
Sudbury's Fire Surge: 45 Active Incidents Put Northeast Ontario on Alert
Five new uncontrolled wildfires have sparked in the Sudbury region, signaling a volatile mid-season for provincial fire ...
The Tipping Point: How Climate Change Overwhelmed Southern Europe's Fire Defenses
New data reveals Spain's fire risk has tripled, signaling a dangerous shift where environmental warming is outpacing hum...
The Gironde Inferno: France Confronts Its Largest Wildfires in History
As record-breaking flames consume 20,000 hectares in southwestern France, the nation faces an unprecedented environmenta...
Gilbert's New $2.5M Pipeline: Securing Arizona's Water Future
A 3.5-mile pipeline and new underground storage project in Gilbert aim to protect the Valley from drought.
The Microplastic Paradox: The Hidden Cost of National Food Waste Recycling
New research reveals a massive environmental trade-off: composting could slash emissions by 99% but may dump 20,000 tons...
Double Rescue: Humpback Whales Freed from Deadly Gear off Vancouver Island
Fisheries and Oceans Canada responders successfully disentangled two humpback whales in a single day, highlighting the g...
The $10 Million Shield for Big Bear's Iconic Bald Eagle Nest
A massive fundraising blitz, fueled by OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, has secured 63 acres of Big Bear Lake's last unt...
Cariboo Under Siege: The 73,000-Hectare Pear Lake Fire and the Battle for Highway 97
As seven out-of-control wildfires ravage the Cariboo region, BC Wildfire Service crews face rising temperatures and drou...
OpenAI Co-Founder Helps Save Big Bear Lake's Last Undisturbed Shoreline
A $10 million fundraising blitz has blocked a housing development to protect a critical bald eagle corridor in Californi...
California's 'Quiet' Summer Faces a Friday Heatwave Reckoning
A new study reveals that heatwaves drive nearly half of all forest burns, putting California on high alert as temperatur...
Tiny Insects Are Winning the War Against Florida's Melaleuca Invasion
Four specialized insect species are successfully reversing a century of Melaleuca tree dominance in the Everglades.
AI and Controlled Fire: The Secret to Saving Giant Sequoias
A UC Davis study reveals that prescribed burns increased giant sequoia survival rates fourfold during recent catastrophi...
The Looming Colorado River Cuts: Why California and the West Face a New Water Reality
A federal plan arriving this week threatens to slash water allocations across the American West, potentially upending ag...
The Long Road Home for Jackie: A Bald Eagle's Fight for Survival
After a life-threatening illness and a clash with rivals, Jackie the bald eagle is showing signs of recovery at the Ojai...
Ontarioβs Northeast Region Braces as Active Wildfires Climb to 42
A sudden spike of 13 new blazes, including a 25-hectare fire near Fort Albany, puts pressure on Ontario's forestry resou...
St. Mary's Reclaims Industrial Wasteland: The Cost of Cleaning Up Glenn Sharp's Factory
A long-abandoned fish sauce plant is finally being remediated, promising a new public park for the community after years...
The Organic Egg Paradox: Why 'Eco-Friendly' Labels May Mask a Higher Carbon Cost
A University of Oxford study suggests that organic free-range eggs could double land use and spike emissions, challengin...
The 4 Billion Target: Can Voluntary Population Decline Save the Planet?
A provocative new study argues that a gradual reduction in the human population is the only way to avoid total environme...
The Brown Tide: Sargassum's $2 Billion Grip on the Caribbean
Record seaweed blooms in 2026 are choking beaches and draining state budgets, turning a natural phenomenon into an econo...
Europe's Imminent Firestorm: Why the EU Warns of a Continent-Wide Crisis
As devastating wildfires ravage Greece and Southern Europe, EU officials warn that extreme weather could spread the dest...
Europe's Fire Front: EU Warns of Continent-Wide Inferno as Greek Firefighters Perish
With deaths in Crete and evacuations on Paros, the EU warns that a devastating wildfire trend is shifting east toward It...
The Westerville Odor Dispute: Scioto Materials Faces Permit Pressure
Residents in Westerville and Columbus are demanding stricter oversight as the Ohio EPA reviews a permit for a local asph...
Greenland's Ice-Collapse: A Warning Sign of a 'Godzilla' El NiΓ±o?
A massive iceberg capsize near the UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord coincides with warnings of a catastrophic sea temper...
Fire and Munitions: The Historic Blazes Ravaging Southwestern France
With 360,000 people displaced and military bases under threat, France and Spain face their worst wildfire season in livi...
Turning Internet Cables into Orca Sentinels: The UW's Acoustic Experiment
Researchers are repurposing fiber optic lines in the Haro Strait to track the movement of the world's most endangered or...