The owner of the second-largest coal mine in the U.S. by production volume is planning for the asset’s closure as retirement dates approach for several plants that burn much of the mine’s fuel.
Making an informed buying decision about sustainable bathroom products, like toilet paper, takes more than a trip to the store. The whole lifecycle of the paper and packaging determines whether your…
Every climate solution works differently, unfolding at different speeds. We’ll need them all, traveling in four parallel waves, to stop climate change.
Addressing climate change is going to be a…
UN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres.
Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic losses…
2020 was a year of disruption, awakening, and change, with many things forced onto us that were outside of our control. There was no hiding from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts, the Black Lives…
The bodies of about 100 dead dolphins have been found on an island off the coast of Mozambique.
Eighty-six more carcasses were found on Bazaruto Island, north of the capital Maputo, on Tuesday,…
Report says country set to cut carbon emissions by 54% compared with 1990 levels, not 70% as planned.
The Danish government’s efforts towards meeting the country’s ambitious target of reducing…
While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given farmers in the country a 2024 deadline to stop using glyphosate, The Guardian reported Tuesday that agrochemical company Bayer, industry…
Sir James Bevan says extreme flooding in UK indicates urgent need for change if humanity is to survive.
The climate emergency is already hitting “worst case scenario” levels that if left unchecked…
Countries most vulnerable to climate change are often the ones with the least financial resources to respond, and rich countries, which are accountable for the majority of global greenhouse gas…
Disasters stemming from hazards like floods, wildfires, and disease often garner attention because of their extreme conditions and heavy societal impacts. Although the nature of the damage may vary,…
Joe Biden’s progressive nominee for interior secretary faced harsh questions from lawmakers with deep industry ties.
Partway through the sometimes contentious confirmation hearing for Deb Haaland as…
Composting is the best way to get rid of your kitchen scraps without sending them to the landfill. And if you’ve been composting for a while, you may have already started experimenting with …
At first glance, the round black pellets could easily be mistaken for animal dung. But these hardy little balls contain acacia seeds that are helping regrow Kenya's depleted forests.
In a tranche of…
Europe installed 14.7 GW (10.5 GW in the EU-27) of new wind capacity in 2020. The 6% decrease compared to 2019 was due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the onshore wind sector.
80% of the…
Other predators such as narwhals are suffering similarly as unique adaptations become less suited.
Polar bears and narwhals are using up to four times as much energy to survive because of major ice…
Preventing the next energy nightmare and curbing America’s carbon emissions will require spending billions to remake the nation’s grids.
The millions of people who struggled to keep warm in Texas,…