A New Review of Climate Science Could Cause Headaches for Trump
The report, by a panel of leading researchers, raises questions about the administration’s legal justification for looser pollution controls.
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Experts flag unintended harms from EU deforestation law
The European Union’s anti-deforestation law (EUDR) will come into effect on Dec. 30, 2025, after a one-year postponement. It requires producers of soy, cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber and timber to prove that their products are not sourced from…
Chimps drinking a lager a day in ripe fruit, study finds
Scientists say chimps consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager a day from dining on ripe fruit.
Corals Won’t Survive a Warmer Planet, a New Study Finds
Most corals in the Atlantic Ocean will soon stop growing. Many are already dying, leaving shorelines and marine ecosystems vulnerable.
In the days after my mum died, a blackbird lingered like a messenger of solace | Mark Saunokonoko
Some Māori believe that when they die, their spirit travels up New Zealand to the tip of the North Island – souls flying like birds Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now After a long struggle with…
Trump golf course in Scotland accused of breaching sewage limits
Exclusive: Firm that runs Aberdeenshire resort says it is ‘categorically wrong’ to suggest it has caused environmental damage Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, documents reveal. The 36-hole golf course, one of…
Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations
Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say Leading climate advocates have warned the Australian government’s decision on a 2035 emissions reduction will be a historic “sliding doors moment”…
What Republic of Congo’s gold rush is leaving behind
Gold mining by the Chinese company City SARL inside the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Congo has devastated 5 hectares (12 acres) of forest. Artisanal gold miners and some local community members have had to leave the area,…
‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders
Analysis reveals sum equal to 24.2% of average bill taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study A quarter…
146 environmental defenders were killed or disappeared last year
The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. In 2024, at least 146 people were killed or disappeared while defending land, water and forests. That brings the total to at least 2,253 deaths and disappearances since 2012, a…