At U.N. Climate Summit, U.S. Stands Alone
On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.
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Pesticides in Your Produce? Probably.
Eating fruits and vegetables grown in the U.S. exposes consumers to classes of pesticides associated with serious health problems. New research helps show just how much. By Liza Gross If you eat a daily serving of fruits and vegetables, critical…
China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions
It is China’s first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.
Trump energy secretary to return billions set aside for green projects
Chris Wright attacks Joe Biden’s ‘Green New Scam agenda’ and says climate accords have not lowered emissions US energy secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green…
‘Science demands action’: world leaders and UN push climate agenda forward despite Trump’s attacks
Leaders unveil new targets to cut planet-heating pollution after Trump called climate crisis a ‘con job’ World leaders have unveiled new targets to cut planet-heating pollution at the United Nations, in a bid to spur fresh impetus to the beleaguered…
Chris Bowen meets Turkey’s first lady as lobbying to hold Cop31 intensifies
Exclusive: Climate minister, who is trying to persuade Turkey to allow Australia to host the summit, appears with Emine Erdoğan at New York event Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Climate change and energy minister…
The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial
The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis All is not lost, Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, told the Guardian…
Salmon farmer accused of blocking UK investigations into alleged animal rights breaches
Faroese firm Bakkafrost wants to ban campaigner Don Staniford from going within 15 metres of its fish farms One of Europe’s largest salmon farmers has been accused of attacking the civil rights of environmental campaigners by asking for sweeping restrictions…
Ocean acidification threatens planetary health: Interview with Johan Rockström
Initiated in 2024, the Planetary Health Check is a comprehensive, science-based global initiative dedicated to measuring and maintaining Earth systems critical to life as we know it. These annual reports were created to provide a regular, comprehensive assessment of the…
NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center: Over Fifty Years of Airborne Weather Research
NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center: Over Fifty Years of Airborne Weather Research NOAA Heritage Deep Dive:An in-depth look back at NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center. This story was originally published on NOAA’s 200th Anniversary website in 2007. NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center maintains…