Finding optimism
Since publishing my piece on optimism in conservation, I’ve heard from many who are finding it tough. I’m not an expert, but here are ideas that might help in the right situation. There’s a longer version of this piece…
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Australia news live: Albanese heads to PNG to sign defence treaty; rooftop solar soars to 13% of nation’s electricity
Prime minister to attend Papua New Guinea’s golden jubilee celebrations and finalise defence agreement with counterpart James Marape. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Marles says it’s ‘very sad’ Albanese’s long-term…
A tiny town in Idaho dodged incineration in 2024. Will the next wildfire take it out?
Heroic firefighting and a lucky turn in weather helped avert disaster once, but ‘a perfect storm of conditions’ remains During a 2024 wildfire season described as “unprecedented”, the tiny central Idaho town of Stanley and nearby Redfish Lake Lodge narrowly…
Scientists fear this ‘cute’ and ‘chonky’ flying fox could be one cyclone away from extinction
Christmas Island flying fox numbers have declined as endangered species left without recovery plan Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s the last native mammal on the island, but the “incredibly cute and fluffy” Christmas…
US taxpayers will pay billions in new fossil fuel subsidies thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill
The Trump administration has already added nearly $40 billion in new federal subsidies for oil, gas, and coal in 2025, a report released Tuesday finds, sending an additional $4 billion out the door each year for fossil fuels over the next…
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae The bright, cheery signs dot the shoreline like epistles from another era, a time before the calamity. “Ballyronan marina is a…
Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit
Big Tech’s AI frenzy is pressing up electricity demand around the country. The power grid is stuck in natural gas-fuelled inertia, slow to bring new clean energy projects online and leaving consumers on the hook. By Deep Vakil Every three…
In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have?
An Inside Climate News analysis shows the state’s insurance crisis is hitting hardest in the disadvantaged counties of Florida’s agricultural heartland. Residents here, in large part, are bearing the burden themselves. By Amy Green OKEECHOBEE, Fla.—If you want to get…
A Rural Ohio County Embarks on a Project to Prepare for Worsening Floods
Armed with a $117,000 grant, participants are building an advanced flood model they say will improve emergency planning and identify ways to make flooding less severe. By Theo Peck-Suzuki CHAUNCEY, Ohio—This village sits between the Hocking River and a tributary,…
A New Chapter for Environmental Justice
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and Washington bureau chief Marianne Lavelle as they discuss the future of the environmental justice movement amid Trump cutbacks. The environmental justice movement suffered a striking blow this year when the…