Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
The Interior Department said the projects pose national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
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The Amazon in 2026: A challenging year ahead, now off the center stage
The Amazon enters 2026 carrying the bitter taste of compromise. The world’s attention was fixed on Belém for the COP30 summit in November, transforming the Brazilian city into a brief, intense stage for climate diplomacy, where ambitious calls for a…
Ethiopian youth groups restore Rift valley lake & livelihoods
Abijata-Shalla National Park, ETHIOPIA — Under the scorching midday sun in the upper catchment of Ethiopia’s Abijata-Shalla National Park, a local youth group toils along the edges of a deep gully carved into the hills by erosion. The young men…
Ten people rescued after boats pulled into sinkhole in Shropshire canal
Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up and discharges water on to surrounding land Ten people have been helped to safety after a sinkhole opened up in a Shropshire canal, pulling in boats and discharging large volumes of water…
“Year of octopus” declared after warmer seas leads to record numbers
The Wildlife Trusts say its is “flabbergasted” by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
Mongabay contributor Glòria Pallarès wins top anti-corruption reporting award
Journalist Glòria Pallarès won the Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award for her investigation into corrupt forest finance schemes published in collaboration with Mongabay. The award ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 16. The investigation, published in January 2024, exposed…
‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions – but experts sceptical
Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estates The founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it…
US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs
Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes Donald Trump, having promised to “NEVER LET OUR FARMERS DOWN”, appeared to come through for them this month when he…
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin would no doubt have understood and even appreciated the latest attack by the Trump…
The first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam now takes on the climate crisis
ARVOREZINHA, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil — The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the construction of a small hydroelectric dam that threatened to alter its…