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Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating The human-driven climate crisis made the conditions that led to blazes roaring across Canada, which have caused toxic smoke to spew throughout…
On the morning of June 27, a 7.6-meter (25-foot) blue whale calf washed ashore on a busy beach in Mumbai, India’s financial capital and the capital of Maharashtra state. Whale strandings are rare along the Maharashtra coast, so Mongabay spoke…
Florida reserves its deepest aid from a federal water fund for small towns, excluding bigger low-income communities. By Kate Waxman Belle Glade is one of the poorest cities in Florida, a majority-Black farmworker community on the southern rim of Lake…
Renewables make up 70 percent of the state’s future electricity generation, outcompeting fossil fuels in the marketplace. By Arcelia Martin As new electricity generation skews toward solar and battery storage in Texas, Republican state senators are questioning whether it’s time…
The city has made serious strides toward its long-term sustainability goals. But lawmakers and experts say political priorities keep crowding out climate discussions. By Daniel Perrin PHILADELPHIA—This summer has brought the full force of a changing climate, with wildfire smoke,…
Photos of a striking, iridescent wasp posted on social media by wasp enthusiasts in Japan have led to an unexpected discovery: The images are the first record of the species in Japan. The footage also helped scientists describe a male…
Jessica Skalka, 37, rounded the corner of a homemade bar in her dad’s garage, passing a framed collage of cutout newspaper clips marking the end of the 99-day strike at British Petroleum’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery in 2015. A row of…
Utah’s solar generation eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in May, the culmination of a slow but steady years-long shift away from coal. Energy experts are calling it a win for the environment and the state’s…
Bangladesh is the world’s second largest producer of the environmentally friendly fiber jute. However, the country has, for decades, grappled with the move to combat the escalating use of the cheaper and more popular, but harmful, plastic-based packaging and synthetic…
Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, now he’s looking to cash in his shares in the company.