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States Block Community Air Monitors as Federal Network Halves
America's public air monitoring network has shrunk by nearly half over two decades, and a Floodlight investigation finds the chemical industry is now lobbying state legislatures to also block communit
Chubu Electric Chiefs Quit Over Nuclear Data Fraud
Top executives at Chubu Electric Power are stepping down over a scandal involving falsified earthquake-risk data submitted to regulators for nuclear reactor restarts, marking a significant accountabil
Kenyan Farmers Abandon Pesticides for Integrated Pest Management
Kenyan mango farmer Phyllis Nduva cut her harvest losses from 60% to under 20% by abandoning chemical pesticides for integrated pest management — a shift gaining traction across East Africa even as gl
Alabama Power Escapes Reform as Spring Break Breaks Momentum
Alabama's 2026 legislature was heading toward a regulatory showdown with Alabama Power when spring break broke the session's momentum, leaving landmark legislation targeting the utility unfinished.
A Super El Niño Is Building. Florida’s Most Vulnerable Homes Aren’t Ready.
A tornado outbreak on the night of Feb. 22, 1998 killed 42 people across Central Florida — the deadliest in state history — with nearly all victims living in mobile homes and RV parks.
Jersey Harbour to Meet 24 Residents Over Dredging
Ports of Jersey's harbour master has agreed to meet with 24 St Aubin residents who wrote to the government raising concerns that dredging work left sand and silt on the beach and could harm wildlife.
Britain's Hottest Summer Ever Beats Year-Old Record
Helen Pilcher argues that 'unprecedented' is becoming an emptied-out word in climate coverage as record-breaking weather like Britain's hottest summer ever becomes psychologically routine, driven by s
514 Arrested for French Wildfire Arson
French authorities have arrested 514 people, including 198 minors, on suspicion of starting wildfires during a record summer that has burned 115,000 hectares, with deliberate arson now accounting for
Tesla Is Reclaiming the U.S. EV Market as Legacy Automakers Retreat - WSJ
Tesla has reclaimed a majority share of the U.S. EV market, climbing to roughly 55% per Cox data cited by the WSJ, as legacy automakers pull back from their EV commitments.
Warm ski season a warning of bleak future for Australia’s snow tourism: ‘So this is our new normal’
Australia's 2024 ski season at Perisher ranks among the warmest and snowless on record, with Spencers Creek snow depth peaking at 94cm — less than half last year's 200cm — as workers, scientists and p
Tesla teases new Roadster reveal for October 1: ‘Go for launch’
Tesla posted a 'Go for launch' teaser Friday for an October 1 reveal of the new Roadster — nine years after the 2017 prototype debut and after Musk told shareholders production is now pushed to '2027
France raises champagne alcohol cap to 15% after heatwave
French champagne regulators have temporarily raised the legal alcohol cap from 13% to 15% after this summer's record heatwaves produced grapes with exceptionally high sugar levels, affecting a small n
As extreme weather worsens, Black and Hispanic homeowners are paying more for insurance
A Consumer Federation of America report finds homeowners in predominantly Hispanic ZIP codes pay 30% more and Black ZIP codes pay 16% more for identical home insurance policies than white communities,
Steve Jones Cartoon: AI Datacentres' Pros and Cons
The Guardian published a Steve Jones opinion cartoon weighing the pros and cons of AI datacentres, touching on water and computing concerns.
‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims
UK insurers are confronting a surge in subsidence claims driven by two record-hot summers, with millions of homes vulnerable to cracking foundations as drought shrinks the ground beneath them.
Roadless Rule Repeal Threatens Michigan Wilderness
Formal repeal of the Roadless Rule directly threatens Midwest wilderness, with Michigan's Norwich Plains — an Upper Peninsula hardwood forest home to the endangered eastern gray wolf and American mart
Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers
More than 60 Maryland advocacy groups are pressing Annapolis lawmakers to freeze new data center approvals until environmental and community impacts are studied and safeguards are adopted, following a
The slow, muddy work of saving ancient bogs
On the Isle of Man, a three-person uplands team is hand-restoring thousands of hectares of damaged peatland — banking carbon, curbing reservoir sedimentation, and rebuilding habitat for ground-nesting
UK Zoos Build 'Ark' for Rarest Snail in One Lake
UK zoos are establishing 'ark populations' of the glutinous snail — Europe's rarest freshwater mollusc, found only in Wales' Llyn Tegid — as part of a £60m government-backed scheme to save a species d
Court Strikes Down Trump Coal Plant Emergency Powers
A federal appeals court unanimously ruled the Trump administration exceeded its authority by using emergency powers to require a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open.
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