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Rising sea levels threaten over 100 million buildings. Where does Europe stand?

Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.
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The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix

Arizona’s 2023 moratorium on new groundwater-reliant subdivisions has frozen massive master-planned projects on Phoenix’s fringes, sharpening a political fight that pits housing affordability against long-term water security.

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The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that heat waves are disrupting that flushing.
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Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost about 992,000 hectares of tree cover in 2024, with more than 30% of losses inside protected areas.

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Cruising for clues: researchers say they've found evidence of 1st invasive barnacle in Nunavut

The Arctic’s cold waters have – for the most part – prevented invasive species from migrating north. But with the Arctic warming up nearly four times faster than anywhere else on Earth, shipping routes are opening up and the region’s waters are losing their thermal barrier against invasive species.
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New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.
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'Attacking the science': WA Ecology director slams Trump's climate policies

Washington’s push to cut greenhouse gas emissions, expand electric vehicles and grow a clean-energy economy faces new hurdles as the Trump administration rolls back federal climate policies — changes state officials warn could slow progress and jeopardize billions in planned investments.
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Climate change is messing with global wind speeds, impacting planetary health

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways, and when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that pose an ever-increasing risk to human health.

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Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes

Galciers are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

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The rich must eat less meat

Scientists say rich countries need to eat a lot less meat. Will the environmental movement finally listen?

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Advocates raise alarm over PFAS pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Environmental groups are raising alarms that datacenters run by tech giants like Google and Microsoft could be releasing PFAS “forever chemicals” into air and water, compounding their climate and energy impacts as AI demand surges.

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