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A satellite view of the Mediterranean and Northern Africa including the Caspian Sea to the east of the Black Sea

The Caspian Sea has been shrinking for decades. Now, a new island has emerged

Scientists warn that parts of the northern Caspian could face an Aral Sea-like scenario, while climate change and human water use are adding pressure on the region.
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A construction ban on data centers would be better for Ohio than the status quo, study says

Forcing AI companies to generate 90% of the power through renewables would be best, a cost-benefit analysis has said.

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EPA head announces oil and gas emission rules rollbacks during visit to Santa Fe

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans for further cancellations of Biden-era oil and gas regulations aimed at reducing emissions of climate-warming gasses.

A view of a river flowing under a bridge in a dry landscape

‘It’s a beautiful river in the middle of a hellscape’

As climate change dries New Mexico, the Pecos faces a growing threat as it runs through the Permian Basin oilfield.
A herd of cattle walking across a field during sunrise

The American livestock industry’s main lobbying group treated climate change as a PR problem

New research has revealed more examples of the National Cattlemen’s Association’s efforts to downplay and deny the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Two penguins facing each other in a grassy area

Inside the collapse of earth's largest penguin colony

New research shows that a remote, uninhabited volcanic island has lost over half a million chinstrap penguins in 15 years to warming seas—stripping the outcrop of its title as the largest penguin colony on Earth.
A view of a lonely highway next to an aqua lake with snow-covered mountains in the background

New Zealand’s climate ‘entering uncharted territory’ as greenhouse gases hit record highs

New Zealand's climate is entering "uncharted territory" as greenhouse gas concentrations hit record highs and extreme weather intensifies.

Smoky rainforest fire

Compounding climate impacts drive tropical forest decline

Extreme heat, drought, and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.

Polar bear on an Arctic ice floe

Decades of satellite images reveal a dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice

Arctic sea ice remains near historic lows, with thinner, younger ice now dominating after decades of decline.
Aerial view of Marcellus Shale fracking well in Pennsylvania

In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, advocates rally for tougher rules on fracking

Concerned about surging energy demand fueled by data centers, environmental groups urge state regulators to increase minimum protective buffer distances around gas wells.

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