California just closed a chemical-safety loophole CalMatters found
CalMattersby Alejandra Reyes-Velarde·13d ago
IN SUMMARY - Sen. Tom Umberg’s law adds rules to cover methyl methacrylate, an explosive chemical; existing sites including GKN are exempt.
Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases
Phys.orgby Natural History Museum·13d ago
Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases Changes in rainfall can trigger increases in rodent populations and subsequent spikes in infection, new research has found...
TikTok tourists blamed for visitor damage at Victoria's Pink Cliffs
ABC News Australiaby Molly Paynter·13d ago
In short: Visitors to a fragile central Victorian landscape are heading off designated paths and damaging the site.
Invasive marine species set to take advantage of rising seas
Phys.orgby Nature Publishing Group·13d ago
Invasive marine species set to take advantage of rising seas More than two-thirds of newly flooded coastlines worldwide could become suitable habitat for 122 non-native marine species—including...
More damaged trees mean fewer ecosystem benefits for low-income residents
Phys.orgby Caitlin Hayes·13d ago
More damaged trees mean fewer ecosystem benefits for low-income residents Maya Mangala-Munuma '25 first noticed it in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Shah to chair meeting to resolve Mahanadi water-sharing dispute
The Hinduby Satyasundar Barik·13d ago
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over a meeting on October 1 to discuss the resolution of the Mahanadi river water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, with the Chief...
Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts
PerthNowby Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·13d ago
Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts Emissions from coal, oil and gas projects will be translated into extreme heat, rising seas, poverty, and coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef...
New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
World news | The Guardianby Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent·13d ago
The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval.
Trump Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards. Will Cars Really Get Cheaper?
Timeby Rebecca Schneid·13d ago
The Trump Administration released a rule on Monday to roll back Biden-era fuel economy standards, saying that the Biden Administration “previously broke the law by setting standards that went far...
Coast redwoods slow their 'breathing' and 'eating' when temperatures spike
Phys.orgby UC Davis·13d ago
Coast redwoods slow their 'breathing' and 'eating' when temperatures spike California's iconic coast redwoods are used to growing in cool, coastal areas where the average temperature is around 59...
Road testing: Research team studies potholes in quest for better asphalt sustainability
Phys.orgby Peter Ehrhard·13d ago
Road testing: Research team studies potholes in quest for better asphalt sustainability A Missouri S&T research team is studying asphalt binders, the materials that hold road materials together, to...
Trump Administration Slashes MPG Standards, But Is It A False Economy? | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Chris Chilton·13d ago
- The Trump administration has confirmed radically weakened fuel economy standards. - Automakers are now expected to hit a fleet average of 34.9 mpg, down from 50.4 mpg.
We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
The Conversation Australiaby Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW·13d ago
We have long known every tonne of carbon dioxide matters to the climate. But governments keep approving new fossil fuel projects – even as climate change worsens.
The Andes were supposed to stop this cacao killer. They didn't.
Phys.orgby Boyce Thompson Institute·13d ago
The Andes were supposed to stop this cacao killer. They didn't. Black pod disease destroys up to a quarter of the world's cacao every year, roughly 700,000 metric tons worth more than $2 billion.
Alito recuses from major climate change case to be decided by the Supreme Court
CBS Newsby Melissa Quinn·13d ago
Washington — Justice Samuel Alito will no longer participate in a involving two large energy companies, according to a letter from the Supreme Court that was sent Monday.
Waves of rain: on Odisha and intense rain events
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·13d ago
Odisha is experiencing one of its most intense monsoons, recording 1,453 mm of rainfall between June and September 25 this year, a 29% excess.
BC Needs a Real Climate Action Plan | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isabel Siu-Zmuidzinas·13d ago
As we bid goodbye to summer and welcome fall, many of us breathe a sigh of relief that another “wildfire season” is winding down. Our skies are clear of smoke again.
The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·13d ago
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … I’ll spare you the rest, but the cliché Dickens line really does sum up this year’s New York Climate Week.
Reintroduced Grauer’s gorilla gives birth in DRC national park, ‘makes us happy’
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb·13d ago
Lulingu, a Grauer’s gorilla (Gorilla beringei), was reintroduced to Virunga National Park, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024.
City’s built-up area rises 64%, water bodies shrink 77% in a decade
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby Ipsita Pati·13d ago
Gurgaon : The city’s built-up area has grown by about 64% in a decade while its water body cover has shrunk by about 77%, increasing its vulnerability to urban flooding and water stress, according...
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