Florida polling places in 7 counties are moving locations due to flooding
Midterm election voters in seven Florida counties face temporary polling location changes after heavy rainfall triggered flash flood warnings.
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Chadian farmers suffer from intensifying drought and take stock of their losses
In Chad, Wadi Fira is one of the two regions hardest hit by the drought. Just a few kilometres outside Biltine, the regional capital, farmers take stock of their devastating losses. FRANCE 24's Harold Girard reports.
Global biodiversity summit ends with shortfall of funding for Africa, despite 30×30 push
African countries left the United Nations biodiversity conference in Yerevan, Armenia, with an unresolved funding gap for conservation. International funding for protected and conserved areas in Africa fell significantly even as countries…
Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead
In 2018 alone, more than three million tons of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to landfills
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Insurers Didn’t Learn From the Financial Crisis
“You might not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does” is a common joke about climate change. Because obviously the companies that pay claims after weather disasters are well aware the planet has grown hotter and more…
I Was There to Document the Aftermath of Deadly Flooding. Then, It Started Raining.
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The RSPO closed the case on First Resources. Indonesian forests kept falling for palm oil (commentary)
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) — as the name suggests — sets itself up as the arbiter of what is sustainable in the palm oil industry. For that to work, it has to do two things. First, it has to make sensible rules about…
US couple sentenced for helping finance trade in rhino horn, puma bones, other wildlife parts
A federal court in the U.S. has sentenced two residents of the state of California for their roles as financial facilitators in a scheme trafficking wildlife body parts between the U.S. and Vietnam. Linh Luu and Kevin Le, a married couple…
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US Buildings Lost to Wildfires Could Triple By 2060
The number of buildings across the contiguous United States threatened by wildfires could almost triple by 2060, according to a new study, if the country continues to ignore the perils of climate change, mismanage its forests and build…
Canada, EU agree deeper cooperation on energy and cleantech supply chains
Both sides have pledged to strengthen investment and trade cooperation to make cleantech supply chains more resilient to shocks The post Canada, EU agree deeper cooperation on energy and cleantech supply chains appeared first on Climate…
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EPA Pulls the Plug on Regulating Air Pollution From Giant Livestock and Poultry Operations
The Environmental Protection Agency late last week announced it would end a 20-plus-year effort to develop methods to monitor air pollution from factory farms, effectively shuttering the agency’s stop-and-start attempts to regulate the…
Oxfam's Destroy and Rebuild Index: 'Wealthy minority of investors benefit from both sides of crisis'
The world's most vulnerable populations bear the brunt and the costs of the climate crisis, while the wealthy and powerful profit. Oxfam France’s Climate Inequality Advocacy Officer Selma Huart examines the relationship between…
Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways
Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with paramedics and climate researchers.
Louisiana’s accidental blueprint for restoring its coast
In 2002, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stumbled on a way to create new land. Now the state wants to do it on purpose.
Restrictions in place as toxic air pollution spikes across India and Pakistan ahead of Diwali
Restrictions on fire works, polluting vehicles and construction activities have already been unveiled ahead of Diwali
On Wall Street, the ‘energy transition’ includes natural gas and data centers
For private equity firms, "not all transition strategies are sustainable."
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Welsh public sector unlikely to meet net zero plans by 2030, say auditors
A watchdog has criticised the lack of progress made by organisations in tackling climate change.
The battle for Congress is just the beginning. Here's what's at stake on Election Day
Election Day 2026 sees Republicans defending slim majorities as early voting shatters records with over 54 million ballots already cast nationwide.
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Major study into 'forever chemicals' in people's bodies launched in UK
The government is launching the first study to measure PFAS in the UK population to understand the risks.
Uncertainty surrounds controversial resort in Zanzibar forest reserve as work stalls
In March 2026, contractors built a wall along the edge of the Ngezi-Vumawimbi Forest Reserve on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, marking the boundary of what appears to be the site of the planned Mantuli luxury resort within the reserve. According…
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Charity warns about damage of over-foraging fungi
It says over-foraging, particularly in protected areas, damages habitats and wildlife.
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AI data centres could undermine UK's emissions goals
Four planned "hyperscale" data centres consider using gas-fired power for their electricity needs.
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Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever explored
Researchers have detected signals from the smallest distances ever probed.
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