'A wave can hide a lot of weaknesses': Dems question if they'll learn anything
A favorable political environment has allowed the Democratic Party to paper over persistent problems.
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Attenborough-backed appeal secures £30m estate
The purchase of the vast Rothbury Estate by wildlife groups is hailed as "something very special".
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Fears for mature Scots Pines burned by huge Highland wildfire
Experts say some older Scot pine damaged by fire could die removing an important source of seeds
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Six dead after helicopter crashes in northern Indian state
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.
Utilities, Developers, and Tech Companies Spend Millions to Pass Proposition 45
The ballot measure would rewrite California’s foundational environmental law to fast-track major projects.
After Botswana, Nepal tries artificial scent marking to fend big cats off villages
KATHMANDU — In March 2025, a tiger followed a forest trail through Nepal’s Khata Corridor until it reached a small iron stake next to the path. Attached to it was a dispenser releasing a laboratory-made version of a chemical found in the…
Angola designates Serra do Pingano as a protected area amid rapid forest loss
The last large tracts of forest in Serra do Pingano, in northern Angola, are disappearing rapidly, leaving the landscape increasingly bare. Over the past two decades, central Serra do Pingano lost 43% of its original forest cover, while…
President Trump Unveils EPA’s New Contradictory Methane Proposal at Campaign Rally
At a Tuesday campaign rally for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Lubbock, Texas, President Trump announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to roll back a Biden-era methane rule, setting up a likely future…
US oil giants Chevron and ExxonMobil forecast billions in profits as communities struggle with energy costs
350.org says oil companies cannot continue to reap the rewards of fossil fuels while households face rising energy bills and communities bear the costs of climate devastation. As communities across the world face devastating heat…
Two GB News Directors Have Investments in Oil Companies Behind Rosebank and Jackdaw
Two directors of GB News, which has loudly advocated for the new Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields, hold shares in the firms behind the projects. Sir Paul Marshall, a millionaire hedge fund boss who also owns The Spectator magazine…
DR Congo: Hunger deepens for millions amid conflict, Ebola and climate shocks
More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global food security monitor.
Indonesia: nine orangutans rescued from wildfires return to the forest
Nine orangutans rescued from devastating wildfires in Indonesian Borneo have returned to the forest after weeks of rehabilitation. Among them are four mothers with their young, including three females expecting another baby.
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Severe rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey
Turkey has been hit by powerful thunderstorms and a fatal tornado this week with more heavy rain expected Heavy rain and strong winds will continue to affect parts of south-eastern Europe and Turkey over the next few days, as an area of…
How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy
The post How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy appeared first on ProPublica.
A historic land restitution process offers new hope for Botswana’s Indigenous San
Nearly two decades after winning a landmark court case against their forced removal from ancestral lands in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Indigenous San communities may finally be closer to securing broader, legally protected…
Strange, catastrophic landslides are kicking off across the far north
When frozen ground known as permafrost degrades, it can fail catastrophically. That could spell serious trouble for the whole planet.
What’s fueling Indonesia’s worst wildfire season in a decade?
Peat fires are burning across the country, smothering one of the world's most populated countries in smoke.
Legal loopholes and weak enforcement leave India’s exotic pet trade hard to police
Rising disposable incomes, social media algorithms, and pop culture influences have led to a surge in demand for exotic pets in India, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. A recent report by the Humane World for Animals (HWA) valued…
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Hazardous driving conditions for Friday as fog warning issued by Met Office
Foggy conditions likely to bring tricky conditions for the Friday morning commute as severe weather warning issued.
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Largest woodland bat survey a 'nice story of AI for good'
Some of Britain's rarest and most threatened bats have been recorded in the south-west of England.
Bat Week: Celebrating ecologically important, poorly understood mammals
Bat Week, from Oct. 24-31, 2026, is a worldwide celebration of bats — a group that makes up 20% of all mammals. Bats live on all continents except for Antarctica, and provide major ecosystem services such as mosquito control, pollination…
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El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail
As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a…
Philippine village uses nature to defend against floods with bamboo, shells and husks
PAMARAWAN, Philippines — For years, residents of Pamarawan barangay, or village, in the City of Malolos, had to live with floodwater inundating their streets as the southwest monsoon, known locally as hagabat, brought strong waves into the…
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From Levi's to Primark - the fashion chains selling mended clothes
A new generation is embracing eye-catching patching and visible mends.
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