A once-in-a-generation opportunity for California’s ocean
California is reviewing its marine protected areas network for the first time in 15 years, considering new underwater conservation zones around the Channel Islands and Central Coast.
Trump just effectively killed a popular solar energy program for rural America
The USDA has implemented new rules effectively eliminating solar energy projects from eligibility under the Rural Energy for America Program, a longstanding initiative supporting renewable energy development for farmers and rural businesses.
Long after the Maui fires, toxic metals linger in residents’ bodies
Research from Maui shows residents exposed to wildfires carry elevated levels of toxic metals months later, with some metals found at concentrations up to 40 times higher than baseline levels.
Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year contain climate or energy policies, according to Carbon Brief analysis of central-government documents.
Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
Turkey, set to host a UN climate summit focused on methane reduction, is home to some of the world’s worst landfill methane leaks, including a site near Istanbul visible from space.
Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit
Australia’s prime minister joined a preparatory climate meeting in Fiji ahead of the Cop31 summit, though only 14 national leaders attended, with just two traveling from outside the Pacific region.