Prospectors filed 16 mining claims on the first day Bears Ears National Monument lands reopened after President Trump reduced the monument’s size by approximately 90 percent.

Pacific island leaders gathered in Tuvalu urged world leaders to uphold a 2023 agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, warning it must not be renegotiated as climate threats intensify.

The Great Plains faces an unexpected threat as trees spread across grasslands in what ecologists call “woody encroachment,” threatening biodiversity and grazing land worth billions in lost production.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit by Boulder, Colorado, against ExxonMobil and Suncor seeking compensation for climate change costs, with the outcome potentially affecting dozens of similar cases nationwide.

Scotland has installed its first saltmarsh carbon tracking tower at Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth to measure atmospheric carbon absorption and support habitat conservation efforts.

Germany is building backup storage facilities to preserve U.S. climate research data, citing concerns that the Trump administration could restrict access, delete files, or manipulate findings before a major UN climate assessment in 2029.

A new tool translates fossil fuel emissions into concrete climate impacts, allowing scientists to quantify how specific projects like coal mines affect human health, ecosystems, and food production worldwide.

Western Europe experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with more than half the continent facing severe heat stress. The conditions triggered thousands of deaths, damaged harvests, and disrupted energy systems across the continent.

Scientists are investigating whether the Atlantic’s major ocean circulation system is weakening due to climate change, which could dramatically alter weather patterns across Britain and Europe.

Rising sea levels pose an existential threat to hundreds of millions of people and coastal ecosystems worldwide, with the UN adopting a declaration this week addressing the crisis.

Nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year contain climate or energy-related policies, according to Carbon Brief analysis of central government documents.

Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law last fall, establishing a task force to study how climate-driven displacement could affect the state. However, the effort has largely stalled, with minimal appointments and delayed reporting timelines.