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Nature spaces ‘need to be right next to where people live’
Conservationists are pushing for more wildlife-rich green spaces in urban areas, arguing that nature should be accessible within a 15-minute walk of people’s homes to improve health and wellbeing.
After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
Following President Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument by 90 percent, miners quickly filed 16 claims on the newly opened land, raising concerns among environmental groups about potential uranium mining and resource damage.
New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
A new tool translates fossil fuel emissions into concrete climate impacts, such as heat-related deaths and coral bleaching, making environmental damage quantifiable for the first time.
As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
A new report highlights how Indigenous governance and knowledge systems effectively address climate disasters, yet Indigenous communities lack legal recognition, funding, and policy support needed to scale these proven adaptation strategies globally.
Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans issued this year contain climate and energy policies, according to Carbon Brief analysis of central government documents.
Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
A secretive network called Climate Reserve has emerged to rehire climate scientists and fund research projects cut by the Trump administration, placing experts in nonprofits and universities across the country.
Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
Illinois became the first state to establish a task force studying how climate migration could affect the state, but officials have largely stalled implementation over a year after the law’s passage.
How the UK’s extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
The UK faces rising summer temperatures that trap heat in older brick homes, forcing landlords and policymakers to reconsider air conditioning despite climate concerns about balancing emissions reduction with protecting vulnerable populations from dangerous heat.
Blood test call for people potentially impacted by cancer-causing chemicals in the ground
Residents in Wales are calling for voluntary blood testing to assess potential exposure to cancer-causing PCBs from historical chemical dumping sites, though the public health authority recommends against it.
Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data
Germany is establishing backup storage for U.S. climate research data at a computing center in Hamburg, citing concerns about potential interference or deletion by the Trump administration.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
A British homeowner’s experience switching back to gas heating highlights concerns that focusing on renewable electricity generation while neglecting heating and transport may be pushing up energy costs and slowing net-zero progress.
CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’
The UK’s Climate Change Committee warns that aviation could account for 80% of the country’s carbon emissions by 2050, and that Heathrow expansion would worsen the problem without stronger decarbonization policies.