Countries are failing to meet biodiversity targets agreed four years ago, prompting calls for major reforms to UN summit processes that critics say are structurally designed to fail.

Great Britain experienced its worst bluetongue season on record, with over 3,400 cases reported since July, causing severe animal welfare concerns and emotional distress for farmers.

The Osage Nation is accelerating its orphan well cleanup efforts after federal oversight requirements were scaled back in March, allowing the Nation to plug wells without lengthy Bureau of Indian Affairs review processes.

The Department of Government Efficiency eliminated $468 million in tribal funding, including $20 million for a wind energy project in Alaska, disrupting climate and renewable energy initiatives across Indigenous communities.

Democrats secured control of state legislatures and governorships in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin this week, creating opportunities to advance clean energy policies in three states that have historically lagged on climate action.

The Belém-Antalya mechanism, a proposed institutional framework for supporting just transitions away from fossil fuels, is expected to launch at the upcoming COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.

Slovenia’s Triglav glacier has completely melted away following an exceptionally hot summer in Europe, marking the loss of a significant natural feature tied to the nation’s cultural identity.

Traditional underground potato storage pits in Kashmir’s Gurez valley are disappearing as younger generations migrate and modernization increases access to commercial varieties, threatening both indigenous potato genetics and generational farming knowledge.

Research shows penguin droppings promote algae growth in Antarctic snow, darkening it and accelerating melting as birds migrate southward due to rising temperatures.

A four-year study warns that warming UK seas could destabilize marine food webs by 2050, with plankton diversity declining even as some fish species increase, fundamentally reshaping ocean ecosystems.

A major storm in the Southwest killed at least four people and dropped unprecedented rainfall across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, with the strengthening El Niño expected to intensify winter precipitation patterns in the region.

Lake Powell has reached record lows amid a decades-long southwestern drought, prompting consideration of previously dismissed solutions like draining the reservoir through new tunnels to restore Glen Canyon and boost water flow downstream.