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New climate plan offers ‘nothing substantially new’, says green Tory group
Leave no one behind: Climate justice must include social justice
Climate change affects everyone, but not equally. For marginalised communities, especially LGBTQI+ and rural communities, the impact is more severe. When disasters force people into temporary shelters, safety and dignity are not guaranteed. These...
Environmentalist calls Virginia coal train derailment 'punch in the gut' for Chickahominy River
NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — An environmental group is sounding the alarm after a freight train carrying coal derailed in a remote area of New Kent County over the weekend, spilling thousands of tons of coal and thousands of gallons of diesel fuel near...
Ladega Leads Ikorodu Environmental Transformation Drive To Promote Public Health, Sustainability
1 Demonstrating his administration’s commitment to a cleaner, greener and healthier Ikorodu, the Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Prince Adedayo Ladega has launched a robust Sanitation and Environmental Advocacy Campaign targeting key areas...
Environmental Education and Community Center breaks ground at Sacramento Creek Ranch
Sacramento Creek Ranch (SCR) is a hub of outdoor education, from the publicly accessible hiking trails and beaver ponds that criss-cross the 71-acre Fairplay property to those who utilize the Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT) run location for...
Gerrick Wilkins: The climate hoax, man's dangerous delusion
This summer, my wife and I had the privilege of stepping into one of nature's frozen wonders: an ice cave deep within Langjökull, Iceland's "Long Glacier." We crunched across the floor in crampons, our breath fogging in the subzero air, marveling...
Billie Eilish announces $11M donation to environmental groups, urges billionaires to do the same
Billie Eilish isn't afraid to be the bad guy in a room full of billionaires. On Oct. 29, the 23-year-old singer announced during the Wall Street Journal Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards that she would be donating $11.5 million of earnings from her...
Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely
Storm surge is pictured before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean Terrace area of Kingston, Jamaica, on October 25, 2025. Deadly storm Melissa strengthened Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane, with rapid intensification...
'Dollars in the bank': farmers build for profit, climate resilience, on farm
"We're businesspeople trying to make a living, and we all think in dollars per acre, really. It's a bit esoteric, the science and numbers in the future, and it's easy to dismiss it day to day, in terms of making a living," he said.
European Court of Human Rights sets key climate precedent in Norway oil case
ISTANBUL The European Court of Human Rights has issued a groundbreaking judgment that reshapes climate responsibility. In Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway, two environmental groups and six activists claimed Norway violated their rights by...
Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change
Hurricane Melissa formed over an unusually warm Atlantic Ocean and underwent one of the most rapid intensifications on record, doubling its wind speed in less than 24 hours before striking western Jamaica on October 28 as a Category 5 storm with...
MCC set to host Climate Change Education Solutions Summit
Muskegon Community College (MCC) invites educators, students, and community members to join the Climate Change Education Solutions Summit on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 1:00 PM. This year’s summit, themed “Rethinking the Role of Education in...
Climate change posing threats to livelihoods of marginalized communities
Climate change is posing serious threats to agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and the livelihoods of marginalized communities in the Barind region, say experts on Wednesday at a meeting in Rajshahi city. Integrated efforts of all the government...
Florida, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, And Montana Challenge Environmental Groups On Antitrust Concerns
A coalition of attorneys general, led by Attorney General James Uthmeier, has launched an inquiry into several prominent environmental organizations, alleging their coordinated efforts with major U.S. corporations to impose recycling standards may...
Queensland Producers Call for Common-Sense Environmental Reforms
Queensland agricultural producers are urgently calling for more input into the overhaul of Australia’s federal environmental laws to ensure they protect the environment without sacrificing the output of the agricultural industry. In response to...
Shipping’s Climate Future on Hold: IMO Vote Delayed to 2026
Member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted on Oct. 17 to delay the adoption of a comprehensive plan to decarbonize the global shipping industry. The decision came in response to threats of sanctions from the United...
From Dean’s list to Dean: Professor Emmanuel Adinyira leads KNUST Faculty of Built Environment
In 1999, Emmanuel was admitted to KNUST to read a BSc programme in Building Technology, from which he graduated with first-class honours in 2003. During this period, his name was a constant feature on the Dean’s List, an honours list of high...
Conflict, climate change and public health
The ninth 2025 global report of The Lancet on health and climate change was released on Oct. 29, 2025. The Lancet Countdown, an annual indicator report led by University College London and produced in strategic partnership with the World Health...
Closing the funding gap for climate adaptation
RICH countries have been remiss in fulfilling their promise to provide funding to help poorer nations adapt to climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has bemoaned. “Climate impacts are accelerating. Yet adaptation...
How to protect data center environments
Data centers are the nervous systems of today’s digital infrastructures, powering everything from artificial intelligence (AI) and financial transactions to cloud-based applications. These facilities house mission-critical IT equipment, including...