OCTOBER 27. 2025

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast

As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable. "

Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff

Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.

What the old folk teach us

Our preconceptions are often challenged when we engage with people cross-culturally. What might we discover if we turn that same curiosity to the ancient past?

OCTOBER 26. 2025

Trump targets federal employees working on conservation and environmental protection

A new round of furlough notices were issued to EPA employees last week, while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut positions affecting national parks, endangered species, and toxic contamination research.

OCTOBER 25. 2025

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Three specimens were discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.

At 80, the UN struggles on

Open access // by Richard Gowan

OCTOBER 24. 2025

Where the Appalachian brook trout vanish, something human goes missing, too

As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground - but anglers and scientists are racing to save them.

Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise.

A new study shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide.

A critical decade for climate

Nature struggles to cope in our rapidly changing climate – but we can, and must, intervene.

OCTOBER 23. 2025

Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil

Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking?

The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in.

After Trump threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.

Facing a Hostile Administration, U. S. Offshore Wind Is in Retreat

Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to be abandoned, with only seven farms now moving ahead or in operation.

OCTOBER 22. 2025

The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it

Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.

Want to go to the UN’s biggest gathering of Indigenous peoples? Here’s how.

Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year.

'We must end animal testing - and solve sepsis'

The University of Kent has pledged not to conduct any sepsis experiments on animals after hearing from PETA, and now, others must follow.

OCTOBER 21. 2025

Wild landlocked salmon return to Finland

The salmon of the Hiitolanjoki river can finally return to their ancestral spawning grounds after being blocked for more than a century by three hydroelectric powerplants.

Why Democrats aren’t talking about climate change much anymore

As Democrats reflect on the 2024 election, talking about the "planetary emergency" is out, and "cheap energy" is in.

OCTOBER 20. 2025

Racing against time, Illinois clears a major hurdle in containing an invasive fish

After a political standoff between President Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the state is moving ahead with a project to contain invasive carp.

'Animals matter as we plan our world'

Why animal welfare belongs in planning permission decisions.