EU invests in ocean monitoring as US cuts funding
The EU is expanding its ocean monitoring network with underwater drones and satellites as climate change intensifies heat waves and storms.
In Iowa, water pollution is a health threat that also disrupts summer fun
Authorities have found that many lakes and streams do not meet standards for swimming, drinking or aquatic life.
UN calculates nation-sized environmental footprints for AI and data centers
According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.
A diet of royal jelly isn’t the only thing that makes a queen bee
The new findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, suggest that the queen's environment might also play a role.
Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company
Judges in Amsterdam have given Greenpeace a preliminary win in an anti-intimidation court case. A court on Wednesday rejected a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer to toss…
The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042
The British government is sticking to its net-zero goal despite global conflicts affecting energy supplies. It plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 87% of 1990 levels by 2042.
Venice’s growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands
Environmentalists say their arrival signals the lagoon's health and suitability as a feeding ground.
Some brands say their jeans are eco-friendly. Here’s how to find a pair that’s actually sustainable
Your jeans have probably passed through cotton farms, dye houses and wash facilities before reaching your closet. The denim may have never been worn but it's stonewashed, sanded, chemically faded…
A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says
A new study says the size and damage from hailstones will increase in a warming world.
Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower
Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.