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A New National Spotlight Shines on Josh Shapiro’s Contested Environmental Record

It was supposed to be a triumphant moment. Five months ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro traveled to a union hall in Scranton to announce a new energy plan his administration [...]

Conservationists look for new ways to fight oil pipelines in southern Mexico

Mexico has pledged to more than double its clean energy output by 2030, investing in solar and wind power while transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet the country continues to [...]

In sub-Saharan Africa, ‘forgotten’ foods could boost climate resilience, nutrition

For many people across sub-Saharan Africa, Cleome gyandra, commonly known as the spider plant, is not food: it’s a weed. A tall, leggy plant with stars of almond-shaped leaves and [...]

Brazil’s wildcat mining is deeply rooted in its politics and thirst for minerals

Gold mining has been a feature of the Andean Amazon since pre-Colombian times and, along with silver, it was the cornerstone of the economy in the colonial and republican periods. [...]

At the Olympics, Heat Can Raise the Danger Bar of Competitions

Athletes from more than 200 countries have convened in Paris for the Olympic Games. But looming over it is the memory of the last summer Olympics in 2021, the hottest [...]

The Amazon’s most fertile forests are also most vulnerable to drought: Study

The Amazon’s most fertile, productive forests, which are critical for supplying Brazil’s agricultural region with rainfall, are also the most vulnerable to drought, according to recent research that has mapped [...]

Rhino poop draws all the deer (and boars and more) to the yard, study finds

KATHMANDU — Amid the tall, rustling elephant grass on the banks of a nearly stagnant Rapti River, half a dozen spotted deer approach mounds of rhino excrement. Unbeknown to them, [...]

‘People would abuse me’: how a ‘climate capitalist’ learned to sell solar in Victoria’s coal country

Andy McCarthy went from town pariah – being spat on and having his shop vandalised – to employing hundreds of peopleGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or [...]

Your food is more expensive – are US corporate profits to blame?

Many companies such as Chipotle and McDonald’s are seeing profits jump as they continue raising prices, an analysis findsAs inflation shot to its peak around mid-2022, Chipotle’s prices also rose, [...]

Gold mining in the Amazon has doubled in area since 2018, AI tool shows

Mines are widespread in the biome, affecting especially Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Peru, following a sharp increase in the price of the metal, which nearly doubled since 2018. [...]

Ed Miliband: people must be persuaded of need for pylons near homes

Communities affected by construction of renewable energy infrastructure ‘have the right to see the benefits’UK politics live – latest updatesLabour will seek to persuade people living near proposed pylon routes [...]

Wildlife enthusiasts called on to help record dolphins and whales on UK coast

National Whale and Dolphin Watch organisers say data collected will help with research into marine mammalsHundreds of wildlife enthusiasts are expected to gather along UK coastlines over the next 10 [...]

Scottish bog gets world heritage status

After an almost 40-year campaign, a little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status. [...]

Climate hero or villain? Fossil fuel frenzy challenges Norway’s green image

As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradoxThe average Norwegian, better known for loving nature than destroying the planet, [...]

Backpack-wearing dogs enlisted to rewild urban nature reserve in Lewes

Organisers hope dogs will mimic behaviour of wolves that in past would have helped disperse wildflower seeds Backpack-wearing dogs are being enlisted to “act like wolves” to help rewild an [...]

In the Developing Field of Climate Psychology, ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Is a Rational Response

Elena can pinpoint the exact moment her climate distress began to overtake her life. “I can remember … just laying in bed with my sister, and we’re both crying, and [...]

Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms

Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate [...]

Western States and Industry Groups Unite to Block BLM’s Conservation Priority Land Rule

Efforts are growing in the West to block the Bureau of Land Management’s new public land policy aimed at enhancing the conservation and ecological health of public lands. The WEST [...]

Peruvian bills could imperil marine biodiversity & artisanal fishing, experts say

  In early April, 13 leaders representing more than 60 artisanal fishing unions traveled to the city of Lima from different parts of the Peruvian coast. Their aim: stopping the [...]

Can Florida’s orange growers survive another hurricane season?

A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry. [...]

The green transition will make things worse for the Indigenous world

A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities. [...]

Palm oil company fined for cheating; Sulawesi farmers to reap their due rupiah

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has ordered a palm oil company to pay 1 billion rupiah ($61,000) in fines for shortchanging villagers by not sufficiently paying them according to a [...]

To track the sources of mercury pollution across wildlands in the U.S., scientists have turned to an unlikely indictor: dragonfly larvae.Read more on E360 → [...]

How will we solve the world’s water wars? An ancient Spanish court offers one answer | Roman Krznaric

From Los Angeles to Cairo, the global water crisis is escalating – but Valencia’s Tribunal de les Aigües could inspire a solutionEvery Thursday at noon, outside the west door of [...]

Childhood air pollution directly linked to adult lung health, study says

Connection found between early exposure and bronchitic symptoms in adults without previous lung problemsAir pollution breathed in during childhood is one of the factors in adult lung health, according to [...]

Elusive high-energy neutrinos spotted at LHC

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02465-8Observations of electron neutrinos could allow physicists to test theories about the particles’ behaviour. [...]

Genetic links found to the world's biggest killer of new mothers

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02466-7Genes associated with postpartum haemorrhage spotlight a hormone’s role in dangerous bleeding after childbirth. [...]

Audio long read: Hope, despair and CRISPR — the race to save one woman’s life

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02480-9The tragic quest to develop a gene-editing therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease showcases the messy state of modern drug development. [...]

How the rose got its iconic fragrance

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02424-3A bouquet of genes involved in making volatile compounds helps to produce the flower’s characteristic scent. [...]

We are junior scientists from emerging economies — the world needs more researchers like us solving global problems

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02485-4Scientific advancement relies on equitable international collaboration. And right now, it’s not equitable enough. [...]