How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO — As dusk settled over the paddy fields at Puwakpitiya, a village on the northern edge of Knuckles Mountain Range locally known as Dumbara mountains in Central Sri Lanka, researchers began laying traps along the uneasy boundary between farmland and forest. They were…

Heatwaves hit the Sunday roast: why the RHS says cauliflower is off the menu

Charity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant crops They are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. England’s climate has changed so much…

An Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone.

DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala.—As 59-year-old Pam Benton sat handcuffed to a cold bench inside the Winston County Courthouse, shame flooded over her. All she could think about, she later explained, was what her grandchildren may soon believe about their “nana.” “Only bad people go to…

Epson expands regional presence with new larger A/NZ offices and enhanced customer experience

Epson’s new Adelaide office and experience centre Epson Australia and New Zealand has expanded its regional presence with a move to larger, modern premises designed to support continued business growth and enhance the customer and partner experience. The new facilities in…

Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing The post Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy appeared first on Carbon Brief .

The push for a sustainable artisanal mining in the Peruvian Amazon

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — In Madre de Dios, in the Peruvian Amazon, thousands of people depend on gold mining, while the spread of mercury and deforestation are transforming the country’s most biodiverse tropical forest. In La Pampa, one of the region’s main gold mining hubs, a…

London Underground workers exposed to asbestos without protective masks, documents reveal

Hundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 years Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the…

Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness

Michigan’s Norwich Plains is a stretch of unbroken wilderness in the state’s Upper Peninsula dominated by northern hardwood forest, with sugar maples and old-growth aspens that provide habitat for endangered species like the eastern gray wolf and the American martin. There are…

35 hectares of new habitat to support Victoria’s critically endangered species at Launching Place

Yarra Valley Water is transforming over 35 hectares of land at its Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant in Launching Place into a climate resilient wetland and swamp forest habitat, with over 172,000 trees set to be established as part of the next stage of the project. Yarra…

Ituna/Itatá invasion escalates as Indigenous Land faces fires and illegal clearing

More than 500 people have invaded Brazil’s Ituna/Itatá Indigenous Land in recent weeks, opening illegal roads, setting deliberate fires and threatening federal agents. The area is home to the Igarapé Ipiaçava Indigenous people who live in voluntary isolation with no contact with…

Steve Jones on the pros and cons of AI datacentres – cartoon

Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers

More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals until their impacts on the environment and communities can be fully understood and policies are in place to address any harms. The move comes…

We need more urban ‘solar farms’ like the ICC – and to share that sunny energy with renters and apartments

Solar Citizens welcomes the NSW Government announcement that the Sydney International Convention Centre will become the largest ‘solar farm’ in any Central Business District in the Southern Hemisphere. Solar Citizens CEO Heidi Lee Douglas said: “Maximising solar installations on…

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had…

Artist delights in beautiful ‘mess’ and dead trees of England’s rewilding sites

Rebecca Howard spent two years visiting projects and painting landscapes that feature in West Sussex exhibition Rewilding areas do not usually conform to traditional notions of beauty in England’s green and pleasant land. Detractors may bewail the beaver-felled trees, untidy…

How Marmots, OnlyFans and a Meme Coin Generated Big Bucks for Wildlife Biology

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Emily Renkey from the Marmot Project. You may have heard of Fat Bear Week, the annual contest where the public gets to vote on who they think is the…

Elusive Red-tailed Phascogale turns up in record numbers after WA drought

Red-tailed Phascogale photographed at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary. © Aliesha Dodson The Red-tailed Phascogale, a species so small, quick and wary that it typically gives scientists the slip, has been captured in record numbers at a wildlife sanctuary in Western Australia’s…

Mozambique protects Mount Mabu ‘butterfly forest’

Mozambique has formally protected Mount Mabu, a hotspot of endemic wildlife and home to more than 200 species of butterflies, located in the Lugela district of northern Mozambique. The decree, published on Aug. 24 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries,…

North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their…

Court Rules Against Trump Order to Keep Costly Michigan Coal Plant Running

A federal appeals court has struck down the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers to require a coal-fired power plant in Michigan to remain open, ruling that the U.S. Department of Energy exceeded its authority. The 3-0 decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

RINGS around Antarctica: Global science team propose large-scale surveys of entire Antarctic coast

Image credit: Felicity McCormack, Securing Antartica s Environmental Future Monash University Key points International coordination of large-scale surveys is needed to deliver reliable projections of sea-level rise for coastal planning and vulnerable nations. A group of 80…

Migratory bird species increasingly at risk, report finds, but there is still hope

Every year, billions of birds take to the skies, responding to changing seasons, navigating to breeding sites or escaping the cold of winter. The newest edition of BirdLife International’s State of the World’s Birds report says 45% of migratory bird species are in decline — 11%…

One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says

Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit One in nine migratory birds are threatened with extinction and 45% of migratory species such as cuckoos, turtle doves and Arctic terns are in decline, according…

The Trump Administration Wants to Fast-Track Arctic Drilling

The Trump administration is moving to accelerate oil and gas drilling across the Western Arctic with a new proposal that would slash environmental review and public input. The proposal could bring industrial activity to wide areas of wilderness and subsistence hunting grounds…

World Dolphin Day: Reporting unusual behavior, threats and increased protections

Nine dolphin species, and several more subspecies and local populations, are currently critically endangered or endangered, according to the most recent assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. September 12 marks World Dolphin Day, an awareness day…

Meet the Mechanical Engineer Running to Regulate the Texas Oil and Gas Industry

Jon Rosenthal, a Democratic state representative from Houston, is facing off against Bo French, a far-right Republican culture warrior from Fort Worth, for a seat on the commission that regulates the oil and gas industry in Texas. In an interview with Inside Climate News during…

Lack of data hinders fight against environmental crimes in Angola, says environmentalist

Angola faces severe environmental challenges, and the govern has signed international commitments, such as the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment, to phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 2030 and cut hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 80% by 2045. However, climate…

How Grassroots Opposition to a New Asphalt Plant Was Infiltrated by an Outside Operative

CLEMMONS, N.C.—The man came out of nowhere, but he seemed to be on their side. Dozens of residents of Clemmons, a small village south of Winston-Salem, were alarmed about a proposed asphalt plant that could be built in their neighborhood, Rolling Green Village. The man, who said…

Indigenous knowledge x tech in the search for a tiny Amazon monkey

How do you search for the world s smallest monkey? Earlier this year, Nicolás Schuldt Durán took on this task after he was approached by members of an Indigenous community in Ecuador. Ever since, he’s been tapping into the knowledge of the Siekopai people and combining it with…

Nigeria’s Rachel Ikemeh wins Rolex Award for efforts to save rare red monkey

Nigerian conservationist Rachel Ikemeh has been named the 2026 Rolex Award laureate, for her work with communities in the Niger Delta to protect the region’s ecology and the critically endangered Niger Delta red colobus monkey. The red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni), a monkey…