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- Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway Fri, 27 Feb 26, 11:30pmEPA found only 27 of 219 plants needed upgrades; 71 later got exemptions as Donald Trump scrapped mercury limits
- ‘If we see you again, we kill you’: how a Colombian wildlife hotspot turned into a death zone Wed, 25 Feb 26, 12:00amArmed groups and a state-owned refinery’s oil leaks have displaced Barrancabermeja’s fishing community and poisoned a paradise once full of manatees and jaguars
- Trump’s EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants Sat, 21 Feb 26, 4:01amEnvironmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costs
- The Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial Mon, 16 Feb 26, 4:30amThe president’s destructive policies enrich fossil fuel billionaires, while Beijing has bet big on the green transition
- ‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions? Wed, 11 Feb 26, 5:00pmEmissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
- The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return? Tue, 27 Jan 26, 6:00pmFifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move back
- ‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’ Tue, 9 Dec 25, 8:00pmUN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
- Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations fear another ‘worst-case scenario’ Sun, 7 Dec 25, 11:00pmMark Carney is considering lifting a tanker ban that has protected coastal communities for 53 years
- Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations tribes fear another ‘worst-case scenario’ Sun, 7 Dec 25, 11:00pmMark Carney is considering lifting a tanker ban that has protected coastal communities for 53 years
- To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis Wed, 26 Nov 25, 11:20amAs Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
- The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air Wed, 12 Nov 25, 1:00amThe public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
- As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up? Fri, 3 Oct 25, 4:00pmWe fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power
- ‘Huge energy challenges’: how can India make the leap to become a green, clean country? Sun, 28 Sep 25, 2:00pmAs deadly heatwaves become more frequent, demand for life-saving cooling is further straining India’s generation capacity
- No, Al Jazeera, Climate Change Is NOT Resulting in More Air Pollution From Wildfires Sun, 14 Sep 25, 4:24amGuest essay by Linnea Lueken Al Jazeera posted an article titled “Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN,” which claims that wildfires are becoming more frequent due to climate…
- How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030 Fri, 5 Sep 25, 3:00pmShift from fossil fuels could lower deaths from particle pollution in some states by 19% in five years, study finds