Solar Power in UK Surges 42% With Sunniest Spring on Record: Analysis
Wed 9:06pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Solar farms and rooftops in the United Kingdom generated a record 42 percent more electricity from January through May 2025 than during the same period in 2024, according to a new analysis by Carbon Brief. The UK also just had its sunniest spring since record…A 500MW Wind Energy Plant Launches in Egypt
Wed 4:56pm By Paige Bennett
Renewable energy company AMEA Power has commissioned a 500-megawatt wind energy plant in Ras Ghareb, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. The plant will be the largest wind power site in Africa. With this commissioning, AMEA Power will bring a total of 1 gigawatts of…Microalgae Can Clean Domestic Wastewater Without Chemicals or Electricity: Study
Wed 1:57pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Scientists have discovered that the tiny green organisms often referred to as “pond scum” offer a low-tech, low-cost method of cleaning domestic sewage in place of expensive wastewater treatment facilities. All over the world, water is cleaned using large…Climate Change Added 30 Days of Extreme Heat for More Than 4 Billion People Since Last Year: Study
Wed 12:16am By Michael Riojas
Human-caused climate change added an extra 30 days of extreme heat for more than four billion people worldwide over the course of a year, a new report has found. The report, a joint effort by the World Weather Attribution, Climate Central and the Red Cross…Trump Officials Open Millions of Acres of Alaska Wildlands to Oil and Gas Drilling
Tue 9:41pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced on Monday that the federal government had proposed the reversal of a Biden-era order banning oil and gas drilling on the 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. The…Scientists Develop Lower-Carbon Cement Alternative From Recycled Glass and Construction Waste
Tue 4:58pm By Paige Bennett
In a new study, scientists have found a way to turn industrial waste, such as recycled glass and construction waste, into a soil solidifier that is cement-free. By cutting out the cement, the material serves as a lower-carbon material for green construction.…Mangrove Forests Demonstrate Surprising Storm Resilience in Changing Climate: Study
Tue 1:16am By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Mangrove forests buffer coastlines from flooding while acting as valuable carbon sinks, but scientists are concerned about the impacts that more extreme and frequent storms caused by climate change are having on these ecosystems. In a new study, scientists…UK Records Its Hottest and Sunniest Spring, With 43% More Sunshine Than Usual
Mon 9:34pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
The United Kingdom has recorded its warmest spring since records began in 1884, prompting warnings for needed action on climate change. The season was also the sunniest on record overall for the UK, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recording their…Agrivoltaic Farm Project in Virginia Hosts Solar, Sheep and 500,000 Bees
Mon 3:54pm By Paige Bennett
In Halifax County, Virginia, a futuristic farm is taking shape, where a 65-megawatt solar farm is sharing space with grazing lambs and a 10-hive apiary that is home to 500,000 bees. The bees are taking flight at Crystal Hill Solar, an agrivoltaic site with the…Wildlife Underpasses Can Reduce Amphibian Road Deaths by More Than 80%: Study
Sun 5:36pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Amphibians like frogs and salamanders face mounting threats around the world, including habitat loss, climate change, deadly fungus and road mortality. Roads pose an immediate danger by cutting amphibians off from crucial migration corridors and putting them…Over $14 Billion in U.S. Clean Energy Investments Have Been Canceled or Stalled This Year: Report
Fri 6:13pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
More than $14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled or delayed in the United States since January, according to a new analysis by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a nonprofit clean energy business group. The 2025 losses have also cost 10,000 new…All Climate Change Is Local: A Story of Tacoma Park’s Trees With Author Mike Tidwell
Fri 3:30pm By Craig Thompson
In 2018, devastating rains hit Mike Tidwell’s community of Tacoma Park, Maryland, leading to a loss of tree canopy the following year unparalleled in the city’s history. After the torrential rainfall, Tidwell went on a kind of detective’s quest to find…Ziploc Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Microplastics Shedding Concerns
Fri 1:54pm By Paige Bennett
A new lawsuit is questioning the “microwave safe” and “freezer safe” claims of Ziploc plastic bags. The lawsuit against S.C. Johnson alleged that these claims for its Ziploc brand products are misleading, and that these uses of the products increase…Alpine Glacier Collapses, Burying 90% of Swiss Village of Blatten
Fri 12:01pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
A village in the Swiss Alps was buried by an enormous chunk of rock and ice that broke off of the Birch Glacier on Wednesday. Mud and plumes of dust covered roughly 90 percent of the alpine village of Blatten, which had been evacuated on May 19 as a…22 Young Americans Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders Pushing Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
Thu 9:47pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
A new youth climate lawsuit by 22 Americans aged seven to 25 alleges that the Trump administration is engaging in unlawful executive overreach by issuing executive orders that intentionally boost the production of fossil fuels while frustrating the growth of…Sea Level Rise Could Drive ‘Catastrophic’ Inland Migration Even if Warming Is Limited to 1.5°C, Study Says
May 29, 2025, 4:24 pm By Paige Bennett
While the Paris Agreement targets no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming compared to pre-industrial levels in order to curb the worst impacts of climate change, a new study warns that the amount of sea level rise that will come with that amount of…China Invests More in Solar and Wind Than Coal Overseas for the First Time: Report
May 28, 2025, 8:58 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Nearly 70 percent of China’s foreign power investments from 2022 to 2023 were in renewables like solar and wind, surpassing fossil fuels for the first time since Beijing started backing power projects overseas in the early 2000s, according to a new analysis…EU ‘Well On Track’ to Meet Its 2030 Climate Targets, European Commission Says
May 28, 2025, 5:39 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
The European Union is “well on track” to achieve its climate targets for 2030, according to the European Commission. An assessment of the EU’s updated National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) shows the bloc is on course for a 54 percent reduction in…Oceans Are Getting Darker, Shrinking the Livable Space for Marine Life, Study Finds
May 28, 2025, 3:38 pm By Paige Bennett
According to a new study, about one-fifth of the world’s oceans, spanning around 75 million square kilometers, has been getting darker over the past 20 years. The study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, explored changes to the oceans’ photic…PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in 95% of Beers Tested in U.S.
May 28, 2025, 10:56 am By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be found in many places, including food packaging and waterproof clothing, but did you know the ubiquitous chemical compounds can also be found in the most popular alcoholic beverage in the world — beer? Forever…
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- Solar Power in UK Surges 42% With Sunniest Spring on Record: Analysis
Wed 9:06pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes - A 500MW Wind Energy Plant Launches in Egypt
Wed 4:56pm By Paige Bennett - Microalgae Can Clean Domestic Wastewater Without Chemicals or Electricity: Study
Wed 1:57pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes - Climate Change Added 30 Days of Extreme Heat for More Than 4 Billion People Since Last Year: Study
Wed 12:16am By Michael Riojas - Trump Officials Open Millions of Acres of Alaska Wildlands to Oil and Gas Drilling
Tue 9:41pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes - Scientists Develop Lower-Carbon Cement Alternative From Recycled Glass and Construction Waste
Tue 4:58pm By Paige Bennett - Mangrove Forests Demonstrate Surprising Storm Resilience in Changing Climate: Study
Tue 1:16am By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes - UK Records Its Hottest and Sunniest Spring, With 43% More Sunshine Than Usual
Mon 9:34pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes - Agrivoltaic Farm Project in Virginia Hosts Solar, Sheep and 500,000 Bees
Mon 3:54pm By Paige Bennett - Wildlife Underpasses Can Reduce Amphibian Road Deaths by More Than 80%: Study
Sun 5:36pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
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