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UN climate talks are built on consensus. That’s part of the problem.

At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.

Joseph Winters · 4 minutes ago
Grist

It was a very good election for the climate

In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.

Sophie Hurwitz · November 8, 2025
Mother Jones

How to make people want to read about climate change

Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book is a master class in writing about the natural world.

Jackie Flynn Mogensen · November 4, 2025
Guardian

One year after a historic dam removal, teens inspire river restoration worldwide: ‘It turns out you can win’

The Klamath River began rebounding almost immediately. Now, Indigenous youth are leading the next chapter of the recovery, inspiring tribes from Brazil to China

Gabrielle Canon · November 1, 2025

Grist

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast

“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."

Matt Simon · October 28, 2025
YaleEnvironment360

Facing a hostile administration, U.S. offshore wind is in retreat

Most East Coast projects are doomed.

Andrew S. Lewis · October 26, 2025
High Country News

Want fluoride in your water? Too bad.

Across the West, local lawmakers are ignoring residents and yanking the chemical.

Leah Sottile · October 24, 2025
Canary Media

Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the science

The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.

Clare Fieseler · October 23, 2025

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To save Madagascar’s one-of-a-kind ecosystems, you have to feed the people first

Poverty and unrest have wrought devastating consequences in a nation known for biodiversity.

Benji Jones · October 21, 2025
High Country News

More than 2,000 jobs could be cut at Interior during shutdown

Research, wildlife and conservation are in the crosshairs.

Shaun Griswold · October 20, 2025
Grist

After years of war, Gaza faces an environmental crisis ‘above imagination’

A new report by scientists in Israel details the emerging environmental crisis in Palestine.

Sophie Hurwitz · October 17, 2025
Inside Climate News

Coal miners and advocates plead with Trump to enforce black lung rule

In a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor, miners and their advocates stressed the need to limit silica exposure and protect workers from irreversible health impacts.

Aidan Hughes · October 14, 2025