The EPA’s latest greenhouse gas inventory shows that agriculture continues to be the leading U.S. source of methane and nitrous oxide, two highly potent climate pollutants.

Searing ocean temperatures this season caused the most cataclysmic damage yet because of the climate crisis.

Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research shows.

In a landmark ruling, Europe’s human rights court declared older Swiss citizens suffered wrongly because of inadequate government climate policies.

The Department of the Interior recently announced $79 million to support wildland fire management. The funding will expand wildfire detection capabilities, reduce risk from wildfires, help rehabilitate burned areas and enhance radios and other technology used by wildfire incident management teams.

Study from UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy finds Brazil is expected to suffer from severe weather, hurting crop yields and one of the country’s largest public sector banks

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) recently launched a joint programme to support the health system responses of the governments of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon to climate change adaptation and risk reduction over the coming two years.

State and federal agencies and departments in Oregon and Washington have agreed to collaborate on addressing the escalating wildfire crisis by increasing use of prescribed fire and other forest fuel management strategies at larger geographic scales while also increasing outreach to nearby communities as these strategies are deployed.

NOAA’s latest analysis of greenhouse gas emissions showed CO2 levels jumped by another record amount last year as the two other most dangerous contributors grew steadily.

The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analysed that summer’s events.

NOAA’s National Weather Service on March 28 launched a new website : The National Water Prediction Service. This new hub for water data, products and services combines local and regional forecasts with water data and new national level capabilities, such as flood inundation maps and the National Water Model.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced final national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, such as freight trucks and buses, for model years 2027 through 2032.

A new report says last year oil and gas companies discovered and authorized record levels of new production worldwide, with four times that amount ready in six years.

In an orgy of totalitarian insanity, China is prioritizing continued expansion of fossil fuel burning in 2024 and beyond.

22 March 2024 marks a significant milestone in the historic campaign to take climate change to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as the deadline for State written submissions closes.

A team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases.

The WMO just issued a report leaves no doubt that catastrophic runaway climate disaster is upon us.

The government of Bolivia last week delivered much-needed aid after record rainfall unleashed record floods and landslides the weekend of March 9.

Marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific Ocean create ongoing and complex disruptions of the ocean food web that may benefit some species but threaten the future of many others, a new study has shown.

The European Commission has recently published a Communication on managing climate risks in Europe. It sets out how the EU and its Member States can better anticipate, understand, and address growing climate risks. It further presents how they can prepare and implement policies that save lives, cut costs, and protect prosperity across the EU.

The number of industrial chemicals scrutinised under the EU’s chemicals legislation to determine their safety has increased substantially. Authorities now have much better knowledge about the hazardous properties of chemicals that are used across the EU, resulting in many actions to minimise and control the risks of several groups of substances.

The Department of the Interior on April announced the expansion of four existing national wildlife refuges, which will allow for the voluntary conservation of up to 1.13 million acres of wildlife habitat in New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas.

Charging is perceived as one of the biggest barriers to people switching to electric vehicles, but the picture is improving fast, new analysis shows.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a draft environmental impact statement today for a proposed Nevada lithium mine that would push the endangered wildflower Tiehm’s buckwheat to extinction despite its protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Rejecting the advice of scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency on April 15 proposed to retain existing air quality standards for soot and nitrogen. Portions of the standards have not been updated for decades.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced nearly $830 million in grant awards for 80 projects nationwide that will help states and local communities save taxpayers money while strengthening surface-transportation systems and making them more resilient to extreme weather events worsened by the climate crisis, flooding, sea-level rise, heat waves, and other disasters.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on April 12 finalized Congressionally-mandated energy efficiency standards for general service lamps (GSLs), which include the most common types of residential and commercial lightbulbs.

The European Commission has approved a €2.2 billion German scheme to support investments in the decarbonisation of industrial production processes to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

The European Union (EU) and India on April 9 launched an Expression of Interest for start-ups working in the area of Battery Recycling Technologies for Electric Vehicles (EVs) for a matchmaking event.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water.

The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement April 10 with Colonial Oil Industries Inc. that will require the company to pay a civil penalty of more than $2.8 million and spend an estimated $12.2 million to offset the detrimental human health and environmental impacts of Colonial’s alleged failure to meet obligations under the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program and gasoline volatility standards.

The Strengthening Resilient Water Resource Management in the Eastern Caribbean project has completed the initial stages of its preparatory phase, with the hosting of an inception workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the end of March.

Furniture manufacturers producing for IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Romanian Carpathians, including in Natura 2000 protected areas, new report finds.

A major biomass and carbon capture and storage project slated for California’s Central Valley abruptly ended this week after the company, under scrutiny from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, withdrew federal and local permits.

In response to legal objections filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Protection Agency has ruled that Colorado failed to ensure flaring at a large gas processing plant north of Denver effectively reduces smog-forming emissions.

The corrupt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on April 04 announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the bogus $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) that is more about vote-buying than climate.

New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor.

Thanks to more aggressive conservation efforts in some countries, global forest losses fell significantly last year.

A new Bureau of Land Management plan to open 40,000 acres of the Wayne National Forest to fracking for oil and gas looks almost identical to one a federal judge rejected in 2020. The public can comment on the plan in writing or during online meetings Monday and Tuesday.

The project on “Improving sanitation and hygiene in flood vulnerable communities for improving public health situation” was officially launched in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2nd April 2024.

The number of industrial chemicals scrutinised under the EU’s chemicals legislation to determine their safety has increased substantially. Authorities now have much better knowledge about the hazardous properties of chemicals that are used across the EU, resulting in many actions to minimise and control the risks of several groups of substances.

The Department of the Interior on April announced the expansion of four existing national wildlife refuges, which will allow for the voluntary conservation of up to 1.13 million acres of wildlife habitat in New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas.

Charging is perceived as one of the biggest barriers to people switching to electric vehicles, but the picture is improving fast, new analysis shows.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a draft environmental impact statement today for a proposed Nevada lithium mine that would push the endangered wildflower Tiehm’s buckwheat to extinction despite its protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Rejecting the advice of scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency on April 15 proposed to retain existing air quality standards for soot and nitrogen. Portions of the standards have not been updated for decades.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced nearly $830 million in grant awards for 80 projects nationwide that will help states and local communities save taxpayers money while strengthening surface-transportation systems and making them more resilient to extreme weather events worsened by the climate crisis, flooding, sea-level rise, heat waves, and other disasters.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on April 12 finalized Congressionally-mandated energy efficiency standards for general service lamps (GSLs), which include the most common types of residential and commercial lightbulbs.

The European Commission has approved a €2.2 billion German scheme to support investments in the decarbonisation of industrial production processes to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

The European Union (EU) and India on April 9 launched an Expression of Interest for start-ups working in the area of Battery Recycling Technologies for Electric Vehicles (EVs) for a matchmaking event.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water.

The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement April 10 with Colonial Oil Industries Inc. that will require the company to pay a civil penalty of more than $2.8 million and spend an estimated $12.2 million to offset the detrimental human health and environmental impacts of Colonial’s alleged failure to meet obligations under the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program and gasoline volatility standards.

The Strengthening Resilient Water Resource Management in the Eastern Caribbean project has completed the initial stages of its preparatory phase, with the hosting of an inception workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the end of March.

Furniture manufacturers producing for IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Romanian Carpathians, including in Natura 2000 protected areas, new report finds.

A major biomass and carbon capture and storage project slated for California’s Central Valley abruptly ended this week after the company, under scrutiny from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, withdrew federal and local permits.

In response to legal objections filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Protection Agency has ruled that Colorado failed to ensure flaring at a large gas processing plant north of Denver effectively reduces smog-forming emissions.

The corrupt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on April 04 announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the bogus $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) that is more about vote-buying than climate.

New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor.

Thanks to more aggressive conservation efforts in some countries, global forest losses fell significantly last year.

A new Bureau of Land Management plan to open 40,000 acres of the Wayne National Forest to fracking for oil and gas looks almost identical to one a federal judge rejected in 2020. The public can comment on the plan in writing or during online meetings Monday and Tuesday.

The project on “Improving sanitation and hygiene in flood vulnerable communities for improving public health situation” was officially launched in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2nd April 2024.