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Wrexham school wins prestigious environmental award for global impact
Ysgol Clywedog received the Climate Cymru Earthshot Prize for their work in Nature and Restoration at a ceremony hosted by Keep Wales Tidy. The award recognised the school’s S.E.R.V.E. (Select, Educate, Restore, Get Vocal, Enjoy) project, a...

EVs and AI could damage environment in ways both new and familiar
TOKYO -- As technologies like electric vehicles and artificial intelligence become widespread, research shows that they could lead to major environmental problems, harkening back to the industrial revolution and its aftermath of governments...

Environmental groups sue to stop 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in the Everglades
A coalition of environmental advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday aimed at halting the construction of Alligator Alcatraz, a massive new immigrant detention and deportation center in the heart of the Florida Everglades. The facility is...
Louth County Council responds to environmental concerns at Blackrock Beach
For those wishing to swim, Louth County Council recommends using one of the officially designated bathing water sites in the area, where water quality is regularly monitored to ensure public safety and lifeguards are in attendance. Officials from...

Environmental groups sue to stop 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit against local, state, and federal officials on Friday in an effort to halt the construction of the Everglades migrant detention center that has been dubbed by Florida's attorney general "Alligator...

Global Warming Hardliners Private Jet Set to Jeff Bezos' Wedding in Venice
A throng of Hollywood celebrities who’ve spent years lecturing about the peril we all face from climate change, hopped on private jets set for Venice where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s three-day wedding extravaganza took place. A-listers like...

OPINION: Global climate talks in Bonn Signal hope amid setbacks, as countries advance key agendas on climate action
After nearly two weeks of negotiations, the 62nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Bonn, Germany, with cautious optimism. The SBs (technical meetings held...
Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan’s (DSNDP) 500th environmental program milestone –
Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan’s (DSNDP) 500th environmental program milestone – a Mega Cleanliness Drive and Tree Plantation/Conservation event taking place on June 28, 2025, across New Jersey and New York. The event will feature...

Czech environment minister on working visit to Japan
Czech Environment Minister Petr Hladík is on a working visit to Japan, accompanied by a large delegation of entrepreneurs. The mission, involving 18 companies, aims to deepen Czech-Japanese cooperation in the fields of circular economy,...

Petitioners from environmental groups
Petitioners from Alabama environmental groups pose for a photo on June 13 outside the Alabama Department of Environmental Management headquarters in Montgomery, Ala. From left: Katie Holmes and Eva Dillard, Black Warrior Riverkeeper; Justin...

On Ireland’s Peat Bogs, Climate Action Clashes with Tradition
Reuters The early stages of the rewetting process at Ballaghurt Bog are seen, near Clongawny in April 2024. Photos were taken in Ireland. Reuters 15:59 JST, June 28, 2025 CLONBULLOGUE, Ireland (Reuters) — As wind turbines on the horizon churn out...

King Charles vs Gorilla: Puppet herd meets monarch in London to raise climate awareness
Published on 27/06/2025 - 13:52 GMT+2 The encounter was part of The Herd, a global public art project using giant animal puppets to symbolise wildlife displaced by climate change. Created in collaboration with students from Wimbledon College of...

‘A cascade can be more positive’: social tipping points expert on fixing climate crisis
5-Tim-B Composite: TT/Shutterstock/Guardian Design Timothy Lenton is a professor of climate change and Earth system science at the University of Exeter. He started working on tipping points in the 1990s, making him one of the first scientists in...

Greenpeace activists target NZ bottom trawling vessel on the Chatham Rise east of Christchurch

Empowering farmers to tackle climate threats with agritech
As South Africa confronts food security threats and climate instability, advanced agricultural technology, such as crop solutions and education initiatives, is enabling smallholder and commercial farmers to adapt and thrive. Corteva Agriscience...

Climate Activists Really Don’t Want You To Have A Dog
Climate change activists are now arguing that simply owning a dog can increase a person’s carbon footprint. A finding published in PNAS Nexus says that, supposedly, people overestimate the climate benefits of activities like recycling or switching...

Factory Farming's Toll On Farmed Animals, Farmers And Food Security Exposed In New 'Climate Doom Loop' Report
Wednesday 25 June Governments are today (25 June) being urged to step up action to fix our broken food system as a new report released by Compassion in World Farming reveals, for the first time, the immense toll of climate crisis-linked extreme...

Funding supports climate action
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has received a budget allocation of $10.8 million for the new financial year. This funding, welcomed by Minister Mosese Bulitavu, will support the implementation of the Climate Change Act 2021,...

Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler ‘ocean killer’ on Chatham Rise
Aotearoa – Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast of New Zealand, writing “ocean killer” on the side of the ship, after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life. Launching from...

‘Climate snub’
EDITORIAL: It says something about the global climate conversation when the hosts of COP29 must chase the IMF and World Bank for a meeting — and still come away empty-handed. That’s what Azerbaijan’s lead negotiators are now warning about: a quiet...