Environment

The uneven distribution of oil extraction's impacts and benefits helps explain why some Indigenous communities accept it, newly published research shows.

COLOMBO — Fathima Rinoza lives on the fourth floor of a 14-story apartment block in Dematagoda, a suburb of Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo. She rarely keeps the two windows in her house open for long. The heat becomes unbearable by midday, she says, and the surrounding buildings obstruct wind flowing in the direction of her home. In addition, the stench from littered surroundings discourages residents like Rinoza from keeping their windows open. “Fresh air is a luxury for us because we

Water in central Mexico’s Cholula valley has transformed from a shared resource into a costly and unevenly distributed commodity.

Demand for the climate-friendly HVAC tech has persisted even after Republicans killed incentives, with 2026 set to be another good year for the sector.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday filed a new lawsuit to try to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline, continuing a decadelong battle over the project.

Two projects that seek to extract lithium from geothermal brine have been classified as “Strategic Projects” under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) by the European Commission. Aside from validating the importance of the projects, the classification also provides support for access to finance and shorter permitting timeframes. The two projects are as follows: The Lithium de France project in Alsace, France, and; the Neptune Energy project in Altmark, Germany Both projects seek

If the Trump administration had its way, an Ann Arbor-based research lab that studies the Great Lakes and its coastal ecosystems would be gone. 

This expert says Donald Trump’s environmental science cutbacks are the real threat to Lake Ontario and other Great Lakes.

PHNOM PENH — In Cambodia’s Koh Sdach archipelago, where turquoise waters hide mounting environmental pressures from overfishing and plastic waste to climate change, one local leader has turned grassroots action into a model for marine conservation. Koh Sdach commune deputy chief Sorn Srenh, a marine advocate who studied fishery science at the Royal University of Agriculture in Phnom Penh, stands at the intersection of science, policy, and community advocacy. For years, the 38-year-old has worked

This week, co-host Jake Bolster takes a deep dive into the global seafood industry with reporter Johnny Sturgeon and the Outlaw Ocean Project.By Jake Bolster, Johnny SturgeonWelcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. Things get a little fishy in this episode as we discuss fish farming—aquaculture, an industry that now brings in $300 billion a year. Inside Climate News partnered with the Outlaw Ocean Project, a journalism nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., to in

Hurricane Simon shifted track slightly on Sunday and was forecast to skirt Mexico's west coast without making landfall, while packing heavy rain and severe winds.

Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's U.N. biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

An intensifying El Niño broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in another sign the weather pattern is gaining exceptional strength.

Cephalopods are masters of camouflage. Scientists want to decipher how the process works in the brain.

70% of Gen Z healthcare workers are looking to leave. What will convince them to stay?

See how workforce and care patterns can sharpen growth decisions beyond a health plan’s service area.

Compare spectrum, carrier and satellite options before choosing a connectivity model.

Regulators are raising the bar on what an inspection has to prove.

Battery storage is expanding rapidly, reshaping power systems and supporting a more flexible grid.

What started as a novel plan to build a desalination plant supplying plentiful water to the oil and gas industry has landed the Texas city in a financial and political quagmire.By Dylan Baddour, Neena SatijaThis story is a partnership between Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News and Neena Satija of The Texas Newsroom.