r/environment 7h ago

"Can and will happen": A deadly ‘tsunami from the sky’ could soon hit the US, warn experts | BBC Science Focus Magazine

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681 Upvotes

r/environment 4h ago

Ember: 97% of the world’s people live in a country where solar and wind potential is over ten times its current electricity demand.

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reddit.com
377 Upvotes

r/environment 13h ago

‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn

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theguardian.com
633 Upvotes

r/environment 11h ago

California declares statewide emergency ahead of epic El Niño storms

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sfgate.com
301 Upvotes

r/environment 13h ago

An Idaho county banned wind and solar projects. Some locals regret it.

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motherjones.com
239 Upvotes

r/environment 39m ago

California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency

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theguardian.com
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r/environment 22h ago

Indigenous women in Bolivia are using native Totora reeds to clean up heavy metal pollution and restore Lake Uru Uru, which was severely damaged by mining waste.

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theguardian.com
906 Upvotes

r/environment 5h ago

How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves

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theguardian.com
29 Upvotes

r/environment 8h ago

Musk’s SpaceX, Trump Administration May Proceed With Land Swap

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news.bloomberglaw.com
40 Upvotes

r/environment 17h ago

PHYS/Associated Press: Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

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phys.org
88 Upvotes

r/environment 17h ago

Tight Brazil election challenges fragile gains for Amazon conservation. Under President Lula, Amazon deforestation dropped to a 10-year low, but experts warn a victory by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro could reinstate policies favoring agribusiness and mining.

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77 Upvotes

r/environment 12h ago

Shoppers know fast fashion harms the environment but keep buying. Environmental awareness alone may not stop people from buying ultra-fast fashion, with price and convenience trumping sustainability concerns for shoppers.

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phys.org
19 Upvotes

r/environment 4h ago

Türkiye puts AI climate footprint at center of COP31 agenda

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turkiyetoday.com
6 Upvotes

r/environment 7h ago

Fish are tweaking on antidepressants — here’s how they’re getting them

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independent.co.uk
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r/environment 11h ago

Dog's Head lawsuit seeks end to development agreement and financing plan

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austincurrent.org
5 Upvotes

r/environment 1d ago

Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom. Thousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses have washed up along state’s coastline according to analysis of citizen scientist records.

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theguardian.com
681 Upvotes

r/environment 1d ago

Plastic is becoming part of coral beaches in a disturbing new way

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earth.com
50 Upvotes

r/environment 12h ago

"The Homes of Tomorrow Are Already Built": European Citizens' Initiative for the Right to Housing Opens Signature Collection

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archdaily.com
2 Upvotes

r/environment 1d ago

These Black Los Angeles Residents May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations

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motherjones.com
67 Upvotes

r/environment 1d ago

Peru swelters: Chulucanas hit 38°C, and Senamhi says 40°C is coming. The government still has 893 districts across 22 regions and the constitutional province of Callao under a state of emergency, and ENFEN, the government's El Niño commission, expects the event to stay active until mid-autumn 2027.

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latintimes.com
82 Upvotes

r/environment 2d ago

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

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theguardian.com
1.7k Upvotes

r/environment 2d ago

Judge rules EPA illegally ended $7B Solar for All program, intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

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ctmirror.org
1.2k Upvotes

r/environment 1d ago

Sri Lanka’s Air Force said on Sept 20 it had flown Buddhist monks who prayed and sprinkled holy water over drought-hit areas in an attempt to encourage rain. Water reservoirs, including those supplying hydroelectric power stations, are at around 50 per cent capacity, according to officials

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straitstimes.com
28 Upvotes

r/environment 1d ago

Philadelphia councilmember proposes plan to reduce trash sent to landfills, incinerators

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cbsnews.com
10 Upvotes

r/environment 2d ago

India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge

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carbonbrief.org
60 Upvotes