Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on...
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. (Image...
View ArticleWater firms admit sewage monitoring damaging public trust
Water companies should no longer be allowed to monitor their own levels of sewage pollution, the industry body has told the BBC exclusively. Instead they are proposing a new, third-party monitoring...
View ArticleFingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast
Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists. Researchers found distinctive scratch marks left by the drifting icebergs as...
View ArticleMiliband urges global cooperation amid energy ‘challenges’
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for countries to cooperate to reduce the risk to global energy supplies. He was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security in London, which...
View ArticleJust Stop Oil was policed to extinction – now the movement has gone deeper...
19 hours ago ShareSave Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor ShareSave BBC Listen to Justin read this article Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists are dusting down their placards, digging out their infamous...
View ArticleChina shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon – a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter...
View ArticleTrail advocates say Trump administration puts active transportation projects...
Spring means more people hitting biking and hiking trails. But trail advocates say a Trump administration review of grants made under President Biden puts active transportation projects at risk. The...
View ArticleThe U.S. takes a step toward allowing mining on the ocean floor, a fragile...
President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmental groups say it could harm a fragile ecosystem. (Image credit: NOAA...
View ArticleTrump deep sea mining order violates law, China says
Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters. The move to allow exploration outside its national waters has been...
View ArticleScientists are raising the alarm about Trump’s deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don’t know much about....
View ArticleSpring’s hot weather to be treat for nature lovers
2 days ago ShareSave Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs ShareSave Getty Images With what’s being called a mini-heatwave looming for the UK, it’s not just humans looking forward...
View ArticleArea burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record
1 day ago ShareSave Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams ShareSave Planet Labs The area of the UK burnt by wildfires so far this year is already higher than the total for any...
View ArticleRegeneration, super strength, stolen powers: Meet sea creatures inspiring...
From starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean’s invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so are their superpowers, as marine biologist Drew...
View ArticleNew satellite will see through clouds to ‘weigh’ Earth’s forests
2 hours ago ShareSave Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent ShareSave ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE A first-of-its-kind satellite due to launch on Tuesday will be able to see through clouds and leafy...
View ArticleLost your federal job or funding? Tell us how cuts are impacting the...
The Trump administration’s flurry of initial actions has had a devastating effect on climate, environmental, justice, agricultural, and health work vital to communities across the country. As federal...
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The Trump administration’s push to privatize US public lands
America’s federal public lands are truly unique, part of our birthright as citizens. No other country in the world has such a system. More than 640 million acres, including national parks, forests,...
View ArticleBlair says current net zero policies ‘doomed to fail’
Sir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that limiting energy consumption and fossil fuel production is “doomed to fail”. In a new report, the former Labour prime...
View ArticleGovernment not taking climate seriously – advisers
6 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science ShareSave Getty Images The government has made very little progress in preparing the UK for the growing threats posed...
View ArticleFarmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy
Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight. As the price of renewable energy technology has plummeted and water has gotten more scarce, growers...
View ArticlePrivate eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses U.K....
The Justice Department has charged Amit Forlit with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other crimes. (Image credit: Alberto Pezzali)The post Private eye accused of hacking American climate...
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