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Globally, last month was the second-hottest June ever recorded. Western Europe just endured its hottest June ever recorded owing to a record-breaking heatwave that afflicted much of the region during ...

This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including NOAA’s hurricane season predictions and an unusually early, deadly heatwave scorching Europe. Several western ...

The International Court of Justice, the world’s top court, ruled last year that government actions driving climate change are illegal and that states are required under international laws to reduce ...

For much of the past decade, discourse around renewable energy has been shaped by persistent concerns over cost, reliability, and environmental trade-offs. While some of these critiques reflected ...

In celebration of Stop Food Waste Day 2026, Earth.Org looks at 11 effective solutions to tackle food waste for businesses, producers, retailers, and consumers. From the staggering inefficiencies of ...

Despite the Trump administration’s relentless efforts to increase production of planet-warming fossil fuels, renewable energy continued to rise across the US, reaching 26% of generated electricity in ...

“[The Environmental Protection Agency’s] foremost purpose is to protect human health and the environment. With Administrator Lee Zeldin at the helm, EPA has abandoned its mission, creating damage that ...

Following recent US-Israeli airstrikes on oil facilities near Tehran, Iran’s capital, black rain blanketed the city. Earth.Org looks at what it is and the threats it poses. As part of a coordinated ...

In the aftermath of one of the world’s most severe nuclear disasters 15 years ago, Japan shut down all 54 of its operational nuclear reactors in the country. But energy security concerns and a ...

The regional fallout from last week’s joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran underscores how far the global energy transition still has to go: as long as strategic decisions are tied to fossil fuel supply ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said the move aligns with the administration’s goal of “restoring American energy dominance,” a phrase it has repetedly used to justify environmental protection ...