Ad Industry Grapples with Role Selling Consumption in Climate Crisis

Does being an effective agency mean selling more products or can it mean helping mitigate the climate emergency?

Amy Westervelt The Guardian

Preserving the Abodes of Tibetan Buddhist Deities

Under increasing climate pressures in Northeast India, monks and monasteries safeguard local lakes and forests.

Bikash K. Bhattacharya

Centuries-Old Trees Offer Clues to the Ongoing Southwest Megadrought

Scientists are using tree rings to inform climate research, but old specimens are increasingly vulnerable in our warming world.

Meryl Phair

US and China’s Joint Climate Plan Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

The breakthrough has been welcomed by experts — but it lacks specific emissions cuts or a commitment to phase out fossil fuels.

Oliver Milman The Guardian

Living on a Land-Constrained Planet: The Imperative of Moving Beyond High-Carbon Bioenergy

The moment has passed for assuming that bioenergy is an option for supporting climate stability.

Gary Graham Hughes

‘A Treasure Beneath Our Feet’: How the Dutch Went Down the Toilet Looking for Heat

Sewage waste is now being seen as a reliable heat source for millions of homes in the Netherlands.

Senay Boztas The Guardian

Rewilding Baby Salmon Using Indigenous Knowledge

The Winnemem Wintu Tribe and fish biologists have designed a groundbreaking salmon egg incubator that mimics the conditions of California’s McCloud River.

Marc Dadigan

Melting Away

Global warming has yet to destroy The Netherlands, but it has already erased a key part of Dutch culture.

Tim Brinkhof

Republicans Welcome Local Benefits of Climate Law Despite Voting Against It

Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene among those accused of hypocrisy over efforts to gut landmark Inflation Reduction Act.

Oliver Milman The Guardian

Avian Flu Poses a New Threat to Wild Birds Across the World

Researchers say breeding colonies of seabird species, which are already facing multiple stressors, are most at risk.

Stephen Carr Hampton

Towards Farmer Empowerment and Land Redistribution in Colombia

The South American nation’s new national development plan lays out a shift from extraction and exploitation to sustainable agriculture.

Ocean Malandra

Earth Close to ‘Risk Tipping Points’ That Will Damage Our Ability to Deal With Climate Crisis, Warns UN

Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of groundwater vital for food supplies

Damian Carrington The Guardian

On The Trail of Britain’s Exotic Parakeets

These non-native birds have long called London home. Now they’re spreading out across the UK — and not everyone is delighted.

Yannic Rack

Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Prove Their Worth as
Ecosystem Engineers

A decades-long project to restore Galapagos giant tortoises is changing the face of the island of Española.

Syris Valentine

The Struggle to Balance Safety and Public Access at California’s Abandoned Mines

Tens of thousands of such sites litter the state, posing a safety threat to hikers, thriller seekers, and wildlife.

Leah Campbell

Earth Island Advances Legal Action Against Major Companies Responsible for Plastic Waste

Suit alleges that food, beverage, and consumer goods corporations like Coca-Cola and Pepsi mislead consumers on recycling.

Zoe Loftus-Farren