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Antarctica's oldest ice arrives in the UK as scientists hope to 'unlock the deepest secrets' of climate change
18 July 2025, 19:17 A sign indicates that this is the site of the Beyond Epica drilling project. Picture: Alamy Antarctica’s oldest ice has arrived in the UK for testing, which could reveal more about the Earth’s climate. Listen to this article...

Climate change sees Energy industry workers among those most at risk
A global safety charity is calling for more research into the most effective ways to protect workers in the energy industry from safety risks posed by climate change. According to a report from Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s new Global Safety...

Climate disasters threaten malaria control efforts in high-burden regions
Tropical cyclones in Madagascar lead to sharp spikes in malaria infections – particularly in children – due to interruptions in control efforts, according to a new study. However, the findings show that newly introduced long-lasting vaccines can...

G20 watchdog pauses climate change work amid member division
The G20’s financial watchdog has paused integrating any further climate change policy initiatives into its supervisory and regulatory work as member countries are divided amid a US retreat from green initiatives, despite the group’s previous...

Climate Change: Planting Amid Uncertainty in El Salvador
In northwest El Salvador, crop losses and temperature changes have brought with them a threat to the indigenous people’s cultural practices. Today, planting the yearly crops has become an act of faith. Ties to the land that for generations have...

USDA fires foreign workers from adversarial countries, including China, in national security protection move
Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy reports on why some farmers are optimistic about provisions in Trump’s spending bill that could bring much-needed relief. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.18.25
Focus Smart Cities Dive – July 15 The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure rules, published guidance this Wednesday on how companies can comply with Senate Bills 253 and 261 (which...

Bordentown Township Environmental Commission welcomes newest member
Jessica Wilson, a 2021 graduate of Bordentown Regional High School, has joined the Bordentown Township Environmental Commission. Bordentown Township has welcomed the newest member of its Environmental Commission: Jessica Wilson. Wilson graduated...

Column: Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a national disgrace
The first detainees have started arriving at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades. The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees. Florida’s...

Climate Matters: Messaging for flooding in a warming climate
Flooding is already the most frequent, costliest, and deadliest weather disaster, and it will likely get worse as the climate warms. Warmer air can hold more moisture, increasing the likelihood of heavier rainfall events in the future. Climate...

Lincolnshire nature reserve plays host to international delegation
A nature reserve near Boston has played host to a delegation from Germany's oldest and largest environmental association. RSPB Frampton Marsh welcomed the party from NABU on Friday (July 11). NABU (The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union),...
Environmental groups say Iowa coal plant is seeking ‘unlawful’ wastewater permit
Environmental groups oppose a draft permit from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the Ottumwa Generating Station. (Photo via Google Maps) Several environmental groups are urging the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to deny a...

British scientists seek the climate secrets of ancient Antarctic ice
02:57 For over 60 years, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been working to unlock secrets above and below the ice of the world's most remote continent. In 1985, their scientists discovered thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica, leading...
The triple threat: Climate change, health, and media intersection
By: Muhammad Bilal Khan In the current era, climate, public health and the influence of media have emerged as a combined power that impacts our daily lives in substantial ways. Though these challenges carry dangers of their own, their...

At AMCEN, a focus on Africa environmental leadership
The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concluded with an affirmation of the value of working together in a collaborative manner to build on Africa’s successes in conserving and restoring nature for the...

Blue Dot: Climate change through Earth history: UC Davis paleoclimatologist Isabel Montañez
Host Dave Schlom visits with Isabel Montañez, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis. Dr. Montañez is a leading paleoclimatologist who studies climate change through Earth's past. By analyzing...

Ghanaian youth leader champions climate justice at Global Environmental Training in India
In a resounding testament to Ghana’s growing leadership in global environmental governance, Prince A. A. Sadat, President & Country Director of Future Leaders Model United Nations, Ghana, has completed the prestigious Indian Technical and Economic...

Roundup: BRICS group highlights currency risk in climate finance strategy
BRICS leaders push local currency lending to address climate finance currency risks, Trump’s copper tariff drives market volatility and supply chain concerns, and Japan may postpone ISSB standards, following EU delays. BRICS leaders call for more...

Scientists Will Melt Some of Earth’s Oldest Ice to Solve Climate Mystery
A team of U.K. researchers are planning to melt some of the oldest ice on Earth in an ambitious bid to reconstruct up to 1.5 million years of our planet’s climate history. In doing so, they could also help solve a mystery that has puzzled...

Voltage Park Partners with US National Science Foundation for AI Research Resource Pilot
The U.S. National Science Foundation has teamed up with Voltage Park for the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, or NAIRR, pilot, an effort that seeks to provide educators and researchers better access to tools for AI research....