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War’s tolls leave enduring ecological and health crises long after fighting ends.A vital ice shelf is about to break away from Antarctica's "Doomsday GlacierDensely populated coastal regions face accelerated flooding risk as land subsidence amplifies sea-level riseThe Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observing network Japan has launched Asia’s first osmotic power plant a reliable, emissions-free sourceReintroduced beavers in West London help to combat climate-driven floodingConnecticut is poised to legalize plug-in “portable” solar,
Severe erosion and crumbling asphalt closes beloved Long Island beachU.S. Forest Service plans to spray glyphosate across tens of thousands of acresEurope is experiencing unusually high spring temperatures reaching up to 100 FahrenheitHeavy Rain and Floods in China Killed at Least 22 peopleRenewable Energy Agency report finds that combining solar, wind, and battery storage is cheaper than new coal and gas plantsGrowth in renewables and electric vehicles—has slowed emissions growth and lessened worse case climate scenarios New research shows that healthier ecosystems directly boost business productivity
Rapid warming in the Gulf of Mexico, outpacing oceans since 2012Late April heat event saw all of the world’s 50 hottest cities located in IndiaTwo airborne toxins, acrolein and ethylene oxide, more carcinogenic than previously believedEPA blocked Hawaii’s plan to force retirements of two oil-fired power plantsClimate change could wipe out up to 91% of South America’s cloud forests by 2070The Colorado River is in crisis as climate change and rising demand strain dwindling suppliesColombia makes entire Amazon biome, about 483,000 square kilometers, as a renewable natural resources reserve
Southern Florida battled a growing wildfire in the Everglades pushed by prolonged droughtRecord-breaking, deadly heatwave sweeping South Asia pushed temperatures to dangerous highsScientists warn the (AMOC), ocean current may be nearing a climate tipping point as global temperatures riseMassive green, blue plumes of spring phytoplankton blooms appear off East coastTrump administration will repeal rule that allowed public lands to be leased for conservationTürkiye is accelerating its green energy transitionThe richest people and fossil-fuel companies are driving both climate damage and inequality
Portugal reached its 2025 ecological Overshoot Day on May 5thThe world may enter an El Niño phase as early as MayAirborne microplastics contribute to global warmingThe Administration has effectively halted U.S. onshore wind developmentSea-level rise threatens to submerge New OrleansThe Caspian Sea is now dramatically receding. Mexico City is sinking up to 10 inches per yearThe Iran war is creating potential momentum for clean energy
Major meat companies faced lawsuits in 2024 for misleading net-zero climate claimsCanadian earthquakes were caused by oil industry wastewater injection, not natural tectonics. U.S. children are exposed to unhealthy air, with 33.5 million living in areas failing pollution standards. Trump administration will pay energy companies to cancel two planned offshore wind farmsGulf of Panama nutrient-packed water is decliningButterflies in North America are rapidly declining due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change,Thousands of “by-the-wind sailors,” have washed ashore along the Bay Area 60 nations agree to develop voluntary road maps to phase out fossil fuels
50 nations met in Colombia April 28 and 29 in a first-of-its-kind conference on phasing out fossil fuelsScientists warn Venice could be lost within centuries as sea levels rise and the city sinks.European Commission proposed measures to cut energy bills and reduce the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, reached the Antarctic region for the first timeIceland’s first recorded mosquitoes, discovered in 2025, signal rapid Arctic ecologicalUruguay is now generating over 98% of its electricity from renewable sourcesFairfield Ct’s long-running “fill pile” controversy centers on a four-acre site of contaminated soil continues
-The Heartland Institute celebrates climate denialism at recent DC event-Earthday.org notes the explosive growth of plastic.. 2 million tons produced in 1950 versus 360 million in 2024- Colorado River's declining water caused, by a chain reaction driven by a changing climate-Dr. Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for pioneering soil microbiology-2026 Hurricane outlook.. suggests a below-average Atlantic hurricane season-After 35 years of business Trimble’s Nursery of Cutchogue Long Island is closing
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