For the first time ever, the amount of global electricity generated by renewable energy surpassed that from coal during the first six months of 2025. According to the think tank Ember, solar and wind ...

Last week, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, many countries made commitments to cut back fossil fuel emissions to fight climate change. China announced it would curb emissions by up ...

Since January, the seven states in the Colorado River Basin have been meeting, attempting to agree on how the four in the Upper Basin—Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—can allocate water with ...

Pope Leo XIV’s Views on the Environment and Climate Change While Leo has been outspoken on climate and the environment, he has attracted some criticism from LGBTQ+ Catholics for remarks he made about ...

According to a law passed in 1990, every four years the federal government is required to issue the National Climate Assessment on the effects of global warming on the U.S. Now, the Trump ...

Last Thursday, February 27, about 800 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were fired by the Trump administration. In addition, about 500 others left their jobs ...

A case began last week at the International Court of Justice that seeks to order the United States, China, and Russia, among others, to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and provide financial aid ...

With all that as background, the new Planetary Health Check report came out last week, saying that the patient—planet Earth—is in critical condition. In its assessment, the Potsdam Institute for ...

One rarely hears about someone in the military defying a direct order, but that’s what’s happening in Tucson, Arizona, because of a recent Supreme Court decision. Last May, the Environmental ...

The seven states in the Colorado River Basin have been unable to agree on a plan to manage the river’s water, as long-term drought and climate change shrink available supplies. The three states in the ...

Earth’s water cycle, as we have known it, is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, threatening long-term water security. Last week, the World Meteorological ...