Environment
3M workers in Swansea exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam
Anna MeiselandEsme Stallard,BBC File on 4 InvestigatesGeograph/ Nigel DaviesThe BBC submitted a freedom of information request to Swansea council and Natural Resources Wales, the environmental regulator, which revealed that this spill was not contained to the site but also...
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2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across Texas, Kentucky and several other states and caused...
Environment
2025’s extreme weather brought intense flash flooding, but no hurricane landfalls in the US – the jet stream is a big reason why
The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across Texas, Kentucky and several other states and caused...
Environment
How green hydrogen could power industries from steel-making to farming
Hydrogen, the most abundant element, gives off energy when combined with oxygen, and the only by-product is water. That...
Environment
Some Arctic warming ‘irreversible’ even if we cut atmospheric CO2
The Arctic will retain about 1.5°C of warming even if the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere returns to pre-industrial...
Environment
Making clean energy investments more successful
Governments and companies constantly face decisions about how to allocate finite amounts of money to clean energy...
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Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species
Gareth J. Fraser, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Florida -
The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea – the majestic whale shark and manta rays – to the luminescent but rarely seen...
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Why 70-plus species of sharks and rays needed new international trade limit protections
Gareth J. Fraser, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Florida -
The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea – the majestic whale shark and manta rays – to the luminescent but rarely seen...
Environment
Even with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous
As projections of U.S. electricity demand rise sharply, President Donald Trump is looking to coal – historically a dominant force in the U.S. energy economy – as a key part of the solution.In an April...
Environment
A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs
Capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants is an important strategy in the efforts to reduce the impact...
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US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
Emily Heller told CNN she was at home when she saw the ICE agents arguing with protesters outside.She said...
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