Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.…
Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.
Higher gas prices are bringing some Americans back to public transit. The increase in ridership comes as the war in…
After a UK knock-back, China’s wind power companies fight on in Europe | News | Eco-Business
After being shut out of a German project, Chinese wind power company Mingyang Smart Energy had been looking to the…
More than a million live birds imported to Asia in 15 years, report finds
Hong Kong and Singapore imported more than 1 million live wild birds between 2006 and 2020, according to a new…
FIFA’s World Cup heat measures may not go far enough, expert warns
Measures proposed by organizers of the upcoming FIFA World Cup won’t be sufficient to protect players and fans from the…
Southeast Asia sees $540 billion in planned green power, but over a third of clean energy investment at risk: study | News | Eco-Business
About US$315 billion of the US$540 billion in announced green capital expenditure between now and 2030 is on a “credible…
April Sees Near-Record Sea Temperatures as El Niño looms
Unusually high temperatures persisted well into April, with record high averages across large parts of the tropical Pacific and near-record…
How the US Is Reshaping Europe’s Climate Ambitions
From the birth of modern environmentalism in the 1970s to the protectionist trade wars of 2026, the EU-US climate relationship…
ESG News Week In Review: 10 May – 17 May
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate policy and transition markets continued to shift toward industrial competitiveness, energy…
Wild blueberry farms across Maine suffer as climate change upends growing seasons
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
What Is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)?
The world is losing 11 football (soccer) fields of tropical primary forest every minute , much of it is the…
In Thailand, burned sugarcane plantations become traps for leopard cat cubs
Every crop burning season, dozens of leopard cat cubs are admitted to a wildlife rescue center in northeastern Thailand as…
Light pollution reshapes predator-prey dynamics at California’s urban edge, study finds
A new study finds that bright lights at night change wildlife behavior at the edge of cities more than noise…
2026 FIFA World Cup threatened by extreme heat: Report
In less than a month, the world’s attention will shift to one of the biggest sporting events on the planet:…
Marine conservation suffers when the ocean is not accessible to all, especially on remote islands (commentary)
Coastal and marine systems across much of the world remain structurally inaccessible to persons with disabilities, older populations, and marginalized…
The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
Endangered Persian leopards persist across borders, despite hunters and landmines
There are fewer than 1,100 Persian leopards left in the wild, with 80% — perhaps 732 individuals — concentrated in…
At least 65 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo
A new Ebola outbreak has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to an announcement made…
Canada aims to double its electric grid by 2050 with clean energy and lower costs for users
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a clean electricity strategy Thursday he says will help double Canada’s electricity grid by…
This Week in Climate News (May 2026, Week 2)
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including New Zealand’s proposal to ban lawsuits…