Scotland to become first UK country to ban plastic cotton buds
The Scottish government plans to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in a move that will cut the country’s marine...
Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
Snow has fallen in the Sahara, covering desert dunes in a layer up to 40cm deep. Snow started falling on the Algerian town of Ain Sefra...
Seychelles Threatened by Climate Change
In 1998, the cruel heat of El Nino hit Seychelles hard. Sea surface temperatures rose around the Indian Ocean, bleaching 90% of coral...
China’s Rooftop Solar to Boom In 2018 With Deregulation
As part of ongoing electricity market deregulation, distribution-grid-connected (DGC) generators will be allowed to sell power directly...
How Much Has ‘Climate Change’ Been Scrubbed From Federal Websites? A Lot.
Nearly a year into the Trump administration, mentions of climate change have been systematically removed, altered or played down on...
Exxon Pushes Back on California Cities Suing It Over Climate Change
In keeping with a pattern of fighting in court to defend its record on climate change, ExxonMobil has gone on the offensive again to...
Plastic bags charge set to be extended to small shops in England
The 5p charge for plastic bags is expected to be applied to small shops under government plans to be unveiled by Theresa May this week as...
As Trump opens more waters for oil exploration, the tiny nation of Belize shows a better way
On Thursday (Jan. 4), Donald Trump proposed allowing oil drilling in nearly all waters situated off of US shores. If the proposal passes,...
In New York, Drawing Flood Maps Is a ‘Game of Inches’
With its 520 miles of coastline and thousands of acres of waterfront development, New York has more residents living in high-risk flood...
China to create new forests the size of Ireland
China will plant new forests covering an area roughly the size of Ireland this year as it aims to increase forest coverage to 23 percent...