At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totalsAt least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back h...
Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows
Exclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UKThe climate damage caused by developing the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields under co...
Heatwave health risks threaten insurer earnings, rating agency S&P warns
Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up premiumsEurope’s intense heatwaves could hit insurers’ earnings as companies face a rise in ...
‘Environmental violence’: inside the fight to save indigenous land from becoming a nuclear dumping ground
New documentary To Use a Mountain spotlights the pain and triumph of resisting government efforts to turn parts of rural US into disposal sitesNuclear energy was supposed to be our salvation, humanity...
US building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds
There has been a 76% increase in under-construction gas-fired projects amid ‘frenzy’ to build more datacentersThe US has surged ahead of China in the building of new gas-fired power generation, la...
Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn
Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollutionA new rule proposed by the Trump administration aims to kill public notification for dat...
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully runningThe carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exceed all of the fossil...
US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages
Local governments working with firms also linked to fossil fuel giants, analysis of federal lobbying disclosures showsCongressional lobbyists working for fossil fuel firms that are exacerbating the cl...
‘I love rats but we can’t live with them’: the headache of rising rodent populations around the world
Robert Corrigan has been dealing with the ‘smart’ rodents all his life – and believes there are better solutions to deal with the growing infestation in the world’s cities“The rodents have p...
London bus drivers resume strike over heatwave working amid fears over air con deal
Drivers concerned that bus operator’s offer to retrofit cabs on 730 buses will not be complete by next summerLondon bus drivers have resumed strike action over having to work in high temperatures, a...
Trump admin wins defense of Biden-era EPA air rule
The D.C. Circuit found EPA did not violate the Endangered Species Act in the rule on secondary standards, which are meant to protect wildlife, among other things. The post Trump admin wins defense of ...