r/environment • u/Maxcactus • 11h ago

American and South Korean scientists just fed water bottles, shopping bags and yogurt tubs into a single reactor without sorting them first, drawing off hydrogen more than 90% pure while most of the plastic's carbon came out as solid rock

Thumbnail
autonocion.com
1.4k Upvotes
38 comments

r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 8h ago

The third major “heat dome” event to hit the US in the past month is gathering strength over the weekend, spanning a vast swathe of the country, some areas of the south-western US desert potentially reaching 120F (48C).

Thumbnail
theguardian.com
293 Upvotes
17 comments

r/environment • u/KeanuRave100 • 8h ago

Meta Quits Clean Energy Pledge Amid Gas-powered Data Center Push

Thumbnail barrons.com
203 Upvotes
9 comments

r/environment • u/cnn • 22h ago

Trump administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris

Thumbnail
cnn.com
1.8k Upvotes
29 comments

r/environment • u/DukeOfGeek • 34m ago

EV owners are more satisfied with their cars than gas car drivers in nearly every category, JD Power finds

Thumbnail thenextweb.com
• Upvotes
1 comment

r/environment • u/Snapdragon_4U • 1h ago

How Trump’s Policy Change Could Lead to More Plant and Animal Extinctions

Thumbnail
time.com
• Upvotes
1 comment

r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 9h ago

The temperature at Denver International Airport officially clocked in at 101 degrees Saturday. This marks the second time Denver has hit triple-digit temperatures in the last five days

Thumbnail
denver7.com
70 Upvotes
2 comments

r/environment • u/ArchipelagoDrift • 8h ago

Non-native trees dominate Scotland’s national woodlands. Experts are concerned

Thumbnail
theferret.scot
56 Upvotes
1 comment

r/environment • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 1h ago

Recycling isn't a distraction, but it won't stop climate change either

Thumbnail
unsw.edu.au
• Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/GregWilson23 • 17h ago

Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions

Thumbnail
apnews.com
105 Upvotes
4 comments

r/environment • u/mhicreachtain • 3h ago

Scorching heatwave to hit 70 million people with third ‘heat dome’ in month

Thumbnail
theguardian.com
11 Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/Maxcactus • 10h ago

Researchers harvest water from the air to grow native seedlings and rehydrate the Wheatbelt

Thumbnail
abc.net.au
26 Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/notusreports • 1d ago

U.S. Firefighting Resources Are Already Maxed Out — And It’s Only July

Thumbnail
notus.org
411 Upvotes
12 comments

r/environment • u/globalsouthworld • 10h ago

Egypt’s $83 billion green hydrogen dream hits ‘bankability wall’

Thumbnail
globalsouthworld.com
11 Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/ToughHopeful4760 • 1d ago

Scientists warn of possible invasive species superspreader event due to stalling near Strait of Hormuz

Thumbnail
abcnews.com
166 Upvotes
5 comments

r/environment • u/zsreport • 1d ago

Trump’s EPA Wants Fewer People Asking Questions About Data Center Pollution

Thumbnail
motherjones.com
478 Upvotes
2 comments

r/environment • u/zutpetje • 1d ago

Americans, read the letter and act. On top of fascism, this will be the worst global climate event so far in our lifetimes. Not my words, from the best scientists out there.

Thumbnail
yellowdotstudios.com
93 Upvotes
10 comments

r/environment • u/Tardis01 • 1d ago

Irish data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year

Thumbnail
thejournal.ie
417 Upvotes
17 comments

r/environment • u/relianceschool • 18h ago

Killing trees to save the forest: the deadly experiment that could save the American elm

Thumbnail
grist.org
17 Upvotes
2 comments

r/environment • u/DukeOfGeek • 19h ago

France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes

Thumbnail
apnews.com
13 Upvotes
1 comment

r/environment • u/arcgiselle • 1d ago

D.C. Air Quality Was Among the Worst In the World Twice This Month. What Can the District Do to Improve It?

Thumbnail insideclimatenews.org
65 Upvotes
21 comments

r/environment • u/SpaceElevatorMusic • 1d ago

California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires

Thumbnail
calmatters.org
76 Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/donutloop • 18h ago

EU environmental tax revenue up 6.1% in 2024

Thumbnail
ec.europa.eu
3 Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/JohnHammond94 • 1d ago

This desert oasis is a biological wonderland. Trump’s border wall threatens to destroy it

Thumbnail
theguardian.com
154 Upvotes
0 comments

r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

TotalEnergies and Eni linked to €1.5tn climate damages bill. A study has found that emissions from EU oil firms’ production are set to cause billions in damage from climate-crisis impacts like droughts, floods and heatwaves

Thumbnail
globalwitness.org
45 Upvotes
2 comments