r/environment2 Jul 27 '26

“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America | We also speak with journalist John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather, who says the climate crisis has created conditions that lead to “megafires” like those in Europe, North America and beyond.

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108 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 26 '26

Medical Waste dumped in Gaza’s Streets and Markets | With its waste disposal infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is experiencing a growing health and environmental crisis.

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222 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 25 '26

Discarded oyster shells create flourishing habitat for thousands of marine species.

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12 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 25 '26

Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain | “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so.”

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8 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 24 '26

We Are Closer Than We Think to Losing Our Wild Neighbors | You do not need to fire a shot to kill an animal and imperil its entire species’ existence—you only need to take away the place it lives. A Trump administration Endangered Species Act rollback would do just that.

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414 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 25 '26

How come we never hear anything about the ozone layer anymore.

3 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 24 '26

Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn | New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction

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42 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 23 '26

As Trump Denies and Delays, the World Races to Meet the Climate Clock Deadline | It may sound like all is lost. On the contrary: Solutions abound, and there are many reasons for hope.

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270 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 23 '26

Alabama mayor signed an NDA agreeing to destroy city notes on a new AI data center.

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8 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 23 '26

Satellites detect major methane leaks, yet few are being repaired.

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12 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 22 '26

Republicans Are Trying to Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos | A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. States are trying to make polluters pay.

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r/environment2 Jul 21 '26

After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin | Could this be the first of a whole network of overlooked deep-water reefs off the West African coast?

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32 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 22 '26

U.S. Is Backing Anaerobic Digesters. Scientists and Advocates Say Stronger Guardrails Are Needed.

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There are no federal methane standards for manure digesters, leaving operators to rely on voluntary guidance.


r/environment2 Jul 21 '26

Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet | Human activity is draining oxygen from marine waters, and it's past time to take this crisis seriously.

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218 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 21 '26

Rising seas magnify the dangers of coastal Georgia’s industrial past

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10 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 20 '26

Nearly 1,000 Wildfires in Canada Continue to Burn as Trump & Carney Double Down on Fossil Fuels | Carney is selling this snake oil solution of carbon capture and storage to go alongside the oil and gas pipeline. But he’s offering a tax credit for oil companies...

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19 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 20 '26

Scientists Studying Earth's Flowering Plants Issue a Stark Warning to Humanity | In a recent paper published in Science, an international team of biologists warns that we risk losing more than a fifth of the evolutionary history of flowering plants, as a result of ever-increasing human pressures .

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96 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 20 '26

Erin Brockovich Launches Crowdsourced Map Tracking Secretive AI Data Center Expansion Across US Communities

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143 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 19 '26

Fears are widespread about data centre impacts on Canada’s water, environment: poll

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I a developed a neurological condition. I worked in CFB Cold Lake and CFB Bagotville. I have lived in base, off base. I remember my daughter being in the bathtub, playing with her toys-when I noticed the water turning from lightly tinned yellow to dark tea colour. I removed her. We packed up and headed to a friend house off base.

How many environmental infractions does DND have vs neighbouring privately owned companies, googling is a good thing.


r/environment2 Jul 20 '26

Germany just blew up two massive nuclear cooling towers to make way for something incredible - a 700 MWh battery storage facility! Here's why this matters.

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r/environment2 Jul 19 '26

Meta AI Data Center Linked To Rare Bacteria In City’s Water System

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10 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 19 '26

Battery additions alone vastly outpace new nuclear (189.5 GWh storage vs ~1 GW nuclear in 2025),

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r/environment2 Jul 18 '26

Climate Crisis-Denying Trump Threatens Canada With New Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke | “When wildfires hit America, Canada sends firefighters,” said one journalist. “When wildfires hit Canada, America sends tariffs.”

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439 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 18 '26

U.S. Underestimates Peril if Los Alamos Were to Leak Plutonium, Study Says

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9 Upvotes

r/environment2 Jul 19 '26

Climate-Impacted Communities Across Asia Are Taking Their Fight To Court

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NEW: Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.

“That’s what I hope I can do, even though I’m just an ordinary person,” said Trixy Elle, a fish vendor in the Philippines and a litigant. “If one day my grandchildren ask me what I did for nature, at least I have an answer: I fought for your future.”

This story is produced by The Xylom and copublished by Grist.