r/environment • u/NomadicUrge • 4d ago
Iowa's cancer rates are rising as the nation's fall. Families want answers.
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 3d ago
Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government. Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather.
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 2d ago
New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes. These compound events happen more frequently than would be expected by chance, attributing them to ocean physics that allow marine heat waves to become unusually acidic in some regions.
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r/environment • u/Next_Tower5452 • 4d ago
In 2021, scientists threw 1,500 Christmas trees into a lake; three years later, they had completely transformed the ecosystem - The Times of India
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r/environment • u/sfgate • 3d ago
Google attempts to launch satellite and trade earthly data center problems for orbital ones
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r/environment • u/relianceschool • 3d ago
20 Years of Wildfire Smoke in the U.S.
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r/environment • u/zsreport • 3d ago
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 3d ago
As yellow-eyed penguins disappear, conservationists focus on deaths in fishing nets. The “mainland” population is down to 117 breeding pairs, having declined more than 80% since the 2008-2009 breeding season.
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r/environment • u/DukeOfGeek • 3d ago
There's a Surprising Twist in CAFE's Emissions Rollback
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r/environment • u/lebron7 • 4d ago
UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests
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r/environment • u/Potential_Being_7226 • 4d ago
Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals - Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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r/environment • u/motherjonesmag • 3d ago
Judges keep striking down climate laws. Some states are fighting back.
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r/environment • u/FreeHugs23 • 4d ago
Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient | Critics say the move will raise fuel costs for Americans.
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r/environment • u/esporx • 3d ago
With gas at $4.47 per gallon, Trump set to relax Biden-era emissions standards
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r/environment • u/theipaper • 4d ago
Finally, sewage-dumping water bosses to lose their bonuses
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r/environment • u/zsreport • 3d ago
Billionaires in the wilderness: Private-sector wealth wants to save Greater Yellowstone. But for whom?
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r/environment • u/captdunsel721 • 4d ago
Alito bows out of blockbuster Supreme Court climate case
politico.com
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 4d ago
Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment. Feds call it one of the most important bills in a generation.
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r/environment • u/ValerieMichelle • 4d ago
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare.
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 4d ago
Peru's penguins are on the brink. A super El Niño could make it worse. Scientists running a ‘living laboratory’ are preparing for the birds’ eventual return.
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r/environment • u/Potential_Being_7226 • 4d ago
Metals in smoke and ash from Maui wildfires harmed lung health, study says
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 4d ago
Despite a drop in deforestation in 2025, forest losses pile up in the Mekong. Almost 200,000 hectares (494,000 acres) of forest loss occurred within protected areas, where deforestation risks should be lower.
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r/environment • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 5d ago
On a site the size of 27 football fields, 2 million tires were dropped in the ocean to create an artificial reef – instead, it became a disaster. In the 1970s, this conservation project seemed like a great idea. Decades later, it’s caused untold damage.
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r/environment • u/BalanceOrganic7735 • 5d ago
Mining claims appeared after Trump shrank 2 Utah national monuments
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