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[l] at 6/5/26 6:12am
Former crew members on squid fishing expeditions report environmental destruction and labor abuses, due to a regulatory vacuum.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 6/4/26 6:38am
A growing body of research shows how air pollution, fertilizers, and fungicides are altering the chemical signals that plants and animals use to communicate. Scientists warn that insect reproduction, foraging, navigation, and even the pollination of crops could be affected.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 6/3/26 7:28am
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle an ocean observation system consisting of more than 900 instruments in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Data supplied by the system has been used to study key Atlantic currents that increasingly appear in danger of collapse as the climate warms.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 6/2/26 6:58am
Tiny particles of rubber cast off by car tires, which have long been known to harm wildlife, may also pose a risk to humans, according to a new study.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 6/1/26 2:03am
Global heating has “fundamentally altered” the climate of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is exposing millions of hajj pilgrims to extreme and dangerous heat even in months outside summer, a new analysis has found.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/29/26 9:33am
African countries are increasingly looking to renewable energy to meet growing power demand.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/28/26 4:40am
In the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, whales and other marine mammals rely on krill to survive. But as the market for human dietary supplements and animal feeds booms, and climate change reduces krill populations, scientists worry there may not be enough to go around.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/26/26 9:28am
At a time when other public officials and the media are talking less about climate change, Sheldon Whitehouse remains fiercely outspoken. He delivered his 307th climate speech on the Senate floor this month and is pushing back against the recent trend of “climate hushing.”Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/26/26 5:36am
The risk of snakebites is increasing across the world as reptiles shift their habitats to cope with rising temperatures and growing human pressures, a study of venomous snakes has found.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/22/26 8:47am
The world added dozens of new coal power plants last year in what amounted to the biggest coal buildout in a decade, according to a new analysis. And yet, the amount of electricity generated by coal power plants globally declined.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/21/26 2:37am
While China's push to modernize sparked a surge in burning coal, India is turning to increasingly cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Though it faces big hurdles, including a rickety grid, India's solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/20/26 2:45am
When Yale E360 launched in 2008, it was a pioneer in online environmental journalism, filling a critical gap in coverage. As he prepares to step down, founding editor Roger Cohn reflects on his years at e360, his debt to the writers he’s worked with, and his hopes for the future.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/19/26 6:37am
A decade ago, illicit gold miners in the Brazilian Amazon began invading the lands of the Yanomami people. New research finds a clear link between the rush of illegal mining and a surge of malaria among the Yanomami.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/18/26 3:28am
The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Award capture both the lush beauty of the natural world and the heavy imprint left by humanity.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/15/26 10:01am
Facing a months-long U.S. blockade, Cuba announced Wednesday that the country had run out of diesel and fuel oil. Its unsteady power grid is running on domestically produced crude oil, natural gas, and a growing supply of renewable electricity.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/14/26 4:40am
The campaign to restore the Everglades has received a boost with completion of a key project that returns the flow of water to 55,000 acres that had once been drained for development. Experts see it as a major step forward in bringing back South Florida’s River of Grass.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/13/26 6:41am
Southern California has seen a spike in great white shark sightings amid a spate of unseasonably warm spring weather. Experts expect to see more unusual heat, and more sharks, in the months ahead.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/12/26 5:59am
A study of hundreds of armed conflicts around the world finds that severe drought raises the risk of violent clashes. The study is the latest addition to a growing body of evidence showing that climate shocks spark conflict. Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/11/26 4:17am
While our emissions are trapping heat near the surface of the Earth, they are having the opposite effect in the upper atmosphere. For decades, the stratosphere has been cooling. A new study helps explain why.Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/8/26 7:50am
A new study identifies thousands of flowering plants belonging to rare and ancient lineages that are in urgent need of protection. Read more on E360 →
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[l] at 5/7/26 3:59am
Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests it may be nearing a tipping point, though the research is far from certain.Read more on E360 →

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