Environment

Pollution
New York’s iconic hot dog carts are going electric to cut noise and pollution
New York is testing battery-powered street food carts that replace noisy gasoline generators with swappable batteries, offering a cleaner, quieter model that could reshape street vending in…
Paolo Travisi•10 August 2026

Water Management
Water becomes a weapon as the…
As conflict spreads across the Gulf, desalination plants and cogeneration facilities have…
Erminia Voccia•10 August 2026

Environment
US emissions increase as higher natural…
Rising natural gas prices triggered a sharp rebound in US coal consumption…
Erminia Voccia•2 July 2026

Pollution
Italian tech tackles space debris with autonomous satellites and smart shields
Space debris threatens satellites, but two Italian innovations aim to boost orbit safety with AI, automation…
Editorial Team•23 May 2025

Utilities
Spain blackout, a warning sign for Europe’s renewable-powered grid
Rinnovabili publishes the exclusive first release of the analysis by Berizzi and Delfanti from the Department…
Editorial Team•20 May 2025

Scientific Reports
Extreme weather events drive global food crisis alongside wars and displacement
Phenomena such as El Niño, floods, and droughts have particularly affected Southern Africa, South Asia, and…
Editorial Team•19 May 2025

Climate Change
CO2 emissions rise in U.S. and Europe, while China cuts back thanks…
CO2 emissions rose sharply in the U.S. and Europe in early 2025, offsetting China’s drop driven…
Editorial Team•18 May 2025

Pollution
Record forest fire emissions in South Korea, sharp decline in Southeast Asia
The monitoring of forest fire emissions during the first four months of 2025, conducted by Copernicus,…
Editorial Team•17 May 2025

Climate Change
IEA: global methane emissions near record high in 2024
Global methane emissions hit 610 Mt in 2024, driven by fossil fuels and poor leak control,…
Editorial Team•12 May 2025

Pollution
Fishing gear: a leading source of microplastics in the ocean
Fishing gear is one of the leading sources of microplastics polluting oceans and seas, leaving a…
Editorial Team•12 May 2025

Climate Change
Copernicus: April 2025, the second warmest April globally
Global temperature is still more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era
Editorial Team•9 May 2025

Pollution
Tire additives found in fruits and vegetables raise concerns for health and…
A Swiss research found traces of tire additives in the most commonly consumed fruits and vegetables.…
Editorial Team•8 May 2025

Climate Change
Global warming is changing the color of the ocean, and that’s a…
The loss of sea ice is transforming the underwater light environment, with far-reaching consequences for photosynthetic…
Editorial Team•7 May 2025

Climate Change
9 out of 16 climate tipping points at risk under current policies
A new study recalculates the link between the climate crisis and tipping points: under today's trajectory,…
Editorial Team•28 April 2025

Pollution
Toxic metals contaminate over one-sixth of the world’s farmland
Nearly 1.4 billion people live on land contaminated by toxic metals. According to a new study,…

