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

Environment
Trump’s policies threaten surge in pulmonary diseases
A new study warns Trump administration policies risk increasing pulmonary diseases and premature deaths by weakening…
Erminia Voccia•17 March 2026

Environment
Trump’s legal challenge to California’s electric vehicle mandates
Former President Trump sued California over its zero-emission vehicle rules and gasoline car phase-out. This battle…
Paolo Travisi•16 March 2026

Environment
Revolutionizing detection of ocean plastic islands with AI and satellite data
Advanced AI and satellite technology are transforming the way we detect and track ocean plastic islands.…
Paolo Travisi•12 March 2026

Climate Change
Global warming accelerated over the past decade, new study finds
Global warming has accelerated sharply since 2015, with the pace of temperature increase nearly doubling over…
Erminia Voccia•11 March 2026

Climate Change
More than one billion people fear losing land or homes within five…
A new global assessment finds that nearly one in four adults worry about losing property rights…
Erminia Voccia•2 March 2026

Climate Change
Limiting warming to 2°C is critical to safeguard the Antarctic Peninsula
New research finds the Antarctic Peninsula could exceed 5°C of warming by 2100 under high-emissions scenarios,…
Erminia Voccia•26 February 2026

Pollution
Car pollution linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk, large U.S. study finds
Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter from vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions is associated with increased…
Paolo Travisi•23 February 2026

Climate Change
UN calls for unified roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
At the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting, António Guterres urged an “honest dialogue” and proposed a…
Erminia Voccia•20 February 2026

Pollution
Electric vehicles cut CO2 pollution compared with gasoline cars, Americans agree
New research from the University of Michigan confirms that electric vehicles generate significantly lower lifecycle emissions…
Paolo Travisi•11 February 2026

Water
Microplastic pollution reaches even the most remote areas of the Pacific
Microplastics in fish are turning up even in some of the most isolated corners of the…
Erminia Voccia•4 February 2026

Environment
Fossil fuel companies may be forced to pay for climate damage
UN negotiations on a truly inclusive global taxation system enter a decisive phase
Erminia Voccia•3 February 2026

Pollution
Electric vehicles cut pollution, satellites provide the proof
Satellite data from California show that even limited adoption of electric vehicles delivers immediate air quality…

