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
Trump administration eases deep-sea mining approvals for U.S. companies
The Trump administration is accelerating deep-sea mining approvals, reshaping U.S. policy on seabed resources and raising…
Erminia Voccia•27 January 2026
Pollution
The world’s richest people have already used up their 2026 emissions budget
The world’s richest people have already exhausted their share of allowable emissions for 2026. New research…
Erminia Voccia•23 January 2026
Pollution
Who is undermining global climate action?
A new Carbon Majors analysis shows that a small group of fossil fuel producers is driving…
Erminia Voccia•22 January 2026
Environment
Global water bankruptcy pushes key basins beyond recovery, UN scientists warn
A new UN report argues that the world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy,…
Erminia Voccia•21 January 2026
Environment
U.S. emissions rise in 2025, reversing the decline of recent years
U.S. emissions increased in 2025, breaking a two year downward trend. New data show greenhouse gas…
Erminia Voccia•16 January 2026
Climate Change
Copernicus: 2025 ranks as the third hottest year on record
Global climate data from Copernicus show that 2025 was the third warmest year ever recorded, confirming…
Erminia Voccia•15 January 2026
Policy and Affairs
U.S. exits the UN climate treaty and dozens of international organizations
The Trump administration has ordered the United States to withdraw from the UN climate treaty framework…
Erminia Voccia•9 January 2026
Pollution
Biodegradable electronics are not always harmless for the environment
Biodegradable electronics promise to reduce e-waste, but new research shows that their environmental footprint can persist…
Alessandro Petrone•2 January 2026
Pollution
Clean cooking in Africa gains momentum, and the United States could become…
Access to clean cooking fuels and technologies remains one of Africa’s most urgent and overlooked challenges.…
Erminia Voccia•23 December 2025
Policy and Affairs
EU moves to tighten the carbon tax on imports, targeting evasion
The European Union is considering an expansion of its carbon levy on high-emission imports, extending the…
Erminia Voccia•22 December 2025
Climate Change
Climate Disasters Are Getting More Expensive — But Not Enough to Force…
Insured losses from natural disasters have exceeded $100 billion for six consecutive years, yet development patterns…
Jason Mattia•17 December 2025
Climate Change
The United States urges the EU to exempt U.S. gas from methane…
The United States has asked the European Union to exempt U.S. oil and gas from EU…
Erminia Voccia•17 December 2025
Climate Change
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