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
Climate Change
Second-hottest May on record marks global warming trend
The second-hottest May on record hit in 2025, with heat records in Iceland and Greenland driven…
Editorial Team•17 June 2025
Pollution
Centuries-old sea mercury pollution threatens Arctic wildlife and Indigenous communities
Mercury released by human activities such as coal combustion and gold mining can stay in the…
Editorial Team•16 June 2025
Climate Change
UN High Seas Treaty set to take effect in January 2026
In Nice, delegations from 120 countries, including more than 50 heads of state and government, gathered…
Editorial Team•11 June 2025
Climate Change
AI fuels 150% surge in indirect emissions from Big Tech
Amazon leads the ranking with a 182% increase in indirect emissions between 2020 and 2023. Microsoft…
Editorial Team•9 June 2025
Climate Change
UN: record-breaking marine heatwaves in 2024 hit southwest Pacific
Marine heatwaves 2024 scorched over 10% of global ocean surface, with record sea temperatures and rising…
Editorial Team•6 June 2025
Environment
World Environment Day 2025 focuses on fighting plastic pollution
According to UN estimates, the equivalent of 2,000 truckloads of plastic enters the world’s oceans, seas,…
Editorial Team•5 June 2025
Climate Change
Urban greenery can save lives as cities face rising heat
Urban greenery has a measurable impact on human health, significantly reducing mortality rates. This conclusion comes…
Editorial Team•4 June 2025
Climate Change
Glacier collapse in Switzerland, global warming hits the Alps hard
Glacier collapse in Switzerland highlights how Alps and Pyrenees are warming twice as fast as the…
Editorial Team•29 May 2025
Water Management
28 U.S. cities are sinking: Houston drops by 10 mm per year
Flooding, building collapses, and infrastructure at risk: the consequences of land subsidence affecting many major U.S.…
Editorial Team•29 May 2025
Climate Change
NOAA warns of above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic
NOAA forecasts 13 to 19 storms for the 2025 hurricane season, with up to 5 major…
Editorial Team•28 May 2025
Climate Change
Tropical forests devastated by record fires in 2024, worst year for the…
The Amazon biome, in particular, experienced its highest forest loss since 2016.
Editorial Team•26 May 2025
Climate Change
Boston leads the way in flood resilience: the handbook for safer cities
Arup has published a handbook for designing neighborhoods and cities with greater flood resilience, based on…
Editorial Team•26 May 2025
Climate Change
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