r/environment • u/simon_ritchie2000 • 7h ago

America's whole-of-government assault on clean energy isn't just a disaster for the planet, it's a catastrophe for the whole economy, with effects that will grow exponentially.

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r/environment • u/ToughHopeful4760 • 6h ago

Congress could open Chesapeake Bay oyster sanctuaries for commercial harvest

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vpm.org
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r/environment • u/movenk • 8h ago

Brazil's Amazon sees sharp decline of area burned in 2025

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bbc.com
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r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 38m ago

Japan records first ‘cruelly hot day’ as temperatures pass 40C. Extreme heat is becoming a regular feature of the Japanese summer as global average temperatures increase due to human activities like the burning of fossil fuels.

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r/environment • u/808gecko808 • 15h ago

Animal conservation scientists are observing an alarming decline in native bird populations on Kauaʻi. In the past year, Kauaʻi has seen a dramatic reduction in its honey creeper numbers, including the ʻamakihi, the ʻiʻiwi and the ʻanianiau, Hawaiʻi’s smallest honeycreeper.

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r/environment • u/downArrow • 1h ago

Most Utahns want to protect Bears Ears. Trump slashed it anyway.

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r/environment • u/misana123 • 2h ago

‘A public health emergency waiting to occur’: how US industry groups spent years fighting who gets to measure toxic air

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r/environment • u/theipaper • 3h ago

Ex-Southern Water boss among first to face criminal charges over sewage tests

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r/environment • u/zsreport • 8h ago

Climate change is stealing our sleep

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npr.org
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r/environment • u/DonManuel • 3h ago

Amazon fires peaked during the 2024 drought. A year later, burned area hit its lowest level since records began in 1985 - The Times of India

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r/environment • u/DoremusJessup • 22h ago

Judge rules EPA failed to implement key part of the Clean Air Act: The judge gave the agency until Feb. 6, 2027, to designate areas across the country as in attainment or nonattainment for fine particulate matter or soot.

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r/environment • u/mhicreachtain • 12h ago

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

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theguardian.com
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r/environment • u/kosuradio • 4h ago

Officials investigate timber theft ring in northeast Oklahoma

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r/environment • u/andmario_com • 1d ago

The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency Just as Prices Are Rising | The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs

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r/environment • u/OakenWindScreen • 1d ago

Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn. This month it avoided being listed as endangered, despite the United Nations reporting "utmost concern" about mass coral bleaching and the impact of climate change.

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r/environment • u/808gecko808 • 20h ago

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the reclassification of the Aʻeo, or Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act, a rare and hopeful milestone for a native Hawaiian species.

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hawaii.edu
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r/environment • u/mhicreachtain • 12h ago

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

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theguardian.com
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r/environment • u/snopes-dot-com • 1d ago

Trump administration's cuts to 2 Utah national monuments, explained

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r/environment • u/arcgiselle • 18h ago

The Thriving Coral Reef That ‘Defeated Time’ in West Africa

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r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

In Greece thermal cameras recorded extreme temperatures across the Athens area, with rooftops and parked vehicles exceeding 75°C as forecasters warned of increased heat stress in urban areas.

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r/environment • u/Maxcactus • 6h ago

The surprising upside of asking people to use less energy

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r/environment • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 1d ago

US raises wildfire preparedness to highest level as fires strain national resources

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r/environment • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 1d ago

Oregon wildfires burning 400K+ acres, topping 2025 total

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r/environment • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago

The U.S. government plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining. The area of the water surface planned to be auctioned off covers a total of 33 million acres.

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r/environment • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

‘One-Way Ticket to Extinction’: Trump Admin Again Guts Endangered Species Act | “In the midst of an extinction crisis,” said one advocate, “the Trump administration is gutting protections to benefit industry interests.”

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