Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end Link 19 votes
Norway may soon open waters in the Arctic and sub-Arctic to sea floor mining – growing demand for important minerals, including copper and nickel Link 10 votes
Landmark ‘kids’ climate trial begins: how science will take the stand climate change Article 1049 words 13 votes
Australian governments impose recycling rules after the packaging industry fails on waste recycling plastics Article 615 words 7 votes
Norway under pressure to scale back fossil fuel expansion plans – campaigners say development of huge Rosebank field in North Sea would drive climate breakdown climate change Article 1198 words 2 votes
Norway wants to raise taxes on its aquaculture industry, which could provide a model for how to better manage the marine environment sustainability Article 761 words 4 votes
Swedish court has given Greta Thunberg and climate activists the go-ahead to proceed with a class action lawsuit against the government for insufficient climate policy climate change Article 477 words 11 votes
Sacramento recycle center shutters, blames California agency for ‘irate’ customers recycling Article 1118 words 8 votes
California fires back at other Western states with its own Colorado River plan Article 2012 words 9 votes
Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food energy.renewable Article 2196 words 7 votes
Young Australians just won a historic human rights case against an enormous coal mine Article 1123 words, published Nov 25 2022 5 votes
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of other youth activists to file a lawsuit against the Swedish government over its alleged inaction on climate change climate change Article 278 words 3 votes
California approves large, controversial desalination plant for Monterey Peninsula water.sea Article 727 words 9 votes
In Finland, where forests cover around 75% of land, the EU's upcoming biodiversity strategy has sparked outrage in the forestry industry, as well as the government Link 6 votes
Copenhagen's failure to meet its 2025 net zero target casts doubt on other major climate plans – pledges to cease contributing to climate change demand greater scrutiny climate change Article 6 votes
Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet. water.drinking water.sea Article 2202 words 11 votes
Australia's CSIRO abruptly scraps globally recognised climate forecast program climate change Article 932 words 6 votes
Australia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species conservation Article 379 words 11 votes
How San Francisco’s recycled water program stumbled into performative environmentalism recycling water.gray Article 2050 words, published Sep 20 2022 4 votes
Denmark became the first central government of a developed country to propose ‘loss and damage’ funding to poorer countries for climate breakdown climate change Article 1027 words 8 votes
California’s drought regulators lose big case. What it means for state’s power to police water Article 970 words 9 votes
The grass is always browner – Swedish neighbours vie for 'ugliest lawn' title on the island of Gotland Article 413 words 7 votes
Finland is building the world's first permanent disposal site for nuclear waste, with no shortage of people wanting to be its neighbours Article 853 words 13 votes
Single-use plastic waste is getting phased out in California under a sweeping new law pollution plastics.single use Article 23 votes
California imposes sweeping ban on pumping river water in San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area Article 766 words 11 votes
Californian critics blast Poseidon desalination plan as crucial vote looms water.sea Article 2245 words, published Apr 26 2022 4 votes
'Unprecedented' water restrictions ordered for millions in Southern California climate change Article 338 words 17 votes
Four Canadian provinces push ahead with plan to build small nuclear reactors to supply power Article 317 words 17 votes
UN experts call for Sweden to scrap a planned iron ore mine – toxic waste and other contaminants would cause 'irreversible risks' to land used by the Sámi pollution Article 514 words, published Nov 7 2017 2 votes
A major quake in the Pacific Northwest, expected sooner or later, will most likely create waves big enough to wipe out entire towns. Evacuation towers may be the only hope, if they ever get built. Article 1792 words 13 votes
Norway's incoming centre-left government has said it will seek to grow the country's lucrative oil and gas industry while striving to cut carbon emissions energy Article 33 words 15 votes
Fossil fuel firms sue governments across the world for £13bn/$18bn as climate policies threaten profits climate change Article 957 words 10 votes
It's so hot in Dubai that the government is artificially creating rainstorms using electrical charges from drones climate change Article 402 words 17 votes
Greenland stops oil and gas exploration – natural resources minister Naaja Nathanielsen said the environment and climatic impacts had been assessed as being too high climate change Article 753 words, published Nov 7 2017 23 votes
Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region energy.renewable Article 406 words 12 votes
Marin to be first big Bay Area water agency to push ahead with water restrictions climate change Article 684 words 7 votes
In Colorado, the looming liability of oil and gas cleanup pollution.ground Article 1738 words, published Mar 16 2021 6 votes
Why Gothenburg is Europe's most sustainable city – residents and local government have been steadfast in their efforts to reinvent the city's reputation sustainability Article 875 words, published Feb 8 2021 8 votes
Denmark's government has agreed to take a majority stake in a £25bn artificial 'energy island' which is to be built 80km offshore energy.renewable Article 357 words 9 votes
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others criminally charged in Flint Water Crisis pollution.water Article 837 words, published Jan 14 2021 29 votes
Hawaii is famous for its spectacular beaches. But over the past century, three of the state’s major islands have lost roughly one-quarter of their sandy shores. climate change Article 12 votes
Denmark will dig up millions of dead mink after a hasty cull and burial intended to stamp out a coronavirus mutation ended with a new contamination risk pollution.ground Article 20 votes
How Joe Biden can ensure federal agencies fight climate change climate change Article 9060 words 4 votes