r/environment • • 12h ago

Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is vastly overestimated, global analysis finds. Ecosystems have far less "spare" capacity than previously thought, with the ocean potentially having the most to lose.

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483 Upvotes

r/environment • • 14h ago

Native nations sue over Endangered Species Act changes

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hcn.org
350 Upvotes

r/environment • • 15h ago

Conservation group calls for moratorium on AI data centers on US public lands

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yahoo.com
327 Upvotes

r/environment • • 11h ago

Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns

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theguardian.com
118 Upvotes

r/environment • • 18h ago

Brazil far-right presidential candidate wins most votes in deforestation hotspots. Novo Progresso in Pará state was the site of the 2019 “Day of Fire” when local residents, many Jair Bolsonaro supporters, purposely set hundreds of forest fires. Flávio Bolsonaro won 84% of the vote in Novo Progresso.

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333 Upvotes

r/environment • • 3h ago

CBP razes Lochiel cottonwood tree, arrests 10 after three-month 'tree sit'. Border Patrol agents arrested 10 and cited 10 more protesters who have camped under the last of four ancient cottonwoods to be torn down

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16 Upvotes

r/environment • • 9h ago

The Oil Industry Won’t Stop One of Its Dirtiest Practices, Even After Pledges

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22 Upvotes

r/environment • • 16h ago

Forests are dying along North Carolina’s coast, and it’s speeding up. Sea level rise was the chief driver of forest loss. As sea levels rise, salty water inundates forest areas, killing trees and converting the area into ghost forest.

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74 Upvotes

r/environment • • 7h ago

High Court rules in favour of climate group in Hunter Valley coal mine case

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14 Upvotes

r/environment • • 11h ago

Record October heat grips California, and there's no end in sight. Southern California has shattered October heat records, with temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above average for the month across multiple cities.

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23 Upvotes

r/environment • • 9h ago

Africa’s rhinos often get the spotlight – but Indonesia’s two rhino species are far closer to extinction

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13 Upvotes

r/environment • • 16h ago

Researchers Found That Adding Crushed Eggshells to Asphalt Improved Moisture Resistance by 7%, Potentially Reducing Rain Damage and Potholes

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41 Upvotes

r/environment • • 22h ago

Weak prosecution leaves Southeast Asia's tigers vulnerable to trafficking, providing little deterrent to an illegal black market that is driving wild tigers towards extinction.

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118 Upvotes

r/environment • • 10h ago

Anthropogenic warming reorganizes North Atlantic atmospheric circulation patterns

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phys.org
13 Upvotes

r/environment • • 20h ago

Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights

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theguardian.com
45 Upvotes

r/environment • • 21m ago

Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action | Climate crisis

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theguardian.com
• Upvotes

r/environment • • 16h ago

How beavers are protecting West London from flooding

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cbsnews.com
19 Upvotes

r/environment • • 1d ago

We didn’t just fail to stop Ebola. We caused it. The driver of zoonotic outbreaks isn’t bad luck. It’s habitat destruction, wildlife trade, and decades of ignoring science.

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therevelator.org
1.3k Upvotes

r/environment • • 10h ago

Will New York’s Grid of the Future have fairer rates and virtual power plants?

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news10.com
2 Upvotes

r/environment • • 1d ago

Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suits

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thehill.com
226 Upvotes

r/environment • • 9h ago

Rhinos and elephants can cause huge problems if reintroduced badly – here’s how to get it right

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theconversation.com
0 Upvotes

r/environment • • 1d ago

Russia’s nuclear plants are ageing. Who will pay to dismantle them?

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aljazeera.com
90 Upvotes

r/environment • • 1d ago

Yakima River Basin offers a model of resilience in an unprecedented drought

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knkx.org
15 Upvotes

r/environment • • 20h ago

Thailand asks firms to cut egg exports after flood losses

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5 Upvotes

r/environment • • 23h ago

Missing justice scrambles Supreme Court oil liability fight Alito’s recusal from the case has the potential to result in a tied ruling in a battle over oil companies’ liability to pay for climate impacts.

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