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ENVIRONMENT

Climate change
Energy
Sustainability
Wildlife
Earth science
The coal industry celebrated the announced U.S. reversal on climate action, saying it would help stave off retirements of aging coal-fired power plants.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Trump revokes basis of U.S. climate regulation and ends vehicle emission standards
By Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson
It is the most sweeping climate policy rollback to date, after a string of regulatory cuts and other moves intended to unfetter fossil fuel development.
Sister Gertrudis gives thanks to God in front of a new solar panel system installed at a nursing home run by the Catholic Church in the Guanabacoa neighborhood of Havana on Feb. 4.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Charcoal or solar panels? A tale of two Cubas
By Lisandra COTS
Cuba was already struggling through its worst crisis in decades when the U.S. overthrew Cuban ally Nicolas Maduro and halted Venezuela's oil shipments to the island nation.
Overturning the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas rules, which will lead to the repeal of vehicle emissions rules, marks the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump's ?most sweeping climate change policy rollback to date.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
White House says Trump plans to rescind climate change finding key to auto rules
By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal
Overturning the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas rules will mark the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump's ?most sweeping climate change policy rollback to date.
ENVIRONMENT
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
By David Stanway
ENVIRONMENT
World leaders punch back at U.S. climate denial ahead of COP30 negotiations
By Valerie Volcovici, Lisandra Paraguassu and William James
ENVIRONMENT
U.S. sinks international deal on decarbonizing ships
ENVIRONMENT
Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare
By Chandra Asmara

Climate change

Overturning the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas rules, which will lead to the repeal of vehicle emissions rules, marks the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump's ?most sweeping climate change policy rollback to date.
Climate change
White House says Trump plans to rescind climate change finding key to auto rules
By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal
Overturning the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas rules will mark the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump's ?most sweeping climate change policy rollback to date.
Climate change
Greenland shatters temperature record, redrawing economy from fishing to minerals
By Fedja Grulovic
Climate change
EU must be ¡®less naive¡¯ in COP climate talks: French ecology ministry
Climate change
Trump¡¯s Greenland threats put crucial climate change research at risk
By Danielle Bochove
Climate change
U.S. ski resorts turn to drones to make it snow amid dire drought
By Kyle Stock
Climate change
Flood losses set to soar tenfold in Southeast Asia, study finds
By Ishika Mookerjee
Climate change
World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say
By Nick Perry

Sustainability

A drone view shows waste, including plastic bottles, used tires and various nonorganic waste, floating on the Drina river, creating a floating rubbish dump, in Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Friday.
Sustainability
Chile's climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks
By Robin Millard
"Plastic pollution is a planetary problem that affects everyone: every country, every community and every individual," career diplomat Julio Cordano warned after being elected.
Sustainability
Water ¡®bankruptcy¡¯ era has begun for billions, scientists say
By Danielle Bochove
Sustainability
Japan to draw up action plan to reduce clothing waste
Sustainability
Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration
Sustainability
The world¡¯s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study finds
By Leslie Kaufman
Sustainability
'What is the value of a human life?' In Nigeria, oil giant Shell may find out.
By Susan Njanji
Sustainability
Bali grapples with flood reckoning as overdevelopment and waste take toll
By Marchio Gorbiano

Energy

Offshore wind turbines off the coast in Clacton On Sea, U.K., on Dec. 30, 2024. Once completed in 2027, Sunrise Wind's turbines at a wind farm developed by Denmark-based Orsted are set to deliver enough energy to power more than 600,000 homes in New York.
Energy
Trump¡¯s offshore wind ban blocked for fifth time by U.S. judge
By Mark Chediak
Orsted¡¯s wind farms and three others off the East Coast were halted Dec. 22 by the Interior Department, which said the projects posed national security risks it didn¡¯t disclose.
Energy
Why renewable powerhouse Fukushima is also pursuing hydrogen
By Annelise Giseburt
Energy
India's solar-panel boom: Full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow
By Philippe Alfroy
Energy
India is using cheap green tech to electrify faster than China
By Akshat Rathi
Energy / OUR PLANET
Beijing row highlights need for Japan to reduce cleantech dependence on China
By Nithin Coca
Energy / OUR PLANET
With a focus on nuclear power, Takaichi¡¯s energy policy takes shape
By Eric Johnston
Energy
Hydrogen plays part in global warming, study says

Wildlife

OceanXplorer's Neptune submersible is designed for scientific collection and observation.
Wildlife
'So little we know': In submersibles revealing the deep sea
By Sara Hussein
Large parts of the ocean, particularly the deep sea floor, are not even mapped, let alone explored.
Wildlife
Europe's bees and butterflies at risk, conservation body says
Wildlife
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey
Wildlife / OUR PLANET
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
By Carolina Pichardo
Wildlife
Man who bred world¡¯s biggest rhino herd charged with horn smuggling
By Antony Sguazzin
Wildlife
Hong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
By Jiaxing Li and Yan Zhao
Wildlife
With waters at 32 C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear
By Remi BANET

Earth science

A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Earth science / EXPLAINER
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
Part of the reason the waves were weaker than anticipated may have to do with the size of the quake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
Earth science
When Earth¡¯s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
Earth science
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
By Amelie Bottollier-Depois
Earth science
How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
Earth science / Longform
Do 91²Ö¿â trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
By Eric Margolis
Earth science / Longform
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
By Alex K.T. Martin
Earth science
From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
By Sara Hussein
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Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 billion full-year net loss
Nissan intends to reduce the number of its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by March 2028, and is targeting 20,000 job cuts worldwide by that date.
Why Asia can¡¯t undo decades of falling fertility rates
Singapore¡¯s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
Why we¡¯ll never see a yokozuna in the Super Bowl
Wrestlers from Onoe stable with Fujitsu Frontiers cornerback Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (front) at the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2017
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
Inside Yokohama¡¯s ¡®quit your job¡¯ bar, where drinks and advice are free
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Experts say emotional bonds with AI are often shaped by prior experiences ¡ª or disappointments ¡ª in human relationships.
Love, engineered in the age of AI
By Elizabeth Beattie

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