Trends
Explore sustainability trends with climate updates, green technology innovations and global developments shaping environmental progress.
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Extreme Heat and Wildfires Test Water Activist’s Colorado River Running Challenge
A runner weaving through canyons thick with smoke, a river shrunk to a trickle she can walk across, a Southwest…
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Firefighter Entrapments Reach 20-Year Peak Amid Record US Wildfire Season
The United States is living through one of its most punishing wildfire seasons in recent memory, and the people fighting…
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Danube Hydropower Plant Highlights Austria’s Growing Water Challenge
Austria is a country built on the promise of abundant water, mountains, glaciers and rivers, which power one of Europe’s…
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Latest Day of Severe Midwest Storms Unleashes ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding in Indiana
For four days in a row, from Sunday, August 9 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the American Midwest has been…
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Spain Turns Abandoned Coal Mine Into Massive Artificial Lake
For almost sixty years, a little corner of northwestern Spain was characterized by machines, coal dust and a pit so…
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Himalayan Pheasants Face Mounting Human Pressure as Mountain Habitats Shrink
The Himalayas hold some of the most spectacular mountain birds of Asia. But Himalayan pheasants are increasingly under pressure from…
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Why Western Ghats States Can’t Agree on Eco-Sensitive Areas
One of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots has been in political limbo for more than a decade. The Western Ghats…
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NYC Wants to Use Thermal Energy to Cool Subway Stations
Anyone who has waited for a train in New York during August knows a platform can feel hotter than the…
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Drought Scorches Italy’s Rice Belt as Water Supplies Hit Record Lows
Water has always been the one thing northern Italy’s rice growers could count on. Not anymore. As 2026 stretches into…
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Tiger Stripes Are as Unique as Fingerprints — Here’s How That Helps Conservation
A tiger’s coat is dramatic from a distance, but look closely and each animal has its own personal signature. Tiger…
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