Rio Grande Compact Commission states face severe drought and record-low snowpack conditions. Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas officials describe water management challenges as critical.
Colombian environmental defender Yuvelis Morales Blanco won the Goldman Prize for protecting the Magdalena River from fracking and oil industry damage. She grew up witnessing oil spills that killed wildlife and harmed local communities dependent on the river.
Scientists have presented action recommendations to a Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit, urging countries to halt new fossil fuel expansion. The summit represents a first-of-its-kind international effort to address energy transition.
Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over approval of BP's new ultra-deep oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, citing the company's history following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Mercedes-Benz is now accepting orders for its new eActros 400 electric semi truck, which offers extended range and high payload capacity. The vehicle represents a significant step toward electrifying the commercial trucking sector.
BYD is expanding its Flash Charging system, which enables EV charging in 5 minutes, from luxury vehicles to popular mass-market models. The rollout aims to improve charging accessibility across BYD's EV lineup.
Nissan announced progress toward launching its first vehicles powered by all-solid-state batteries by 2028. The milestone represents a significant advancement in EV battery technology development.
Turkish EV and hybrid vehicle sales surpassed internal combustion engines for the first time, reaching 51% market share in Q1. Togg, Turkey's national mobility brand, leads the market and expands into Germany.
Luis Yanza campaigned against oil development in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where decades of unregulated extraction caused environmental contamination and health crises in local communities. The story highlights the human and environmental costs of fossil fuel extraction in biodiverse regions.
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is preparing an advisory opinion on states' obligations toward internally displaced persons affected by climate change. The ruling could establish legal precedent for climate displacement globally.
Goldman Prize winner Alannah Hurley has spent years raising awareness about the proposed Pebble Mine in Southeast Alaska, which would create a massive pit mine threatening Bristol Bay's salmon fishery.
Rewilding initiatives are expanding globally, with projects ranging from abandoned farms in the French Alps to ecosystem restoration in South Africa and primate reintroduction in Brazil. The movement demonstrates conservation efforts at various scales to restore natural habitats and biodiversity.
Indigenous delegates gather at the UN to address climate change, AI-driven resource extraction, and geopolitical challenges affecting their ancestral lands. The forum highlights growing tensions between technological advancement and Indigenous land rights.
Experts are investigating the drivers behind illegal gibbon trafficking in Southeast Asia, with hunters selling captured primates like one named Joy to unsuspecting buyers. Understanding demand patterns is key to combating the trade that threatens these endangered apes.
Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park in the DRC, discusses balancing conservation with community development over his two decades of work. He emphasizes that successful conservation must address local hardships to gain public support.
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi is promoting the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor, an ambitious conservation and development initiative aimed at transforming the country's economy. The project seeks to replace a war-driven economy with sustainable development focused on environmental protection.
A unique red flower endemic to Brazil's Amazon, Ipomoea cavalcantei, faces extinction as iron ore mining expands in the region. The species survives only in cangas, specialized metal-rich rocky ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth.
Vattenfall, Energy Bank, and Volkswagen are installing 200 bidirectional EV chargers in Sweden that can transmit electricity to vehicles and back to the grid. The project represents an advance in vehicle-to-grid technology for energy management.
Asia's longest free-flowing Salween River is contaminated with arsenic from Myanmar mines, threatening communities that depend on it. The pollution poses significant health risks to ethnic minorities and local populations across the Thailand-Myanmar border.
A humpback whale entangled in ropes and unable to feed has stranded itself on a German island, highlighting humanity's harmful impact on marine life. The story illustrates the ongoing conflict between resource exploitation and whale survival, echoing historical whaling practices.
Venice is already developing contingency plans for its Mose flood barrier system, which has caused ecological damage and proved insufficient against rising sea levels just five years after launch.
UK electric vehicles are now cheaper upfront than petrol cars, driven by competition from affordable Chinese EV manufacturers. This pricing shift represents a significant milestone in EV adoption accessibility.
Flywheel energy storage systems are experiencing renewed investment and attention after years of being overshadowed by battery technology. The shift represents growing recognition of kinetic energy storage as a viable solution for renewable energy integration.
Antarctic sea ice expanded until 2016 but has declined markedly since then. New submerged sensor data is providing insights into the causes of this dramatic reversal.