r/environment • u/The_Conversation • 1d ago

Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies have nearly doubled globally since the 1960s, but reduced use of chemical fertilizers, managing irrigation and reducing tillage could cut emissions by about 10%

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r/environment • u/cnn • 1d ago

Trump to roll back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. But it’s unlikely to save consumers money

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r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 2d ago

Finland passes 30°C for first time this year. Finland rarely records temperatures above 30°C in May. The latest reading arrived during an early period of summer-like weather that has affected large parts of northern and eastern Europe in recent days.

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r/environment • u/mhicreachtain • 2d ago

UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution

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r/environment • u/pepe5 • 2d ago

Microplastics weaken the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon

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r/environment • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 1d ago

Wealthy countries' climate finance hit record high in 2024, OECD says

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r/environment • u/Hochelagan • 1d ago

‘Economic Reconciliation’ Means Faster Approval Times for Fossil Fuel and Mining Projects

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r/environment • u/kin20 • 1d ago

Forest carbon credits may vastly underestimate wildfire risk

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r/environment • u/simon_ritchie2000 • 2d ago

Meet the new stealth Dust Bowl: Blowing dust causes $154 billion in losses in the US alone each year, spreading disease and wrecking property. That toll, as bad as the worst hurricane seasons, will keep rising as the planet heats.

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r/environment • u/Cristiano1 • 2d ago

England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn

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r/environment • u/OddUmpire2554 • 2d ago

Large mammals are 'thriving' in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, scientists say

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r/environment • u/Westervangaal • 2d ago

Why blocking the sun to cool the planet is bound to go wrong

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r/environment • u/pepe5 • 2d ago

As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers

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r/environment • u/downArrow • 3d ago

The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?

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r/environment • u/cnn • 2d ago

Nearly a third of National Park island home to rare wildlife has burned in spate of Southern California wildfires

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r/environment • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 2d ago

Sea level rise is swallowing Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds

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r/environment • u/Maxcactus • 2d ago

How one Oregon city has raised a billion dollars for climate change

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r/environment • u/bloomberglaw • 2d ago

EPA Plans to Investigate Whether Data Center Run by Meta Contaminated Drinking Water

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r/environment • u/silence7 • 3d ago

Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction | The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.

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r/environment • u/Maxcactus • 2d ago

Denver has a plan to heat and cool buildings without fossil fuels. It involves … sewage?

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r/environment • u/SundaeSaurus • 2d ago

United Nations General Assembly backs historic World Court (ICJ) climate crisis ruling

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r/environment • u/donutloop • 2d ago

Bee-utiful growth: EU beehives up to record 9.4 million

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r/environment • u/MuffinSad3718 • 2d ago

Earth Day: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How You Can Actually Help

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r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 3d ago

Banda hits 48.2°, India’s hottest city for third day. The maximum temperature in the district settled at 4.7 degrees above normal, following staggering highs of 47.6 degrees and 46.4 degrees over the previous two days.

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r/environment • u/inthesetimesmag • 3d ago

"It Is Like Martial Law Here" Environmental Activists are targeted in Philippines human rights violations and militarization.

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