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Earth News

Discuss Earth isn’t just the best place for English language learners to learn about the environment in English. It’s also the best place to get a round up of all the environment news from around the web, all in one place. 

• Kuwait Turns to Power Cuts as Climate Change Strains Its Grid
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-08 By Yasmena Almulla and Vivian Nereim
• Mr. Greedy, an African Penguin With 230 Descendants, Dies at 33
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-07 By Hank Sanders
• Shocked by Extreme Storms, a Maine Fishing Town Fights to Save Its Waterfront
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-07 By Jenna Russell and Tristan Spinski
• Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-07 By Max Bearak and Federico Rios
• In Papua New Guinea, Pope Hears Plea for Climate Action
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-07 By Emma Bubola
• Biden-Harris Admin to Invest $7.3B in Rural Clean Energy Projects Across 23 States
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-06 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
• Summer 2024 Was World’s Hottest Ever Recorded, EU’s Climate Change Monitor Says
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-06 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
• California Facing Extreme Heat Wave Amid Wildfires
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-06 By Michael Riojas
• See Extreme Surface Temperatures in Phoenix, Sacramento and Portland, Ore.
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-06 By Raymond Zhong and Mira Rojanasakul
• Rafting a Western River With the Next Generation
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-06 By Reif Larsen
• It’s Been the Hottest Summer on Record, European Officials Say
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-06 By Austyn Gaffney
• Britain Introduces New Law to Crack Down on Water Execs Who Pollute Waterways
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-06 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
• Brian Ketcham, Effective Foe of Traffic and Smog, Dies at 85
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-05 By Sam Roberts
• Volvo Does U-Turn on Target of 100% EVs by 2030
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-05 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
• The Electric Vehicle Future Is Coming. Just a Little More Slowly.
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-05 By Manuela Andreoni
• U.S. Election Looms Over Climate Talks with China
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-05 By Lisa Friedman
• Climate Fiction 101: Everything You Need to Know
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-05 By Olivia Rosane
• Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-05 By Catrin Einhorn
• Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-05 By Catrin Einhorn
• ‘Largest Environmental Crime in Sweden’: 11 on Trial for Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-05 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
• The Hurricane Season Was Supposed to Be Busy. What Happened?
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-04 By Judson Jones
• African Nations Are Losing up to 5% of Annual GDP Due to Climate Change, WMO Finds
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2024-09-04 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
• Climate Change Is Making Glacier Tourism More Popular, and Riskier
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-04 By Austyn Gaffney
• Two Years After Deadly Floods Hit Pakistan, It’s Happening Again
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-04 By Zia ur-Rehman and Insiya Syed
• Turbine Blades Have Piled Up in Landfills. A Solution May Be Coming.
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-03 By Minho Kim
• A Heat Pump Can Cut Your Emissions. But Read This Before You Switch.
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-03 By Christopher Flavelle
• Business Group Sues Texas Officials Over Law That Shields Oil Industry
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-03 By Karen Zraick
• Britain Awards Renewable Energy Contracts That Could Power 11 Million Homes
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-03 By Stanley Reed
• John Podesta, Biden’s Top Climate Negotiator, to Visit China
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-03 By Lisa Friedman
• In Colombia, a Festival Celebrates Humpback Whales and Local Culture
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2024-09-03 By Jennie Erin Smith

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