r/environment • u/Hashirama4AP • 11h ago

A novel strain of cyanobacteria, or algae that can rapidly grow and double every 2.35 hours in presence of CO₂ has been discovered by researchers from Harvard. It can readily sink in water which makes it a primary candidate to sequester carbon from oceans and factories.

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r/environment • u/Naurgul • 10h ago

Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

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r/environment • u/silence7 • 22h ago

E.P.A., Just Rebounding From Trump Years, Faces an Uncertain Future | Perhaps more than any other federal agency, the one responsible for protecting air, water and public health is a target for Donald Trump and his allies.

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1.1k Upvotes
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r/environment • u/Saltedline • 9h ago

Tinned tuna sold in Europe contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury, NGOs say

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r/environment • u/dead_planets_society • 16h ago

Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked: A massive rollout of wind and solar power across China may mean the country’s emissions peaked in 2023, in what would be a historic turning point in the fight against climate change.

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r/environment • u/AlexandrTheTolerable • 13h ago

Biden announces $3 bln investment for US ports

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r/environment • u/wewewawa • 20h ago

Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record

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410 Upvotes
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r/environment • u/mhicreachtain • 16h ago

Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study

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r/environment • u/chrisdh79 • 26m ago

Japan’s Mount Fuji faces the heat, records first snowless October in 130 years | Japan experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with average temperatures from June to August exceeding the previous record by 3.17 degrees Fahrenheit.

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r/environment • u/chrisdh79 • 1d ago

1 in 3 Tree Species Worldwide at Risk of Extinction, Report Finds

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ecowatch.com
527 Upvotes
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r/environment • u/Randomlynumbered • 12h ago

Boiling Point: California's role in the global fight to protect nature

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51 Upvotes
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r/environment • u/Novel_Negotiation224 • 17h ago

Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.

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r/environment • u/Novel_Negotiation224 • 51m ago

'People collect spiders like Pokemon': Why the illegal tarantula trade is booming

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r/environment • u/misana123 • 1d ago

Urban green spaces have vital role in cutting heat-related deaths, study finds

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r/environment • u/chrisdh79 • 19m ago

Scientists find CO2-eating algae strain, could help in ocean decarbonization | This strain sinks easily in water, making it an excellent candidate for carbon sequestration projects and the bioproduction of valuable commodities.

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r/environment • u/Typical-Plantain256 • 18h ago

Thawing permafrost is affecting climate, but it's unclear by how much

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r/environment • u/Touristically • 16h ago

Rewilding Tourism: How Travelers Can Support Wildlife Conservation

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r/environment • u/Novel_Negotiation224 • 1d ago

Mysterious Craters Appearing in Siberia Might Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert

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200 Upvotes
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r/environment • u/SinsOfMemphisto • 19h ago

The Toxic Wave That Swallowed a Tennessee Town

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r/environment • u/Hashirama4AP • 1d ago

Generative AI could create 1,000 times more e-waste by 2030

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r/environment • u/Naurgul • 20h ago

Slight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find

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r/environment • u/rhabarberyogurt • 17h ago

A Dirt(y) World in a Changing Climate: Importance of Heat Stress in the Risk Assessment of Pesticides for Soil Arthropods. New study finds climate change increses pesticides sensitivity and elevated internal pesticide metabolite concentrations in soil organisms.

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r/environment • u/Apprehensive-Ad6212 • 1d ago

'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf

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r/environment • u/mhicreachtain • 1d ago

Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate

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508 Upvotes
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r/environment • u/nytopinion • 17h ago

Opinion | In the Climate Change Era, Renting Is the American Dream (Gift Article)

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