Firefighters and residents in south Lebanon accuse the Israeli military of intentionally starting widespread wildfires using drones, flares, and incendiary munitions, destroying vital woodlands and olive groves.
UK ministers are scrapping requirements for companies to prove green values to win £90bn in government contracts, doubling the weight given to job creation and youth employment instead.
BP reports $5.73bn quarterly profit, more than double last year's, driven by oil price hikes due to the Middle East conflict. Critics accuse BP of profiteering as energy costs soar globally.
Conservation groups' ads targeting Labor politicians were pulled from Adelaide Airport for being "too political" ahead of the ALP conference, while gas and mining ads initially remained, prompting accusations of corporate interests overriding community concerns.
Environmental groups and space experts warn that proposed orbital datacenters by companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin could cause catastrophic pollution, altering Earth's atmosphere and ozone layer. A petition to the FCC demands a pause on new licenses, citing federal law violations and insufficient environmental impact assessments for millions of planned satellites.
Environmental groups, represented by Earthjustice, are petitioning the FCC to conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) before approving applications for orbital datacenters. They cite concerns over cumulative environmental impacts from proposals seeking over a million satellites.
Environmental groups warn climate change is causing a "catastrophic mortality event" for Pacific gray whales due to food depletion from melting sea ice. Other factors like ship strikes and pollution also contribute, leading to a near halving of the population since 2019. A petition to relist them under the Endangered Species Act is pending.
The Trump administration proposes changes to Biden-era environmental rules, scaling back emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles, citing cost savings for the trucking industry but potentially increasing nitrogen oxide pollution by 4.2% by 2030 and 11.6% by 2055.
Texas Supreme Court ruled SpaceX can continue to close Boca Chica Beach for rocket launches, rejecting environmental groups' claims that it violated the state constitution. The court cited the Open Beaches Act, stating enforcement lies with government actors.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's plan for a luxury resort in Albania, across from Sazan Island, has triggered widespread protests and legal challenges. Environmentalists and citizens fear the project will destroy a protected ecological area and privatize public land, while questions arise about the complex ownership structure and financing.
A major coastal development project in Albania, involving Jared Kushner, is facing increasing opposition from environmental groups and critics of Prime Minister Edi Rama. The luxury resort planned for a nature reserve and a protected island has sparked protests and an anti-corruption investigation.
Environmental groups in Canada fear a new oil pipeline could harm endangered southern resident orcas, as the government considers exempting major projects from species protection laws.
A Florida immigration detention center in the Everglades, criticized for environmental and humanitarian concerns, is expected to close within the next month or two as a lawsuit challenging its existence returns to a federal judge who previously ordered its shutdown.
Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP's $5bn Kaskida oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, filed exactly 16 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The project will drill 6,000ft underwater plus miles into the seabed to extract 80,000 barrels daily from a 10bn-barrel deposit, starting in 2029. The lawsuit alleges BP failed to provide required safety information and cannot contain a potential 4.5m-barrel spill.
