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They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. and more — today's climate signal.

A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.

A new report strengthens the case that the United States and other major industrialized countries knew, long before they signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, that they could face legal obligations to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The “What

The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential for addressing climate change. But a report released Tuesday says that much of the demand fueling today’s mining boom comes from elsewhere.  T

The World’s Largest Meat Company Abandons Its Climate and Deforestation Goals and more — today's climate signal.

It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who often are excluded from environmental and climate protections.  That includes the state’

The world’s largest meat company is backing away from its climate and deforestation commitments after claiming for several years that reducing its greenhouse gas emissions was a key goal. In its recent annual sustainability report, released last week, JBS dropped its ambitious co

Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.

This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. For at least a decade, Corpus Christi sold water to a handful of large industrial plants at a steeply discounted rate, according to documents and in

The 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will focus on violence, disaster relief, artificial intelligence, and more.

BANTANG KILLING, Gambia—In this little village in West Africa, Ebrima Nyan is watching his farmland slowly wither away. When Nyan, 47, was a teenager, the village grew all the rice it consumed, in a field alongside the Gambia River. Now that field lies dry and empty, after the ri

Thirteen collegiate and post-collegiate journalists have joined Inside Climate News as reporting fellows this summer.  ICN’s summer 2026 fellowship class, its largest to date, draws from current undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates based in California, New York,

A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.

A new report strengthens the case that the United States and other major industrialized countries knew, long before they signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, that they could face legal obligations to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The “What

The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential for addressing climate change. But a report released Tuesday says that much of the demand fueling today’s mining boom comes from elsewhere.  T

It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who often are excluded from environmental and climate protections.  That includes the state’

Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.

The 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will focus on violence, disaster relief, artificial intelligence, and more.

A San Francisco Bay Area project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify highways against rising sea levels.

Virginia’s seven federally recognized tribes said they’re cautiously optimistic about their prospects of becoming full signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement even after program leadership missed the July 1 deadline for presenting a roadmap on how to include the tri

As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.

The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.

Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. The Democratic governor said she would pause environmental permits while the state researches and develops a regulatory