Protecting one of Europe’s last wild rivers: a volunteering trip to the Vjosa in Albania

Now a ‘wild river national park’, the Vjosa needs more trees to be planted to preserve its fragile ecosystem. And visitors are being asked to help …

Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022

Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts

Indonesia takes action against mining firms after floods devastate population of world’s rarest ape

Conservationists hail the ‘desperately needed’ measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped out

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

Australia's surging saltwater crocodile population a conservation success story to some, but a worry to others

January 18, 2026 / 7:00 PM EST / CBS News

EPA to stop calculating money and lives saved by curbs on air pollution

Agency to focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on cost to industry, aligning with Trump approach

US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit

Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe

‘It was calm … and then just hectic’: David Rigby couldn’t escape the Longwood bushfire so faced the inferno

Rigby saved his Yarck home but many were lost. Another resident says: ‘No one actually knows how bad it is. So many livestock are dead’

Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished

Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake

If geoengineering is ever deployed in a climate emergency, transparency is key

We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approach

Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?

Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers

Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom

Environment Protection Authority says blooms are ‘natural occurrence’ as marine scientist warns it has grown ‘significantly’ in recent hours