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Winter weather disrupts air traffic in New Jersey and New York

Nearly 15,000 flights were canceled or delayed as both states declared weather emergencies after snowstormA mix of snow and ice bore down on the US north-east early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emerge…

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Top 10 natural disasters cost more than $120 billion in 2025, Christian Aid report says

A report out Saturday (December 27) has sought to catalogue some of the most significant extreme weather events of the year. UK charity Christian aid found that heatwaves are pushing the limits of human adaptation, hurricanes and typhoons are breaking records and extreme rainfall, and droughts are d…

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The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas, but the projects are having significant social, environmental, and human rights impacts.

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New Yorkers Wake Up to Snow, Though Not as Much as Forecast

Predictions were revised down on Friday. Central Park still saw more than 2 inches of snow, with higher totals outside of New York City.

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London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast

West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol ChannelThe architect of the London Eye wants to build a vast tidal power station in a 14-mile arc off the coast of Somerset that could help Britain meet surging electricity demand to power a…

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Anna Tims’ dishonours list: the not-so good, the bad and the ugly customer service awards 2025

It is time to roll out the red carpet in recognition of those that worked hard to keep customers at arm’s lengthWhen the year began, I was a listening ear to Your Problems, my column for the Observer. Now I’m a Guardian consumer champion. Reinvention is always bracing. My old life was spent wrestlin…

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How to save money on your energy bill as heating costs surge

The cost of heating a home is going through the roof, but there are steps you can take to try to keep your energy bills down. Ash-har Quraishi has details.

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‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast

An initiative linking people across race, class and faith offers an antidote to silence, hate and growing divisionDonate to the charity appeal hereAs a black woman in Northern Ireland, Maureen Hamblin knows that racism comes in many forms. “It’s not just the smashing in of shop windows,” she says. “…

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‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?

With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens moreWhen Céüze 2000 ski resort closed at the end of the season in 2018, the workers assumed they would be back the following winter. Maps of the pistes were left stacked beside a stapler; the st…

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Snow, ice and freezing rain bears down on Northeast

A triple threat of snow, ice and freezing rain is bearing down in parts of the Northeast. Tom Hanson reports and Bill Kelly has the forecast.

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Elon Musk Says He’s Removing ‘Sustainable’ From Tesla’s Mission

The future is "amazing," it's not necessarily sustainable.

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How New York Is Preparing for Its First Major Snowstorm in Years

Streets were brined, plows were ready and flights were canceled as the metropolitan region braced for up to 10 inches of snow.

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Your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill. Here's what you can do about it

Roughly a third of the time, returns don't make their way to another consumer. Because frequently, it's not worth reselling.

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2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs

A village buried by a landslide, the world’s largest tidal bore and the aftermath of ferocious storms and wildfires appear in our pick of images from environment stories this year

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California Faces More Flood Risks With LA Evacuations Extended

California is facing another day of heavy rain and risks of flash floods, prompting Los Angeles County to extend evacuation orders as officials warn about the dangers for road travel in this busy holiday period.

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Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said, with some populations dropping by 95% in just eight years.

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What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Inferno

Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.

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We analyzed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing 'climate change' from net zero

In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a "net zero skeptic," but "not a climate skeptic." Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in a 900-word Sunday Telegraph article that did not mention climate change once.

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Endangered wild cat seen in Thailand for the first time in 30 years

Flat-headed cats are among the world's most threatened wild felines.

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From gifts that last to sustainable swaps, how we’re encouraging more thoughtful spending

In this week’s newsletter: as we head into 2026, we’ll be testing products to help you cut waste and lighten your load on the planet• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereChristmas Day is almost a relief when it arrives, isn’t it? The season of consumption – from overindulgin…