World News – Environment https://atlasnews.solvixi.com/environment.html Environment en Thu, 28 May 2026 00:52:35 GMT 60 UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvppe84lnvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvppe84lnvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment ‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/swimmers-hampstead-heath-pond-nesting-swans https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/swimmers-hampstead-heath-pond-nesting-swans Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says https://apnews.com/article/hail-climate-change-damage-storms-warming-8573b10ae336f3705865466e5bc986ef https://apnews.com/article/hail-climate-change-damage-storms-warming-8573b10ae336f3705865466e5bc986ef Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62rrj66p3eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62rrj66p3eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Power to the people: how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising US utility costs https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/balcony-solar-panels-rising-utility-costs https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/balcony-solar-panels-rising-utility-costs Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-humpback-chub-hydropower-cool-water-66136db825e948f1765f544272a1de6a https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-humpback-chub-hydropower-cool-water-66136db825e948f1765f544272a1de6a Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39228nxyr4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39228nxyr4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Vermont becomes first US state to ban paraquat herbicide over Parkinson’s fears https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/vermont-paraquat-weedkiller-ban https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/vermont-paraquat-weedkiller-ban Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Parking lots get hot and are bad for storm runoff. These groups are testing other options https://apnews.com/article/climate-asphalt-parking-heat-flooding-sustainability-0c03b2a3d6660ae7c1e4cbf97fefcf5d https://apnews.com/article/climate-asphalt-parking-heat-flooding-sustainability-0c03b2a3d6660ae7c1e4cbf97fefcf5d Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate Britain's protected birds of prey still being shot, trapped and poisoned, says RSPB https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjep159x1njo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjep159x1njo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsensical’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-atlantic-pacific-el-nino-damage-risk-419de66615c5eb9b2974ef14b4d2f50b https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-atlantic-pacific-el-nino-damage-risk-419de66615c5eb9b2974ef14b4d2f50b Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4pe6dl03ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4pe6dl03ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/us-immigration-flights-emissions https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/us-immigration-flights-emissions Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972 https://apnews.com/article/climate-drought-plains-wheat-farmers-tariffs-costs-2cf329925aefd759ab5180f16c763c7a https://apnews.com/article/climate-drought-plains-wheat-farmers-tariffs-costs-2cf329925aefd759ab5180f16c763c7a Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate How to keep cool at your summer festivals https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypzp9drq0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypzp9drq0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment A Louisiana state senator helped secure Meta’s largest datacenter. Then he sold the land beside it https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/louisiana-state-senator-jay-morris-meta-datacenter https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/louisiana-state-senator-jay-morris-meta-datacenter Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food https://apnews.com/article/climate-marine-heat-wave-whale-boats-ai-5a12ce2ad68929a54ebac84ef2824ac0 https://apnews.com/article/climate-marine-heat-wave-whale-boats-ai-5a12ce2ad68929a54ebac84ef2824ac0 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v30r0944go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v30r0944go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Why Michigan is emerging as one of America’s worst-hit climate states https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/25/michigan-climate-crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/25/michigan-climate-crisis Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Mezcal’s popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico https://apnews.com/article/mezcal-mexico-environment-deforestation-agave-oaxaca-erosion-a53aa9d26d3c3bb3cbd65177c1a91c01 https://apnews.com/article/mezcal-mexico-environment-deforestation-agave-oaxaca-erosion-a53aa9d26d3c3bb3cbd65177c1a91c01 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz913gxlw3jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz913gxlw3jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/24/chemical-tank-california-epa-lee-zeldin https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/24/chemical-tank-california-epa-lee-zeldin Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment See how mezcal is made in Mexico https://apnews.com/article/mezcal-mexico-agave-ferment-indigenous-spirit-tradition-a7df2a8c4d260ffc1565ad5850d0541e https://apnews.com/article/mezcal-mexico-agave-ferment-indigenous-spirit-tradition-a7df2a8c4d260ffc1565ad5850d0541e Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6gxe61p70o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6gxe61p70o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/uk-heatwave-price-rises-hot-tubs-air-conditioning-units https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/uk-heatwave-price-rises-hot-tubs-air-conditioning-units Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Mezcal producers in Oaxaca pose for photos while reflecting on economic impacts of the drink https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/climate-mezcal-mexico-deforestation-agave-b22bd5f1c32c280f8194e1909616c907 https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/climate-mezcal-mexico-deforestation-agave-b22bd5f1c32c280f8194e1909616c907 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p1j4y0kro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p1j4y0kro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 BBC Environment Lord Howe Island got rid of its rats and mice – now its ‘wonderful’ insect life is back https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/27/lord-howe-island-got-rid-of-its-rats-and-mice-now-cockroaches-and-bugs-are-bouncing-back https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/27/lord-howe-island-got-rid-of-its-rats-and-mice-now-cockroaches-and-bugs-are-bouncing-back Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Guardian Environment Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink https://apnews.com/article/ambler-access-road-alaska-trump-inupiaq-576396b002d65700b12a063b10569e90 https://apnews.com/article/ambler-access-road-alaska-trump-inupiaq-576396b002d65700b12a063b10569e90 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000 AP Climate