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1. Man visits world's largest Amazon returns store and spends $262 to turn profit

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:02 -0000

   One YouTuber spent $262 at the world's largest Amazon returns store to see if he could flip the haul for a profit and what he pulled out made it a surprisingly calculated gamble.

2. Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:22 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 …

3. Here’s what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:10:19 -0000

   Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the white streaks often seen in the sky behind aircraft. The international cloud atlas, which …

4. Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:08:54 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar …

5. 'We represent a new force': Nearly 60 nations push ahead with fossil fuel exit

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:28:40 -0000

   Some 60 countries are gathering in the coastal city of Santa Marta in Colombia to tackle an issue that has deadlocked UN climate talks: how to exist fossil fuels. It's the first global conference of its kind, bringing together nations that want to accelerate a fossil fuel phaseout, despite a …

6. The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:01:00 -0000

   Look on the bright side. The ongoing war on Iran may have drastically reduced the amount of oil passing from West Asia to the rest of the world, but …

7. We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0000

   Data reporting by Melissa LewisIn remote Northeast California, about 10 miles outside the lumber mill town of Chester and a half-hour’s drive from …

8. Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:13:26 -0000

   Over the last two months, nations have scrambled to shore up oil supplies as the Iran war prevented oil tankers moving through the Strait of …

9. Waymos Aren’t Going to Solve Traffic Deaths

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Boosters paint a future in which driverless vehicles drastically improve road safety. The reality looks pretty different. Every week, it seems, Waymos …

10. Former president of Costa Rica on de-risking fertilizer shocks: how $700 billion in subsidies can do more

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:33:47 -0000

    In 2022, my final year in office, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent fertilizer prices surging several-fold, and farmers across Central America—and …

11. The 10 States With the Most Extreme Weather in the U.S.

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:53:15 -0000

    Throughout my life, I have witnessed many extreme weather events, including blizzards, hurricanes, and nor’easters, and have even been forced to evacuate a few times before a hurricane made landfall. For those living in one of the wildest weather states in America, certain times of the year can be …

12. The world is getting too hot to feed itself

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    A new U.N. report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it. …

13. Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:40:22 -0000

    In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies. The Trump administration will pay energy companies hundreds of millions of dollars to abandon their plans to build two wind farms off the U.S. coast, the Interior …

14. How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:16:21 -0000

    The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled. For more than a half-century, a prestigious scientific arm of the federal government did groundbreaking research aimed at saving American lives. It studied …

15. Super El Niño warning as extreme weather forecast to hit US and Europe in weeks

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:53:50 -0000

    Global weather forecasters predict the strongest El Niño in a decade will build in late 2026, bringing hotter, drier conditions to much of Asia. El …

16. Clashes over water resources in Chad kill over 40 people

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:17:48 -0000

    Community clashes over water resources are becoming increasingly common in Chad, feuled by extreme weather. The latest violence spread across a wide …

17. The Iran War Is Impacting the Environment in Unseen Ways

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0000

    From toxic smoke and oil spills to rising emissions, poisoned soil, and damaged ecosystems, war can reshape the environment long after the fighting …

18. Thousands of People Say Roundup Caused Their Cancer. The Supreme Court May Quash Their Lawsuits.

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:43:29 -0000

    The case centers around the regulation of glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used herbicide, which researchers have linked to health problems in …

19. Towns Across America Are Banning Solar Developments Because They’re Convinced the Panels Make Them Sick (They Don’t)

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:12:48 -0000

    Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.

20. The Prepper Delusion

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:54 -0000

    At 4:30 a.m., our dog howled. He heard the emergency sirens before we did. Through the window, my wife spotted cars pulling into the parking lot of the high school across the street — our town’s evacuation site. Texts from friends warned that a nearby stream had surged over 30 feet, and that the …

21. Toxic chemicals are raising infertility in humans, fish, birds, and insects: ‘A whisper that is powerful enough to redirect a hurricane’

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:29:32 -0000

    Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected …

22. Nations to kick off world-first fossil fuel exit talks

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:39:00 -0000

    More than 50 governments meet in Colombia on Tuesday against the backdrop of the Iran war and a global energy crunch for the first international …

23. Scientists Reveal The Potentially Devastating Danger Beneath Yellowstone National Park

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:30:00 -0000

    Yellowstone National Park is a regular fixture on many travelers' bucket lists since it was declared America's first national park back in 1872. …

24. The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding. The city …

25. Scientists Simulated The End Of The World And The Results Are Eye-Opening

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:25:00 -0000

    From the Big Bang that allowed for the universe to expand into what it is now, to the 6 million years of evolution that paved the way for Homo …

26. Somalia hunger crisis worsens as drought displaces more than 500,000 people

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:57:41 -0000

    In Somalia, displaced communities face starvation as humanitarian funds decrease, leaving them without assistance or hope. Across Somalia, communities are suffering through a deepening hunger crisis, driven from their homes by drought and left waiting for critical humanitarian assistance that has …

27. Offshore wind’s clean energy potential remains largely untapped, say experts

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:28:59 -0000

    Winds sweep across the world’s oceans every day, and harnessing that largely unused resource has the potential to provide abundant, clean and …

28. Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climate

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:58:02 -0000

    The Coalition’s new leadership is undertaking a consequential shift to the right. This is bad news for climate policy. Nationals leader Matt Canavan …

29. This Stunning Photography Book Unveils the Hidden Patterns That Define Our World

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:45:29 -0000

    In Jon McCormack’s mind, he’s less of a nature photographer than what he calls a “pattern photographer.” It’s a fitting label, considering it encapsulates his enduring interest in natural geometries. For years, McCormack has unearthed the hidden patterns that define our world, whether they be …

30. This Year, Copenhagen’s Best Dining Experience Is Inside an Amusement Park

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:01:26 -0000

    Michelin-starred meals with a side order of rides. You’re never more than 100 feet away from a great meal in Copenhagen: a smørrebrød here, a sticky bun there; the best street veggie dogs I've had (vegan as well—don't come for me, please); precision-cut Nordic cuisine, and locavore tasting menus. For …