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Nonprofit Center Works with Rural Maine Towns to Prepare for and Protect Against Extreme Weather

The December 2023 flood. The 2022 Halloween storm. The Patriots Day storm of 2007. The Great Ice Storm of 1998. These dates are shared memories in the Appalachian foothills of western Maine. Not every resident believes in climate change but nearly all can recount days and weeks of weather extremes …

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Flights cancelled as wild snow weather causes travel chaos

A major dumping of snow across the north-east of the US has caused thousands of flights to be cancelled.

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Top 5 Insights for the 2026 Biofuels Market

During our latest ResourceWise webinar, Biofuels Market Outlook 2026, VP of Low-Carbon Fuels, Matthew Stone, highlighted the market signals that will define its short- and longer-term future.

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Scientists Find Polar Bear Genes Behave Differently According to Climate

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant …

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MBA researchers reveal climate change threat to kelp forest ecosystems

A new study co-authored by the Marine Biological Association’s Senior Research Fellow Dr Dan Smale, Lankester Research Fellow Professor Stephen J. Hawkins, Postdoctoral Research Assistant Dr Nathan King, and former PhD student Harry Teagle, has revealed how the loss of kelp forests at their southern…

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‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution

Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agricultureOn the concrete floor of a greenhouse in rural Kansas stands a neat grid of 100 plastic plant pots, each holding a straggly crown of strappy, grass-like leaves. These plants are peren…

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Northern Ireland recycling rate stagnates as Energy from Waste expands, Daera figures show

Stats show continued progress away from landfill in Northern Ireland, but little movement in recycling rates
The post Northern Ireland recycling rate stagnates as Energy from Waste expands, Daera figures show appeared first on Circular Online.

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Defra accused of complacency over waste-crime inquiry by Lords

The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has said it is deeply disappointed by the government’s ‘complacent’ response to its waste-crime inquiry.
The post Defra accused of complacency over waste-crime inquiry by Lords appeared first on Circular Online.

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Skier glides down Mount Etna as volcano erupts in the background

The oldest of Etna’s four main summit craters has made its presence felt – almost 28 years after its last major eruption.