GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis

Portugal reached its 2025 ecological Overshoot Day on May 5thThe world may enter an El Niño phase as early as MayAirborne microplastics contribute to global warmingThe Administration has effectively halted U.S. onshore wind developmentSea-level rise threatens to submerge New OrleansThe Caspian Sea is now dramatically receding. Mexico City is sinking up to 10 inches per yearThe Iran war is...

Major meat companies faced lawsuits in 2024 for misleading net-zero climate claimsCanadian earthquakes were caused by oil industry wastewater injection, not natural tectonics. U.S. children are exposed to unhealthy air, with 33.5 million living in areas failing pollution standards. Trump administration will pay energy companies to cancel two planned offshore wind farmsGulf of Panama...

50 nations met in Colombia April 28 and 29 in a first-of-its-kind conference on phasing out fossil fuelsScientists warn Venice could be lost within centuries as sea levels rise and the city sinks.European Commission proposed measures to cut energy bills and reduce the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, reached the Antarctic region for the first...

-The Heartland Institute celebrates climate denialism at recent DC event-Earthday.org notes the explosive growth of plastic.. 2 million tons produced in 1950 versus 360 million in 2024- Colorado River's declining water caused, by a chain reaction driven by a changing climate-Dr. Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for pioneering soil microbiology-2026 Hurricane outlook.. suggests a...

-The EPA recognized 48 outstanding water infrastructure projects nationwide, six in New England- EPA proposes“alternative groundwater protection standards” for contaminants such as mercury and arsenic.-Above-normal wildfire danger is forecast across western U.S. states this summer- Bill A.1556G, which would ban three chemicals—potassium bromate, propyl paraben, and Red Dye No. 3—from food sold in...

-A record-breaking warm winter and a March heat wave leaves western U.S. snowpack at historically low levels-Trump administration is now reportedly offering companies payments to abandon offshore wind projects-Saharan dust plumes are increasingly blanketing Europe with orange skies and “blood rain-Iowa’s cancer rates are rising faster than most states, due to exposure to pesticides, nitrate,...

-First two weeks of the U.S., Israel and Iran war generated massive climate impacts-Phoenix is experiencing an, unprecedented, record-breaking early heat wave in March -Earth’s temperature is rising at a record pace as carbon emissions hit new highs-Reknowned climate scientist resigns from NASA,due toTrump administration’s hostility toward climate research-Germany has unveiled a 9 billion climate...

-President Trump’s second term has been marked by negatively aggressive foreign and environmental policies-President Trump order forces the production of chemicals used for glyphosate for military purposes - Austria’s Alps are rapidly disintegrating due to climate change.-Wild pigs in California, were found with “neon blue” flesh in 2025 due ingesting rodenticide- pharmaceutical companies to...

-A study finds that most individuals underestimate their personal vulnerability to climate threats- Global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38% since 2021.-Airstrikes on fuel depots near Tehran trigger severe environmental and health disaster.-Mycorrhizal fungi are highly sensitive to imbalances of nitrogen & Potassium.-Corpus Christi faces an imminent water emergency from drought...

-DOGE cuts to NOAA and USDA delay farm recovery efforts and hindered climate and disaster response-USDA restores deleted climate change webpages after losing lawsuit-U.S. renewable energy hits record highs in 2025, supplying over 25% of U.S. electricity- UK’s new geothermal power plant harnesses underground heat to generate electricity for 10,000 homes. - Arizona’s limited water supply faces...