Community leaders address possible policy changes at Rochester Branch of the NAACP town hall

ROCHESTER — Sharmake Omar, the man who filmed the viral video of a woman using a racial slur at a local park, received a standing ovation as he walked onto the stage of the community town hall on Wednesday, May 7. “Don’t let this die down and move on,” …

How climate change is escalating a housing crisis in Alaska's Native villages

Stephanie Alexie awoke one morning to find her home surrounded by water too deep to wade through. “It looked like the ocean,” she recalled. Neighboring houses appeared barely suspended on top of rippling blue pools—mirrors reflecting the clear sky. In the …

Op-Ed: A Future Worth Working For – Clean Air, Good Jobs, Climate Justice

By Sen. Pro Tem Mimi Stewart and Rep. Kristina Ortez New Mexico just accelerated our path forward to build a cleaner, more sustainable future for everyone. With the passage of the Community Benefit Fund (Senate Bill 48) and the Innovation in State …

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness

Climate-driven food shortage and undernourishment could affect the composition of the human gut microbiota, exacerbating the effects of climate change on human health, according to a new review article published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The article …

Killer fungus forecast to spread to UK as climate changes

‘Home buyer inquiries and sales fall’ as buyers adjust to stamp duty changes

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Killer fungus forecast to spread to UK as climate changes

6 May 2025, 08:30 | Updated: 6 May 2025, 14:09 A killer fungus that infects millions of people a year in hotter climes may soon spread through Europe and into the UK as the world warms further, according to a new study on how climate change spreads disease …

Climate Science Digest: May 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. A robust method to determine the beginning of a new climate Scientists from the University of …

Image of the day: Coffee fields of Três Pontas under climate pressure

Três Pontas, located in Brazil’s state of Minas Gerais, is more than just a picturesque town – it’s one of the country’s most vital coffee-producing areas. Set in the heart of the South of Minas region, this landscape is defined by its mild climate, …

Protesters to state officials: Change clean energy siting rules in new Climate Action Plan

HOLYOKE — Unperturbed by the rain that pelted their colorful signs, dozens of impassioned community members hailing from cities and towns across the region gathered in song and frustration to protest state clean energy siting practices they think will be …