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41 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Trump Administration Undercuts Public Input in Environmental Policy · The Trump administration is systematically curtailing public comment requirements in environmental regulations and permitting.
• 192-year-old giant tortoise Jonathan reveals genetic longevity clues · Genetic analysis of 192-year-old tortoise Jonathan identifies aging resistance traits.
• Indonesia restricts public forest data access amid surging deforestation · Indonesia has blocked unapproved forest data downloads as deforestation hits an 8-year high.
• Caribbean installed solar capacity is double official reported figures · Ember report finds Caribbean solar installations are twice official statistics.
• Ethiopia's 50 Billion Seedling Campaign Aims to Restore Ravaged Forests · Ethiopia launched a massive initiative to plant 50 billion seedlings by 2030 to combat deforestation and climate change.
• Atlantic Hurricane Season May End Without a Single Storm · Forecasters say the Atlantic hurricane season could end with zero storms for the first time in over a century.
• Study links Bolsonaro administration tweets to increased Amazon deforestation · Research connects Bolsonaro government anti-conservation tweets to Amazon forest loss.
• Japan Builds Solar Farms on Abandoned Golf Courses · Japan is utilizing disused golf courses for solar farms to address land scarcity and nuclear energy loss.
• Thawing Arctic Tundra Creates More Acidic Rivers Than Mines · Rust-colored waters in Alaska's Arctic rivers are more acidic than mining wastewater due to thawing permafrost.
• New Study Maps Where Global Warming Has Accelerated · A new analysis reveals specific regions where global warming has accelerated since the 1980s.
• Rapid Solar Adoption in Developing Nations Risks Grid Instability · Unregulated solar growth in Pakistan and other developing nations threatens to destabilize power grids and increase inequality.
• Tasmanian Salmon Farmers Detonate 1,800 Bombs to Deter Seals · Tasmanian salmon farmers detonated nearly 1,800 underwater explosives in the first half of this year to deter fur seals.
• India's Solar Surge Halts Coal Growth Despite Rising Demand · India's rapid renewable expansion has stopped coal output growth while demand surges.
• EU Study Finds Soil Microplastics Act As Toxin Transport Trojan Horse · Five-year EU research finds microplastics carry toxins across all tested European farm soils.
• Germany builds ark to safeguard U.S. climate data from Trump administration · Germany is creating a backup repository for U.S. climate data amid fears of political interference by the Trump administration.
• 124 Environmental Defenders Killed Worldwide Last Year · Global Witness reports 124 environmental defenders murdered last year, with Latin America accounting for 85% of killings.
• Indigenous Cultural Harm Powers Landmark ICJ Climate Ruling · Lawyer Julian Aguon cites Indigenous cultural loss as a potent legal strategy in a historic International Court of Justice climate victory.
• Iceland Considers Ban on Commercial Whaling Amid Suffering Reports · Iceland plans to ban commercial whaling after reports of whale suffering and conservation concerns.
• Natural system breakdown may amplify global warming by up to 30 percent · New research finds natural climate feedback loops could increase warming by 20-30%.
• Sargassum Bloom Creates New Marine Ecosystem Amid Coastal Harm · A massive sargassum bloom is harming coastlines while scientists identify it as a new, self-sustaining marine ecosystem.
• China's Industry Weaning Off Fossil Fuels as Clean Power Surges · China's industrial output grows while fossil fuel dependence declines due to new clean power.
• Study: Nearly Half of Global Farmers Poisoned Annually by Pesticides · A new study estimates 402 to 433 million farmers suffer acute pesticide poisoning yearly, with 11,000 deaths.
• Satellite penguin guano analysis reveals Antarctic warming impacts · Scientists use 30 years of satellite guano imagery to track Antarctic penguin diet shifts from warming.
• Global Marine Heat Waves Disrupt Ocean Ecosystems And Fisheries · Record marine heat waves driven by climate change alter ocean life worldwide.
• U.S. Data Center Growth Drives National Battery Storage Boom · Rising U.S. AI data center energy demand is accelerating domestic battery deployment.
• Suburban Sprawl in Western U.S. Increases Wildfire Risk to Homes · Experts warn that suburban sprawl in fire-prone Western U.S. areas significantly increases the risk of homes being destroyed by wildfires.
• Nepal Flood Death Toll Rises, Officials Urge Global Climate Action · Nepal flood kills 903, officials link disaster to glacial melting from climate change.
• Unrecorded distributed solar boom expanding rapidly across Africa · Unregulated distributed solar installations are growing fast across Africa, uncounted in official data.
• Trump Administration Grants Exemptions and Rewrites EPA Rule on Chemical Plant Pollution · Trump administration grants exemptions and moves to rewrite the Biden-era HON rule limiting toxic air emissions.
• Indonesian blast fishing draws 8,500 yearly explosions, study finds · Researchers estimate fishers in Indonesia's Spermonde Archipelago detonate over 8,500 underwater bombs yearly, devastating coral reefs.