How to turn past-their-best bananas into a glorious ice-cream – recipe | Waste not
The Guardianby Tom Hunt·2 Sept 2026
With two young kids, we get through a lot of bananas in our household. Perhaps surprisingly, though, most of them are frozen: our daughters eat them straight from the freezer most evenings, with...
42 incidents at Alberta coal mines in 3 years: data | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Drew Anderson·2 Sept 2026
Records from the Alberta Energy Regulator show coal mines struggle to prevent discharges of potentially harmful sediments into waterways, raising questions about impacts on water and wildlife as...
5 African countries where South Africans can retire and pay less tax
The South Africanby Dumani Moyo·2 Sept 2026
5 African countries where South Africans can retire and pay less tax Thinking about retiring abroad?
In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects
CalMattersby Yue Stella Yu·2 Sept 2026
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new carbon market rules threatened climate funding for water, air and transit projects.
Displaced by a typhoon, Taiwan’s Bunun people fear for the future of their culture
Mongabay Globalby Yenni Kwok·2 Sept 2026
- More than a hundred Bunun Indigenous people were forced to resettle in lowland areas after 2009’s Typhoon Morakot destroyed the only road leading to Tengjhih, their mountain settlement, in...
There needs to be an urgent change in the way Indians think about landfills
Down To Earthby Pondharshini Ponnusamy·2 Sept 2026
Indian landfills are far more than ugly garbage heaps; they are complex environmental systems affecting groundwater, air quality, methane emissions and ecosystem health.
Kharif sowing deficit narrows, but El Niño remains a risk
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·2 Sept 2026
Given the sowing data and the possibility of persistent El Niño conditions, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), in its monthly economic review released on August 31, said particular attention...
The largest land mammal in the country
Mongabay Indiaby Divya Kilikar·2 Sept 2026
A recent report from Arunachal Pradesh noted the surprising presence of an animal at the high altitude of 3,266 metres — the Indian elephant.
The Grid Queue Is Full of Projects Nobody Has Decided to Build
Unite.AIby Balaji Sreenivasan, Founder and CEO, Aurigo·2 Sept 2026
Before the AI buildout, a large utility might see a handful of requests a year from customers looking to connect unusually large loads.
Elephants have rights: Karnataka High Court quashes land acquisition for housing project near Bannerghatta
Bar and Benchby Siddesh M S·2 Sept 2026
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the acquisition of over 1,938 acres of land for the 4th phase of Suryanagar housing project by Karnataka Housing Board (KHB), holding that the project would...
Q&A: Can U.S. parks promote safety, recreation and environmental protection?
Phys.orgby Aaron Wagner·2 Sept 2026
Q&A: Can U.S. parks promote safety, recreation and environmental protection? Recently, heavy rains have caused flooding in Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks, resulting in the loss of at least...
More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heatwaves – but they must be planted nearer to homes
The Conversation UKby Simon Hodder, Professor in Environmental Ergonomics, Loughborough University·2 Sept 2026
Heatwaves claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in Europe’s capital cities this summer, as they experienced record temperatures.
A Frozen Bird Too Beautiful to Bury - Electric Literature
Electric Literatureby Mike Bove·2 Sept 2026
A Frozen Bird Too Beautiful to Bury Our Bodies Are Owl Bodies My mother was walking in a storm when she saw it face-up in the snow. She knelt down. It wasn’t breathing. She gathered it close.
If solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, you’re doing it wrong
The Hinduby Mohammad Faiz Alam; Alok Sikka·2 Sept 2026
“Solar irrigation will worsen the groundwater crisis.” This concern is raised in most discussions about the rapid spread of solar irrigation in India — where heavily subsidised or free electricity...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2026)
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko·2 Sept 2026
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is taking all necessary and expeditious steps to ensure complete interception, diversion and treatment of sewage from all identified drains, subject to the grant of...
Mountains may offer climate refugia for one of North America's most imperiled turtles
Phys.orgby Great Hollow Nature Preserve; Ecological Research Center·2 Sept 2026
Mountains may offer climate refugia for one of North America's most imperiled turtles As climate warming pushes many species toward cooler environments, high-elevation areas are expected to play an...
Nepal seeks climate compensation from US, China, India over deadly floods
National Heraldby Pratyaksh Srivastava·2 Sept 2026
Nepal seeks climate compensation from US, China, India over deadly floods Nepal could require $4-5 billion to rebuild infrastructure destroyed by the floods — almost 10 per cent of the country’s...
Uttarakhand’s apple production is caught in a cascading chain of risks. Here are some insights from stakeholder perspectives
Down To Earthby Nidhi Singh·2 Sept 2026
Apple orchards in Uttarakhand’s Ramgarh–Mukteshwar belt are caught in a cascading chain of risks, from inadequate winter chilling and shrinking pollinator habitats to rising pests, wildlife attacks...
The race to document Indigenous knowledge to protect Philippines’ birds
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao·2 Sept 2026
In the forests of the Philippines’ Mindoro Island, an urgent effort is underway to record the vanishing ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Iraya Mangyan community.
Tropical Storm Pilandok may exit PAR on September 3
Rapplerby Jee Y. Geronimo·2 Sept 2026
AT A GLANCE - Tropical Storm Pilandok is enhancing the southwest monsoon and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by early Thursday, September 3.
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