Environment & Climate Portugal Powers Past 80% Renewable Electricity — Topping the EU Portugal generated 80.7% of its electricity from renewables in January 2026, topping the EU and recovering from last year's blackout.
Environment & Climate Colombia's Forests Are Breathing Easier — Deforestation Falls 25% in a Year Colombia reports 25% less deforestation year-on-year as its Conservar Paga programme pays thousands of families to protect forests.
Environment & Climate The Evidence Is in Our Hair — A Century of Proof That Environmental Regulation Works Archived hair samples spanning 100+ years show lead exposure collapsed after EPA regulations — tangible proof that environmental rules save lives.
Environment & Climate Portugal Powers Past 80% Renewable Electricity — Topping the EU Portugal generated 80.7% of its electricity from renewables in January 2026, topping the EU and recovering from last year's blackout.
Environment & Climate Colombia's Forests Are Breathing Easier — Deforestation Falls 25% in a Year Colombia reports 25% less deforestation year-on-year as its Conservar Paga programme pays thousands of families to protect forests.
Policy & Governance Olympics Enforce First-Ever Ban on 'Forever Chemical' Ski Waxes — And It's Working Three athletes disqualified at Milan-Cortina 2026 for using PFAS ski wax. The first enforced Olympic ban on forever chemicals is proving these alternatives work.
Environment & Climate European Bison Roam the Carpathians Again After a Century Wild European bison roam Romania's Carpathians for the first time in 100 years. A Science study shows they're restoring the ecosystems they walk through.
Environment & Climate From Coal Slag to Green Flag: How a French Mining Town Became a Blueprint for Just Transition A French mining town spent 20 years transforming into a sustainability model. Loos-en-Gohelle shows what a just transition looks like in practice.
Daily Digest Featured The Olympics just banned 'forever chemicals' — and athletes are getting disqualified Three athletes DQ'd for PFAS ski wax at Milan-Cortina. Plus: a free tool for Crohn's disease, China's coal decline, first Zika drug candidate, and brain cell rejuvenation.
