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PLYMOUTH, N.C.—Fall had just arrived when a nor’easter began stewing in the Atlantic Ocean, its gale-force winds carrying the pungent smell of chlorine westward, away from downtown. Against the backdrop of dingy stratus clouds, the Domtar pulp mill loomed. The plant occupies 2,400 acres at the confluence of Welch Creek and the Roanoke River, where […]

Amid political pressure and rising energy prices, the European Commission is considering pausing a part of its landmark methane regulation, which is set to take effect in January. The move comes after French President Emmanuel Macron urged the Commission in a September 18 letter to postpone new methane reporting requirements and ease other fuel-related rules […]

by Robert Hunziker

Ocean ecosystems are undergoing profound changes as warming waters, declining oxygen levels and marine heatwaves disrupt food webs. The article examines the expansion of oceanic hypoxic dead zones, the decline of gray whale populations, widespread fish deaths and growing pressures on species such as Antarctic krill. It traces how melting Arctic sea ice is disrupting the food chain that sustains gray whales, while extreme heat is causing mass mortality in marine and aquaculture environments. With ocean temperatures continuing to rise and carbon dioxide remaining in the atmosphere, the article considers the shrinking time available to address climate change and its consequences for marine life.

by H. Patricia Hynes

Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine life and sustain the livelihoods of more than a billion people through fisheries, tourism and other marine industries. Yet rising global temperatures, ocean acidification, sewage and industrial pollution are driving unprecedented coral dieback. The article examines why coral reefs may represent one of the first climate tipping points and the consequences of their decline for marine ecosystems and coastal communities. It also highlights “Super Reefs” that have shown unusual resilience to heat and the work of scientists seeking to identify and protect these surviving coral strongholds, alongside efforts to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.

As governments and global funds pour billions into oil, gas, renewable energy, digital infrastructure and mining, the future of cross-border investment is becoming a defining issue for environmental protection and climate action. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been central to this trend, with more than a trillion dollars deployed since the early 2000s and […]

“Make the rich pay!” ON WEDNESDAY, 23 September, the police evicted Maricarmen in Madrid. Maricarmen is an 87-year-old woman whose rent was gradually increased by a vulture fund, until the fund decided it wanted the flat for new business ventures. In that sense, her case is not so unusual: in Spain, there are thousands of… Continue reading The Spark That Lit a Prairie Fire: Let’s Organise a Hot Autumn

Sacramento Food Not Bombs returns to the Mutual Aid General Fund. Free vegan meals on Sunday afternoons in downtown Sacramento.

The post Mutual Aid General Fund Recipient – Sept 2026: Sacramento Food Not Bombs appeared first on A Radical Guide. by Jason Bayless

Frederick Douglass believed the US would only live up to its ideals when it granted equal rights to all citizens. He thought the best way to do this was to show that the Constitution was a radical document capable of delivering on this promise.

In Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, Evan Barker shows how the Democratic Party turned its back on American workers. Her diagnosis is devastating. Her cure, a revenge vote for Donald Trump, is pure quackery.

Apex Clean Energy and Meta have entered into a power purchase agreement that allows the technology company to financially benefit from energy generated from a solar project in Gonzales County, Texas.  The 144-megawatt project wouldn’t have been built without Meta’s backing, the energy developer said. But the partnership comes after the parent company of Facebook […]

Speaking to Jacobin, Owen Jones argues that austerity, falling living standards, and the collapse of the old political order created an opening the Right has exploited.

Over the last 15 years labour activism has gone from being a marginal force on the left to one of the primary areas of focus for activists looking to change the world. Some of this is due to the worsening economic situation of almost everyone, especially formerly middle-class professions. Some of it is also because … Continue reading "Labor Relations Realism"

After the scandals of Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, FIFA hoped North America would offer a less political World Cup. Donald Trump’s return to power ensured exactly the opposite.

Hungary’s hard-right premier Viktor Orbán is no longer in power. But he’s getting a belated victory as activist Rexhino Abazaj, known as Gino, is being extradited for trial over an alleged attack on fascists in Budapest.

A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare and emergency response systems and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country. At the 2026 Extreme Weather Congress in Hamburg this month, experts from local and regional governments, […]

Testing in a limited number of shallow aquifers near fracking sites in southwestern Pennsylvania found low levels of radium overall, but there aren’t yet enough samples to draw firm conclusions about the region as a whole, according to a new report from researchers at Penn State University.  Researchers were looking for evidence that fracking has […]

Postscript: Francisco Louçã and Gilbert Achcar debate neofascism while, mistakenly, Yanis Varoufakis says Big Tech’s cloud rent has killed capitalism.

In the foothills of southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains, atop so-called critical minerals such as zinc, is South32’s Hermosa project. The first mine added to a federal program designed to speed up permitting, it “set the standard for what the modern federal permitting process should look like” with “clear timelines, real transparency, and comprehensive interagency coordination,” […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2026 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — On September 25, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ refusal to hear Flow Water Advocates’ appeal challenging the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and its permitting practices for industrial agriculture pollution. Flow appealed to the High Court... Read more »

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“The Amazon cannot be treated as a strategic reserve available for competition among global powers."

The post Brazil Intelligence Agency Warns of U.S. Election Interference Risk Amid Competition for Resources first appeared on Amazon Watch.