Environment
A new Ember report found renewables produced more electricity than coal worldwide in the first half of 2025, driven mainly by solar and wind growth in China and India.

Marineland warned it would euthanize 30 belugas at its Niagara Falls park unless the federal government provided emergency funding, after Ottawa denied a planned export to China.

A chemical accident at a galvanic plant in Mainaschaff near Aschaffenburg released a possibly toxic orange gas cloud, lightly injuring four people and prompting firefighters to lift warnings.

Rescuers guided nearly 900 trekkers, including local guides and yak herders, from the east face of Mount Everest in Tibet to safety, Chinese authorities said after a powerful blizzard.

Transport & Environment said European automakers were on track to meet the EU's delayed 2025–27 CO2 targets, but the Commission's two‑year extension slowed EV uptake and risked 2030 goals.
