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Middle East War Risks Creating an Environmental Disaster, Experts Warn

There’s been an increasing amount of oil slicks.

An oil skimming operation works in a heavy oil slick near Latouche Island near the southwest end Prince William Sound on April 1, 1989, a week after the beginning of an oil disaster which occurred when the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground March 24, 1989 and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound off Alaska. Photographer: Chris Wilkins/AFP/Getty Images
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How Global Deforestation Declined 36% in 2025

The world still lost an area of rainforest roughly the size of Denmark

A fire burns in the Amazon Rainforest near Ourilandia do Norte, Para state, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Destruction of the Brazilian Amazon accelerated this year to levels unseen since 2006, with more than 5,019 square miles of forest lost between August 2020 and July 2021. Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg
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US Home Insurance Costs Are Rising Faster Than Inflation

The average annual premium is projected to increase 4% to about $3,057 this year.

PUNTA GORDA - OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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EVs Avoided the Use of 2.3 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day in 2025

With gas prices climbing due to the Iran War, interest in electrified transportation is on the rise.

A Smart electric vehicle drives through the streets in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Battery-powered vehicles make up about a quarter of all new car and SUV sales in Uruguay, thanks to tax exemptions and the cost of filling up at the pump.
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Iran War-Fueled Pollution Put Millions at Risk

Tehran already had polluted air, but it’s being made worse by Israeli and US airstrikes on oil infrastructure.

A dark smoke cloud engulfs destroyed vehicles near a fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8. Source: AFP/Getty Images
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Toxic Pollution From Iran War Will Spread and Last for Decades

Exploding fuel infrastructure and missiles have released contaminants that put the health of millions of people at risk.

TOPSHOT - A dark smoke cloud engulfs a residential building near an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. The war has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to even usually peaceful areas of the volatile region. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
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Global Warming Has Significantly Accelerated

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TOPSHOT - Firefighters try to extinguish a burning house during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on January 18, 2026. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency on January 18 for two southern regions where raging wildfires have forced about 20,000 people to evacuate their homes. (Photo by GUILLERMO SALGADO / AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: Guillermo Salgado/AFP/Getty Images
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