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Stephen Leahy

The Syncrude oil sands plant is seen north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The province is home ...

This is the world's most destructive oil operation—and it's growing

19 April 2022. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

Climate change driving entire planet to dangerous 'tipping point‘

30 November 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Fanged mouse-deer identified after vanishing for a generation

12 November 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

Thirsty future ahead as climate change explodes plant growth

10 November 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

Earth's rocks can absorb a shocking amount of carbon: here’s how

26 October 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere

16 August 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare

30 July 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

London becomes first ‘National Park City’. What does that mean?

20 July 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

How to erase 100 years of carbon emissions? Plant trees—lots of them.

5 July 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

Europe has had five 500-year summers in 15 years. And now this

28 June 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Declassified spy satellite images reveal alarming Himalaya glacial melt

20 June 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Choosing chicken over beef cuts our carbon footprints a surprising amount

11 June 2019. By Stephen Leahy

One million species at risk of extinction, UN report warns

7 May 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Half of all land must be kept in a natural state to protect Earth

20 April 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Microplastics are raining down from the sky

16 April 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Children living near national parks are healthier, more prosperous

4 April 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Exxon Valdez changed the oil industry forever—but new threats emerge

23 March 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Fossil Fuels

Why Cyclone Idai was so destructive

21 March 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Greenland’s ice sheet is melting four times faster than thought—what this means for the world

22 January 2019. By Stephen Leahy

Environment and Conservation

2019 may be the hottest year yet—here's why

7 December 2018. By Stephen Leahy