Category Environment

Environment, Feature

Nickel Rush: The Ecological Trade-Offs Behind the Global EV Boom

Increasingly, research suggests that the shift to clean energy globally could have outsized environmental trade-offs through increased demand for nickel, a critical metal used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and renewable energy technologies. The world’s rush for nickel is increasingly…

CFC Sri Lanka
May 11, 2026

Environment, Feature

Where People and Nature Thrive Together: A Look at UNESCO’s Living Landscapes

A new global report by UNESCO offers a rare glimmer of cautious optimism in an age of climate anxiety, biodiversity collapse and growing estrangement from nature. Some of the world’s most protected and culturally important landscapes are not just surviving…

CFC Sri Lanka
April 25, 2026

Environment, News

US Supreme Court Backs Oil Companies in Long-Running Louisiana Dispute

In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for environmental litigation in the United States, the US Supreme Court has sided with major oil and gas companies in a long-running dispute over coastal damage in Louisiana. The unanimous 8-0 decision,…

Aayushi Gour
April 22, 2026

Environment, Feature

River Sand Mining and Climate Risk: India’s Overlooked Environmental Faultline

At sunrise along the Ganga, rituals unfold with quiet devotion, offerings placed gently on the water, prayers whispered into the current. Across India, rivers are not just physical systems; they are sacred lifelines, shaping culture, memory, and survival. Yet beneath…

Manjori Borkotoky
April 21, 2026

Environment, Feature

Inside the Meethotamulla Judgment: Years of Neglect, Illegal Dumping and a Preventable Disaster

On March 31, 2026, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled that the Colombo Municipal Council and Kolonnawa Urban Council violated the basic rights of residents by continuing to dump garbage on the land known as “Pothuvil Kumbura” in Meethotamulla.…

Rashmitha Diwyanjalee
April 11, 2026

Environment, Feature

Elephants vs. Solar Power: How Hambantota’s Green Push Is Fueling Illegal Deforestation and Conflict

Sri Lanka’s push for clean energy is now at the centre of an unfolding environmental crisis. In Hambantota, more than 1,000 acres of protected forest inside the Elephant Management Reserve have reportedly been cleared, burned and stripped, to make space…

Environment, News

Increasing CO₂ Levels Linked to Changes in Human Blood Composition

The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) due to human activities is widely associated with climate change and global warming. However, recent scientific observations suggest that rising CO₂ levels may also be influencing human physiology. Researchers have found indications that…

Aayushi Gour
March 6, 2026

Environment, Feature

A Stadium on Fragile Ground: Inside the Environmental Fight Over Mandativu Island

On the windswept island of Mandativu, off Sri Lanka’s northern coast, a grand vision of cricketing glory has run into an unexpected barrier: environmental law. What was meant to rise as an international-grade stadium and sprawling sports complex on 48…

Rashmitha Diwyanjalee
March 5, 2026

Environment, Fact Check

Fact Check: Did Rising CO2 Shrink the Sahara and Make the Planet More Resilient?

A post circulating on X claims that rising carbon dioxide levels are shrinking the Sahara Desert, driving a global green renaissance and making dry regions more resilient. It cites satellite data and attributes large-scale vegetation gains directly to higher CO2…

Vivek Saini
February 24, 2026

Emissions, News

A Stronger Stratospheric Clean-Up: How New Data Is Rewriting the Global Methane Budget

Methane (CH₄) is a potent greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide in its heat-trapping power, and it accounts for roughly 30% of human-driven global warming. Unlike CO₂, however, methane lingers in the atmosphere for only about a decade before…

CFC Sri Lanka
February 11, 2026