2025 in the environment
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This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial
environmental issues.[1]
Events
| Date / period | Type of event | Event | Topics | Image | Ref. |
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| January 7–January 31 | wildfire | January 2025 Southern California wildfires | [climate change] | 
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| January 14 | protected area establishment | Sáttítla Highlands National Monument is established | [conservation] | 
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| January 22 | legal case | Greenpeace v State of the Netherlands | [environmental law] | [7] | |
| January 30 | water release | 2025 water release from Lake Kaweah and Lake Success | [8][9] | ||
| February 18 | environmental disaster | 2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster | [pollution] | [10] | |
| March 7 | protest | Stand Up for Science 2025 | [environmental movements] | 
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| May 28 | legal case | Lliuya v RWE AG | [environmental law], [ climate change] | [12] |
Open policy proposals
Environmental disasters
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General
- 2020s in environmental history
- 2025 in climate change
- Green recovery
- 2025 in space
- List of environmental issues
- Outline of environmental studies
Natural environment
- List of large earthquakes in the 21st century
- List of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century
- Lists of extinct animals § Recent extinction
- Category:Species described in 2025
- Category:Protected areas established in 2025
Artificial developments
- Timeline of sustainable energy research 2020 to the present
- 2025 in rail transport
- Human impact on the environment
- Disaster response
References
- ISSN 1469-4387.
- NOAA Climate.gov. 2025-02-19. Archived from the originalon February 20, 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Baxter, Anna (2025-02-14). "The January 2025 California Wildfires are Fully Contained, But Their Impacts on the Ocean are Not". Oceana. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Proclamation on the Establishment of the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument". The White House. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California". The White House. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Greenpeace Wins Dutch Court Fight Over Nitrogen Pollution". Bloomburg.com. January 22, 2025.
- ^ Nilsen, Ella (2025-03-07). "Behind the scenes of Trump and DOGE's chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California's water". CNN. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Dance, Scott; Partlo, Joshua (2025-03-08). "Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows". The Washington Post.
- ^ Kille, Richard; Zimba, Jacob (15 March 2025). "A river 'died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine". AP News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts". AP News. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ Buschschlüter, Vanessa (2025-05-28). "German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-05-29.