2025 in the environment

This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2025. They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues. ^[1]

Events

Date / period	Type of event	Event	Topics	Image	Ref.
January 7–January 31	wildfire	January 2025 Southern California wildfires Palisades Fire Eaton Fire	[climate change]		[2] [3]
January 14	protected area establishment	Sáttítla Highlands National Monument is established	[conservation]		[4] [5] [6]
		Chuckwalla National Monument is established
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]		[11]
May 28	legal case	Lliuya v RWE AG	[environmental law], [ climate change]		[12]

Open policy proposals

See also: Environmental policy

Open environmental policy proposals (12 P) Buffalo Commons Climate and Nature Bill Environment Act 2021 Fit for 55 Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Global Pact for the Environment Global plastic pollution treaty Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 Recovering America's Wildlife Act Restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFASs Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act Water Rights Protection Act

Environmental disasters

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2025 natural disasters (9 C, 4 P) 2025 earthquakes (1 C, 15 P) 2025 floods (6 C) 2025 heat waves (2 P) Landslides in 2025 (4 P) Tornadoes of 2025 (16 P) Tropical cyclones in 2025 (6 C, 7 P) 2025 natural disasters in the United States (3 C, 17 P) Volcanic eruptions in 2025 (5 P) 2025 wildfires (1 C, 13 P) 2025 Blatten glacier collapse 2024–25 European windstorm season 2025–26 European windstorm season January 2025 North American cold wave

See also

• Environment portal

General

• 2020s in environmental history
• 2025 in Bermuda
• 2025 in climate change
• Green recovery
• 2025 in space
• List of environmental issues
• List of years in the environment
• 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

1. Williams, W. D. (June 2002). "Environmental threats to salt lakes and the likely status of inland saline ecosystems in 2025" . Environmental Conservation. 29 (2): 154–167. Bibcode:2002EnvCo..29..154W. doi:10.1017/S0376892902000103. ISSN   1469-4387.
2. "The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles". NOAA Climate.gov. 2025-02-19. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
3. 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.
4. Friedman, Lisa (2025-01-07). "Biden to Designate Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in California". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-07.
5. "Proclamation on the Establishment of the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument". The White House. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
6. "FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California". The White House. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
7. "Greenpeace Wins Dutch Court Fight Over Nitrogen Pollution". Bloomburg.com. January 22, 2025.
8. 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.
9. Dance, Scott; Partlo, Joshua (2025-03-08). "Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows". The Washington Post .
10. 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.
11. "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.
12. Buschschlüter, Vanessa (2025-05-28). "German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case". BBC News . Retrieved 2025-05-29.