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Environment

Current news, information and issues related to the environment.

1.6M subscribers572 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~11% by known bots)202 authors / mosince 2008

r/environment has 1.6M members (+1.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 572 posts a month from 202 people. Top topics: Duke Energy Controversies, Environmental Litigation and Water Contamination Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/environment has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.1%in 12 months · +0.3% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20261.6M
Growing1.6M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/environment

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−15%vs Sep 2025 · −12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026572
QuieterPeaked at 2.3k in Oct 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~11% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/environment

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Duke Energy Controversies0.2%
  2. Environmental Litigation0.2%
  3. Water Contamination Issues0.2%
  4. Amazon Deforestation Crisis0.2%
  5. Oil Spills0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Insideclimatenews
  2. Bloomberg L.P.
  3. Grist
  4. NPR
  5. Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research