New environmental law creates tension between Canadian government and U.S....
The Canadian government says a new regulation will make shipping on the Great Lakes more environmentally sound. However American shippers say it puts them at a trade disadvantage. The post New...
View ArticleNarco airstrips beset Indigenous communities in Peruvian Amazon
The boat comes to a halt, shuddering against the dirt bank that rises from the edge of the Ucayali River. Sixto, tanned and with a frown cutting deep furrows across his forehead, jumps ashore. He...
View ArticleBattering in U.K. & Ireland, deaths in Thailand & Malaysia as storms keep coming
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity across the U.K. and Ireland after the onslaught of Storm Darragh this past weekend, local media reported. Darragh, which brought wind...
View ArticleSatellites and lidar get AI boost to count forest carbon stock worldwide
Satellite data have long told us where forests are and how they’re faring. Lidar, laser-based radar mounted on planes or satellites like the International Space Station, has helped us map forests in...
View ArticleThai citizens protest plans for Mekong dam amid transboundary concerns
Citizens in northern Thailand staged protests along the shore of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province on Dec. 7 to highlight concerns about the Pak Beng hydroelectric project slated for...
View ArticleThese robots could fix grape farmers’ labor woes
If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren’t roving through space or decorating a living room — they’re monitoring the stems, leaves and...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind crew welfare measure adopted at Pacific fisheries summit
Working on fishing vessels has for centuries been one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. To this day, forced labor and other human rights abuses remain relatively common, with workers from...
View ArticleTime for a ‘moral reckoning’ of aquaculture’s environmental impacts
Aquaculture is often promoted as a solution to declines in wild fish populations, and has outpaced the amount of wild-caught fish by tens of millions of metric tons each year. But it carries its own...
View ArticleWill Trump pay to save the Colorado River? Locals are worried
President Biden helped avert a crisis on the Colorado River by paying farmers and cities $28 million in IRA funds to not take water out of the river. States fear a future without those payments. The...
View ArticleMonarch butterflies will get federal protections as a threatened species
U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change....
View ArticleFirefighters continue to battle a blaze that broke out Monday night in Malibu
Amidst exceptionally dangerous wildfire conditions, a blaze broke out late Monday in Malibu, California. Firefighters say difficult conditions are expected through Wednesday. The post Firefighters...
View ArticleWhale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
Natalia Botero-Acosta A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say. It was seen in the Pacific Ocean off...
View ArticleSeal colony thriving ‘thanks to secluded site’
National Trust A large colony of seals is thriving on an English coastline thanks to a “lack of human disturbance”, according to the site’s manager Orford Ness in Suffolk is the home to the county’s...
View ArticleEnvironmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local online news outlet Kampuchea Aphiwat News, has died of his injuries after being shot in Siem Reap province...
View ArticleAndes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts
After two consecutive years of record-breaking droughts, the river levels in the Amazon Basin are slowly starting to recover. According to the Geological Survey of Brazil, the Madeira River, home to...
View Article‘Christmas lights’ galaxy reveals how Universe formed
NASA Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has for the first time captured an image of what our galaxy likely looked like just as it was forming – and it’s got space scientists feeling very...
View ArticleWildlife conservation is a key climate change solution (commentary)
When most people think about climate change, images of melting ice caps or rising sea levels come to mind. However, the reality is far more intricate and urgent. The effects of climate change, such as...
View ArticleResearch vessel E/V Nautilus spots multiple nautiluses for the first time
The crew of the research vessel E/V Nautilus erupted in excited chatter as they watched live video from a remotely operated vehicle traversing the German Channel in the Pacific island state of Palau....
View ArticleIn 2024, Nepal’s elusive snow leopards pounce into spotlight
KATHMANDU — The elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia), often described as the “ghost of the mountains,” has captivated the imagination of researchers, the general public and mountain communities for...
View ArticleKenya embraces electric buses to combat air pollution
NAIROBI — There are 22,000 buses on Nairobi’s crowded streets, the backbone of commuter transit for the Kenyan capital’s population of 5.3 million. The city’s matatus, privately owned public...
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