How the U.S. got no old growth forest protections from the Biden...
Wikipedia defines a ‘nothing-burger’ as “a situation that receives a lot of attention but which, upon closer examination, reveals to be of little to no real significance.” That unfortunately applies...
View ArticleLatin America in 2024: politics, turmoil and hope
Throughout a year in which Latin America saw elections in six countries and prepared for the biodiversity COP16 in Colombia, the region continued its struggle with extreme weather events, criminal...
View ArticleWe need a North Pole Marine Reserve to secure a healthy future for Arctic...
In the 1990s, a single moratorium announcement wiped out an entire industry, leaving 37,000 people unemployed overnight. The ecological collapse of the Canadian Grand Banks Cod Fisheries is the most...
View ArticleJane Goodall awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
On Saturday, President Joe Biden honored Jane Goodall as one of nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor. This accolade recognizes...
View ArticleRecord year for wind power in 2024
Getty Images Wind provided more electricity than ever last year as the UK moved further away from planet-warming fossil fuels to power the nation, new data shows. Wind generated nearly 83...
View ArticleA Wisconsin-based surfer is on a quest to create a more eco-friendly board
The Great Lakes don’t readily evoke images of surfing and surfboard-making, but a surfer in Wisconsin is on an eco-friendly mission to change that. The post A Wisconsin-based surfer is on a quest to...
View ArticleWill the world fall in love with nuclear power once more?
The Simpsons did nuclear power dirty. With towers looming over Springfield, three-eyed fish swimming the lake, and an inept Homer running things, the show’s nuclear power plant is a perpetual...
View ArticleIndia’s latest forest cover report hints at countrywide degradation
The latest forest survey report from India suggests a slight increase in the country’s forest and tree cover in recent years. But experts say the net marginal gain masks considerable declines across...
View ArticleU.S. reports first human death from H5N1 bird flu
A person in the state of Louisiana has died from avian influenza or bird flu, also known as H5N1, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported on Jan. 6, marking the first recorded human fatality...
View ArticleIndonesian company defies order, plants acacia in orangutan habitat
JAKARTA — The Indonesian company responsible for the largest amount of deforestation, PT Mayawana Persada, has largely ceased clearing peatlands in the western part of Borneo. However, it has shifted...
View ArticleAtlantic puffins are perilously attracted to artificial light, new study shows
As the long summer days of August turn into nights, a few dozen volunteers gather in the small community of Witless Bay, a tiny town on the Atlantic coast about a half-hour’s drive south of St....
View ArticleFormer UN climate chief Christiana Figueres remains optimistic despite...
The 29th United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended late and with a massive finance shortfall of pledged climate finance for countries in the...
View ArticleBumblebees winter nest-building ‘due to climate’
Getty Images Bumblebees have been found to be starting nests in the depths of winter due to climate change, say conservationists. The charity Buglife said active worker bumblebees, which do most of...
View ArticleBangladesh must move from ‘fast fashion’ to ‘defashion’ to improve human &...
In pre-colonial Bengal, Dhaka was the fashion capital, a city known globally for its rich heritage of luxury muslin fabric and its handloom industry. During the colonial period, the British...
View ArticlePresident Biden bans offshore oil and gas drilling for many U.S. waters
With just two weeks remaining as president, Joe Biden invoked the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling for the entire U.S. East Coast, West Coast, eastern Gulf of...
View ArticleWhat singing lemurs can tell us about the origin of music
MADAGASCAR – It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, tree-dwelling creatures use music to communicate with one another, likely...
View ArticleIndigenous communities come together to protect the Colombian Amazon
MOCOA, Colombia — A bonfire crackles in the center of an Indigenous open-air pavilion atop a hill in the Putumayo jungle, adding warmth to the already sweltering Amazonian heat. The sound of homemade...
View Article2024’s top ocean news stories (commentary)
1. Long-awaited plastics treaty flops, for now Despite around-the-clock efforts from delegates, negotiators and numerous advocacy groups, the fifth session of the U.N. Environment Programme’s...
View ArticleAfter a searing Amazon fire season, experts warn of more in 2025
South American countries registered 511,575 fire outbreaks in 2024, the highest number since 2010. Brazil accounted for 54% of them, according to the country’s space agency, INPE, with fires mainly...
View ArticleWarming threatens flies more than bees, raising pollination concerns
Life can’t function without insects. At least, not for long. They pollinate, break down waste, cycle nutrients, and touch every node in the web of life, filling endless niches across the planet. As...
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