Environment

Days before an export ban took effect, 32 wild-caught elephants were flown out of Zimbabwe to China. The secrecy around the ongoing capture and trade of the nation’s wildlife exposes lack of accountability, transparency and a hint of arrogance by Zimbabwean authorities.

The Navajo Nation is making moves to join a growing number of tribes that have already respectfully, but conclusively, shown Wells Fargo the door.

“Our nation’s infrastructure is not built to a standard that protects against the level of flood risk we face today, let alone how those risks will grow over the next 30 years as the climate changes,” said one expert.

“Our work adds to the small body of results from laboratories-in-the-forest that are essential to guide climate policy.”

The life-threatening impacts of the global climate emergency have only continued to reverberate in 2023.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that by 2026, all new vehicles will be electric vehicles (EV).

“Multiple lines of evidence highlight the dire straits of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opted to maintain the existing secondary national ambient air quality standards for sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

“Pollution from prescription drugs threatens public health and the safety of drinking water."

The Biden-Harris administration’s decision to retain protections for 28 million acres in Alaska marks a significant reversal of the previous administration’s plans to open these lands to extractive industries, preserving vital natural, cultural, and subsistence resources for Alaska Native communities.