Conservation group to buy world’s largest privately held sequoia forest for $15M
"By protecting this property, we will safeguard the biological richness and ecological resilience of a forest unlike any other on Earth."
Tigers and leopards to get new national park in China, 60% bigger than Yellowstone
A monitoring and rescue center for wild tigers and leopards will be set up, along with scientific and research facilities to complement the national park.
Acidifying oceans a bad trip for marine ecosystems
A new study is one of the few to investigate what ocean acidification might do to fish communities.
Japan to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean
PM Fumio Kishida insisted that the water release “is absolutely not something we can put off if we want to decommission the Fukushima nuclear plant and revive the area."
Court fails to protect bees from toxic pesticides
"The broader implications of this decision drive the nails in the bee industry's coffin."
Under Trump air pollution has increased for the first time in nearly a decade
“We had expected that things would be getting worse—and that they would perhaps be getting worse in lots of places.”
Resistance that won’t quit: A timeline of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Despite a Trump executive order undoing nearly nine years of defiance, the story of the-pipeline-that-won’t-die isn’t over.
What Standing Rock tells us about civil disobedience
The militarized response to communities of color signals a possible double standard in law enforcement’s acceptance of civil disobedience.
Biodiversity is highest on indigenous-managed lands – even higher than protected land areas
“Partnerships with Indigenous communities can ameliorate shortfalls in habitat protection for biodiversity conservation.”
New York bans single-use plastic bags
New York becomes the second state to ban single-use plastic bags starting in March 2020.