Citizens begin reclaiming coal country after decades of corporate land grabs
But figuring out who owns abandoned mines in Appalachia is harder than you’d think.
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating Earth’s unsung environmental stewards
To recognize the significant role Indigenous peoples’ play in global conservation efforts, Mongabay rounds up some of this year’s most impactful stories.
Trump administration imposes freeze on EPA grants and contracts
The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California
Without improvements to the current system, we may be underestimating our net emissions, contributing to the profits of large emitters and landowners and distracting from the real solutions of transitioning to a clean-energy economy.
A victory at Standing Rock, for now
The water protectors will fight "until [they] know for sure that this black snake is dead."
Indigenous organizers halted plans for oil drilling in the Amazon
After months of protest, the government scaled back its plans – at least temporarily.
Alaska’s small villages turn toward renewables – and don’t look back
Oil companies like to push the narrative that Alaskans want more oil development, but that’s not true.
Huge Hydropower Plant to Harness Seawater and Solar Power in South America’s Driest Desert
A 300-megawatt solar and hydropower plant, found in the Atacama Desert in Chile, will use solar power to move seawater up a tunnel to the top of a mountain for water storage and will release the water back down to generate power.
‘We are in a climate emergency’: As temps soar, over 90% of Western US...
"The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the dry season."
Americans believe climate change education should be taught in schools, recent poll says
The Yale Program on Climate Change (YPCCC) reported that in a national average, 78 percent of people polled responded they either somewhat or strongly agreed.