Sunday, June 7, 2026

Department of Interior awards grants to communities through National Park Service’s program 

The program provides matching grants, up to 50 percent of the total project costs, to "enable urban communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces, reinvigorate existing parks, and form connections between people and the outdoors."

On our climate-challenged planet, only some deaths really matter

Wealthy victims make headlines — while the wealthy still living stall the moves that could protect us all.

Clean energy jobs surge by 142,000, growing twice as fast as the overall US...

Clean energy jobs are not just growing; they’re booming at twice the rate of the overall U.S. job market. This surge is reshaping America’s energy landscape, driving economic development, and offering a blueprint for a sustainable future.

Biden-Harris administration preserves 28 million acres of Alaska public lands, prioritizing Tribal rights and...

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.

How sustainable next-gen materials can create a more ethical consumer market

The nascent industry of next-gen materials is set to dethrone unsustainable animal-based materials.

Global food crisis looms as pollinator decline threatens yields of nutrient-rich Crops, Rutgers study...

New research reveals pollinator shortages impacting up to two-Thirds of farms worldwide, jeopardizing global food security.

Baltimore lawsuit alleges shale investments by BlackRock, Fidelity, others fueled shale price fixing scheme

The latest in a series of lawsuits filed this year claimed that U.S. oil producers conspired with each other and with OPEC to drive oil prices up.

Rising temperatures, rising deaths: The urgent need for action as heat-related deaths soar by...

They identified 21,518 deaths during this period where heat was either the underlying or a contributing cause of death.

U.S. federal judge orders increased protection of marine species from oil drilling in Gulf...

“The recovery of these whales and other species is possible as long as we improve the conditions, and the responsibility lies in our collective actions.”

US signals new support for global plastics reduction, reports say

Previously, the U.S. had held the stance of allowing individual UN member states to make their own decisions on plastic production.