Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to...
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides further evidence that, even if we haven’t already entered a sixth era of species extinction on a global scale, it may yet be imminent.
Biden administration unveils nation’s first Ocean Climate Action Plan
“This Ocean Climate Action Plan is the first comprehensive approach that the U.S. has taken to leveraging the power of the ocean in the fight against climate change.”
Department of Interior allocates $63.8 million to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells...
“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are investing in the nation’s future by addressing legacy pollution on public lands."
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the threat of science denial
The astrophysicist says that when you have people who don't know much about science denying it and rising to power, it's a recipe for the complete dismantling of our democracy.
The scary new math of factory farm waste
Factory farms are exempt from reporting requirements under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Now a new tool can provide solid evidence of the environmental harm they can cause.
This South Pacific island is home to 38 million pieces of plastic waste
13,000 new items are washing up on the island daily.
Let rivers flood: Communities adopt new strategies for resilience
New kinds of flood plans put nature back in charge, help populations adapt to a changing climate, reduce risk — and more.
Appeals court agrees that Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing is illegal
“Especially after the Keystone XL decision, the pressure is increasing for the Biden administration to take action here.”
Conservation organizations question Japan’s controversial ‘scientific whaling’ program after killing 333 minke whales
“The continued killing of any whale is abhorrent to modern society, but these new figures make it even more shocking.”
New film “Little Warriors” features youth climate fight in unlikely place: Indiana
Kids in Indiana are spearheading a movement to fend off the prospective ravages of climate change.