Thursday, October 22, 2026

Welcome to 2020: 8 important environmental stories to follow this year

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.

World failed to meet a single goal to save nature: UN biodiversity report

To set humanity on the right track, the report recommended eight transitions to improve our relationship with nature and protect Earth’s and our own wellbeing.

U.S. Forest Service allows mining company to write its own environmental report, docs show

Documents show the U.S. Forest Service allowing a mining company to write it's own environmental report which has the purpose of examining the potential effect the open-pit mines would have on salmon

March 2016 Was Hottest on Record by Greatest Margin Yet Seen for Any Month

Like February, and many other months recently, March had hit a record high when it comes to high temperatures.

Enough commercial fishing gear lost in ocean each year to stretch to moon and...

The amount of gear lost annually includes more than 25 million traps and pots and almost 14 billion longline hooks.

The animal feed industry’s impact on the planet

The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe.

Marathon Oil to pay record settlement for pollution in violation of the Clean Air...

It is the largest penalty for Clean Air Act violations at stationary sources, including power plants, factories and refineries, the EPA said.
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Activists Dragged Out of Climate Expo for Protesting Corporate Influence over COP21 Negotiations

On Friday, climate activists gathered at the Grand Palais in Paris protesting the COP21 "Solutions" exhibition, where businesses were pushing for corporate and privatized responses to climate change. Several protesters were evicted from the premises by the large security presence at the event.

Neonicotinoids harm bees at far below the label recommended dose, study finds

When the pesticide was applied at just 30 percent of the recommended dose, it still reduced the bees' reproduction by 90 percent.