Environment

The administration says easing restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons will lower costs for consumers, but economists, climate experts, and even refrigeration industry leaders warn the move may do little to reduce grocery prices while slowing efforts to curb some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases.

One attorney said her environmental group is “deeply disappointed by the Biden administration’s failure to follow the law and to fulfill its promises. So we will see them in court.”

“We are at a point now where we are peaking every day as we try to battle this crisis, and I think any of the funds that we use need to be addressed to help us reduce the spread of this virus to help the lives and livelihoods of thousands of North Dakotans.”

The study connected that rise in violence with the worsening of the climate crisis itself.

Campaigners criticize industry group for ‘offensive’ statement about United Nations report.

Preserving biodiversity is among the most urgent issues of our time, and it needs to be addressed regionally to succeed.

On this international day of action, participants aim to "raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe."

Trump’s border wall is not alone. Similar structures and development on the lands between nations threaten biodiversity around the globe.

Now seems to be exactly the wrong time to ease and eliminate restrictions as some states are doing, especially with several new variants remaining a threat.

As coastal communities and tribes watch the infrastructure build up around them, many worry about the impact it may have on their safety, livelihoods, and culture.