Tag: Arctic
The Arctic Refuge at a crossroads: Native voices, environmental risks, and...
The Arctic Refuge faces a critical moment as drilling plans threaten Indigenous rights, wildlife, and the climate, with Biden’s limited protections set to collide with Trump’s expansive energy agenda.
Biden’s Arctic drilling protections: Indigenous and environmental groups urge further action
Indigenous groups and climate advocates welcome Biden’s proposal to protect the Western Arctic from oil and gas drilling, urging further action for long-term preservation.
New study reveals melting ice shelves in Antarctica inevitable no matter...
The analysis shows the rate at which the melting of ice shelves floating in the Amundsen Sea in west Antarctica is three times faster in this century than the 20th century.
Study finds high concentration of microplastics in algae growing in Arctic
Scientists found microplastic particles were about 10 times higher in the algae samples than the surrounding waters, which they are now equating with microplastics found in the deep sea.
Another company exits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; cancels oil and gas...
This leaves the state agency, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, as the only remaining lease holder in the refuge.
The Arctic is warming nearly 4x faster than the rest of...
"What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic."
What do aerosols in the Arctic mean for its future?
Regardless of their origin, Arctic aerosols will definitely play a role in the future of climate change.
What do aerosols in the Arctic mean for its future?
Recent research suggests they directly impact weather and temperature and may be influencing changes in Arctic climate and biodiversity.
Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy that opened new oil development in...
The Biden administration will revert to "a 2013 Obama administration plan issued that protected about half of the reserve."
Wildfires could be pumping 3x more soot to the Arctic than...
The new findings are an example of how the impacts of the climate crisis build on each other.
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Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner to remove synthetic food dyes from US food supply
The agency will work with the food industry to revoke authorization for two of the dyes in the coming months and eliminate the remaining six come the end of the year.
Trump administration resumes student loan collections, threatening millions with garnished wages and economic hardship
Restarting federal loan garnishments and ending relief programs, the Trump administration advances a sweeping overhaul that critics say punishes struggling borrowers and deepens a national crisis.
The ever-expanding war machine
Dismantling the government while pumping up the Pentagon.
If fear is the goal, then solidarity is the antidote
So let this be our mantra: It outlaws me, and I outlaw it.
The 89%: Exposing the climate majority and the media silence that keeps them unheard
Despite overwhelming global support for bold climate action, most governments are falling short—and newsrooms may be helping them do it.