Tag: conservation
China announces giant pandas no longer endangered because of conservation efforts
Conservation efforts successfully increased the "iconic animals' population" where no they are considered "vulnerable."
We need to talk about environmental projects that fail
Celebrating success is great, but a new study finds patterns we can learn from — including the fact that we ignore failure at our own peril.
Bipartisan support for public lands protection bill passes through Congress
The new bill, S.47, is viewed as "a massive win for the present and future of American conservation."
Senate passes massive public lands conservation bill
The measure is the largest public lands bill considered by Congress in a decade.
Google searches reveal public interest in conservation is rising
Public interest in both conservation and climate change seems to be rising, a new study has found.
Murder of activist in India highlights growing risk to environmental defenders
Ajit Maneshwar Naik, a 57-year-old environmental activist who fought against the construction of new dams on the Kali River in the state of Karnataka in India, was killed last month.
A new Native-led strategy for fighting Keystone XL
This is now the only tribally owned land that sits directly on KXL’s U.S. route, and as such could present legal barriers to its construction.
Indigenous peoples control one-quarter of world’s land surface, two-thirds of that...
“What these new maps show us is that understanding Indigenous perspectives and Indigenous contributions to conservation are essential when negotiating local or global conservation agreements."
17 ways the Trump administration assaulted the environment over the holidays
New rules could affect everything from clean power to migratory birds, and they’re just a hint of what’s yet to come.
Massive fracking on Nevada public lands sought by Trump administration, conservation...
The protest says the BLM has violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act by failing to analyze the risks of drilling for oil and fracking with dangerous chemicals on such a massive scale.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.