Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: ecosystem

The environmental and social impacts of fish farming and industrial aquaculture

Often promoted as sustainable, fish farming can increase pressure on wild fisheries, deepen global food inequities, and damage marine ecosystems.

How a bird flu outbreak wiped out a generation of seals...

An unprecedented avian flu outbreak in Argentine Patagonia devastated a stable elephant seal colony, highlighting the rising threat of infectious disease to wildlife in a warming world.

Local ordinances grant legal rights to native stingless bees in Peruvian...

This marks the first time insects have received legal rights to exist, thrive, and be defended in court in the Satipo province and Nauta town.

Asia warms faster than rest of world, impacts continent

The report said that the warming trend between 1991–2024 was almost double that during the 1961–1990 period.

Nanonplstics not just in seafood, new study finds small plastic particles...

The study confirmed that humans and animals are consuming nanoplastics not just through seafood and water sources, but now through agriculture.

Conservation innovations: How sustained resistance is saving one of the Earth’s...

As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it.

Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species...

Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.

Removing hydropower dams can restore ecosystems, build climate resilience, and restore...

Hydropower dams, initially celebrated as feats of engineering, are now scrutinized for their negative environmental and societal impacts.

Mountain Valley seeks early start amid unfinished safety measures and environmental...

As environmental advocates rally against the premature operation of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, concerns mount over safety violations and the impact on vulnerable ecosystems.

Green group slams EPA failure to curb ‘dangerous levels of air...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opted to maintain the existing secondary national ambient air quality standards for sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.