Tag: ecosystem
Rivers are key to restoring the world’s biodiversity
Biodiversity is plummeting, but restoring rivers could quickly reverse this disastrous trend.
Humans destroyed intact ecosystem land the size of Mexico in just...
“Intact lands are relied on by biodiversity for habitat, and by people for ecosystem services such as climate regulation and clean water.”
The final frontiers? A call to protect the biodiversity on the...
Trump’s border wall is not alone. Similar structures and development on the lands between nations threaten biodiversity around the globe.
5 lessons for the future of water
In a moment where we feel caged, where we are scared of losing our loved ones, and we feel vulnerable in the middle of a pandemic that seems unstoppable, our ecosystem is presenting us with a challenge.
Storms and rising seas threaten coastal ecosystems—here’s what we can do
Governments and nonprofit organizations need to act fast to ramp up existing protection efforts and be effective advocates for these threatened resources.
Under Trump, federal agencies halt reviews of toxic pesticides that endanger...
Scientists say pesticides from nearby farms are pushing them closer to extinction.
Plastic is killing our oceans. Here’s what you need to know
Plastics ushered in an era of incredible convenience and are largely responsible for our modern era of mass consumerism.
Michiganders fight back against water privatization as Nestlé tries to increase...
Residents are building a movement across the state – writing letter, holding town meetings and going door-to-door – to "protect their most important local resource."
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Global leaders plead for peace in Ukraine at UN
Altogether, leaders from at least 50 countries spoke up for peace in Ukraine at the 2023 UN General Assembly.
Supreme Court could trigger hundreds of billions in corporate tax cuts ‘with the stroke...
"The Roberts Court could decide with the stroke of a pen to simultaneously forgive big business decades of tax dues."
Elected Democrats are conformist enablers of Biden for 2024
Alarm bells among pro-Biden pundits have finally begun to break the political sound barrier. So why is it quiet on Capitol Hill on the Democratic front?
Climate campaigners decry ‘absolutely horrendous’ brutality against protesters at fed summit
"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.
Missouri set to execute Marcellus Williams despite DNA evidence proving innocence—again
Unless we reform this corrupt system, racist politicians will be rewarded with higher political offices–for–”frying a black man.”