Revisions to the law center on ‘harm,’ which would allow far more mining, drilling and other development that threatens critical habitat. The post The Traitor administration plans Endangered Species Act rollback appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child had no preexisting conditions.Continue Reading
Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons took advantage of famine and societal breakdown caused by an extreme period of drought to inflict crushing blows on weakenedContinue Reading
The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate., Read MoreContinue Reading
The company, Make Sunsets, launches balloons that release sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The gas—less than what is released during a single cross-country flight—cools the atmosphere by reflecting sunlight. By Phil McKenna The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding information from a small geoengineering startup company it says is launchingContinue Reading
The Haber-Bosch process, which converts atmospheric nitrogen to make ammonia fertilizer, revolutionized agriculture and helped feed the world’s growing population, but it also created huge environmental problems. It is one of the most energy-intensive chemical processes in the world, responsible for 1-2 percent of global energy consumption. It also releasesContinue Reading
Gaining a better understanding of how people move through the spaces where they live and work could make those spaces safer and more sustainable. But no one wants cameras watching them 24/7. Two former Media Lab researchers think they have a solution. Their company, Butlr, offers places like skilled nursingContinue Reading
“Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message delivered by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General on Tuesday to delegates attending the latest round of UN biodiversity talks in Rome. Continue Reading
In an address on Wednesday to Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan to support an “effective force” in Haiti as armed gangs continue to terrorize the population. Continue Reading
Dr. Robert Bullard has long spoken out about Shiloh, a historically Black community regularly flooded by an elevated highway. Now, he says the president of the nation’s largest environmental group should own up to the promises he’s made. By Lee Hedgepeth SHILOH COMMUNITY, Ala.—The promises, like the floodwaters, have comeContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration halted the construction of a New York offshore wind project. Legal analysts say it has implications far beyond the wind industry. (Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Continue Reading
A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion., Read MoreContinue Reading
In the race to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, the buildings sector is falling behind. While carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the U.S. electric power sector dropped by 34 percent between 2005 and 2021, emissions in the building sector declined by only 18 percent in that same time period. Moreover, inContinue Reading