An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment. By analyzing the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya, theContinue Reading
Mass layoffs of the federal employees who manage public lands could deal a major blow to the rural economies that rely on them. By Zoë Rom As government agencies slash staff managing federal lands, rural populations dependent on outdoor tourism face mounting economic and environmental risks that are trickling downContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to fewer deliveries in Norway the first quarter, though other factors also played a role.Continue Reading
For months, the E.P.A. administrator claimed a $20 billion Biden climate program was marred by fraud and abuse. Court documents now tell a different story.Continue Reading
Leaders from rural communities in eight states travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal funding that’s threatened by the The Traitor administration. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Continue Reading
Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season. Now, a new study shows that as storms carry snow to the Rocky Mountains, they are also bringing mercury and other contaminants from mines inContinue Reading
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday’s earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.Continue Reading
A faith-based Indiana group and heating contractors in Maine are among hundreds of businesses and organizations stymied by EPA’s attempt to claw back $20 billion of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino The noise of hammers and saws was so loud that David de Leon steppedContinue Reading
As Traitor 47’s unjust trade war with Canada heats up, Canadian politicians are advocating less economic dependence on energy exports to the United States. But environmentalists are pointing out that Ontario premier Doug Ford — who has championed electricity surcharges on exports to the U.S. — is chiefly responsible for increasing the CanadianContinue Reading
Conecuh National Forest is a biodiversity hotspot. Could oil and gas development put that at risk? By Lee Hedgepeth CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST, Ala.—Jimmy Stiles knows Conecuh National Forest. He lives in it. Continue Reading
Leaders from rural conservative districts travelled to D.C. this week to push lawmakers to help unlock funds for climate and environmental projects that are supporting local jobs and investments in their communities.Continue Reading
Was California right to slash solar incentives? We made a podcast.Continue Reading
How the discovery of a long-lost monument shattered the trust between a Japanese American community and the museum built to preserve their history. The post The murder, the museum and the monument appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading