The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of Africa descent and Indigenous Peoples as key stewards in conservation efforts.Continue Reading
Coalfield residents across the country feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In Alabama, U.S. regulators dragged their feet until a former top official called them out for failure to protect the public. By James Bruggers, Lee Hedgepeth Undermined: Tenth in a series aboutContinue Reading
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to “triple down” on conservative principles, including energy extraction and anti-trans policies at the Alberta United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer today in front of an energetic crowd of 6,000 people. “We will build new pipelines, oil and gas facilities, petrochemical plants,Continue Reading
The EU proposed delaying implementation of its new certification after palm-producing countries complained of too little time to prepare, but in Malaysia, farmers with small holdings still don’t know what’s coming. Photos and Story by James Whitlow Delano PERAK, Malaysia—When Sadira Hizlyn turned her scooter off the paved road andContinue Reading
In the effort to restore the Palouse Prairie, no project is too small. The post Your lawn could host an endangered ecosystem appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Golden mussels, an invasive species that officials across the country have been worried about for years, invaded North America for the first time through the Port of Stockton.Continue Reading
Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making., Read MoreContinue Reading
In one of three new reports on emissions, UN officials went as far as saying that the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius may be out of reach. Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental newsContinue Reading
The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods. (Image credit: Lauren Dauphin)Continue Reading
As heatwaves become more intense, cities are looking for strategies that can help keep neighborhoods cooler. A new tool has already helped identify potential solutions in Houston, a city where the impact of heat can vary significantly in different communities., Read MoreContinue Reading
Alberta’s United Conservative Party has passed a resolution to rebrand carbon dioxide—the chief gas whose overabundance in Earth’s atmosphere is causing the climate emergency—in a brazen display of climate science denial that harkens back to the 1990s fossil fuel industry playbook. Resolution 12, which falls under the ‘environmental stewardship andContinue Reading
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to “triple down” on conservative principles, including energy extraction and anti-trans policies at the Alberta United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer today in front of an energetic crowd of 6,000 people. “We will build new pipelines, oil and gas facilities, petrochemical plants,Continue Reading
Private funding to domestically produce electric vehicles and clean energy equipment is largely flowing to “disadvantaged” census tracts, a new analysis shows. The results vary widely by state. By Kristoffer Tigue A bonanza of private investments, spurred by federal funding, is helping to fulfill the Biden administration’s promise to liftContinue Reading