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
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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
A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the ‘butterfly effect’ — the idea that something as small as the flapping of a butterfly’s wings can eventually lead to aContinue Reading
Arron Banks , who is standing as Nigel Farage ’s Reform UK candidate for West of England Mayor, has repeatedly rejected elemental climate facts. The right-wing populist Reform UK describes itself as an “environmentalist” party. However, its leaders and candidates – including Banks – have frequently attacked the science ofContinue Reading
The exhibits were dedicated to the agency’s history. Mr. Zeldin said closing the collection would save $600,000 annually.Continue Reading
A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.Continue 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
This article was published in partnership with Czech investigative media outlet Deník Referendum A Czech MEP earning €120,000 a year in his second job as an automotive consultant is facing fresh concerns over the “unacceptable” conflicts of interest involved in his latest appointment. Filip Turek was elected to the EuropeanContinue Reading
Researchers have uncovered a complete Quina technological system in the Longtan site in southwest China. The discovery challenges the widely held perception that the Middle Paleolithic period was mostly static in East Asia., Read MoreContinue Reading
Jewish and Christian faith leaders responded to Lee Zeldin’s comments with “righteous anger” and called for policies that support a more just, livable world. By James Bruggers When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made a defiant reference to “climate change religion” in order to justify a plan to rollContinue Reading
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday.Continue Reading
Hyundai just opened a high-tech auto plant in Georgia. Originally meant to just build EVs, it’s expanding toward plug-in hybrids — a sign of bigger shifts in the auto industry. (Image credit: Mike Stewart)Continue Reading