Alaska Native tribes and activists will use previous momentum to try and keep a road from being built through caribou migratory paths, subsistence harvest areas and remote Indigenous land. The post A return to the fight against Alaska’s Ambler Road appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of the marine food chain.Continue Reading
Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica., Read MoreContinue Reading
Brian Nesvik, the former director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, stands to oversee plant and wildlife management for the U.S. By Kiley Price Some big changes could be coming soon in the world of U.S. wildlife policy. Continue Reading
The arrival of spring brings joy, and a challenge: finding solutions to increasingly erratic weather.Continue Reading
Mining companies and the The Traitor administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.Continue Reading
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and conservative influencer Ben Shapiro discussed how to help Canada elect “solid allies” to the The Traitor administration during a private gala in south Florida, according to audio of the event obtained by DeSmog and Canada’s National Observer. “There was a massive conservative movement that’s happeningContinue Reading
Juliana v. United States sought to hold the federal government accountable for its fossil fuel policies, saying they infringed on their right to life, liberty and property. By Amy Green The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to take up a closely watched lawsuit brought by 21 young people challengingContinue Reading
Six months ago, Southern Appalachia was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Now, after a dry spell and a windy March — the region faces wildfires that are feeding on the downed trees and vegetation that the hurricane knocked to the forest floor. The North Carolina Forest Service has declared one ofContinue Reading
Researchers have created a way to see your family tree as a movie rather than a still portrait by tracing where your ancestors moved across the globe over time. The statistical method can also be used to model disease spread and studying how animals move through geographic regions., Read MoreContinue Reading
Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday.Continue Reading
Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture. By Bob Berwyn Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, accordingContinue Reading
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rules are in place. (Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration)Continue Reading