Restoring Biodiversity at Centers of Learning

Universities across the US are growing native gardens and ditching pesticides.

Anjali Bose

Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains

One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.

Jennifer Oldham

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

Marcus Baram

Reintroducing the Grizzly in the Golden State

A coalition of researchers, tribal leaders, and wildlife advocates want to bring the brown bears back to California.

Fred Nadis

Illegal Gold Mining Clears 140,000 Hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalize on record gold prices, report finds.

Luke Taylor The Guardian

US National Parks to Remain Partly Open During Government Shutdown

Hours before the shutdown, NPS staff began preparations to close down some parts of popular US public lands

Gabrielle Canon The Guardian

Kenya’s Growing Carbon Market Is a Setback for Indigenous Land Rights

Indigenous Ogiek say they are being evicted from their ancestral land to facilitate trading schemes.

Anthony Langat

The Comparison that Counts

There’s real harm that will come to places and people as we build out a new energy future. For me, the question becomes how that harm compares with the ongoing harm of our present system.

Bill McKibben

Nine Months On, Damage Lingers from Black Sea Tanker Spills

Marine life in the large inland sea has suffered significantly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Deanna Altomara

Carbon Emissions from Oil Giants Directly Linked to Dozens of Deadly Heatwaves for First Time

Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously-impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation.

Damian Carrington The Guardian

Old Electric Vehicles Contribute to New Pollution Problem in Southern Africa

Countries like Zimbabwe and South Africa are ill-equipped to repair failing imported EVs.

Deogracias Kalima

India’s Supreme Court Orders Inquiry into Giant Zoo Run by Son of Asia’s Richest Person

Activists claim Anant Ambani’s Vantara facility has no plan to return its endangered species to the wild

Patrick Greenfield The Guardian

Herpin’ in the Bayous        

A nighttime adventure in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin offers up some unexpected species sightings.

Don Lyman

Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts of Water

But companies rarely tell the public exactly how much.

Peyton McCauley and Melissa Scanlan

Trump’s Move to Sanitize US History Gets Little Support with National Park Visitors

Public comments show that a crackdown on signs ‘disparaging’ Americans is not popular.

Oliver Milman The Guardian

The Return of Scotland’s White-Tailed Eagles

Successful reintroduction of the iconic raptors has brought broad ecological benefits, along with challenges for Highlands farmers.

Mirali Shukla