Environment
Climate, sustainability, and nature
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Clinton Escapes Catastrophe as Pear Lake Fire Devours 4,400 Hectares
While the Village of Clinton avoided a total wipeout, industrial losses and massive evacuations highlight the volatility...
Columbia's New 12-School Alliance Targets Urban Environmental Racism
The Climate School is bridging the gap between ivory tower research and street-level activism with a massive cross-disci...
The Kudzu Obsession: One Homeowner's Brutal Battle with the 'Vine That Ate the South'
From hiring a llama named Ramona to drinking taproot tea, one man's fight against an invasive species became a psycholog...
P.E.I.βs Vanishing History: The Race to Save 300 Archaeological Sites from Rising Tides
As coastal erosion accelerates across Prince Edward Island, centuries-old cemeteries and Indigenous sites face an existe...
B.C. Fire Complexes Merge: The Terrifying Scale of the Clinton Evacuations
As "rank-five" blazes consume the B.C. Interior, thousands are displaced by merging wildfire complexes that have outpace...
Oregon's Akawa Butte Fire Becomes Top National Priority as Homes Burn
A lightning-sparked blaze near Sisters has consumed 42 square miles, triggering a massive federal response to protect Ce...
Europe Under Siege: Massive Wildfires Devastate French Coast and Spanish Heartland
From the luxury villas of Cap Ferret to the outskirts of Madrid, extreme wildfires are forcing tens of thousands to flee...
Clinton Under Siege: Pear Lake Wildfire Triggers Mass Evacuations and Highway Shutdowns
A 3,185-hectare blaze is forcing hundreds from their homes and severing a critical BC transport artery as extreme fire b...
Canada's Wildfire Crisis: Tactical Air Support vs. Institutional Decay
While 10 leased water bombers fight 901 active fires, warnings of workforce cuts at NRCan suggest a dangerous decline in...
Europe's Summer Inferno: 50,000 Displaced as France and Spain Battle Blazes
From the luxury villas of Cap Ferret to the outskirts of Madrid, apocalyptic wildfires are rewriting the risk map for So...
The Toxic Trust Gap: Why Rhys Williams' Board Seat is Under Fire
A former Newsom aide's ties to a lobbying firm representing hazardous waste companies have sparked a battle over the int...
The 300% Seed Gap: Why California's Forests Are Vanishing Faster Than They Can Be Replanted
Wildfires have consumed 2.3 million acres of California forestland over 25 years, leaving a massive reforestation defici...
Pink Bubble Gum and Biological Warfare: The Fight for the San Antonio River
A low-budget battle against South American apple snails is unfolding in Texas as officials race to stop a reproductive c...
BC Fire Crisis: Merged Blazes and Power Failures Grip the Interior
A massive new fire front near Boston Bar and lightning-sparked blazes in Kimberley signal a deteriorating wildfire seaso...
Saving the Westslope Cutthroat: Parks Canada's 20-Year Battle for Mountain Waters
From rotenone treatments to mobile hatcheries, Parks Canada is fighting to reclaim a lost 90% of the westslope cutthroat...
Uganda's High-Stakes Gamble to Save the Nubian Giraffe
A complex translocation operation is underway to move 12 critically endangered giraffes to the Ajai Wildlife Reserve to ...
The 10-Foot Buffer That Saved San Diego Country Estates
A strategic fuel break in Ramona proved its worth during the Creelman fire, highlighting the critical nature of wildland...
Ramona's Narrow Escape: The Aftermath of the Creelman Fire
A July 23 blaze left a trail of destruction across San Diego County, sparing homes but obliterating personal property an...
The Great Painted Lady Invasion: Millions of Butterflies Descend on the UK
A rare 'painted lady summer' is bringing millions of migratory insects to Britain, potentially smashing previous sightin...
Beyond the Threshold: The Crestline Village Water District Bear Intrusion
A black bear's unexpected office visit in the San Bernardino Mountains highlights the thinning line between human worksp...
The Battle for America's Chemical Safety: 250 Groups Fight to Save the TSCA
A massive coalition is warning the Senate that weakening the Toxic Substances Control Act would open the door to toxic c...
Ignored Warnings: The Human Cost of Ontario's Wildfire Neglect
Two First Nations communities have been erased by fire after the provincial government failed to implement a 2021 emerge...
The Dietary Paradox: Why Gen Z and Alpha Lead in Food Emissions
A global study reveals that the youngest generations have the highest per capita carbon footprints due to meat and dairy...
The High Price of Viral Clout: The Pen y Fan Bathtub Controversy
An influencer's attempt to film the 'world's highest bath' in South Wales has left a trail of environmental concern and ...
The Panda vs. The Shire Horse: Why We Are Losing a Vital Working Legacy
A new documentary highlights the startling population gap between giant pandas and Shire horses, questioning our focus o...
Ontario's Northeast Fire Count Hits 41 as New Blazes Emerge
Two new wildfires, including the 361-hectare Cochrane 47, have pushed the regional fire count higher, prompting urgent w...
Jefferson Park Residents Target E&B Natural Resources in Fight to Close Murphy Oil Site
A community fight is brewing in South Los Angeles to shutter a local oil well as families link the Murphy site to severe...
LA's Battle Over the Murphy Oil Site: A Test for Environmental Justice
A looming city hearing could end a century of drilling in Jefferson Park as residents fight for their health and a clean...
Bertha Hits Louisiana: A Second Blow to a Fragile Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha brings 45 mph winds to St. Bernard Parish, compounding the misery for regions still reeling from J...
Beyond the Boardwalk: The Dangerous Breach at Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring
Two women face scrutiny after being filmed walking on the fragile, super-heated microbial mats of Yellowstone's most fam...