Environment
Climate, sustainability, and nature
887 articles
Alberta's Kootenay Plains Shift: Conservation vs. Tourism
A proposal to reclassify a strict ecological reserve into a provincial park has sparked a battle over habitat protection...
Beyond the Lens: How BirdLife Australia’s 2026 Awards Fund Conservation
More than a gallery, the 2026 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards serve as a vital financial lifeline for the nation's...
The 29.7% Warning: Inside Grow the Flow's Billboard Battle for Utah's Water
As the Great Salt Lake hits a record low, a new billboard campaign is demanding a 40% cut in water use to save Utah's ec...
From Endangered to Increasing: The Massive Scale of the Wētāpunga Recovery
A 15-year intensive breeding initiative has successfully released 11,000 of New Zealand's heaviest insects back into the...
Edmonton’s 25-Cent Tug-of-War: Data Wins Over Equity in Narrow Council Vote
A razor-thin 7-6 vote in Edmonton has upheld a controversial paper bag fee, pitting environmental data against the finan...
The Sitka Collision: How a New ESA Rule Changes Whale Protections
A container ship's encounter with a fin whale in Alaska highlights a massive shift in how U.S. wildlife law handles acci...
Gulf Coast Braces for 92L: A Mid-Week Calm Before a Tropical Weekend
A developing system in the southwestern Gulf carries an 80% chance of tropical development, threatening the Florida Panh...
The Sound of Silence: Can Offshore Wind Survive the Cost of Marine Protection?
As the push for floating wind farms accelerates, the noise from pile driving creates a high-stakes battle between renewa...
San Pedro's Entangled Humpback: A Symbol of California's Record-Breaking Crisis
A humpback whale is fighting for survival off the coast of San Pedro, highlighting a surge in lethal fishing gear entang...
Nature’s Eraser: The Sudden Collapse of Hawaii’s Holei Sea Arch
A 90-foot landmark on the Big Island has fallen into the Pacific, sparking warnings as tourists risk their lives to visi...
The Solar Sanctuary: How 29 Acres in Illinois are Protecting Endangered Species
A new field study reveals that the Morgan County Solar farm is successfully supporting endangered frogs and butterflies ...
Beyond the Bag: Edmonton's Battle Over Restaurant Fees and Environmental Impact
Edmonton City Council is weighing whether to scrap the mandatory restaurant bag fee introduced in 2023, pitting consumer...
Beyond the Ghost Logs: Why Yellowstone’s Forests Are Failing to Recover
Intense, high-temperature wildfires are fundamentally altering the landscape of Yellowstone National Park, replacing anc...
The eBay Land Scam That Turned a Hampshire Beauty Spot Into a 400-Ton Dump
Fragmented ownership and systemic neglect have left a historic site near Bramley devastated by illegal waste and toxic f...
Swiss Alps in Crisis: 2026 Marks Second-Worst Glacier Melt on Record
A 5.5% loss in ice volume signals a tipping point for Alpine ecosystems as human-caused warming accelerates.
Systemic Failure: The Cost of LAFD’s Budget-Driven Wildfire Response
A damning new report reveals how staffing shortages and tech delays turned the January 2025 wildfires into a catastrophe...
The End of an Era: Hawaii's Hōlei Sea Arch Vanishes into the Pacific
A 550-year-old natural marvel has collapsed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, marking the inevitable conclusion of a ce...
The Patagonian Mystery: Investigating the Surge in Southern Right Whale Calf Deaths
As carcasses wash up near Peninsula Valdes, Argentine investigators race to determine if environmental shifts or human a...
Nature's Clock: The 550-Year Life of Hawaii's Hōlei Sea Arch Ends
A massive volcanic landmark on the Big Island has vanished, marking a dramatic shift in the coastline of Hawaii Volcanoe...
Restoring the Santa Cruz: Wildlife Ramps and the Battle Against 11 Tons of Trash
A new ecological report reveals how reclaimed water and community effort are reviving the Santa Cruz River's biodiversit...
Mediterranean Deluge: France’s Languedoc Region Faces Unprecedented Flooding
Extreme rainfall in southeastern France has triggered red alerts in Gard, as climate data shows a sharp rise in intense ...
Alpine Collapse: Swiss Glaciers Face 'Complete Demise' Amid Record Melt
A devastating year for Swiss ice saw the total disappearance of several glaciers and a massive 5.5% volume drop.
The Eye in the Ocean: Cornwall's Low-Tech Fix for Seabird Bycatch
A rotating buoy mimicking a predator has slashed seabird deaths in Cornish waters, offering a scalable model for Europea...
The Battle for 950 Acres: Can Salt Lake City Protect Its Shrinking Wetlands?
Conservationists are challenging a plan to transfer nearly 1,000 acres of Great Salt Lake wetlands to state wildlife man...
The Battle for Big Bend: Legal Fight Looms as DHS Resumes Border Wall Plans
Conservationists prepare for a courtroom showdown in El Paso after the Department of Homeland Security lifted a construc...
Hurricane Polo’s Tropical Plume Unleashes Historic Flooding Across U.S. Southwest
From Arizona to Texas, a rare meteorological collision is triggering emergency rescues and flash floods as tropical mois...
Rare Visit from Eastern Tropical Pacific Orcas Stuns Orange County Coast
A pod of 13 orcas, including young calves, made a surprise appearance from Dana Point to Huntington Beach, highlighting ...
Political Purge in the Parks? Interior Department Freezes $1.7M in Utah Conservation
A nationwide $25.9 million funding block has left Lake Powell's archaeological sites vulnerable and 184 conservationists...
Long Beach's Amphibian Ambition: Restoring the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog
The Aquarium of the Pacific has moved endangered frogs from nursery tanks to the San Gabriel Mountains in a major conser...
Scaling New Heights: Germany's 365-Metre Wind Record
Gicon's record-breaking turbine in Schipkau aims to double energy output, but political friction in a former coal region...