Tag: climate and environment
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Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public land
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry
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DeSantis’ step toward victory on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sets up a funding dilemma for Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a dilemma over the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades
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Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers
A new study has determined that 55 heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change
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Takeaways from our collaboration on schools recovering from wildfires
The Camp Fire in Paradise, one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, has deeply affected students’ learning
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This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering
Paradise, California, is slowly recovering from the devastating 2018 Camp Fire
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Commentary: What wildfires do to our bodies when the smoke settles
In fall 2020, I woke up in an apocalypse. It was 8 a.m., but the world outside was dark and blanketed by an angry red sky. With all the lights on in the house, we watched specks of smoke and debris float down outside from a nearby wildfire in Northern California. I will never forget…
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Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river
WUHAN, China (AP) — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in China’s longest river. The Yangtze River is one of the busiest inland waterways in the world with 16 major ports.…
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From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed ‘disparaging’ to US
Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America
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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as neighbors eye power imports
Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam to produce more than 5,000 megawatts and boost the electric vehicle industry in a country that has banned the importation of gasoline-powered vehicles
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Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted
Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered