Scientists Identify Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions—and Hardly Any Have Protections in Place

An estimated 90 percent of all traded goods travel by sea, where vessels tap into a vast network of shipping routes that connect even the most far-flung places.  But humans aren’t the only ones traversing vast distances across these marine highways. A new study found that shipping occurs in more than 90 percent of whale ranges, where the animals can...

Supreme Court railway case could redefine environmental impact reviews

A Supreme Court case over a proposed Utah railway may alter how federal agencies assess environmental impacts, potentially affecting projects nationwide.Wyatt Myskow reports for...

Atlantic circulation collapse? New clues on the fate of a crucial conveyor belt » Yale Climate Connections

Among the many reasons why we ought to cut climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and sharply as possible, the weakening of a system...

Interior To Auction 400,000 Acres In ANWR To Meet Federal Leasing Requirement

The Department of the Interior said it would hold an oil and gas auction for 400,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)...

COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku

Developed nations have agreed to help channel “at least” $300bn a year into developing countries by 2035 to support their efforts to deal with climate change. However, the new climate-finance goal – agreed along with a range of other issues at the COP29 summit in...

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Texas Farmers Say Sewage-Based Fertilizer Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Poisoned Their Land and Killed Their Livestock

This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans—and engages with them—about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas—Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A...

Colorado River States Are Separated by a ‘Giant Chasm’ in Negotiations

The seven states that rely on the Colorado River are deeply divided over how to manage the shrinking water supply in the future. In...

La extrañamente hiperactiva temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 2024 termina » Yale Climate Connections

Ahora cerramos el libro sobre la inusualmente mortal y destructiva temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 2024. Hubo 18 tormentas con nombre, 11...

Banks fuel climate risk with $200 billion for new gas projects

As oil and gas producing nations opposed reducing plastic production, the fifth round of talks in a series of UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meetings...

For Net Zero, UK Climate Advisers Urge Brits To Eat Less Meat, Take Fewer Flights, And Buy EVs

Britons will have to fly less, eat less meat, and use public transport more often to hit Net Zero goals, the Government’s main climate-change...

Americans weigh family planning as political and climate fears grow

Some U.S. families are reconsidering having children due to concerns over reproductive rights, healthcare access and climate change following the 2024 presidential election.Carter Sherman...

Biden administration funds clean hydrogen hubs amid uncertain future under Trump

The Department of Energy is allocating $2.2 billion to clean hydrogen projects in the Gulf Coast and Midwest, raising questions about their fate under...

The Healing Land: Indigenous-Led Conservation Efforts as Climate Change Mitigation

As the global community grapples with the urgent need to mitigate climate change, Indigenous-led conservation efforts are emerging as a powerful and effective approach....

As California Pushes Increased Ethanol Use, Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts

On Oct. 25, California Governor Gavin Newsom encouraged the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to accelerate its study of E15, a gasoline-ethanol blend, as a way...

Rise in Avian Flu Cases Amplifies Concerns About Consolidation in Agriculture

A handful of dairy farms sprawl across the valley floor, ringed by the spikey, copper-colored San Jacinto mountains. This is the very edge of California’s dairy country—and so far, the cows here are safe. But everyone worries that the potentially...

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