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Survey of eight countries finds 82% of people support 30×30 biodiversity target, as progress stalls on protected areas Much of the world favours protecting 30% of the world’s land and water for nature by 2030, according to new research that…
The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-monitoring technology.
Activists are hoping to recreate the magic of 1970’s Earth Day — at a moment when the movement’s future is cloudier than ever.
The city’s mayoral race has justifiably been about housing and affordability. But flood protection, building decarbonization and air pollution will still be challenges for New York’s next mayor. By Lauren Dalban The city’s precarious position in the face of multiple…
He promised that 1 percent of the city’s budget would go to the Parks Department. He did not deliver. By Lauren Dalban New York City’s parks and natural areas are crucial to resilience against the many climate change-related pressures that…
A 26-year-old employee at McBride Operating in Waskom, Texas, was killed when a valve blew off a pump last year. Another worker had sued the company two years earlier after being injured on the job. By Martha Pskowski By the…
Bills a subcommittee considered this week would streamline the approval of new coal leases and exempt some coal projects from environmental reviews. By Carl David Goette-Luciak President Donald Trump has made reviving the coal industry a political and policy priority…
Once upon a time, the English language was full of stories with “blossoms,” “rivers,” and “moss.” But these words are disappearing from our vocabularies — and along with them, our connection to the natural world they describe. A study published…
The Trump administration, citing an ongoing “energy emergency,” has once again saddled a community already overburdened by pollution with a dirty, obsolete power plant it doesn’t want or need. The decision has confounded residents and environmental justice advocates, who called…
One of the buzziest technologies in modern science may be running right under your feet. Fiber optic cables bring you the internet as data-rich pulses of light, but they also detect signals from the surrounding environment: Researchers can analyze the…