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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. When veteran journalist Michael Grunwald set out to write his third book, he was determined not to produce a “Debbie Downer.” And…
Tanish Doshi was in high school when he pushed the Tucson Unified School District to take on an ambitious plan to reduce its climate footprint. In Oct. 2024, the availability of federal tax credits encouraged the district to adopt the…
Lords amend planning bill to include protections for wild animals, including bird-safe glass and swift bricks Hedgehog highways and bird-safe glass could become requirements for all new buildings as members of the House of Lords push through amendments to the…
More attention needs to be given to rapidly evolving issue of contamination of waterways with ‘forever chemicals’, committee’s chair says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set up a new authority to build a massive seawall along the north coast of Java, a project aimed at shielding millions of residents from flooding and sinking land, but observers reject it as a…
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…
He taught mathematics in a small state school on Flores and organized the parish youth group on weekends. Numbers ordered his days; community gave them purpose. In recent years, he also helped mobilize opposition to plans to tap the island’s…
The decision means nearly 245 million acres of federal public land would be ineligible for conservation or restoration use designations. By Anika Jane Beamer Conservation would no longer count as an official use of federal public lands under a plan…
Despite concerted efforts to control illegal wildlife trafficking globally, more than 13 million items of wildlife parts were seized and reported in 162 countries in just the last seven years, according to the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 by the…
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. South Korean officials are calling for the return of more than 300 of its citizens who were detained last week during an Immigration and Customs…