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Justin Smarsh and his family used to kayak a few times a year on the rivers and creeks near their home in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania. High on the Appalachian Plateau, northeast of Pittsburgh, he spent hours in the woods and…
Council’s plan will leave Federal Emergency Management Agency ill-equipped to respond to extreme weather events, experts say Sweeping changes may be in store at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), the nation’s frontline emergency response coordinator, that experts warned could…
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust says the campaign, focusing on nature recovery, is its biggest yet.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. says the Trump administration has cut regional staffing serving the state by a third, making progress on Superfund cleanups “nearly impossible.” By Anna Mattson New Jersey is home to nearly 9 percent of the nation’s…
In “Smog and Sunshine,” UCLA’s Ann Carlson tells of the scientists, lawyers, government officials and community members behind the decades-long effort to clear Southern California skies. By Steven Rodas As a child growing up in Southern California, Ann Carlson remembers…
Bound by a common threat, unlikely allies of tribes, commercial fishermen and the conservation community came together to stop a gold and copper mine, and won. Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,”…
GRAN POPO, Benin — In Benin, mangroves are said to be protected by the Zangbéto. In the Vodun belief, this deity forbids wood cutting, under penalty of a curse. As a result, in 10 years, more than 500 hectares (1,200…
The European roller is a small, striking migratory bird that breeds in open woodlands — or farms and orchards — across Europe and Central Asia. Coracias garrulus is also well-known to Southern and South Africa’s avid birdwatching communities, including many…
Bempton Cliffs, one of the UK’s largest sanctuaries, has seen a notable rise in younger twitchers.
The city is responsible for 80% of the world’s natural history TV shows.