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Rain was already coursing through the usually dry creek near Abraham Stallins’ home in the Texas Hill Country when a flash flood warning lit up his phone. It was just after midnight on July 5, and many neighbors were sleeping,…
In 2013, California launched its cap-and-trade program, a carbon credit market that allows companies and governments to engage with offset projects that incentivize investments in planting trees, preserving forests, or even supporting solar farms. The idea is to reduce or…
Mercedes-Benz and other big manufacturers want to overturn the EU’s 2035 ban on petrol cars. This would be as disastrous for jobs as for the climate There is something rather old-fashioned about the way Germany views its car industry. When…
On a dawn drive through a savannah reserve in Zambia, a ranger slows the truck and points to a faint trail in the dust. It is not the spoor of an antelope or a stray cow. It is the print…
Vast tract of park that is home to 114 mammal species, including critically endangered black rhino, affected Namibia has begun deploying hundreds of soldiers to fight a fire that has burned through a third of the vast Etosha national park,…
Since 2021, the Sierra Club has been grading U.S. utilities on their commitment to a clean-energy transition. While most utilities have not earned high marks on the group’s annual scorecards, as a whole they had been showing some progress. That’s over now. The…
After a judge lamented the “political yo-yo” process embroiling wolf management in the Northern Rockies, no one appears to know how to deescalate the debate. By Jake Bolster, Kiley Price There are some 2,700 wolves across Idaho, Montana and Wyoming,…
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes—and promises. By Terry L. Jones and Evan Simon, Floodlight This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling…
Queensland premier says he won’t protect whales ‘at the expense of one single human’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s premier said the state is “not for turning” on its plan to expand shark…
A new study reports that the Bird’s Head Seascape off Indonesia’s West Papua serves as a vital habitat for juvenile male whale sharks, but lift-net fisheries, tourism boats and emerging mining activities in the region underscore the urgent need for…