Environment & Sustainability

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Exoplanets and Planet Formation (EPF 2025)

ExEP … Meetings/Events Exoplanets and Planet… ExEP Home Overview Team Missions Science Overview Decadal Surveys ExoExplorers Technology Technology Overview Needs and Gap Lists Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT) Awards ExEP Technology Colloquium Series In-Space Servicing and Assembly (iSSA) Segmented Coronagraph Design…

New financial tools boost traditional bioeconomy projects in the Amazon

From the Amazon Rainforest to the Cerrado savanna, enterprises led by Indigenous and traditional communities play a vital role in protecting forests and restoring degraded Brazilian landscapes. At the same time, they provide an important source of income for marginalized…

More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US data centers

Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new data centers in the US, the latest salvo in…

As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point

Officials warn that if regional Integrated Ocean Observing System readings go dark, coastal forecasts will become less precise, endangering commercial fishermen, cargo ships and coastal communities. By Ryan Krugman Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys…

Africa’s stakes in global UN environment talks in Nairobi

From Dec. 8-12, Kenya will host delegates from governments, civil society, industry and scientific agencies for the United Nations Environment Assembly at a time of profound environmental challenges and growing geopolitical uncertainty. In the sixth session of the UNEA held…

Norway pauses deep-sea mining for four years in policy U-turn

Norway has closed the door to deep-sea mining in its waters until at least 2029, stopping an industry that had been on the cusp of launching in spite the environmental risks it presented. On Dec. 3, Norway’s five political parties…