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Idaho Bird Research Station Rebuilds After Wildfire, New Jersey Strengthens Wetland Protections While Federal Rules Weaken — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Thu, Jan 1 2026

A Boise State research facility rebuilds following devastating flames to study climate impacts on avian communities. Meanwhile, New Jersey offers a state-level blueprint for wetland protection as Trump administration scales back federal safeguards for millions of acres of critical habitat. Read the full article

January 1, 2026

Renowned marine ecologist and university leader emma johnston dies at 52

The environmental science community is mourning the loss of Emma Johnston, a pioneering marine ecologist and academic leader who died December 26, 2025, in Melbourne from…

January 1, 2026

Decade-long study captures life of marine mammals on climate-threatened frisian islands

For the past decade, scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk has been documenting the remarkable lives of pinnipeds—seals, sea lions, and walruses—across the Frisian Islands, a fragile…

January 1, 2026

Australia’s political landscape shifts as labor dominates while coalition faces existential crisis after election defeat

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is entering 2026 from a position of unprecedented political strength following Labor’s decisive electoral victory, but significant economic challenges loom ahead…

January 1, 2026

Illegal gold mining transforms peru’s nanay river into mercury-contaminated wasteland

From thousands of feet above the Peruvian Amazon, the devastating impact of illegal gold mining becomes starkly visible. Professor José Manuyama, president of the Committee for…

January 1, 2026

Quarter-century everglades restoration project adapts to new climate realities in south florida

For 25 years, one of the world’s most ambitious environmental restoration projects has been quietly transforming South Florida’s iconic Everglades. What began as an effort to…

January 1, 2026

California’s birds navigate survival as wildfires intensify from natural cycles to destructive megafires

Deep in California’s Sierra Nevada forests, an unlikely fire specialist thrives where others flee. The black-backed woodpecker has evolved as nature’s perfect post-fire opportunist, swooping into…

January 1, 2026

New jersey’s wetland protections offer blueprint as federal rules weaken under trump administration

While the Trump administration moved to dramatically scale back federal wetland protections in November, sparking widespread concern among environmental advocates, New Jersey is demonstrating how states…

January 1, 2026

Latin america’s environmental crossroads: conservation gains threatened by crime and mining expansion

Latin America finds itself at a critical environmental juncture, where groundbreaking conservation efforts are increasingly undermined by organized crime and expanding extractive industries. This biodiverse powerhouse—home…

January 1, 2026

Environmental polycrisis shatters world in 2025, but hope remains for healing our planet’s heart

The world faced an unprecedented convergence of environmental, social, and economic crises in 2025, creating what experts call a “polycrisis” that has pushed both human societies…

January 1, 2026

Idaho Bird Research Station Rebuilds After Wildfire, New Jersey Strengthens Wetland Protections While Federal Rules Weaken — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Thu, Jan 1 2026

Researchers working at bird banding station with nets and equipment near Idaho's Lucky Peak

A Boise State research facility rebuilds following devastating flames to study climate impacts on avian communities. Meanwhile, New Jersey offers a state-level blueprint for wetland protection as Trump administration scales back federal safeguards for millions of acres of critical habitat.

January 1, 2026

Environmental news giant mongabay reaches record 110 million readers with 7,300 stories in 2025

Environmental journalism powerhouse Mongabay achieved unprecedented reach in 2025, publishing more than 7,300 stories across eight languages and attracting over 110 million unique readers—a remarkable 44%…

January 1, 2026

Environmental advocates secure major victories across us states despite federal rollbacks in 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, environmental advocates are celebrating significant grassroots victories that emerged despite a challenging federal policy landscape. While the Trump administration implemented…

January 1, 2026

Courts deliver major climate victories in 2025: from blocking fossil fuel projects to exposing corporate greenwashing

A decade after the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, courts around the world are increasingly becoming battlegrounds for climate justice—and activists are winning significant victories. The year…

January 1, 2026

Scientists discover 20 new species in pacific ocean’s mysterious twilight zone using underwater ‘hotels’

In the dim depths of the Pacific Ocean near Guam, scientists have uncovered a hidden world teeming with never-before-seen life. Using innovative underwater structures that act…

January 1, 2026

Central america’s largest biosphere reserve loses record 10% of land area to deforestation in single year

Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Central America’s largest protected ecosystem spanning 2,860 square miles along the Honduran border, is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. In 2024 alone,…

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