'Conservation successes' bring hope for mountain gorilla
From BBC Conservation efforts appear to be paying off for some of the world’s most charismatic animals, according to new assessments for the extinction Red List. Prospects look better for…
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EU lawmakers back at least 35 percent CO2 cut from trucks by 2030
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers on Wednesday backed a 35-percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from new trucks by 2030 in a push for tougher laws to limit climate…
South Pole: Rock 'hotspot' causes ice sheet to sag
From BBC A “hotspot” is melting the base of the Antarctic Ice Sheet at the South Pole. The area affected is three times that of Greater London. Scientists suspect a…
Explainer: Blame climate, but crowded forests also fuel California fires
(Reuters) - With a tweet blaming California’s wildfires on “gross mismanagement of the forests,” President Donald Trump dismissed the role of climate change in the worsening blazes across the U.S.…
Paradise Fire Leaves Most Residence Homeless
From NPR Most of the town of Paradise is now homeless. What happens to the town and what happens to the 27,000 without homes in northern California? Read the full…
Newsbrief: Calif. Wildfires, Brexit And Chinese Muslim Repression
From NPR The death toll climbs to 48 in Calif. wildfires. British Prime Minister Theresa May presents a Brexit plan to her cabinet today. And a look at China’s growing…
National Guard to help search for remains from California's deadliest wildfire
PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - National Guard troops were due to arrive on Wednesday to help search for more victims in the charred, ash-strewn ruins where the northern California town of…
France sets out plans to tackle deforestation
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government on Wednesday set out plans to tackle the problem of deforestation, saying it would look to curb imports of products such as palm oil,…
‘No one is helping us’: Venezuelan conservation crippled by crisis
“To leave my dream was difficult, but I had to do it for my son,” says Ileana Herrera, a former ecologist from Venezuela, now living in Ecuador. Herrera, like many…
Death toll hits 48 in California's worst wildfire disaster
PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - The remains of six more fire victims were found on Tuesday in a northern California town overrun by flames last week, raising the death toll to…