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After decades of restoring native forest ecosystems in southeast Ohio without compensation, David Funk is finally earning money for his conservation work through an innovative carbon credit program. The Nature Conservancy approached Funk because of his extensive woodland preservation efforts…
Google's plan to restart Iowa's shuttered nuclear facility raises storm safety concerns in America's most tornado-prone region, while a massive Chinese-backed port in Peru could push Amazon ecosystems past their breaking point. Plus, deep-sea mining debates intensify globally.
California's Newsom administration proposes relaxing restrictions on anticoagulant rodenticides killing endangered species, while South Australia pulls decades-old 'clean and green' natural gas advertisements from Adelaide Metro buses after regulatory pressure.
Indigenous activists made a powerful statement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, when they blocked the summit entrance, stopping the flow of delegates and forcing attention to their urgent message. Their demonstration wasn’t merely a protest—it…
In a candid interview, Rhett Butler, founder of environmental news site Mongabay, revealed how ditching advertising revenue in 2012 became the key to expanding the organization’s global conservation impact. The decision, while risky, allowed Mongabay to pursue journalism projects that…
Britain's advertising watchdog cracks down on fashion giants' false green claims as Trump dismantles vehicle efficiency rules affecting millions of cars. Meanwhile, record heat and drought cost UK farmers £800 million in crop losses amid Iceland's purple lupin invasion.
In the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia, an unlikely conservation story is unfolding as former loggers join efforts to save one of the world’s most endangered primates. Luis Enrique Centena, who once spent decades cutting down trees in these…
The Trump administration renames Colorado's National Renewable Energy Laboratory while Los Angeles fire survivors choose all-electric homes over gas appliances. Plus: New study shows worker heat protections save lives as federal standards loom.
Peru's Interoceanic Highway devastates critical Amazon ecosystems while a new Chinese-backed mega-port threatens further destruction. Meanwhile, climate-driven wildfires reach unprecedented elevations in the American West, fundamentally altering snowpack melt patterns and threatening regional water supplies.
A palm oil plantation is rapidly destroying pristine rainforest within a UNESCO-protected wildlife corridor in Indonesian Borneo, threatening one of the last remaining habitats for critically endangered orangutans. PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR), owned by Indonesian tycoon Alexander Thaslim through…
