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For the first time, scientists have concrete proof that electric vehicles are delivering on their promise to improve air quality—and the benefits are happening faster than expected. A groundbreaking study published in Lancet Planetary Health used satellite technology to measure…
Reform UK is making a strategic play for environmentally conscious Conservative voters by bringing veteran green advocate Ben Goldsmith on board to develop the party’s nature policies. The move represents a notable shift for Nigel Farage’s party, which has previously…
A conservation success story is unfolding high in Victoria’s Alpine National Park, where a small population of critically endangered guthega skinks may soon welcome two new additions to their ranks. A female lizard named Omeo is expecting to give birth…
In the village of Bang in North Cameroon, a simple technology is making a big difference for both families and forests. When heavy monsoon rains recently prevented 50-something mother Astha Pabami from collecting firewood, she wasn’t worried—her new improved cookstove…
Scientists across the Great Lakes region are turning to local communities for help measuring ice thickness this winter, launching an innovative citizen science initiative to improve ice forecasting models. While satellites excel at tracking ice coverage from above, they cannot…
Environmental campaigners have scored a significant victory in their fight for transparency in organic food certification, successfully forcing the UK’s leading organic certifier to disclose previously confidential salmon farm inspection reports. An information tribunal has ruled that the Soil Association,…
A decade after British energy company Drax began opening wood pellet mills across Louisiana and Mississippi, the promised economic revival has failed to materialize in struggling former timber towns like Urania, Louisiana, and Gloster, Mississippi. Despite receiving over $75 million…
In the lush rainforests of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, a growing conflict is brewing between traditional agriculture and industrial mining. The Loeha Raya region, home to five villages along the shores of Lake Towuti—Indonesia’s second-largest freshwater lake—sits at the center of…
Indonesian police have arrested five suspects in connection with the illegal hunting of a critically endangered Javan leopard in West Java’s Gunung Sanggabuana conservation forest. The case has sparked renewed concerns about wildlife protection enforcement after viral videos and camera…
Behind towering fences, guard dogs, and surveillance cameras in the coastal forests of South Carolina lies one of the world’s most important turtle conservation facilities. The Turtle Survival Center in Cross operates like a high-security vault for some of Asia’s…
