The surprising player in the rail strike fight: Fossil fuel companies
As the country barrelled towards a potential rail workers strike last week, battle lines were drawn over the issue of paid sick leave. On the one side were unions —…
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That empty space next to highways? Put solar panels on it.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. On a stretch of West Georgia highway, in the triangle of land where an exit…
In Patagonia, a puma’s life is decided by political borders
“As a boy, my father killed pumas,” says Vincente Navarra, whose family has been raising sheep against the backdrop of Argentina’s Patagonian wilderness for generations. Navarra, a 71-year-old rancher who…
Rare good news from the Amazon: Gigantic fish are thriving again
From NPR Conservationists say a sustainable fishing program has helped the recovery of the local pirarucu — which can be up to 10-feet long and weigh 450 pounds. (Image credit:…
UN biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's “war with nature.” Here's what's at stake.
From NPR Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity’s relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis. (Image credit: Ulet…
COP15: UN calls for 'peace pact with nature'
From BBC Published29 minutes agoSharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent “Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,” the head of the United Nations…
Scientists plead for protection of peatlands, the world’s carbon capsules
A group of researchers from more than a dozen countries are calling for worldwide peatland protection and restoration. In a signed statement released Dec. 1, more than 40 scientists say…
No justice for Indigenous community taking on a Cambodian rubber baron
KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia — The mood outside the Kampong Thom Provincial Court had grown tense on the afternoon of July 26. Some 12 residents of Ngon village, an Indigenous Kuy…
Onshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt
From BBC Published13 hours agocommentsCommentsSharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images The government has pledged to relax restrictions on building onshore wind farms in England after a threatened rebellion…
Human justice element is key to stemming biodiversity loss, study says
As global biodiversity loss persists, a team of international scientists is calling for a more holistic approach to biodiversity protection: by coupling conservation efforts with human justice measures. In a…