Conservation

America’s public schools have enormous energy, infrastructure and transportation needs, which make them an essential component of any plan to improve the nation’s overall infrastructure. Yet the role schools can…

By 2050 – just 28 years from now – the sea level along the Long Island Sound shoreline is projected to be 18 inches above today’s levels. By 2100 it…

The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species – including some…

The City College of New York Grove School of Engineering today released a new report which examined advanced recycling. The report concluded that advanced recycling helps avoid climate impacts, reduces…

World leaders at last year’s international climate change conference COP26 pledged $1.7 billion to support Indigenous people’s efforts to protect their rights and land. Led by the United States, United Kingdom, Norway,…

Protecting algae-eating fish may not be enough to save endangered coral reefs, a new study shows. Some researchers, resource managers, and conservationists have advocated restoring populations of algae-eating reef fish,…

The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia River and faced the loggers threatening her Amazonian…

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address water pollution. Sackett v.…

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife and their two adult children have irrevocably transferred their ownership of the outdoor apparel company to a set of trusts and nonprofit organizations. From…

Shahar “Shaq” Koyok is descended from the Temuan people, one of the largest tribes of Malaysia’s Indigenous peoples, or Orang Asli (which means “first people” in Malay). An artist and Indigenous rights activist, Shaq…

As more frequent and intense heat waves expose animals to temperatures outside of their normal limits, an international team led by researchers at the University of Bristol studied over 100…

With so many crises happening in recent years—the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump’s attempted coup, global inflation—the dire consequences of global warming have receded from…