Gulper sharks on the line amid international shark trade debate
The Maldives wants to resume fishing for Gulper sharks as a global trade meeting mulls more protections, highlighting conservation-trade tensions.
Tag: ENVIRONMENT
Why We Need to Talk About Adaptation
The volume of ‘net zero’ messaging — a concept that can sometimes feel very abstract —must be recalibrated to foreground the vital conversation about immediate impacts and resilience.
Report: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals
The Center for Biological Diversity put out a press release about a report showing how the AI data center boom will affect the environment.
Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry
After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.
20 Environmental Activities For Kids (+Bonus Resource)
In a world where the consequences of global warming are noticeable, teaching kids about climate action is more important than ever.
The Ad Agencies Behind Rebrand of French Oil Giant TotalEnergies
A ruling that TotalEnergies misled consumers with inflated climate claims is the first court judgment against the fossil fuel industry’s net zero narrative.
After Decades of Protections, Green Sea Turtles Have Been Saved From the Brink of Extinction—For Now
Scientists caution fisheries and climate change still threaten Sea Turtles. Sustained conservation efforts must continue so the turtles can continue to recover, they say.
Food Waste: The Climate Solution Sitting in Your Trash Can
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
The Effects of Ocean Businesses on Marine Ecosystems
Tracking the impact on the ocean is made much harder by the hundreds of different measures ocean businesses use, when they use any at all.
UN Climate Progress Report Ahead of COP30 Is “a Warning Siren”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5°C in the next few years,” said UN chief António Guterres. “We don’t want to see the Amazon as a savannah. But that is a real risk if we don’t change course.”
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the COP30 Brazil summit — even though food drives a third of global warming.
Whale and Dolphin migrations disrupted by climate change
Rising ocean temperatures, heatwaves and dwindling prey are forcing marine mammals into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.
EPA stalls, states left to handle solar panel waste
A federal plan to manage the coming “solar waste tsunami” of retired panels has missed its start date, leaving states and the solar industry to patch together their own rules for retiring the panels. Fifteen states have no rules at all.
The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it
Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.
How the Kichwa People’s Declaration of Living Forest is changing law, science and our understanding of the world
José Gualinga discusses his Kichwa People of Sarayaku’s visionary Living Forest Declaration and the importance of collaborating across cultures and areas of expertise.
The origin of Trump’s Green New Scam catchphrase
The slogan, Green New Scam, may sound like a joke, but it’s part of a broader campaign to undermine public trust in climate action.
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