Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Young bear spotted relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard

Noah and Kristen Dweck have seen a number of black bears around their home in Vermont but this was a first

Young bear spotted relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard
Environment|News|World

Study details huge emissions resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has directly caused or paved the way to the emission of 175 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, a joint report said

Study details huge emissions resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Environment

Brazil's Pantanal wetlands face worst fires

Fatima Brandao goes looking for her chickens in the backyard amidst a veil of smoke from the spreading fires that are engulfing the world's largest tropical wetland faster

Brazil's Pantanal wetlands face worst fires
Environment|News|Political

Native American tribe is on a preservation mission as it celebrates trust status for ancestral lands

A Native American community in the heart of New Mexico has officially doubled in size as more than 93 square miles of ancestral land was taken into trust by the U.S. government for Santa Ana Pueblo

Native American tribe is on a preservation mission as it celebrates trust status for ancestral lands
Environment|News

From northwest to east China, parched regions face drought

Weeks of scarce rainfall in parts of China, coupled with sweltering heat, has brought drought to several provinces, prompting alerts and actions from authorities to

From northwest to east China, parched regions face drought
Environment|Food|Travel

Ukrainian winemakers visit California's Napa Valley to learn how to heal war-ravaged vineyards

A group of Ukrainian winemakers has visited California’s Napa Valley to learn about organic farming and how to heal land scarred by bombs and littered with mines

Ukrainian winemakers visit California's Napa Valley to learn how to heal war-ravaged vineyards
Economy|Environment|News|Political

Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden's grip on panel that backs renewable energy

President Joe Biden’s grip on a key federal energy commission will last beyond his first term, giving a boost to the Democrat’s push for renewable energy regardless of the election results in November

Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden's grip on panel that backs renewable energy
Economy|Environment|World

Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit

With just five months to go before this year's U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing world fight

Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit
Economy|Environment|News|World

The global fight over climate change funding

Nearly 200 countries will try to agree a new global goal for funding to fight climate change at this year's U.N. COP29 climate summit in November in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The global fight over climate change funding
Business|Economy|Environment|Political

Largest US oil trade group sues to block Biden's EV push

The nation's largest oil trade group, which includes Exxon Mobil and Chevron, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to

Largest US oil trade group sues to block Biden's EV push
Environment|Travel

Greece closes more ancient tourist sites as heatwave persists

Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a

Greece closes more ancient tourist sites as heatwave persists
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The UK Green Party struggles to be heard in an election where climate change is on the back burner

There’s lots of talk of change in Britain’s election campaign, but little talk about climate change

The UK Green Party struggles to be heard in an election where climate change is on the back burner
Environment|Health|News

More than half of cropland in hungry Gaza is damaged, UN says

More than half of Gaza's agricultural land, crucial for feeding the war-ravaged territory's hungry population, has been degraded by conflict, satellite images analysed by the United

More than half of cropland in hungry Gaza is damaged, UN says
Environment

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

Turning excess office space into apartments isn’t a panacea for the housing shortage, but it’s producing thousands of new units yearly and is more sustainable and economical than new construction.

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning
Environment

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. Two environmental lawyers explain how private businesses and nongovernment organizations can help fill the gap.

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources
Environment|News|Science

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth

The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth
Environment|News

Unrelenting rain puts South Florida at risk of 'life-threatening' flooding

More torrential downpours deluged South Florida on Thursday, adding to more than a foot (30 cm) of rain that fell on parts of the state this week and leading forecasters to

Unrelenting rain puts South Florida at risk of 'life-threatening' flooding
Environment|Science

Large whale group spotted off New England includes orca eating a tuna, dozens of endangered species

Scientists say a large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale

Large whale group spotted off New England includes orca eating a tuna, dozens of endangered species
Environment|Health

Antelope dies at Tennessee zoo after choking on plastic cap

An antelope choked to death at a Tennessee zoo last week after swallowing a plastic cap from a squeezable food pouch that a guest apparently brought into the animal park in violation of

Antelope dies at Tennessee zoo after choking on plastic cap
Environment|News|Opinion|Political

Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law

The United States has granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999

Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law
Environment|Science

No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.

Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years

No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.
Business|Economy|Environment

Yellen says China's trade policies could 'interfere significantly' with US bilateral relationship

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Chinese “overconcentrated supply chains” pose a threat to U.S. jobs and recent investments meant to build up the U.S. green energy sector

Yellen says China's trade policies could 'interfere significantly' with US bilateral relationship
Environment|Science|Travel

What could make a baby bison white?

Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitement as well as questions: How does that happen

What could make a baby bison white?
Economy|Environment

California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state's last nuclear plant running

The California Legislature is signaling that it could cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant

California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state's last nuclear plant running
Business|Economy|Environment

Canada's parliament grills bank CEOs on climate policy in rare meeting

The CEOs of Canada's big five banks on Thursday reassured members of parliament about their commitment to fighting climate change, but said reducing funding for fossil fuel

Canada's parliament grills bank CEOs on climate policy in rare meeting

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