USDA Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef; No One Has Seen the Data
"As millions of taxpayer dollars flow to livestock companies claiming to raise “low carbon” beef, watchdog groups scrutinize the government’s oversight."AgricultureClimate ChangeConsumerEnvironmental...
View ArticleMangroves, Expanding With Warming Climate, Are Re-Shaping The Texas Coast
"The tropical shrubs have been spreading north and growing more abundantly as climate change makes temperatures warmer. Scientists are unravelling what that means for coastal...
View ArticleBiodiversity Loss Is Biggest Driver Of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Study
"Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease".BiodiversityClimate ChangeEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental StudiesNatural...
View ArticleExperts Blast CDC Over Failure To Test Sewage For H5N1 bird Flu Virus
"It emerged as a powerful tool for public health officers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was used to gauge the prevalence of coronavirus in communities across the nation. But wastewater...
View ArticleMore Than A Third Of Amazon Rainforest Struggling To Recover From Drought
"More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a “critical slowing down” of this globally important...
View Article"States Target Biden’s Environmental Permitting Rule in Court"
"A coalition of mostly red states launched the first legal challenge against the Biden administration’s recent environmental permitting rule on Tuesday."Climate ChangeEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental...
View ArticleGraduating Seniors Seek Degrees In Climate Change; US Universities Deliver
"Increasingly, U.S. colleges are creating climate change programs to meet demand from students who want to apply their firsthand experience to what they do after high school, and help find...
View Article"EPA Union Deal to Shield Science From Politics as Election Looms"
"The EPA’s biggest union said on Wednesday it had ratified a new contract with the agency, winning scientific integrity protections for the first time."Environmental PoliticsEnvironmental...
View ArticleMongabay Webinar: How to Cover Planetary Health
Event Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024This installment of Mongabay’s free webinar series for journalists will explore important context, story ideas and key lines of inquiry for reporters covering...
View Article"A Billionaire-Backed City Promises to Be a Green Urban Paradise"
"But it may not be what it appears""A plan to develop a new city northeast of San Francisco has been seven years in the making, but until recently, the details were largely kept under wraps. Now that...
View ArticleCalif. Oil Town Chose Oil-Tied Firm to Review Impacts of an Drilling Permit
"Signal Hill Petroleum spent millions to overturn California’s landmark law protecting neighborhoods from oil drilling. Now it wants to drill dozens of new wells in a city established a century ago to...
View Article"The Plastics We Breathe"
"Every time you take a breath, you could be inhaling microplastics."AirChemicalsConsumerEnergy & FuelEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental StudiesPollutionNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,
View Article"Climate Change Is Deadly. Exactly How Deadly?"
"Despite the growing danger from climate-driven disasters, there is no single, reliable count of who is dying as a result of extreme weather in the United States. For any given weather disaster,...
View Article"World’s Top Banks ‘Greenwashing Their Role In Destruction Of The Amazon’"
"Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more...
View Article"Trump-Era EPA Meddled in PFAS Science, Agency Watchdog Finds"
"In the final days of the Trump administration, a political appointee at the EPA ordered a last-minute review of the hazards of a “forever chemical,” triggering delay, confusion, and significant...
View Article"Can the Greater Sage-Grouse Be Kept Off the Endangered Species List?"
"Warming and habitat loss diminished sage grouse populations 80 percent since 1965, putting them on the brink of an endangered listing. Western states, the federal government and energy and ranching...
View ArticleClimate Change Turbocharged Killer Heat Wave In Mexico, Southwest US
"Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash...
View Article"New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect"
"Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat...
View Article"Supreme Court Could Curb NEPA Reviews Next Term"
"The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to setting new limits for how agencies account for climate and environmental risks for new projects.""The case follows the court’s recent trend of picking up...
View Article"Interior Nixes Trump’s Alaska Land Orders, Mine Road"
"The Biden administration is dealing Alaska and its congressional delegation a significant blow, rejecting a pivotal mining road and proposing to revoke Trump-era orders that would have opened up 28...
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