Supreme Court Case on Utah Railway Could Impact U.S. Environmental Laws
"A legal fight over an 88-mile proposed railway in Utah has set the stage for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide how federal agencies evaluate the environmental impacts of projects requiring their...
View ArticleTrump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion
"President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he planned to expedite federal regulatory approvals, including all environmental permits, for any company or individual proposing to invest $1 billion or more...
View ArticleArctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution: NOAA Report Card
"The Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon in the soil to becoming a carbon dioxide source, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its partner researchers concluded in...
View Article"‘Bioweapons’ And Cover-Ups: The Untruths Behind RFK Jr.’s Disease Claims"
"Kennedy has spread misinformation about the deadliest and most debilitating diseases of the modern era."ConsumerEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental PoliticsEnvironmental StudiesGovernmentJournalism...
View Article"20 Environmental Books to Inspire You in the Year Ahead"
"Here are 20 environmental books published in 2024 for readers of all ages and experience. They offer vision, knowledge, and a sense of wonder — necessary to help us build a better planet no matter...
View Article"Earthquakes And Blowouts Undermine Case For Carbon Storage In Texas"
"Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the vanguard of a government-subsidized program to fight climate change. But pumping...
View ArticleAnxious Scientists Brace For Trump’s Climate Denialism: ‘Target On Our Backs’
"As the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists swarmed a Washington venue last week, the packed halls have been permeated by an air of anxiety and even dread over a new Donald Trump...
View ArticleHow A Public University Courted The Gas Industry Despite Climate Impacts
"As the liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom gained momentum in southwest Louisiana, one public institution of higher learning, McNeese State University, courted the industry to help launch a new LNG...
View ArticleWH Scientists Call For National Effort To Curb Groundwater Depletion
"Even as groundwater levels have rapidly declined in farming regions from California’s Central Valley to the High Plains, the federal government has mostly taken a hands-off approach to the chronic...
View Article"Trump Team Takes Aim At Crown Jewel Of US Climate Research"
"A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment.""Scientists and climate policy experts say the proposed changes — which are being pushed by aides to...
View Article23M Americans Exposed To Toxic PFAS Chemicals Via Treated Wastewater: Study
"Nearly 7 percent of Americans may be exposed to hazardous levels of “forever chemicals” through treated municipal wastewater, a new study has found."AgricultureChemicalsEnvironmental...
View ArticleTrauma Specialist Offers Ospreys As ‘Gateway Drug’ to Nature
Therapist and artist Pamela Lowell spent several months observing and banding ospreys, but rather than offer the experience up as a scientific account, she turns it into a lighthearted memoir that aims...
View ArticleWhat Are The Factors That Caused The Unseasonal California Fires?
"Southern California is experiencing it’s most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to defy...
View Article"Scientists Say Musk Wrongly Downplays Climate Role in L.A. Fires"
"Posting on the social media site he owns, Mr. Musk blamed the fires on government. Scientists said a warming planet set the conditions."Climate ChangeDisastersEnvironmental PoliticsEnvironmental...
View ArticleShrinking Trees And Tuskless Elephants: Species Are Adapting To Humans
"As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive"BiodiversityEnvironmental StudiesNatural ResourcesPeople &...
View Article"Indonesian Scientist Under Fire For Revealing Extent Of Illegal Tin Mining"
"An Indonesian forensic scientist whose testimony has proved crucial in securing rulings against environmental violators faces a third potential lawsuit."Environmental StudiesLaws &...
View Article"A Secret Weapon In Agriculture’s Climate Fight: Ants"
"Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change."AgricultureBiodiversityChemicalsEnvironmental StudiesNatural ResourcesWildlifeNational...
View Article"Trump Officials Pause Health Agencies’ Communications, Citing Review"
"The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts,...
View Article"Trump Resurrects ‘God Squad’ To Bend The ESA"
"The committee that decides the fate of endangered species is rarely summoned. But the president’s “energy emergency” could change that.""The Trump administration is putting its faith in an empowered...
View Article"With EPA Support, The Corps Is Moving Forward With The Yazoo Pumps"
"The U.S Army Corps of Engineers announced last Friday it’s moving forward with an altered version of the Yazoo Pumps, a flood relief project that the agency has touted for decades. The project now...
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