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- Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.
- From Capitol riot to cicadas, outer space to the Suez Canal: A visual dive into 2021's biggest storiesIn 2021, we showed you broken parts of the environment, infrastructure and international relations. Here are a few of our favorite visual stories.
- Canada issues weather 'red alert' for BCEnvironment Canada has issued its first "red alert" for British Columbia ahead of what officials are characterizing as a dangerous weather system expected to push more atmospheric rivers into the province.
- Bankers Took Over the Climate Change Summit. That’s Bad For Democracy.Environmentalists are skeptical. They should be.
- Lawmakers describe 'toxic' work environment in Congress• Judge orders pro-Trump attorneys who brought frivolous election fraud case to pay more than $180,000 to defendants they sued • Analysis: Trump's selfish refusal to accept the will of voters is laid bare, again
- Cuomo's Office Undermined Health Department, Top Doctor TestifiesThe N.Y. Health Department became a “toxic work environment” early in the pandemic, a high-ranking doctor told officials investigating ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
- Analysis: Fox News contributors resign, protesting 'irresponsible' voices• Analysis: Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal is already rocking a tense political environment
- Analysis: Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal is already rocking a tense political environmentThree days after his acquittal in a polarizing case in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse is now a teenaged avatar for a nation divided over the nature of justice, the societal role of guns and violence in political discourse.
- N.H.L. Partnership With Chemical Company Leaves Environmental Watchdogs ColdA new report accuses the league of using its N.H.L. Green program to promote refrigerants that will contribute to global warming.
- Colombia Is the World’s Deadliest Place for EnvironmentalistsThe president of Colombia wants to convince the world he is a champion for the environment. But his country is the deadliest place for leaders who guard the rainforest for us all.
- Biden and the Democrats face a grim political environment• This could actually be the week Biden's Build Back Better passes the House
- Democrats Shouldn’t Panic. They Should Go Into Shock.“No administration is going to thrive in that economic environment.”
- Why the Biden administration is reopening oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of MexicoOne of President Joe Biden's boldest environmental campaign promises was to ban new oil and natural gas leasing on public land and water. But on Wednesday his administration will open more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to auction for drilling.
- Space junk is a massive problem. Russia's anti-satellite missile test just made it worseDays after world powers wrapped up a monumental climate summit in Glasgow, another environmental emergency was unfolding -- this time in space.
- With Gas Prices High, Calls Grow to Tap Strategic Oil ReservePresident Biden is under pressure to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Here’s how it works, and how it might lower prices (modestly, and maybe not for long).
- Decades before Steve Bannon was charged with contempt of Congress, Rita Lavelle was triedIt’s rare for the Justice Department to bring contempt charges against government officials refusing to comply with subpoenas, but it happened in the case of Rita Lavelle, a federal environmental official under President Ronald Reagan.
- Here’s How Mexico Can Clean Up Its Dirty Energy IndustryLópez Obrador’s energy “counter reform” hurts his country’s environmental record.
- Veterans exposed to burn pits will get expanded health care support, White House saysThe Biden administration on Veterans Day announced a series of new support options for veterans who had been exposed to "contaminants and environmental hazards," such as burn pits, while serving.
- DHS bulletin warns of terrorism threats ahead of holidaysThe Department of Homeland Security warned in a new terrorism bulletin Wednesday of a "diverse and challenging threat environment" ahead of the holidays, pointing to the spread of violent extremist narratives online, coronavirus pandemic-related stressors and the potential to exploit recent events in Afghanistan.
- Nasa's Moon return pushed back to 2025The first Nasa mission to return to the surface of the Moon has been delayed by one year to 2025.
- Fossil fuel companies have more people at COP26 than any single country, report saysMore than 100 fossil fuel companies are understood to have sent 500 lobbyists to the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, more than any single country at the summit, according to the environmental campaign group Global Witness.
- An Environmental Hero or Outlaw? Can It Be Both?Steven Donziger, who won a $9.5 billion settlement against Chevron over dumped oil, began serving a six-month sentence for contempt of court last week.
- Cambo, a Proposed Oil Field, Is Drawing Controversy in U.K.What is Cambo? It’s a proposed oil field deep underwater off Scotland that has become an intense focus of environmentalists and the energy industry.
- Indonesia signals about-face on COP26 deforestation pledgeIndonesia's environment minister has dismissed as "inappropriate and unfair" a global plan to end deforestation by 2030, days after her country, home to a third of the world's rainforests, joined 127 other nations in making the deforestation pledge.
- OPEC and Russia Will Ponder Oil Output Under Pressure From Biden.Big oil producers decided to stick with a scheduled increase, rejecting calls for a bigger jump in production.
- UN report says world isn't adapting fast enough to climate crisisDespite countries taking steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions — steps researchers say aren't nearly strong enough to address the climate crisis — the gap is widening between climate impacts and the world's effort to adapt to them, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme.
- Ex-'Rust' crew member dismisses theory from armorer's attorneyCNN's Chris Cuomo talks with Lane Luper, the A-camera first assistant on "Rust" who resigned from the production due to concerns about an unsafe work environment. Luper weighed in on an interview with the attorney for armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed in which he theorized that someone "sabotaged" the set.
- Analysis: Democrats face a desperate political environmentIf Democrats are to avoid a far more devastating election night next year than they suffered on Tuesday, they must finally defeat the pandemic from which so much economic pain and voter angst flow.
- 'Rust' armorer thought she loaded the gun with dummy rounds, lawyer saysThe head of the "Rust" camera department who submitted a letter of resignation one day before the fatal shooting on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, movie set last month is going public with claims of an unsafe working environment, calling safety on the project a "massive issue."
- Scientists say they now know what turned miles of the world's driest desert into glassThe Atacama Desert in Chile has been used as a way to simulate alien environments, like Mars on Earth. Now, researchers believe it was the site of an ancient comet explosion intense enough to create giant slabs of silicate glass, according to a new study.
- EPA orders town to improve water quality to protect residents from lead exposureThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, to take immediate actions to improve the quality of its drinking water to protect residents from lead exposure.
- Exclusive: Boris Johnson talks up COP26 climate deals but stumbles on Attenborough mask controversyBoris Johnson struggled to explain his decision not to wear a mask while sitting next to 95-year-old environmentalist David Attenborough as he tried to put a positive spin on this week's COP26 climate summit, in an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
- Analysis: The memory of Trump is hanging over Biden's Europe trip like a dark cloudJoe Biden said sorry to the world on Monday for the environmental negligence of his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, at the start of the UN climate conference in Scotland. The President also showed up with a $555 billion vow to reduce US carbon emissions — the biggest-ever US climate budget.
- Robert Redford: What I see when I think about the futureThere is so much I can envision for this planet. I can see a world where human and planetary health and justice are fundamental values. I can see a world where everyone has a safe place to live. Where environmental and economic injustices are addressed and repaired.
- Europe Fears That Rising Cost of Climate Action Is Stirring AngerMemories of the Yellow Vest movement are prompting officials to ensure that spiking energy prices don’t fuel inequality or populist discontent.
- Modern Times Call for Folk HorrorFilms like “Antlers,” “Lamb” and other new releases turn rural environments and ancient belief systems into subjects for terror.
- Leaders Gather to Take On Climate Change and Vaccine AccessProtesters are also flocking to Rome, with demands for urgent action to address environmental and social issues. Here’s the latest on the meeting.
- Supreme Court to review EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases and address climate crisisThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case from Republican-led states and coal producers challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases and address the climate crisis.
- Urgency pervades COP26 climate change summit as US grapples with environmental justiceClimate change affects housing, health care, food, water - and the US is a microcosm of the environmental justice inequalities, a COP26 attendee says.
- ‘America Is Back,’ Biden Declared in June. The World Is About to Test Him.Arriving in Europe with an unfinished economic and environmental spending plan, the president will confront new challenges, some self-inflicted, at two major summits.
- COP26: Arnold Schwarzenegger angered by world leaders' climate policiesThe Terminator actor also says reducing meat intake does not have to mean sacrificing something.
- Biden Urges Democrats to Back $1.85 Trillion Framework for Spending BillPresident Biden said the fate of his revised economic and environmental plan would determine that of his party’s hold on Congress. Get the latest in politics.
- Lawyer Who Won $9.5 Billion Judgment Against Chevron Reports to PrisonSteven Donziger, an environmental activist who won what is considered the largest ever lawsuit against an oil company, was found guilty of contempt of court in July.
- China Digs More Coal for Power Needs, Despite Climate ChangeFaced with electricity shortages, the country is racing to expand mining despite risks to the environment, miner safety and the economy.
- Old Power Gear Is Slowing Use of Clean Energy and Electric CarsSome people and businesses seeking to use solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles find they can’t because utility equipment needs an upgrade.
- Thousands of dead sea creatures are washing up on English beachesBritish environmental watchdogs have launched an investigation after thousands of dead sea creatures washed up on beaches in North East England.
- At McKinsey, Widespread Furor Over Work With Planet’s Biggest PollutersA letter signed by more than 1,100 employees has called for change at the consulting firm, which has advised at least 43 of the 100 most environmentally damaging companies.
- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau holds major cabinet shakeupThe major shuffle sees changes in portfolios including defence, the environment and foreign affairs.
- The world promised to cut emissions. These countries are failing to meet their targetsNearly 200 countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis, but there is still a huge gap between what's been promised and what scientists say is needed, according to a report by the UN Environment Programme.
- Leaf Blowers Destroy the EnvironmentNearly everything about how Americans “care” for their lawns is deadly, but these machines exist in a category of environmental hell all their own.
- Containers ablaze on cargo shipA fire broke out on Saturday on containers on a cargo ship carrying mining chemicals off British Columbia, and the Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the U.S. Coast Guard to assess the situation, including environmental hazards.
- Before ‘Dune,’ Frank Herbert Learned From Native AmericansNative Americans’ warnings of environmental catastrophe inspired the landscape of “Dune.” Now their tribal lands are flooding.
- Review: 'Becoming Cousteau' sings an ode to the ocean explorer and his 20th-century climate warningsJacques Cousteau was a man ahead of his time in multiple respects, which provides the backbone of "Becoming Cousteau," a documentary devoted to both the ocean explorer's life and his early environmental advocacy. Brought to life by his own words and appearances, the film touches on various themes while letting its lovely images and music wash over you.
- This might just look like grass, but it has the power to absorb a load of our carbon emissionsForests have long been celebrated as the natural heroes in the fight against the climate crisis. They are so good at absorbing and storing carbon dioxide, a consortium of environmental groups are calling on the world to plant one trillion trees over the next decade.
- Orion: Nasa's Moon-ship is attached to SLS megarocketNasa's next-generation spaceship is attached to the rocket that will launch it to the Moon.
- Apparent human remains found in Florida park during search for Brian Laundrie, missing fiance of murder victim Gabby PetitoThe FBI also found "items of interest" in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park near the sprawling Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County.
- How Chemours and DuPont Avoid Paying for PFAS PollutionDuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility.
- Beef and Climate Change: This Seattle Steakhouse Wants to Be Part of the SolutionBateau aims to reinvent the steak restaurant by showing how to sidestep the waste and environmental damage caused by the meat industry.
- How a Single Senator Derailed Biden’s Climate PlanThe centerpiece of the president’s environmental agenda has fallen apart because of the objections of a single senator.
- 'We dodged a bullet': California oil spill could have decimated Huntington Beach. Why didn't it?The 25,000-gallon spill could have ravaged Huntington Beach, the environment and local economy. A combination of preparedness and luck came into play.
- Biden admin launches roadmap to tackle pollution from widely used 'forever chemicals'The White House on Monday announced a new plan to combat pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that can cause severe health problems and linger in the environment after being released.
- Can Fortescue's Andrew Forrest, a Carbon-Emitting Iron Ore Tycoon, Save the Planet?Andrew Forrest made a mining fortune. Now he wants to lead a climate change revolution — and beat the fossil fuel giants along the way.
- What happens if Gabby Petito's fiancé isn't found soon• A timeline of Gabby Petito's case • CNN analyst's 'striking' takeaway from coroner's announcement • Time and environmental factors are complicating the search for Brian Laundrie, experts say
- Plant-Based Food Companies Face Critics: Environmental AdvocatesSome analysts say they cannot determine if plant-based foods are more sustainable than meat because the companies are not transparent about their emissions.
- Complaints Against Texas’ Juvenile Prisons Include Violence and Sex AbuseThe extensive allegations present a portrait of an environment inside the state’s juvenile prisons that is rife with physical attacks.
- What’s Behind the Energy Crunch in Britain and EuropeNatural gas prices have skyrocketed, pressuring manufacturers and households with high energy bills.
- LinkedIn to End Service in China, Citing ‘Challenging’ EnvironmentThe Microsoft-owned service had censored posts in China, in compliance with the country’s laws, to operate there.
- As Western Oil Giants Cut Production, State-Owned Companies Step UpIn the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, government-owned energy companies are increasing oil and natural gas production as U.S. and European companies pare supply because of climate concerns.
- Putin Suggests Germany Approve Nord Stream 2 to Solve Energy CrisisIn his most direct comments to date on the contentious Russian pipeline, President Vladimir V. Putin called it an “obvious” way to relieve Europe’s soaring natural gas prices.
- William Shatner in space: 'The most profound experience I can imagine'The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go into space and returns 'filled with emotion'.
- Star Trek's William Shatner blasts into space on Blue Origin rocketThe actor who played Captain Kirk in the classic TV show is the oldest person ever to go to space.
- Wolf pups 'adopted' by Idaho high schoolers killed by federal agentsConcerned environmentalists say the pup deaths are part of "an all-out frontal assault on wolves".
- Superman Comes Out, as DC Comics Ushers In a New Man of SteelThe new Superman, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is concerned about the environment, does not shy away from politics and will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend.
- One-fourth of US infrastructure is at risk of flooding amid 'changing environment,' report saysFlooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the US. A new report pinpoints who is most at risk: Louisiana, Florida, Kentucky and West Virginia.
- Rohingya on Bangladesh Island of Bhashan Char Seek to LeaveBangladesh is relocating Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to a vulnerable, environmentally unstable island that is giving some cause to run again.
- 'These issues are hard': Coal country's centrist senator may hold up Biden's climate change agendaThis senator from coal country is holding up climate legislation. And that has environmentalists worried.
- Kyrsten Sinema Wants to Cut $100 Billion in Proposed Climate Funds, Sources SayThe Arizona senator, who started in politics as an environmentalist, is one of two centrist Democrats who could make or break a spending bill at the center of President Biden’s legislative agenda.
- Tar balls possibly linked to California oil spill are appearing on San Diego beaches amid fears environmental impact is spreadingTar balls that may be linked to the oil spill off the coast of Orange County, California, are washing up on San Diego beaches, county officials said Thursday, highlighting concerns about the widening environmental impact days after tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean.
- UN says access to a 'clean, healthy' environment is a human rightThe United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) acknowledged Friday that access to a "safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a basic human right for the first time.
- Biden Administration to Restore Climate Criteria to Landmark Environmental LawA proposed rule would require agencies to study the climate impacts of new highways, pipelines and other projects, reversing a Trump-era effort to weaken reviews.
- Damaged US sub was in one of world's most difficult undersea environments, analysts say
- Biden Administration to Restore Climate Criteria to Landmark Environmental LawA proposed rule would require agencies to study the climate impacts of new highways, pipelines and other projects, reversing a Trump-era effort to weaken reviews.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Tool to Build MoleculesBenjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were honored for work that spurred research into new drugs and reduced the effect of chemistry on the environment.
- GM: Switching to electric will help double our salesGeneral Motors' transition to an all-electric vehicle lineup will help the environment. It will also help make GM a 100% more successful business, the company says.
- What we know so far about the California oil spillA leak in an oil pipeline caused a major spill off the coast of southern California on Saturday, sending oil spewing into the local environment and potentially harming wildlife and nearby human residents.
- Cuomo’s $5 Million Book Deal Is Subject of a New Ethics InquiryThe move by a state ethics panel is a forceful example of how much the political environment has been reshaped since Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor.
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Pandemic proofing your life is not what you thinkI have bad news for you: We're stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment perhaps indefinitely. And there might be another, more deadly and contagious pathogen right behind it that's poised to dart around the world and stir yet another pandemic. But here's the good news: Pandemic proofing your life is easier than you think, and it's not about building a bunker or megadosing on supplements and waiting white-knuckled for the next booster shot. A remarkable suit of armor is already within you.
- How Can We Make Crypto Green? A Times EventToday at 1 p.m. E.T., Andrew Ross Sorkin and the DealBook team explore the environmental impact of digital currency and efforts to make it more sustainable.
- Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisisEnvironmentalists in Indonesia keen to send a message about the world's worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely from plastics, to convince people to rethink their habits and say no to single-use bags and bottles.
- Key trends have produced a political environment that's making it increasingly difficult to pass legislationAnger is peaking among a wide range of Democrats toward Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema over their resistance to President Joe Biden's economic agenda, but the Democrats' struggle to pass Biden's sweeping plan is rooted in more than the personal idiosyncrasies and electoral calculations of two individual senators.
- The California oil spill is endangering wildlife. Here's how authorities are trying to prevent its spreadThe pristine beaches and beautiful wildlife in Southern California are now suffering after a weekend oil spill that responders and environmental officials say will take months, if not years, to clean up.
- Jury orders Tesla to pay $137 million to former employee over racist treatment.A jury agreed with Owen Diaz that Tesla had created a hostile work environment at its factory in Fremont, Calif.
- Energy Prices Spike as Producers Worry Over Pandemic and ClimateEven as more costly fuel poses political risks for President Biden, oil companies and OPEC are not eager to produce more because they worry prices will drop.
- 'Environmental catastrophe': Crews race to slow massive oil spill along Southern California coastCrews along the Southern California coastline worked feverishly Sunday to stunt the growing environmental disaster following this weekend's oil spill.
- This electric car can go 520 miles on a charge but the CEO says that's not importantThe Lucid Air Dream Edition was recently rated by the Environmental Protection Agency with an estimated driving range of 520 miles on a full charge. That's the longest range of any purely battery-powered car yet rated by the EPA, including Tesla's Model S Long Range.
- Legoland Is Now Open. Can Residents of Goshen, N.Y. Learn To Live With It?When Legoland arrived in Goshen, N.Y., it divided residents into first-time environmental activists or business boosters. Now that the park is open, can neighbors piece together a way to move ahead?
- The Environment Affects Baseball. These Players Want to Help.Beach cleanups, plastic reduction, rethinking travel: A group of major leaguers is pushing back in a wasteful sport.
- 18-hour days and panic attacks: Former Ozy staffers allege an abusive environmentAround midnight one Saturday late last year, Eva Rodriguez, 24, had trouble breathing. She lost her vision, started sweating and felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She worried she was having a heart attack.
- Join Us for a Conversation on Greening CryptocurrencyOn Oct. 5, Andrew Ross Sorkin and the DealBook team explore the environmental impact of digital currency and efforts to make it more sustainable.
- Clarissa Ward is back in Kabul. Here's what she's seeingWomen will no longer be allowed to attend classes or work at Kabul University "until an Islamic environment is created," the school's new Taliban-appointed chancellor announced, in the latest move excluding Afghanistan's women from public life. CNN's Clarissa Ward reports.
- Afghan women barred from teaching or attending Kabul UniversityWomen will no longer be allowed to attend classes or work at Kabul University "until an Islamic environment is created," the school's new Taliban-appointed chancellor announced on his official Twitter account Monday.
- Prince William, Michael Bloomberg: We're in a race to save Earth from climate changeThe Earthshot Prize will recognize innovators and pioneers each year, providing at least 50 solutions to the world's environmental problems by 2030.
- Ford Will Build 4 Factories in a Big Electric Vehicle PushThe automaker and a supplier will spend $11.4 billion on three battery factories and a truck plant, creating 11,000 jobs.
- How one man uses scuba diving to encourage youth to protect the environmentFredricka Whitfield goes deep with Kramer Wimberley, a lead instructor for Diving With a Purpose, about how he and a team of other Black divers mentor and encourage youth to pursue underwater archeology and SCUBA.
- Portland police challenged in 'really tough environment' as violence spikesChuck Lovell was sworn in as Portland's police chief in June 2020, not long into the pandemic and just a couple of chaos-filled weeks after George Floyd was murdered by a Minnesota police officer.
- Timberwolves' toxic office environment, interoffice relationship led to Gersson Rosas' firingGersson Rosas' consensual relationship with another Minnesota employee was not the main reason for his firing, but it did accelerate the process.
- White House Is Set to Announce Limits on HFCsThe Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.
- McDonald's Happy Meal toys might start looking a little different next yearMcDonald's pledged Tuesday to significantly reduce the use of plastics in its Happy Meal toys worldwide, two years after the fast food giant faced backlash in the United Kingdom over environmental concerns.
- Nasa selects landing site for Moon rover missionThe space agency will send a rover to look for water-ice near a crater at the Moon's South Pole.
- Royal Dutch Shell Is Selling Its Permian Basin Oil Holdings to ConocoPhillipsThe deal with ConocoPhillips comes with oil prices high, Permian production strong and Shell under pressure to move faster to cut carbon emissions.
- As Climate Change Fears Grow, a Real Fight Over Fake TurfA city’s decision to replace actual grass with a synthetic version sets off a conflict over the possible environmental and health risks of the move.
- Climate Change and Climate Disaster Must Take Center StageClimate changes is a global problem that we must address in our own lives.
- Tim Cook Faces Surprising Employee Unrest at AppleHundreds of current and former Apple workers are complaining about their work environment, a rarity for the once tight-lipped company.
- Why Louisiana’s Electric Grid Failed in Hurricane IdaMuch of the state, including New Orleans, lost power for days because many of Entergy’s electrical poles and towers were not built to withstand a major hurricane, energy experts said.
- Some small businesses are happy about Biden's vaccine mandateMaintaining a healthy environment during a pandemic without alienating employees and customers who don't want to wear masks or get vaccinated has been a headache for small business owners.
- Meet the new iPhone 13Apple introduced four new iPhones at its annual event touting environmental-friendly design features and its new video "cinematic mode." Prices begin at $699
- Norway appears set to replace Conservative government amid oil debate, preliminary results showNorway appears set to put an end to the Conservative-led coalition government's eight years of rule, preliminary results from the country's parliamentary election showed on Monday — a shift that environmental advocates have long awaited as they push to end the country's dependence on its lucrative oil industry.
- Analysis: Proposed Texas-Mexico border wall draped in legal, ethical concerns and politicsA wall along the Texas-Mexico border will need exemptions from federal environmental laws, as well as land from private landowners in South Texas.
- What American fashion means today, according to Anna WintourAgainst the backdrop of a global pandemic and unprecedented political, social and environmental crises, culture in the United States has been swayed by extraordinary forces in recent years.
- 2020 was the deadliest year for environmental defendersBehind the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic, 227 people were killed last year protecting forests, water and other natural resources under increasing stress from climate change, making 2020 the deadliest year on record for environmental defenders according to a report published Monday.
- Biden’s New Vaccine Requirements Draw Praise, Condemnation and CautionPresident Biden’s plan was unveiled in a deeply polarized environment and even experts seemed split on its effectiveness. Here’s the latest.
- Biden Administration Moves to Protect Alaska’s Bristol BayThe bay, home to a key sockeye salmon fishery, sits atop a massive gold and copper deposit, pitting environmentalists against mining companies.
- South African wildlife photographer Chris Fallows on his storied careerFor many people, getting the chance to witness some of the world's most iconic wildlife up close and in their natural environment is high on the bucket list. If you're lucky, and your hands are steady in the moment, you might even capture the perfect photo and a vacation memory to last a lifetime.
- Biden Offers Ambitious Blueprint for Solar EnergyThe department’s analysis provides only a broad outline, and many of the details will be decided by congressional lawmakers.
- Growing Wildflowers Isn’t Difficult. And It’s Urgent.In a shifting climate, with environmental diversity at risk, it’s never been more important to propagate native plants. Here’s how.
- Biden’s Electric Car Plans Hinge on Having Enough ChargersThe United States has about 100,000 public chargers, far fewer than Europe and China. It needs 10 times as many, auto experts say, to complete the switch from combustion engine vehicles.
- Greener and cheaper: Crewless vessels are mapping the ocean thanks to an Irish startupOcean-based industries are growing fast, boosting demand for data on conditions at sea. But the huge research vessels that typically map the seas often come at great financial and environmental cost.
- Another COVID-19 school year? How these families survived – and are bracing to do it againAfter surviving a year of online school, families worry they're sending kids back to class in a more treacherous COVID-19 environment than last fall.
