EPA Head Says Carbon Dioxide Not the Primary Contributor to Global Warming
Mar 9, 2017, 12:28 pm By Yale e360
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, said Thursday morning that he…A Splash of River Water Now Reveals the DNA of All Its Creatures
Mar 9, 2017, 6:55 am By Yale e360
Quick and inexpensive DNA sampling of a river, stream, or lake can now divulge what fish or other…Scientists Develop Sponge to Soak Up Oil Spills
Mar 8, 2017, 12:23 pm By Yale e360Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois have created a new sponge-like material…White Rhino Killed, Horn Taken, From French Zoo
Mar 7, 2017, 2:28 pm By Yale e360Poachers broke into a French zoo, shot a white rhinoceros, and sawed off its horn, according to news…How Protecting Native Forests Cost a Southeast Asian Activist His Life
Mar 7, 2017, 8:22 am By Yale e360
Malaysian activist Bill Kayong fought to save native forest lands from logging and oil palm…United Kingdom CO2 Emissions Fall to Lowest Level in Nearly a Century
Mar 6, 2017, 12:26 pm By Yale e360A record drop in coal use — coupled with the rapid growth of renewable energy, an expansion of…U.S. EPA Reverses Obama-Era Request for Methane Emission Data from Oil and Gas Companies
Mar 3, 2017, 1:35 pm By Yale e360The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will no longer ask oil and gas well operators…Wild Elephants Survive on Just Two Hours of Sleep a Day
Mar 2, 2017, 2:01 pm By Yale e360
Elephants in the wild sleep just two hours a day, according to new research published in the journal…Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia
Mar 2, 2017, 8:39 am By Yale e360
In southern Appalachia, botanist Joe-Ann McCoy is collecting the seeds of thousands of native plant…Trump to Sign Executive Order to Begin Dismantling Clean Water Rule
11:28am By Yale e360
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday rolling back the Waters of the…In Honduras, Defending Nature Is a Deadly Business
8:27am By Yale e360
Berta Cáceres fought to protect native lands in Honduras — and paid for it with her life. She…Rhino Poaching Dropped 10 Percent in South Africa Last Year
Mon 12:15pm By Yale e360
Rhino poaching in South Africa fell for the second year in a row in 2016, dropping 10 percent to…Major Gold Mine Project in the Amazon Temporarily Suspended
Feb 24, 2017, 12:46 pm By Yale e360A Brazilian judge temporarily suspended plans to open what would be the largest gold mine in the…In Southwest Borderlands, the Yaqui Catfish Faces Its Final Days
Feb 23, 2017, 8:40 am By Yale e360Despite cooperative efforts by federal managers and Arizona ranchers, the Yaqui catfish is now on…India Using Coal Tax Money to Fund Renewable Energy Projects
Feb 22, 2017, 1:17 pm By Yale e360India has used $1.8 billion collected from the nation’s coal tax to fund renewable energy…Children at Nearly 8,000 U.S. Public Schools Breathe Highly Polluted Air
Feb 21, 2017, 12:23 pm By Yale e360Roughly one in every 11 public schools in the U.S. sits within 500 feet of highways and other…In the Face of a Trump Environmental Rollback, California Stands in Defiance
Feb 21, 2017, 8:37 am By Yale e360
For decades, California has been at the forefront of U.S. environmental policies. Now, with the…Climate Change Takes Center Stage at Annual Global Security Conference
Feb 20, 2017, 1:32 pm By Yale e360International leaders and UN officials gathered for a global security conference in Munich over the…The World’s Oceans Are Losing Oxygen Due to Climate Change
Feb 16, 2017, 11:32 am By Yale e360Scientists have discovered a decline in the amount of oxygen in the world’s oceans, a result of…Why Won’t American Business Push for Action on Climate?
Feb 16, 2017, 8:00 am By Yale e360
Many U.S. corporations have adopted environmentally friendly practices and touted themselves as…
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