How the Loss of Soil Is Sacrificing America’s Natural Heritage
Mar 1, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A new study points to a stunning loss of topsoil in the Corn Belt — the result of farming…Brazil Has Weakened Dozens of Environmental Laws During the Pandemic
Feb 24, 2021, 6:06 pm By Yale e360Since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019, Brazil has approved 57 pieces of…On U.S. East Coast, Has Offshore Wind’s Moment Finally Arrived?
Feb 24, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
After years of false starts, offshore wind is poised to take off along the East Coast. Commitments…Noise Pollution Impacting Marine Animals Worse Than Previously Thought
Feb 22, 2021, 2:10 pm By Yale e360Anthropogenic noise pollution is plaguing our oceans and stressing marine fauna far more than…One-Third of Farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt Has Lost Its Topsoil
Feb 18, 2021, 5:33 pm By Yale e360More than a third of farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt—nearly 100 million acres—has completely lost…Why Drilling the Arctic Refuge Will Release a Double Dose of Carbon
Feb 18, 2021, 8:49 am By Yale e360
In the renewed debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one troubling impact of…An Illicit Trade in Brazil Is Sending Tiny Songbirds to Their Deaths
Feb 16, 2021, 7:38 am By Yale e360
Thousands of saffron finches are being snatched out of South American forests and sold in Brazil for…Submarine Permafrost Has Been Overlooked as a Major Source of Greenhouse Gases, Scientists Warn
Feb 15, 2021, 1:17 pm By Yale e360Scientists have found that permafrost buried beneath the Arctic Ocean holds 60 billion tons of…Shell Plans to Expand Natural Gas Business Despite Climate Pledge
Feb 11, 2021, 2:57 pm By Yale e360Shell has set new carbon emissions goals to become a net zero carbon energy company by 2050, but…How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem
Feb 11, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Roads in which waste plastic is melted down and mixed with paving materials are becoming more common…As Plastic Pollution in Rivers Gets Worse, Species Are Increasingly Living on Litter
Feb 9, 2021, 4:40 pm By Yale e360Scientists have long warned that the world’s major rivers and estuaries are hotspots for plastic…Assisting Evolution: How Far Should We Go to Help Species Adapt?
Feb 9, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
An Australian project to help threatened marsupial species adapt to avoid predatory cats is among a…Denmark Is Building an Artificial Island as a Clean Energy Hub
Feb 5, 2021, 9:00 am By Yale e360Denmark has approved a plan to build an artificial island 50 miles offshore in the North Sea to act…California’s Rainy Season Now Starts a Month Later Than It Used To
Feb 4, 2021, 5:05 pm By Yale e360The start of California’s rainy season has been getting progressively later in recent decades, and…Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams
Feb 3, 2021, 9:27 am By Yale e360
Tens of thousands of large dams across the globe are reaching the end of their expected lifespans,…Major European Lenders Back Out of Oil Trade in Ecuadorian Amazon
Jan 29, 2021, 10:00 am By Yale e360Three major European banks — Credit Suisse, ING, and BNP Paribas — have announced they will no…World Losing Ice 57 Percent Faster Than In the 1990s, Study Finds
Jan 28, 2021, 2:39 pm By Yale e360The world has lost an estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice since the mid-1990s as rising global…In a Refinery’s Ashes, Hope for an End to Decades of Pollution
Jan 28, 2021, 9:11 am By Yale e360
An old industrial site in Philadelphia is being converted into a vast e-commerce distribution…Tens of Millions of Birds Pass Through Just Two Western U.S. Corridors
Jan 27, 2021, 12:27 pm By Yale e360California’s Central Valley and the Colorado River Delta host more than 82 million birds every…Avoiding a 'Ghastly Future': Hard Truths on the State of the Planet
Jan 27, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A group of the world’s top ecologists have issued a stark warning about the snowballing crisis…
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