The Rosewood Trade: The Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture
Jan 29, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360The most widely traded illegal wild product in the world today is rosewood, an endangered hardwood…Food Shocks Becoming More Frequent Due to Extreme Weather, Conflict
Jan 28, 2019, 2:20 pm By Yale e360
“Food shocks” — sudden disruptions of food production — have become more frequent over the…Bali Proposes a Tourist Tax to Clean Up Plastic Pollution
Jan 25, 2019, 2:16 pm By Yale e360
Bali is considering taxing foreign tourists to tackle the Indonesian island’s mounting plastic…Fire-Induced Storms: A New Danger from the Rise in Wildfires
5:00am By Yale e360
Scientists are tracking an increase in a little-known phenomenon in which intense wildfires can…Renewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020
Wed 1:02pm By Yale e360Britain will get more of its electricity from renewable energy sources than fossil fuels as early as…On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal
Jan 22, 2019, 9:33 am By Yale e360With the Southwest locked in a 19-year drought and climate change making the region increasingly…California Teen Finds Thousands of Golf Balls Releasing Microplastics into Ocean
Jan 18, 2019, 4:03 pm By Yale e360
A teenager in Northern California has collected more than 50,000 golf balls — weighing some 2.5…Elevated Nitrate Levels Found in Millions of Americans’ Drinking Water
Jan 17, 2019, 2:53 pm By Yale e360Public water systems serving more than 5.6 million Americans contain concentrations of nitrate at…A Highway Megaproject Tears at the Heart of New Guinea's Rainforest
Jan 17, 2019, 10:15 am By Yale e360
The Indonesian government is building a 2,700-mile road network on the island of New Guinea, opening…To Hold Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Study Says Nations Must Stop Building New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Immediately
Jan 15, 2019, 12:41 pm By Yale e360If nations commit immediately not to replace fossil fuel infrastructure as it reaches the end of its…India Plans to Add 500 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity Within 10 Years
Jan 14, 2019, 1:59 pm By Yale e360India will auction off 40 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind capacity every year until 2028, part of…The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry?
Jan 14, 2019, 8:25 am By Yale e360As the Southwest faces booming populations and unrelenting drought, the Colorado River is in crisis,…Interior Department Continues to Process Drilling Applications During Shutdown
Jan 10, 2019, 1:54 pm By Yale e360While thousands of federal workers in the United States have been furloughed due to the partial…As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions
Jan 10, 2019, 8:56 am By Yale e360
As oceans warm, coral reefs are suffering not only from bleaching but also from deadly outbreaks of…Western U.S. Monarch Butterfly Population Declined Sharply in 2018
Jan 9, 2019, 2:06 pm By Yale e360
California’s population of monarch butterflies declined 86 percent in 2018 compared to the…Natural Disasters Caused $160 Billion in Damage in 2018
Jan 8, 2019, 12:01 pm By Yale e360
Natural disasters caused $160 billion in economic damage worldwide in 2018, dominated by costly…In India’s Fast-Growing Cities, a Grassroots Effort to Save the Trees
Jan 8, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360In India’s burgeoning urban areas, residents are rallying against the widespread destruction of…Scientists Fix Photosynthetic Inefficiency, Boost Crop Yields 40 Percent
Jan 4, 2019, 2:17 pm By Yale e360
Scientists have found a way to boost crop growth by as much as 40 percent by fixing a glitch in the…One-Third of New Car Sales in Norway Are All-Electric Vehicles
Jan 3, 2019, 12:50 pm By Yale e360Nearly a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were all-electric — a new global milestone and…How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress
Jan 3, 2019, 8:27 am By Yale e360China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a colossal infrastructure plan that could transform the…
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