In Defense of Biodiversity: Why Protecting Species from Extinction Matters
Feb 12, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A number of biologists have recently made the argument that extinction is part of evolution and that…EPA Fines Declined More than 70 Percent in 2017
Feb 9, 2018, 12:28 pm By Yale e360The Environmental Protection Agency fined polluters $1.6 billion in penalties for breaking emissions…New Trump Administration Flood Standards Mirror Obama-Era Rules
Feb 8, 2018, 1:16 pm By Yale e360Six months after President Trump revoked an Obama-era rule mandating that federally funded projects…Saudi Arabia Makes Big Push to Boost Domestic Renewable Energy
Feb 7, 2018, 1:54 pm By Yale e360The world’s largest exporter of oil, Saudi Arabia, is shifting away from fossil fuels toward…Cape Town Residents Begin Stockpiling Water Ahead of Government Shutdown of Taps
Feb 6, 2018, 12:32 pm By Yale e360Hundreds of residents in Cape Town, one of Africa’s largest economic and tourism hubs, are lining…Can the World Find Solutions to the Nitrogen Pollution Crisis?
Feb 6, 2018, 6:17 am By Yale e360More and more nitrogen keeps pouring into waterways, unleashing algal blooms and creating dead…A Record Number of U.S. Scientists Are Running for Office in 2018
Feb 5, 2018, 1:19 pm By Yale e360
An unprecedented number of candidates with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math…Following Trump Decision, Mining Claims Now Open on Utah Public Lands
Feb 2, 2018, 1:15 pm By Yale e360A decision by the Trump administration to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of…In New Park, China Creates a Refuge for the Imperiled Siberian Tiger
Feb 1, 2018, 9:06 am By Yale e360
As part of a new national park system, China is setting aside a vast territory that is home to small…For the First Time, Renewables Produce More Electricity in the EU Than Coal
Jan 31, 2018, 3:22 pm By Yale e360Driven by rapid growth in renewable energy in the UK and Germany, the European Union generated more…Young Climate Activists Sue Colombian Government
Jan 30, 2018, 12:01 pm By Yale e360More than two dozen young Colombians have filed a lawsuit against their government for its failure…Half of California’s Vegetation Is At Risk If Emissions Continue At Current Rates
Jan 29, 2018, 2:17 pm By Yale e360
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current levels, roughly half of California’s…How the Trump Administration Distorts Analysis of Key Environmental Rules
Jan 29, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360In its zeal to roll back protections, the EPA under Scott Pruitt is abandoning long-standing…Plastic in the Oceans Increasing Risk of Disease in Coral Reefs
Jan 26, 2018, 2:55 pm By Yale e360
More than 11 billion pieces of plastic are lodged within coral reefs in the Asia-Pacific region.…Can Deepwater Aquaculture Avoid the Pitfalls of Coastal Fish Farms?
Jan 25, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems. Now, U.S. aquaculture advocates…Report Finds Mercury Poisoning Among Remote Peruvian Tribe
Jan 24, 2018, 1:26 pm By Yale e360A remote Amazonian tribe is suffering from widespread mercury poisoning, possibly from a natural gas…Cougars Officially Declared Extinct in Eastern U.S., Removed from Endangered Species List
Jan 23, 2018, 12:31 pm By Yale e360
Eastern cougars once roamed every U.S. state east of the Mississippi, but it has been eight decades…Federal Resiliency Efforts Pay Off Six Times Their Investment, New Report Finds
Jan 22, 2018, 12:37 pm By Yale e360For every $1 that the U.S. government spends on resiliency projects, such as elevating buildings in…On the Chesapeake, A Precarious Future of Rising Seas and High Tides
Jan 22, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360Maryland’s Dorchester County is ground zero for climate change on Chesapeake Bay, as rising seas…Scientists Unlock Key Information About the World’s Soil Microbes
Jan 19, 2018, 2:40 pm By Yale e360
Scientists at the University of Colorado, Boulder have created the first worldwide atlas of soil…
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