All Environment
Renewable energy surges in Asia, but so does electric demandIn China and India, as well as many African and Southeast Asian nations, the rise in electricity needs far surpasses renewable energy growth.
Why China rejects Trump's climate change positionAs the two biggest producers of CO2 emissions and also the two economic powers most capable of mitigating the effects, cooperation between the US and China is vital to the success of the Paris agreement.
Behind Dakota pipeline protest: Native American religious revivalThe protests are about water, fossil fuels, and questions of tribal sovereignty. But beneath all that, tribes from across the US say they're unifying around revitalized Indian traditions and religion.
UNICEF report: 88 percent of world's children breathe toxic airOut of 2.26 billion children worldwide, 2 billion live with unsafe levels of air pollution, according to a new report from UNICEF.
First LookWatch as warm temperatures chew into old Arctic iceThe old Arctic sea ice serves as a 'bulwark' against further melting, even as newer ice melts and refreezes from year to year.
- A way forward on western water
Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter, as the Monitor's Inhabit section features journalism that brings clarity, hope, and humanity to the story of environmental issues including climate change.
Puget Sound orcas: Would removing dams save the whales?After the death of a young female orca and her calf, researchers say that removing dams could mean more fish for whales to eat. But what does that mean for the area?
First LookWhy Spain could be a desert by 2100, say climate researchersSpain a desert? A new study offers a glimpse at Spain's future under four different carbon emissions scenarios. Researchers found that Mediterranean vegetation could change dramatically as the climate warms.
- First LookHow Antarctica's Ross Sea became world's largest marine reserve
World's largest marine reserve: The Ross Sea will become off-limits for any kind of wildlife or mineral extraction, after five years of negotiations.
Flint effect? Environmentalism shifts to racial justice, inclusion.The EPA releases new environmental-justice initiatives against the backdrop of a wider trend: Black and Latino Americans are increasingly active on green issues.
Federal-lands rule pits green groups against wind, solar firmsRenewable energy firms have been flocking to sites on federal lands. Now pricing by the Bureau of Land Management is about to change toward competitive bidding similar to the system for oil and gas companies.
Podcast: Manufacturing a sustainable futureThe world faces challenges as human populations rise and lifestyles put growing demands on resources. A key task for business is to drive sustainability through innovation.
How a president Trump could scuttle US role in climate accordSeveral options might allow Donald Trump, if elected, to follow through on his call for the US to back away from greenhouse-gas reductions pledged in Paris.
- First LookHow global warming could actually make winters colder for some people
Arctic warming could be shifting the jet stream, leading to more frigid winters in the United States and Britain.
First LookCaptured orangutans return to wild in BorneoThe Borneo Orangutan Survival foundation has been rehabilitating orangutans for decades. Last week's release marked the 25th anniversary of the group's conservation efforts.
First LookWhere has all the wildlife gone? New report shows huge drop in populations.Wildlife populations have declined an average of 58 percent from 1970 levels worldwide, according to the conservation group WWF.
First LookNortheast United States will have new national wildlife refugeThe Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge will span New York and five New England states. It will be the 18th refuge created under President Obama.
First LookElk spotted in South Carolina for the first time since the 1700sConservationists are warning observers to stay back from the elk, which could swing its antlers at anyone that gets too close.
First LookWill global pressure help the 'world's saddest' polar bear?More than a million people from China and abroad have signed a petition urging organizers of China’s Grandview Shopping Mall to close its zoo.
US negotiator: 'severe' damage without more climate actionNations will meet in Morocco to put flesh on the bones of last year's Paris climate agreement. The State Department's Jonathan Pershing says the parties should put ambitious mid-century targets in their sights.
