All Environment
- How Senate's oddest of odd couples found common ground
She sees climate change as 'the greatest challenge to hit the planet.' He has called it a hoax. Yet, somehow, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) of California and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) of Oklahoma have worked together to forge environmental legislation.
- First LookWhy 27 states are fighting federal clean air goals, but meeting them anyway
If the federal 'Clean Power Plan' were to be struck down, it would become more difficult for the US, one of the world’s largest emitters of harmful greenhouse gases, to meet its emissions reduction goals.
- Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with Google to track illegal fishing
The movie star's foundation helped fund Global Fishing Watch, a joint effort between Google, Oceana, and SkyTruth that helps track illegal fishing vessels using satellite data.
- Environmental destruction is a crime against humanity, ICC says
The International Criminal Court is moving toward investigating a broader range of war crimes.
- First Look What does a mountain lake reveal about California’s drought?
In findings consistent with previous research, a study found that past periods of drought in the American West aligned with climate warming and cool ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- Why Britain is building, with China’s help, a new nuclear power plant
The UK announced plans Thursday to build its first nuclear plant in two decades as part of the plan to meet global climate targets. But amid security concerns, the Hinkley Point C plan has brought up questions about the role of nuclear energy in combatting climate change.
- First LookHow an EU license may help heal Indonesia's deforestation
Indonesia is one of the biggest carbon emitters due to illegal slash and burn forestry operations. A special program sanctioned by the EU may help turn that around.
- First LookGoogle eye in the sky: How a spy satellite could prevent illegal fishing
Illegal fishing, which accounts for 30 percent of fish caught globally, has long been a thorn in the side of small nations who lack resources to monitor their waters. But a new technology puts that power in the hands of anyone with a computer.
- First LookObama's conservation push continues with New England marine canyon
The 5,000 square mile national monument will protect fish, whale, and turtle species, but some fishermen say that it could cripple their industry off the coast of New England.
- Why US military officials are worried about climate change
Retired US military and intelligence officials are raising alarms again about the threats posed by climate change – this time, to military installations along the coast.
- First LookWould the US government consider killing 44,000 wild horses?
Facebook rumors of the horses' imminent death are greatly exaggerated. But the population of wild horses in the United States exceeds what the BML calls an 'appropriate management level.'
- First LookFacing a shrinking habitat, polar bears besiege Russian meteorologists
As global warming destroys the polar bear's natural habitat, previously infrequent encounters between humans and animals may increase.
- World's conservationists shift emphasis from land to sea
At the World Conservation Congress, the International Union for the Conversation of Nature asked world leaders to set aside one third of Earth's oceans as marine reserves.
- First LookLast chance! Visitors flock to see Great Barrier Reef before it vanishes.
In a show of 'last chance tourism,' many visits to the Great Barrier Reef are largely driven by a desire to see the site before it is lost.
- First LookWhat is the best way to save endangered red wolves?
US officials say placing red wolves in zoos is the best practice to ensure the animals stick around for the future, but some conservationists are questioning that plan.
- Wilderness lost: Earth's wild lands in catastrophic decline
Conservationists say policies designed to protect wilderness could reverse the trend, but only if policymakers act quickly.
- Rhino poaching declines in South Africa's largest park
The number of poached rhinos found in Kruger National Park between January and the end of August has declined by 18 percent from the same period last year.
- In Everglades, invasive pythons are only the beginning
The huge Burmese snakes and other invasive species are thriving. A coalition of volunteers, wildlife officials, and scientists are working to slow their spread and destruction of the environment.
- How snow leopards were brought back from the brink in Afghanistan
Scientists tracking the shy snow leopards estimate there are up to 140 cats in the Wakhan National Park, established two years ago across 4,200 square miles in Afghanistan.
- How Illinois plans to help save the Monarch butterfly
As the monarch butterfly population continues to dwindle, conservation efforts and campaigns to increase awareness have increased, particularly in Illinois, which lies on one of the insect's migration paths.