Meet the industry lobbyists fighting efforts to solve the biodiversity crisis
"This research sheds new light on an area of lobbying that has largely been able to slip under the radar and should act as a wake-up call to policymakers ahead of the U.N.'s upcoming biodiversity conference," said InfluenceMap's program manager.
World’s forest animal population drops 53% since 1970: WWF report
The global population of forest-dwelling vertebrates has plummeted in the period between 1970 and 2014, according to a study published Tuesday by...
Cigarette waste: New solutions for the world’s most-littered trash
A range of new tactics aim to curb cigarette butt pollution, including groundbreaking legislation that could hold tobacco companies accountable for their products’ waste.
‘Terrifying’: Leak shows industry plot to worsen methane emissions—if Trump wins
Yet the plan, which runs in contradiction to Democratic Party aims, will only be actionable if Trump returns to power.
California passes new bill to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides
The bill will limit the use of neonics to trained professionals beginning in 2025.
Cassini space probe contains more deadly plutonium than has ever been used on a...
“The Global Network remains adamantly opposed to the use of nuclear power in space.”
How social media supports animal cruelty and the illegal pet trade
Images of chimpanzees and other species appear cute, but they may actually depict animals in dangerous situations. Here’s how to tell what’s safe to share — and how that helps conservation.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.
Canada’s 2023 wildfires released nearly a decade’s worth of CO2 in one devastating season...
As wildfires intensify due to climate change, Canada’s 2023 fire season serves as a warning of the catastrophic environmental and health impacts that lie ahead if global emissions are not curbed.
NBC’s Meet the Press devotes entire show to climate change with no time for...
"The Earth is getting hotter. And human activity is a major cause, period. We're not going to give time to climate deniers. The science is settled, even if political opinion is not."