By Karen McVeigh and Helena Smith, The Guardian The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030. Greece has become the first country in Europe to announce a ban on bottom trawling in all of its national marine …
Rope-entangled right whale spotted off coast of New England
The Guardian The marine mammals are increasingly endangered as warmer waters push them into ship traffic and fishing gear. Right whales, such as the one entangled in rope off New England (pictured), number less than 360. Photograph: AP A North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in rope off New …
The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration’s latest climate-fighting tool
By Gautama Mehta, Grist The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. The Department of Energy, or DOE, announced Friday that it’s strengthening energy efficiency requirements for light bulbs …
International court rules Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women
By Laura Paddison, CNN An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis was in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ripple effect across the globe. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France delivered its …
These plants evolved in Florida millions of years ago. They may be gone in decades.
By Jerald Pinson, Phys.Org Scrub mints are among the most endangered plants you’ve probably never heard of. More than half of the 24 species currently known to exist are considered threatened or endangered at the state or federal level, and nearly all scrub mints grow in areas that are …
Spinning, whirling fish in south Florida prompt emergency response
By Maya Yang, The Guardian Smalltooth sawfish are behaving oddly, eliciting a first-ever plan to rescue and rehabilitate the species from the wild. The NOAA reports 28 smalltooth sawfish have died in the lower Florida Keys as of 24 March. Photograph: Jupiterimages/Getty Images The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is …
How an English castle became a stork magnet
By Sophie Hardach, BBC Knepp Estate White storks are breeding again in Britain, helped by a rewilding project (Credit: Knepp Estate) Helped by a bold rewilding project, storks are migrating between Britain and North Africa again for the first time in 600 years. How can we make their journey safer? …
Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden
By Matt Kasson, The Conversation With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and perennials. But some plants that once thrived in your …
Are we breaking the Atlantic Ocean?
By Brian Resnick, Vox The climate change scenario that could chill parts of the world, explained. Of all the potential consequences of global warming, one of the most unexpected is that temperatures in some parts of the world could plummet. A recent paper in Science Advances outlined a scenario where, given enough ice melting …
Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say
By Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Impact on ecosystems must be predicted before technology is used, US atmospheric science agency chief says. Scientists must work urgently on predicting the effects of climate geoengineering, the chief of the US atmospheric science agency has said, as the technology is likely to be needed, at …