The Guardian Two female and three male alala released after years of preparation in ongoing effort to return species to its home. A Hawaiian crow in 2016. Photograph: Minden Pictures/Alamy Five Hawaiian crows on Wednesday were released on Maui for the first time as part of an ongoing effort to return …
As the US yields on climate leadership, China rises to fill the void
By Umair Irfan, Vox This year’s most important climate meeting just ended. What did it accomplish? Activists demonstrate for climate finance for the Global South at the COP29 Climate Conference on November 21, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The COP29 conference — the latest round of international climate change …
How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
By Zoe Rom, Grist A new BLM plan for western Colorado makes a priority of helium production, worrying environmentalists. Luna Anna Archey/High Country News with support from EcoFlight In October, the Bureau of Land Management finalized a new resource management plan for Colorado’s Western Slope that will determine how 2 …
Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped and Its Support Split Between the Parties
By Keerti Gopal, Inside Climate News The youth vote was not a monolith in Tuesday’s election, despite its broad concern for the environment and disillusionment with politics and government. Students vote at the University of California, Irvine on Tuesday. Credit: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images For 19-year-old …
LA County sues Pepsi and Coke over plastic pollution and false advertising
By Joseph Winters, Grist The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway. Citizen of the Planet / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Los Angeles County announced last week that it’s suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over plastic pollution, arguing that …
Why Purpose-Driven Companies Should Focus on Their Hybrid Work Culture
By Jennifer Piette, Sustainable Brands Companies have a line-item budget for technology and other critical business expenses. What is your line-item budget for supporting, nurturing and growing your employees? Are craft cocktails, a high-end golf simulator, outdoor mingling spaces and other resort-style amenities enough to lure knowledge workers back to …
‘Scramble for the oceans’: how countries are racing to name and claim remote parts of the seabed
By Donna Ferguson, The Guardian Newly ‘discovered’ underwater topographical features are paving the way for nation states to exploit previously untouched marine resources An illustration of 3D mapping of the ocean. New technology has enabled exploration of the sea floor. Photograph: Hypack “The sea does not belong to despots,” Jules Verne …
The fate of thousands of US dams hangs in the balance, leaving rural communities with hard choices
Madeline Heim, Grist Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change. But the price tag to fix what’s broken is estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Residents walk through the area where the Jersey Valley Dam once operated in Vernon County, Wisconsin, …
Wildlife Populations Have Shrunk a Shocking Amount in Just 50 Years, Report Finds
By Frank Landymore, Futurism “The fabric of nature is unraveling.” De-Natured Amid widespread environmental destruction and the pressures brought by climate change, the average size of wildlife populations across the Earth has plummeted by 73 percent in just fifty years, according to a new analysis released by the World Wildlife Fund. This astonishing figure comes …
US creates new marine sanctuary along California coast
By Reuters Aerial view shows the Big Sur coastline, California, December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Fiala/File Photo Oct 11 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday announced the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California’s central coast, a victory for the Chumash tribe that pursued the designation for …