By Katharine Gammon, The Guardian Work continues on the Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing over the 101 freeway in Los Angeles county. Photograph: Caltrans A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animals. Above the whirring of 300,000 cars each day on …
Developers See Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal as an Alluring New Waterfront. But for Years, It Stunk
By Jordan Gass-Pooré, Inside Climate News The EPA has been working for 12 years on two huge underground tanks to keep sewage overflows from polluting the canal. The city’s DEP, which for years has done little to speed the process, announced late last month that it’s now ahead of schedule. …
Should Oil and Gas Drilling Expand in This Biodiverse National Forest? The Public Overwhelmingly Says No
By Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News Conecuh National Forest is a biodiversity hotspot. Could oil and gas development put that at risk? A top down view of the diverse ecosystem inside Conecuh National Forest, located in southeast Alabama, along its border with Florida. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News CONECUH NATIONAL …
Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Success Story about Shorebird Conservation
By Jon Hurdle, Inside Climate News A coalition of nonprofit and government agencies have found ways to protect and increase the American oystercatcher population. The population of oystercatchers grew by 45 percent from 2008 to 2023, bringing the total population to an estimated 14,735 birds. Credit: Shiloh Schulte/Manomet Conservation Sciences …
Supreme Court declines to hear Republicans’ ‘Hail Mary’ effort to block climate lawsuits
By Joseph Winters, Grist The justices shrugged off a complaint described by legal experts as a “political stunt.” Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not hear a case seeking to stop climate lawsuits in five Democratic-led states that …
In Florida, State Rules Concentrate Toxic Smoke in Underserved Communities
By Amy Green, Inside Climate News Growing research suggests that “black snow,” a byproduct of the sugarcane harvest, is harming residents’ health. The politically powerful sugar growers say the air quality meets standards. When sugarcane fields are burned, the fires emit large plumes of smoke and rain ash across three …
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
By Damian Carrington, The Guardian Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades. The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according to a new assessment. The analysis …
The Rights of Nature Become a Rallying Point Against an Ascendant Mining Industry
By Katie Surma, Inside Climate News Communities and ecosystems across the globe face heavy environmental damage from intensifying mining operations. A people’s tribunal probed the Canadian mining industry’s impact on the natural world and the people defending it. Judge Tom Goldtooth addresses the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal on …
This small tweak to California parks could help prevent fires
By Nate Berg, Fast Company Landscape architecture studio Terremoto is battling invasive species, fire threats, and underfunded parks departments with a new approach to ecological restoration. [Photo: Terremoto] In a small section of Los Angeles’s Elysian Park, which spans the amount of land a single sprinkler head can water, a …
Scientists make discovery that could transform Florida’s coastline: ‘We will continue to support projects’
By Andrew Haffner, The Cool Down This discovery could mean a lot for Florida, which has nearly 75% of its population residing in coastal counties. Photo Credit: iStock A new study published in the scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment has outlined an increasingly vital way that coral reef restoration could protect Florida’s storm-battered …