By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist The Agriculture Department is opening more than 112 million acres of federal forests to logging in a misguided bid to prevent fires and boost timber production. UCG via Getty Images In an emergency directive issued late last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced …
This stunning wildlife overpass helps animals cross one of Canada’s busiest highways
By Nate Berg, Fast Company Wildlife biologists, ecologists, and designers worked together on this design in Alberta, Canada. [Photo: Neil Zeller/courtesy Dialog] Almost seamlessly, the two sides of a scenic forest in Alberta, Canada, have been woven back together. Located between Calgary and Banff National Park, this stretch of the …
A federal judge just hit the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast track industrial fish farming in the Gulf
By Tristan Baurick, Grist Advocates for marine health say aquaculture ‘has no place in U.S. ocean waters.” CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s first-term push to open the Gulf of Mexico and other federal waters to fish farming has come to a halt in the early days of …
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 …
The world’s biggest youth climate lawsuit lost in court, but it ‘changed the world’
By Joseph Winters, Grist The landmark Juliana v. United States sparked a global movement to defend children’s rights to a healthy climate, a campaign that’s already scored two wins. Diego Diaz / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ten years ago, 21 young people filed a long-shot lawsuit against the federal government, arguing …
The European Politician Bringing Nature Into the Halls of Power
By Katie Surma, Inside Climate News Carola Rackete has used her position as a member of the European Parliament to amplify the voices of grassroots communities and the interests of the natural world. Carola Rackete looks into the Majdanpek copper mine in East Serbia. The mine, run by the Chinese …
A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
By Kenny Torrella, Vox What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action. Beef cattle at the JBS Five Rivers Kuner Feedlot in Greeley, Colorado. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images It’s now well established that for decades, major oil companies knew that …
Which tree species fix the most carbon?
By Phys.Org Forests provide many ecosystem services, including microclimate regulation, biodiversity preservation, air and water purification, and soil protection. Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting …
Inside the underwater turbine farm set to generate clean energy from France’s tides
By Lottie Limb, Euronews Copyright Normandie Hydroliennes One of France’s first commercial-scale tidal energy pilot projects, NH1 is due to supply thousands of locals with clean electricity. A tidal farm featuring the world’s most powerful underwater turbines is being built off the coast of Normandy after winning EU funding. The …
Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.
By Alexander C. Kaufman, Grist The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again number two for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate action. Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Last May, Florida enacted a law deleting any reference to climate …