While destroying their habitat they also destroyed the ‘protected’ Burrowing Owl burrows whose habitat overlapped with the tortoises.
Environment
Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data
New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.
New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.
When Climate-Related Hazards Rise, So Do Barriers for People With Disabilities
Climate-related disasters can deepen barriers for people with disabilities, exposing gaps in accessibility, emergency planning, healthcare, and community support.
Climate-related disasters can deepen barriers for people with disabilities, exposing gaps in accessibility, emergency planning, healthcare, and community support.
Climate Change Hypocrisy: Why World Leaders’ Private Jets Doom Us All
Let us journey together.
Let us journey together.
I Never Looked at my Fashion Choices Like This, and Now I Can’t Unsee the Impact
The environmental cost of fashion is invisible, normalized, and passed silently to the next generation.
The environmental cost of fashion is invisible, normalized, and passed silently to the next generation.
Why America Is Removing Thousands of Dams and Letting Rivers Flow Freely: Excerpt
Dam removal is restoring free-flowing rivers, reviving ecosystems, improving fish habitat, and reshaping how America manages aging infrastructure.
Dam removal is restoring free-flowing rivers, reviving ecosystems, improving fish habitat, and reshaping how America manages aging infrastructure.
NOAA Fisheries Takes a ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’
The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
When the Sea Steals Homes and Jobs
Rising seas threaten homes, livelihoods, and coastal communities, forcing people to confront the economic and social costs of climate change.
Rising seas threaten homes, livelihoods, and coastal communities, forcing people to confront the economic and social costs of climate change.
‘Plastic Pollution Hotspots’ Spawn a Public Health Crisis Across Latin America
Since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, plastic pollution has been having a growing impact on the people and ecosystems of Latin America.
Since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, plastic pollution has been having a growing impact on the people and ecosystems of Latin America.
Does Picking Mushrooms Actually Harm Fungi? A Swiss Forest Kept Score for 27 Years
Picking mushrooms doesn't harm fungi, but trampling the ground does.
Picking mushrooms doesn’t harm fungi, but trampling the ground does.
What If We Never Built Another New Building?
Instead of asking what should be built, architect Barbara Buser asks what can be saved, showing how reusing and transforming existing buildings can reduce environmental impacts and offer a more sustainable approach to architecture.
Instead of asking what should be built, architect Barbara Buser asks what can be saved, showing how reusing and transforming existing buildings can reduce environmental impacts and offer a more sustainable approach to architecture.
World Heritage Status for South Sudan Parks Will Be a Boon for the Birds
The onset of the rains in South Sudan around April each year is accompanied by a remarkable avian spectacle.
The onset of the rains in South Sudan around April each year is accompanied by a remarkable avian spectacle.
Erasing the Evidence: How a Climate Science Chapter Vanished From a Judges’ Manual
That space is beginning to close. And that is precisely why some powerful interests are trying to prevent science from reaching the courts.
That space is beginning to close. And that is precisely why some powerful interests are trying to prevent science from reaching the courts.
Why It’s So Hard to Predict a Tragedy Like Nepal’s Glacier Collapse
Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come.
Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come.
Using AI Chatbots? Here Are 4 Ways to Reduce the Energy Drain
AI chatbots and generative AI tools require energy-intensive computing around the clock, but smarter usage and more efficient technologies could help reduce their growing energy demands and environmental footprint.
AI chatbots and generative AI tools require energy-intensive computing around the clock, but smarter usage and more efficient technologies could help reduce their growing energy demands and environmental footprint.
Bhutan’s Pursuit of Happiness Takes Root on Its Farms
Guided by its national philosophy of Gross National Happiness, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan aims to achieve food self-sufficiency by 2029 under its 13th five-year plan.
Guided by its national philosophy of Gross National Happiness, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan aims to achieve food self-sufficiency by 2029 under its 13th five-year plan.