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‘Everyone is scared’: flood-hit Porto Alegre braces for another El Niño

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Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

Researchers find reading maps is good for our brains: 'Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's'

Problems with spatial navigation and orientation are among the earliest signs of Alzheimer's, sometimes surfacing before obvious memory loss.

‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead

Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park Bulldozers have begun plowing up ground at the mouth of Big Bend national park’s famed Santa Elen…

Trail cameras capture a litter of cougar kittens, the first babies seen in Minnesota in over a century

Experts believe the litter could indicate a growing population of the big cats in the region.

Massive 80-year-old 'sea turtle matriarch' rescued by Coast Guard triumphantly returns to the ocean

Timmy the turtle was found “splashing erratically” when she was rescued by the Coast Guard in the Florida Keys in late July. Now, she’s returning home.

Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened

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The Bipartisan Backlash to Trump’s Bulldozing of a Texas Landmark | Democrats and Republicans alike are speaking out against Trump’s development in Texas’s largest national park.

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Solar is booming in Indiana. Not everyone is happy about it.

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Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves

The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.

Judge Rejects Suit Against University of Michigan That Sought Emails on Climate Law

A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills.

Tigers have not been seen in Kazakhstan in 70 years. Now, they are being reintroduced to the wild

The female Amur tiger is named Umit, which means “hope” in Kazakh.

Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight

The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.

A lot of investors who think they own climate-conscious ETFs are giving money to a company that is consciously becoming one of the world's biggest climate polluters.

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After a weeklong rescue effort, over 60 cats have been saved from an abandoned sailboat: 'They're incredibly resilient'

On the first day, marine officers removed 31 cats from the “ghost ship.” In the span of a week, that number doubled.

Storms of dust and sand are another sign our climate is changing. Two experts explain

Tourism Australia/Canva, Wikimedia Commons, The Conversation, CC BY-NC Imagine you wake up one morning and look out your window. You see a sky of red, hear a ferocious blast of wind and watch as tree branches creak and c…

New Jersey's new 'big tech' law aims to regulate kids' social media use: 'Worse than big tobacco'

The new law limits data gathering and bars some algorithmic recommendations.

Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’

Study of 56m-year-old leaves counters claims from Trump administration members of ‘benefits’ of fossil fuel pollution Adding huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is set to cause the Earth’s forests to wi…

CAG finds 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover targets, red-flags multiple lapses

The Comptroller and Auditor General raised concerns about the inadequacies within the Green India Mission program, noting that the goal of increasing forest cover was far from realized over a decade. The audit pointed to…

Piranha drama: boy, 8, hooks fearsome exotic fish in Pennsylvania lake

South American fish with razor-toothed jaws was probably released by someone who owned it as a pet, officials say An eight-year-old boy fishing for bass in Pennsylvania was stunned to catch something more associated with…

California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries

State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease California is banning paraquat, a highly toxic, controversial herbicide used across millions of acres of American cropland. Pu…

Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest

Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind ahead Power supply was cut on Thursday ⁠to about 540,000 homes and businesses across the US midwest as severe storms ba…

Lost jobs, inequality, rogue agents: why are we accepting oligarchs’ AI agenda? | Robert Reich

The dangers of AI become clearer every day. Why are we still acting as if we have no choice about our future? Rather than producing jobs, the US economy actually lost 23,000 jobs in July, according to Bureau of Labor Sta…

Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren’t they working for other animal groups?

Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why many species have been driven to extinction. In response, conservation groups and authorities have turned to safe have…

Did you know there’s a vast reef network off the north coast of Australia? Few do – and that’s a problem

Hadley England Australia is famous for its coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef on the east coast and Ningaloo Reef in the west. Both World Heritage-listed reefs attract thousands of visitors each year. But ther…

NZ’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below

Kerry Marshall/Getty Images The latest update of nationwide flood maps, to be released next year, will give communities across New Zealand the clearest picture yet of the regional risk of flooding. But as it stands, thi…

Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems – and will only become more common

Canva, Pixabay, The Conversation, CC BY-NC-SA You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Those are just two signs a marine heatwave has swept through the sea. Marine heatwav…

Soursob weed is a persistent curse – but it can be beaten. Here’s how

Federica Grassi/Getty Images When you are out and about at this time of year in many parts of Australia, a cold and sometimes drab winter is relieved by a blaze of brilliant yellow: soursob. It can look pretty, but sadly…

Over 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China

In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park

Shanghai’s Houtan Park showcases the remarkable transformation of a contaminated industrial site into a thriving wetland that effectively purifies river water daily. The design cleverly integrates recycled materials, hon…

In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned

Mike Moddrell revived tallgrass prairie on his Kansas land using controlled winter burns. This ancient Indigenous practice effectively combats invasive woody plants and stimulates native grass growth. While fire alone is…

States are passing their own clear water laws to counter Trump admin rollbacks

A 2023 Supreme Court ruling removed Clean Water Act protections for wetlands. The Trump administration is moving to weaken remaining rules. Some states are passing their own clear water laws in response.

EPA issues new rules for controversial herbicide, but opponents worry dangers remain

Controlling weeds is a perennial problem for farmers. The EPA issued rules earlier this year for one controversial herbicide that can be prone to drifting and harming some other crops and trees.

Some of the most pristine ecosystems in the U.S. are losing protections

Some of the most pristine ecosystems in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean. They're federally protected, but now, the Trump administration is rolling back some of those protections.

The largest human composting facility is coming to Maryland

The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It's meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.

Photos: Wildfires in Spokane lead to thousands of evacuations

Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people.

India gets 101st 'Ramsar' site as Arunachal's Glaw Lake joins global list of protected wetlands

What a federal plan to reallocate the Colorado River's water means for western states

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Russ Schumacher, professor at Colorado State University, about a new government proposal to reallocate water from the Colorado River among Western states who rely on it.

Heat, drought and rainfall extremes expanding across India; northwest emerging as heat hotspot: Study

India faces increasing extreme weather events, a new study reveals. Northwest India shows the steepest rise in daytime temperatures and heatwaves. South peninsular India experiences a strong drought trend, affecting over…

121 | Michael Greene: Carbon Cowboy or Lone Ranger Part 2 – The $200 Million Land Heist in the Amazon

In this episode of Bionic Planet, we finally catch up with Michael Greene — the carbon developer branded a "land grabber of epic proportions" in The Washington Post, and now at the center of an unfolding saga that feels …

120 | Indonesia is Still Moving its Capitol, and Nobody Cares?

In this episode of Bionic Planet, we delve into the pressing issue of climate change and its profound impact on coastal ecosystems, particularly focusing on blue carbon. We kick off the discussion by highlighting Indones…

119 | Blue Carbon Pioneer James Kairo on How Mangroves Combat Climate Change: First of Three Parts

Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/bionicplanet. Today's guest, Blue Carbon Pioneer James Kairo, brings us into the fascinating world of mangroves and their immense economic and ecological value. Our journey …

118 | Kenyan Herders Say Judgement Against Them Based on Forged Signatures / Continuation of Episode 117

In this episode of Bionic Planet, we continue our dive into the complex and often contentious world of community conservancies in northern Kenya, focusing on the Biliqo Bulesa and Cherub Community Conservancies. The epis…

117 | Kenyan Pastoralists Cry Foul on Western NGOs, Media. First of two parts

In this gripping two-hour episode, we pull back the curtain on misinformation campaigns targeting carbon projects in Kenya's Northern Rangelands. Through interviews with local leaders—including Mohamed Shibia, director o…

116 | James Mwangi and Kenya's Great Carbon Valley

In this episode of our podcast, we dive deep into the transformative potential of Africa in the global shift towards a sustainable future, featuring an insightful conversation with James Mwangi, co-founder of Dahlberg an…