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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

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Pebble Foes Run Ads Remembering the Mount Polley Disaster

Expert BlogUnited StatesTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Four years ago this month, a major breach occurred in an earthen dam built to contain millions of tons of mining waste at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper and gold mine in British Columbia. It remains the worst environmental mining…

Report Reveals Significant U.S. Trade in Giraffe Parts

Expert BlogElly Pepper
Nearly 40,000 giraffe parts and products—thought to represent nearly 4,000 giraffes—have been imported into the U.S. over the last decade, making the U.S. a significant market for giraffe parts.

Study: Pesticides May Pose Greater Risk to Marine Mammals

Expert BlogUnited StatesStacy Woods

A new publication in the journal Science shows manatees and other vulnerable marine and semi-aquatic mammals lack a critical line of biological defense against chlorpyrifos and other pesticides.

International Day of Indigenous Peoples: Free Nahuelbuta

Expert BlogChile, InternationalJames Blair

In the Nahuelbuta Mountains of what is now Chile, Indigenous Mapuche communities offer hopeful lessons for native forest restoration and river protection, based on deep historical relations with the local environment.

California Is Getting Tough on Wildlife Crime

DispatchCaliforniaCorey Binns
In a new forensics lab, state agents test samples of blood, saliva, tusks, and feathers in a quest to stem the illegal trade in exotic animal parts.

An Important Advance for Tigers

Expert BlogZak Smith
China’s new Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park is good news for tigers, specifically Siberian tigers.

Indigenous Lands in Canada & Colombia on World Heritage List

Expert BlogJames Blair
Two parks separated by about 4,000 miles— one a coniferous forest, the other a tropical jungle—but both significant homelands of Indigenous Peoples, have been named World Heritage sites. This week, UNESCO designated Pimachiowin Aki in Canada and Chiribiquete National Park…

Former EPA Administrators Say “No” to Pebble Mine in DC Ads

Expert BlogUnited StatesTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Last week as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made even more of a mockery out of his agency’s mission to actually protect the environment by throwing yet another lifeline to the disastrous Pebble Mine, several former EPA Administrators responded with a…

i-Tree Eco Now Available in Mexico

Expert BlogErika Moyer
Probably one of the first things you think when you hear the word “trees” is a green and pristine forest, right? But, what about trees in cities? How important are they? Do we care about them in Latin America? I…

Companies Call for Protection of Canada's Boreal Forest

Expert BlogCanadaCourtenay Lewis

Seventeen companies with a combined annual revenue of over $35 billion, representing a range of sectors using paper and pulp products, sent a letter to McKenna, Couillard, Notely, and Ford calling for Canada to act to protect boreal caribou and…