A nonprofit, Permit Power, which advocates for fewer restrictions on renewables, proposed that states adopt several policies already popular in other countries. Those include adopting software that will allow for virtually instantaneous permitting of solar and battery projects, allowing for remote inspections verified via photos or video submitted online.

In January, the coastal California town of Moss Landing witnessed the most destructive battery fire in U.S. history. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed SB 283, a law designed to prevent a repeat of the disaster by strengthening statewide fire safety standards for grid battery installations.

The level of CO2 in the atmosphere soared by a record amount (3.5 ppm) to new highs (424 ppm) in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, according to a new report from WMO. The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin said continued emissions of CO2 from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were responsible,

As federal chaos imperils U.S. wildlife conservation funding, an array of private donors have established the Sea Otter Fund to empower the further recovery of sea otters (Enhydra lutris). They plan new reintroduction programs in Oregon and Northern California to link the recovered populations in Central California with those in Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington.

Ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Brazil, advocacy groups are pushing for companies and governments to set meaningful emissions targets to lower emissions from livestock. The world’s biggest meat and dairy companies are responsible for emitting more climate-warming methane than all of the countries in the European Union and United Kingdom combined, according to a new assessment published Monday.

In a stunning victory for marine conservation, the green turtle has been officially saved from the very brink of extinction, marking a significant turning point in the efforts to safeguard one of the ocean’s most ancient navigators. For centuries, green turtles were exploited for their meat, eggs, and shells. By the 1980s, the species had been driven to the brink.

This flight path shows the migration of a long-billed dowitcher that has wintered in the Elkhorn Slough area and traveled to the Russian Arctic to breed—a remarkable long-distance journey that it has completed twice since being tagged. Point Blue Conservation Science is conducting this shorebird tagging study to better understand how migratory shorebirds use wetlands in California’s Central Valley.

Most of the world’s coffee is roasted in gas-burning machines that emit carbon dioxide and require elaborate venting and afterburner equipment. Bellwether produces all-electric, efficient machines that replace gas-burning roasters, giving cafes a sustainable – and affordable – way to roast their own blends.

Mexico has just reported a 30 percent increase in its population since 2010. From 4,100 individuals to 5,326 today, this remarkable rebound is the result of years of coordinated conservation work, and a hopeful sign for biodiversity in the country.

The Northern Cheyenne have a long history of defending their land. Now, they're showing how clean energy progress can still be made. Above their reservation towers the smokestacks of one of the largest and dirtiest coal power plants in the country: the Colstrip Steam Electric Station.

Drug-resistent, aka "nightmare", bacteria have developed resistance to some of our strongest antibiotics, making them difficult or impossible to treat. One of the leading causes of antibiotic-resistent bacteria is the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture.