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Western science has long resisted and even ridiculed the idea that our planet is alive, but many scientists now recognize that Earth and life continually coevolve and that, together, they form a single, interconnected, living system. Ferris Jabr, NYT bestselling author…

Planning ahead (it’s not always summer) Switzerland has bolted 5,000 solar panels to an Alpine dam, where they work best in winter. The AlpinSolar plant on the Muttsee dam, about an hour outside Zurich, sits at 2,500m…

Federal and state partners have approved an accelerated plan to advance the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir —- the centerpiece of Everglades restoration—moving its completion five years ahead of schedule, from 2034 to 2029…

In June, 16-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta were crowned Global Winners of The Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental competition for teenagers. Their solution, Plas-Stick, uses discarded tamarind seeds to remove microplastics from drinking water, …

July 10 -- The Trump administration today finalized a rule removing nearly all habitat protections for endangered species. This decision will leave imperiled species at even greater risk of going extinct. The Endangered Species Act prohibits “take” of endangered species, including actions that harm species.

For five years straight, the U.S. power sector has built more solar farms than any other kind of power plant. However the production of solar cells — the high-value component that converts sunlight into electricity — has lagged far behind.

From Boston’s Museum of Science to the Watertown Dam, the Charles River this spring was rife with river herring swirling in the water. Near the dam, dozens of the aptly named herring gulls perched on rocks and plunged for the fish….

On July 2, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) zero-emission standard for boilers and water heaters, rejecting an industry challenge to a landmark clean air rule that will clean up pollution from industrial and commercial equipment. ..

Air Products has cancelled the so-called Louisiana ‘Clean Energy’ Complex. The company had planned to produce blue hydrogen and ammonia from methane gas, then pump its industrial carbon dioxide waste from Cancer Alley

A judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the Endangered Species Act with a plan to allow more roads in Bitterroot National Forest. The government must now assess how this plan affects grizzlies and bull trout. Earthjustice sued the Trump administration, building on decades of work…

Peak Energy announced (in June) that it has entered a new partnership with General Motors to manufacture sodium-ion batteries for energy storage systems. Sodium-ion batteries use super abundant sodium not lithium and thus are lower fire-risk…

The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems, bowing to a bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill -- the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments…

The federal administration continued its assault on environmental protections by opening three federal marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing. On June 11, President Trump signed a proclamation to weaken three of America's marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean

Sonia Dunlop is the CEO of the Global Solar Council. That’s the worldwide industry association for solar and battery storage. Interview highlights include: Dirty fuels have become unreliable and expensive. Building a large, reliable solar farm with batteries costs the same as building the same size natural gas power plant. Except the fuel is free for the solar farm.

A young California condor flew into Oregon last month, marking the first time in more than 120 years that one of the critically endangered birds has flown free in Oregon’s sky, according to the Yurok Tribe–led Northern California Condor Restoration Program. On May 12, a 2-year-old female condor known as B9

The world’s mangrove forests have staged a remarkable global recovery, with scientists hailing the news as “an important source of optimism for climate action”. Mangrove forests protect millions of people from storms, absorb vast amounts of CO2 and are vital nurseries for fish.

For the first time ever, researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally and mapped the ecosystems where they are densest. Hidden underground around the world lie 110 quadrillion kilometers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks..

In a new study, the Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), a business group that promotes emissions-free power sources, found that if no additional wind and solar energy were added to the grid, it would add $11.6 billion in annual electricity and natural gas costs to electricity bills for U.S. households…

From 2000 to 2022, Santa Rosa County—where Navarre Beach is located—accounted for 56 percent (254 of 452) fishing pier entanglements reported on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Dexters lead a team of 26 volunteers in Navarre Beach who are certified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to conduct turtle rescues..

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just designated 1.5 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty-patched bumblebee. This victory couldn't come soon enough. More than 90% of all rusty-patched bumblebees have vanished over the last two decades,..