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A “red alert” has been declared on the Great Barrier Reef due to high threats of coral bleaching.
A recent report in Science magazine proposed re-purposing the Guantanamo Bay military prison into a “state-of-the-art marine research institution and peace park.”
If sea levels continue to rise at the same rate due to greenhouse gas emissions, up to 13 million people in the US could be affected by displacement.
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), 2016 will see 16 gigawatts of solar capacity installed, compared to 6.7 last year – that’s 119% higher.
As of 2015, 90% of the human population has access to clean water. That means that in the last 25 years, 2.6 billion people across the globe have gained new access to improved, drinkable water.
Oregon is the first state to pass legislation to replace coal with renewable energy sources through the Clean Energy and Coal Transition Act, set to be signed by governor Kate Brown within the next month.
IPBES released a global assessment report suggesting that 40% of invertebrate pollinating species including birds and bees are facing extinction.
According to NPR, Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which “aims to reduce heat trapping carbon pollution from power plants,” has been put on hold after the Supreme Court granted a stay request to keep the EPA from moving ahead with rules to decrease carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants.
Palo Alto nonprofit, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) plans to “spend $25 million over the next 10 years on a campaign to triple the amount of protected farmland between Pacifica and the Santa Cruz County line.”
Announced Monday, a deal ten years in the making guarantees the protection of 85% of the Great Bear Rainforest from logging, while still allowing for regulated logging on the other 15%.
Leading a massive effort to protect lands connected to the Mojave Desert, California Senator Dianne Feinstein is well on her way to solidifying her legacy in environmental conservation.
Last night, Rachel Maddow hosted a town hall to address concerns about and solutions for the ongoing Flint water crisis from members of the community. For those unaware, residents of Flint have been exposed to contaminated drinking water as the result of lead-corroded plumbing and service lines. Currently, residents of Flint, 40 percent of whom live below the poverty line, are relying on daily deliveries of bottled water for cooking, drinking, and bathing.
Leaders from conservation nonprofits are criticizing a draft bill released Wednesday by Utah Congressmen Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz, which aims to rewrite the rules covering 18 million
acres of federal public land in seven countries in eastern Utah.
A new study released by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation found that, in three decades, the world’s oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight.
The occupiers at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, though extremists, represent the fringe population of a larger, Republic-led movement whose goal it is to make the Federal Government relinquish control over western lands to state control.
President & CEO Doug Blonsky talks about the multiple challenges and difficulties of managing Central Park.
President & CEO Doug Blonsky describes the different landscapes and features of Central Park.
President & CEO Doug Blonsky talks about the individual and corporate donors who help the organization achieve their mission of keeping Central Park beautiful.
President & CEO Doug Blonsky discusses restoring, managing, and enhancing the nation’s first public park.
An aerial survey of the world’s remaining elephants that began in February 2014 is almost complete and ready for the analysis, reports the National Geographic.