Nepal community fights to save sacred forests from cable cars
Critics accuse the government of failing to assess the environmental impact properly. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Quiz: How important is nature to humanity’s future?
Since nature underpins nearly all economies and societies, experts say protecting it is vital to achieving the Sustainable ...
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Scientists call for efforts to protect habitats of critically endangered shark species
The whitefin swellshark has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Critically Endangered for a number of years due to declines largely attributed to fishing ...
The National Parks Are At Risk Following Mass Layoffs—Here’s What That Means for Travelers Visiting the Parks
Thousands of permanent and seasonal National Park Service employees will not be on the job this summer. Park advocates are concerned that the labor cuts put the country’s public lands—and visitors' ...
Here are all the agencies federal workers are being fired from
In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at a number of agencies have had their roles slashed.
Scientists at U.S. weather forecasting agency ordered to get clearance before talking to Canadian counterparts
Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with ...
DOT says it has terminated approval for NYC's congestion pricing plan
The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Highway Administration has "terminated approval" of New York City's ...
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Hidden consequences: UVM researchers investigate the wider impacts of conservation efforts
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting productive landscapes to other parts of the world—and this ...
Mongabay19h
Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds
Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower ...
Humans evolved to live on an icy planet. Earth is usually much hotter.
As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.
Hundreds of EPA employees were fired. Then some were told that it was a mistake.
EPA probationary employees received termination notices, only to have some firings reversed days later in what appears to be ...
Federal workers in Chicago left confused by mass firings, sudden rehiring
The scattershot approach targeting many federal agencies has some elected officials, bureaucrats, and union leaders saying the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" is creating chaos with ...