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' ...
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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 ...
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 ...
‘Shock across the system’: How government layoffs are impacting Philadelphia’s federal workforce
The local impact of federal worker layoffs have started to emerge with employees across several departments let go in the ...
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Thousands of federal employees fired from US regulatory and science funding agencies
Over the past week, thousands of employees have been fired across multiple US regulatory and science funding agencies. The ...
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...
Trump’s job cuts lead to closed trails, staff shortages in WA
The president's mass job cuts are hitting workers in Washington state who clean trails, help fight wildfires and find lost ...
How plants are able to remember stress without a brain
It may sound strange but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.