Illegal fishing is driving the last few vaquitas extinct
Perhaps as few as 10 vaquita porpoises may remain in the wild so the critically endangered species’ extinction is “virtually
Hong Kong is at the heart of global wildlife trafficking
Between 2013 and 2017, the small Chinese territory seized 43 metric tons of pangolin scales in shipments from abroad.
U.S. group says ‘big’ residents don’t need safer water
Obesity has been cited as the reason why West Virginia doesn’t need higher clean-water standards.
By 2050 Australia will have no winter but a ‘new summer’
Within three decades Australian winters will have become only memories as a result of climate change.
Should transformative green agendas use more nuclear?
Renewables won't be able to meet the vast energy needs of the world's largest economy alone.
Helping families of fallen rangers at Virunga National Park
Virunga’s park rangers often encounter armed rebel and illegal wildlife traffickers as they guard conservation areas.
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Can Qatar and Dubai counter climate change in the Persian Gulf?
The nations of the Gulf aren't sitting idly by in the face of changing climate. But more needs to be done.
Professor Joshua Goldstein’s nuclear-powered vision for a “Bright Future”
Two experts offer a practical way for us to decarbonize fast on a global scale to avert a climate catastrophe.
SMRs to the rescue: factory-made reactors could help us avert a climate catastrophe
Once they are mass-produced in factories, SMRs could be deployed worldwide to provide low-carbon energy.
As Germany shutters coal, can it transition with renewables alone?
Energy experts stress that Germany's ambitious move to phase out coal at a rapid speed is unlikely to succeed.
