Brazilian settlers turn to reforestation in ambitious land recovery plan
Driven by the work of several generations of land reform settlers, an initiative has already planted 10…
‘It blew my mind’: Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas ‘water cave’
While exploring a cave in central Texas, scientists unearthed a long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including the remains of a…
Ending of EU nature funding will be ‘deeply regressive’ for Irish conservation – The Irish Times
The proposed closure of a long-standing European Union nature programme will have a “deeply regressive” impact on efforts…
Could the war in Iran reshape the future of energy?
The Iran war is causing the biggest energy shock in decades, with still no end in sight. As…
China’s huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic
China‘s significant reduction in air pollution may have had unexpected benefits in the Arctic: A new study shows…
TotalEnergies Says it Can’t Formulate Net Zero Targets as 1.5°C is “Out of Reach”
French energy giant TotalEnergies said that it “cannot formulate “Net Zero” targets” that align with European reporting standards,…
‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico | Trump administration
A US government panel on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the…
Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C? | Endangered habitats
Every summer, people descend on the wildflower capital of Colorado to see grasslands flush with corn lilies, aspen…
Doomsday Prepper Reveals 5 Ways He’s Updated Off-Grid Living for Modern America
It wasn’t that long ago that phrases like “off-grid living” and “doomsday prepper” gave people some wild mental…
At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack | Haiti
At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region,…
UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds | Climate crisis
The merlin, Britain’s smallest bird of prey, is one of more than 200 species that will become extinct…
Texas saw a $50B future in renewables. Then the political winds shifted.
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Texas Observer. On an unseasonably warm January day,…