EartherConservationEartherConservationLolita the Orca Will Return to the Sea After 50 Years in a TankShe's spent a half-century at an amusement park. Soon, one of the world's most iconic orcas will return to her…ByMolly TaftPublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (19)
EartherConservationEartherConservationHundreds of Thousands of Birds Simply Didn't Breed After a Stormy Summer in AntarcticaResearchers found "zero breeding success" among seabirds in Antarctica.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMarch 17, 2023Comments (4)
EartherConservationEartherConservationNevada Could Limit Water for Residents Who Use Too MuchAssembly Bill 220 would allow the Southern Nevada Water Authority to limit residential water usage if the Colorado…ByKevin HurlerPublishedMarch 15, 2023Comments (13)
EartherConservationEartherConservationWhat to Know About the Major Oceans Treaty Just Finalized by More Than 190 NationsThe international agreement, almost two decades in the making, supports the goal to protect 30% of the world's…ByLauren LefferPublishedMarch 6, 2023Comments (3)
EartherConservationEartherConservationCalifornia's Brutal Storms May Have Killed Over Half Its Monarch ButterfliesMonarchs overwintering along the state's coast, already endangered, were hit hard by a series of extreme winter…ByLauren LefferPublishedMarch 3, 2023Comments (2)
EartherConservationEartherConservationThe Canadian Super Pigs Are HereA new breed of massive, cold-weather-proof hog is venturing south.ByMolly TaftPublishedFebruary 22, 2023Comments (8)
EartherConservationEartherConservation7 Endangered U.S. Animals That Don't Get Enough LoveNever heard of the Devils Hole Pupfish, one of the most inbred creatures in the world? Read on.ByMolly TaftPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (7)
EartherConservationEartherConservation13 Invasive Plants You Should Rip to ShredsSometimes we have to kill parts of nature to protect the rest of it.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (56)
EartherConservationEartherConservationMore Than a Third of All Plants and Animals in the U.S. Could Go ExtinctA new report by the nonprofit NatureServe analyzed decades of data and found massive risks of ecosystem collapse.ByMolly TaftPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (11)
EartherConservationEartherConservationMexico’s Maya Train Threatens Artifacts and Pristine EnvironmentsGovernment officials say that developing the train will bring economic opportunity to poor communities in the…ByAngely MercadoPublishedJanuary 25, 2023Comments (2)
EartherConservationEartherConservationLogged Forests May Be Carbon Emitters for YearsA new study looks at how forests that are regrowing trees may still emit carbon up to 10 years after they're first…ByMolly TaftPublishedJanuary 23, 2023Comments (4)
EartherConservationEartherConservationA Battle Over Wind and Whales Is Brewing in New JerseyEnvironmental groups argue that recent whale deaths aren't related to wind farm development off the coast.ByAngely MercadoPublishedJanuary 19, 2023Comments (7)
EartherConservationEartherConservationU.S. Approves First Vaccination of HoneybeesBiotech company Dalan Animal Health has developed a vaccine to protect honeybees from massive die-offs due to…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 5, 2023Comments (21)
EartherConservationEartherConservationYou Can Now Compost Dead People in New YorkGov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would legalize composting human bodies after death.ByMolly TaftPublishedJanuary 3, 2023Comments (12)
EartherConservationEartherConservationBiden Signs Tiger King Bill Into LawThe new law effectively phases out private ownership of big cats and immediately bans cub-petting attractions.ByMolly TaftPublishedDecember 22, 2022Comments (25)
EartherConservationEartherConservation2022's Biggest Environmental GhoulsElon Musk, Big Meat, and oil industry PR made our naughty list this year.ByMolly TaftPublishedDecember 22, 2022
EartherConservationEartherConservationCritically Endangered Pink Iguana Babies Found in the GalápagosThis is the first time scientists have found hatchlings of the rare species.ByLauren LefferPublishedDecember 21, 2022Comments (2)
EartherConservationEartherConservationCountries Reach Sweeping Deal to Protect NatureThe big question now: can they actually implement it?ByBlanca Begert, GristPublishedDecember 20, 2022
EartherConservationEartherConservationMidwest Soil Is Eroding Faster Than Ever. Modern Farming Could Be to Blame"The Midwest is losing soil, for most of these sites, about 100 times faster than it’s forming."ByJohn McCracken, GristPublishedDecember 13, 2022Comments (13)
EartherConservationEartherConservationA City in Washington Wants to Give Orcas Their Own Version of Human RightsThere are only 73 orcas left in the Salish Sea. One city council thinks they should have special legal protections.ByAngely MercadoPublishedDecember 8, 2022