Tag: Environmental conservation
Research on the Great Lakes Amid Funding Chaos: What’s Happening?
The Great Lakes, home to lakes Michigan, Erie, Superior, Huron, and Ontario, are essential bodies of freshwater that make up about a fifth of the world's fresh surface water. While satellite technology can measure...
Mapping Maine’s Old-Growth Forests with LiDAR Technology
In the vast, remote northern half of Maine, where forests dominate the landscape, lies a hidden treasure waiting to be discovered. While few people inhabit this wilderness known as "unorganized territory," timber companies hold...
California Monarch Butterfly Population at Near-Record Low
California Monarch Butterfly Population Faces Drastic DeclineThe Western monarch butterfly population in California has reached a critical low this winter, with less than 10,000 butterflies recorded during the latest count. This alarming finding comes...
Amazon Deforestation Decrease, Degradation Soars: 2024 Report – EcoWatch
A recent report on the Amazon Rainforest has unveiled some concerning trends in deforestation and land degradation. While deforestation saw a decrease in 2024, the level of degradation, attributed to factors like wildfires and...
Challenges Ahead for Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Agenda, Wall Street Predicts
Trump's 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Agenda Faces Wall Street HurdlesPresident Donald Trump's ambitious plans for a resurgence in United States oil production seem to have hit a roadblock, as shale bosses predict a slow growth...
Reducing Food Waste: US Falls Far Short of Goal
US Fails to Meet Food Waste Reduction GoalThe United States has fallen far short of its target to cut food waste in half by 2030, as revealed by a recent analysis from the University...
Southern California Wildfires: Impact on Wildlife Adaptation – Inside Climate News
California Wildfires Devastate Wildlife HabitatsSouthern California has been ravaged by wildfires, with thousands of homes and structures destroyed, and over two dozen people losing their lives. As firefighters struggle to contain the fires fueled...
Virginia’s Transition: From Draining Peatlands to Carbon Sinks
Virginia's Transition: From Draining Peatlands to Carbon SinksFred Wurster, a hydrologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has spent the past decade working tirelessly to restore the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia....
Climate Change: How Protecting the Ocean Can Help Combat Global Warming
Surfing for Change: How Protecting Ocean Ecosystems Battles Climate ChangeIn the picturesque setting of Rao Island off the coast of Morotai in Indonesia, a group of children joyfully splashes in the crystal-clear waters, surrounded...
Biden Administration Abandons Plan for Slower Ocean Speed Limits to Protect Right Whales
**Biden Administration Abandons Plan for Slower Ocean Speed Limits to Protect Right Whales**Federal regulators have made a crucial decision to abandon a proposal aimed at expanding ocean speed limits to safeguard the North Atlantic...
