Environment
Scientists form panel in attempt to save Amazon rainforest
July 28, 2020A group of 150 leading scientific and economic experts on the Amazon basin has taken it upon themselves to launch an ambitious conservation project.
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Due to climate change, polar bears could be nearly extinct by 2100
July 23, 2020If world governments don't act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, most polar bear populations will not survive the century, a new study has found.
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Colorado wildfire causes over 1,000 evacuations
July 17, 2020Climate change has helped to increase the size and frequency of wildfires in the Western U.S. Of the more than 40,000 fires that burned from Colorado to California.
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Biden introduces climate change plan with energy revamp
July 14, 2020Joe Biden released a plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America’s energy industry.
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Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline to be shut down for review
July 13, 2020A judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil.
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