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U.S. National Parks Saw Record Attendance in 2024, but Staff Were Told Not to Publicize the Achievement

In 2024, the U.S. National Parks received a record-high visitor turnout, even higher than the previous record set in 2016. But based on an...

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.

At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This constellation of machinery is...

SDI AOP Launches Solution Enabling Investors to Assess Sustainability Outcomes of Companies, Portfolios

Asset owner-led sustainability data platform the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) announced the launch of SDI Outcomes, a new solution aimed...

Spiritus Raises $30 Million to Slash Cost of DAC Carbon Removal

Climate-tech startup Spiritus announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at enabling the company to...

UK Plans Levy on Jet Fuel Producers to Fund Sustainable Aviation Fuel “Revenue Certainty Mechanism”

The UK Government’s Department for Transport announced the launch of a new consultation on an initiative aimed at supporting producers of sustainable aviation fuel...

Renaissance Fusion Raises $33 Million to Advance Low Cost, Low Carbon Fusion Energy

Nuclear technology startup Renaissance Fusion announced that it has raised €32 million (USD$33.2 million) in a series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at...

We Are Charting a Path for Science in the Trump Era

This past week was a busy one for the Union of Concerned Scientists. On Monday, a whopping 48 scientific societies, associations, and organizations—representing almost 100,000...

Efforts were underway to prevent CO2 pipeline leaks. The Trump administration quietly derailed them.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism...

In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue mining companies violate the rights of nature

In Western legal systems, arguments against pollution or the destruction of the environment tend to focus exclusively on people: It’s wrong to contaminate a...

Urban Heat Islands (UHIs): The Silent Threat to Cities and How to Combat Them

As rising global temperature is a phenomenon we are facing today, urban heat islands (UHIs) are one of the most extreme versions of this...

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