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In a First, California Tribe May Freely Burn Its Ancestral Lands

In California, a state increasingly beset by devastating wildfires, the Karuk Tribe will be able to freely set controlled burns, helping to clear the...

Questions and confusion as Trump pauses key funding for shrinking Colorado River

An executive order issued in the early days of the Trump administration hit pause on at least $4 billion set aside to protect the...

Plan to build a road with radioactive waste in Florida prompts legal challenge against the EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after approving a controversial plan to include radioactive waste in a road project late last...

How Much Does Junk Removal Cost in 2025? On average, junk removal in 2025 costs between $140 and $400, with an overall national mean near...

COP16: UN Talks End With Countries Backing $200-Billion-a-Year Biodiversity Conservation Plan

The COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference in Rome has ended with a plan for nations to contribute $200 billion a year for the protection of...

Global Plastics Treaty: What Happened at INC-5 and What’s Next?

The fifth round of negotiations for a new Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee or INC-5) finished in Busan, South...

Political Stunts Worsen Western Water Woes

It’s almost the end of California’s wet season. California is in a Mediterranean climate zone, characterized by long, dry summers and short, wet winters....

Most Conservation Funding Goes to Large, ‘Charismatic’ Vertebrates Instead of Lesser-Known, Threatened Species: Study

Larger, dynamic animal species like rhinoceroses and elephants get a lot of well-deserved attention. But they also get the lion’s share of global conservation...

What the Auto Industry Isn’t Telling You About California’s Clean Vehicle Rules

California’s Advanced Clean Car II (ACCII) regulations are set to go into effect starting with model year 2026 vehicles. These rules include requirements that...

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is an air pollutant linked to respiratory diseases, cardiovascular conditions, and other adverse health effects. However, PM2.5 concentration alone does...

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