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We rely on freshwater plants and animals for clean water, food, recreation and other needs. And yet they’re often overlooked in conservation.

New research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.

Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.

A pumped hydro facility is just one of many proposed clean energy projects that threaten cultural property of the Yakama Nation.

Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.

New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.”

We’ve got the word on an important new treaty, a victory against ag-gag laws, and two new threats to the massive Andean condor.

At least 33 animals and 39 plants are extinct in the wild. But research suggests there is hope for restoring wild populations.

Train derailments and chemical disasters could happen in any community — even yours.

A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.