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Polar bear on sea ice
Pollution & Toxins

PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere: Here’s What That Means for Wildlife

Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
March 20, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
Two bears crossing road
Wildlife

Wildlife Wins From Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act

A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.
February 27, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.
Two researchers hold net in water, one carried bucket along the river.
Oceans & Clean Water

Klamath Countdown: Researchers Hustle Before Largest Dam-Removal Project Begins 

To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.
February 13, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.
A flat stingray swims along a rocky bottom.
Wildlife

Amazon Freshwater Stingrays Gain Much-Needed Protection — Will It Be Enough?

Experts say new international trade restrictions will help, but they leave several problems unsolved.
January 25, 2023
by
David Shiffman
Experts say new international trade restrictions will help, but they leave several problems unsolved.
A dugong in sea grass in Marsa Abu Dabbab
Extinction Countdown

Book of the Dead: The Species Declared Extinct in 2022

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
January 19, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
Dam across river
Oceans & Clean Water

Europe’s Surprising Record of Dam Removals

A growing movement across the continent is working to remove thousands of barriers and restore some of the world’s most fragmented rivers.
November 30, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
A growing movement across the continent is working to remove thousands of barriers and restore some of the world’s most fragmented rivers.
dam on river
Oceans & Clean Water

5 Big Threats to Rivers

Human activities have imperiled our waterways — along with almost one-third of freshwater fish and many other aquatic species.
September 23, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Human activities have imperiled our waterways — along with almost one-third of freshwater fish and many other aquatic species.
Top of hoover dam with lake mead behind it showing fallen water level
Wildlife

Left Out to Dry: Wildlife Threatened by Colorado River Basin Water Crisis

Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.
September 12, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.
A storm system gathers over the Gulf Coast
Climate Change

Divert or Die: Louisiana’s Controversial Plan to Save Coastal Communities and Ecosystems

An upcoming project would change the flow of the Mississippi River and its sediment to make up for land the coast is losing due to climate change and sea-level rise.
September 6, 2022
by
Madison McLoughlin
An upcoming project would change the flow of the Mississippi River and its sediment to make up for land the coast is losing due to climate change and sea-level rise.
penguins standing on a rock bluff with a large boat approaching from sea
The Ask

Action for Antarctica: Saving the World’s Last Great Wilderness

Addressing environmental threats in Antarctica could help spur global action, an expert says.
August 17, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Addressing environmental threats in Antarctica could help spur global action, an expert says.

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