Rare large blue butterflies reintroduced in Gloucestershire
Rare large blue butterflies just experienced their most substantial reintroduction into the wild. About 750 of...
Earth Overshoot Day comes 3 weeks later this year
In more silver-lining news related to COVID-19, humanity’s ecological footprint contracted this year more than...
Migratory birds triumph over Trump administration
Migratory birds had a victory on Tuesday when a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s latest anti-bird...
How to prepare your pets for the end of lockdown
Between nonstop news and social media use, we’re all too familiar with the effects of COVID-19 on humans around...
Fast food, snacks and treats that are surprisingly vegan
People often equate vegan food with healthy and organic. While it’s true that many vegans are health-conscious...
One-quarter of UK mammals face threat of extinction
While tigers and elephants regally pose for endangered animal posters, many smaller creatures are fading away unnoticed....
Rare blue lobster turns up in Red Lobster shipment
The only thing that saved Clawde from the linguini sauce was her blue hue. As Lora Jones unpacked the Cuyahoga...
Rainn Wilson launches climate change web series featuring Greta Thunberg
A new web series, "An Idiot’s Guide to Climate Change", will help shift viewers’ understanding of climate change...
Arctic wildfires rage through Siberia
The earth's poles have made the news a lot this summer, and not for good reasons. Now, another awful update has...
Global warming expected to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius
New projections show global warming is accelerating well past the recommended 1.5 degree Celsius target. A new...
Cargotecture meets wine country in Paso Robles
Sipping a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon while gazing out over rows and rows of grapes is a thrill for any wine aficionado....
Nature lovers rejoice as Great American Outdoors Act wins House vote
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Great American Outdoors Act, which secures funding...
Antarctica's seafloor is leaking methane, scientists confirm
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that methane leaking is from Antarctica's sea bed. They say the methane is...
What Taco Bell's menu changes mean for fast food-loving vegans
Taco Bell has some good news and some bad news for vegetarians. The company will eliminate its potato items, long...
IKEA debuts plant-based meatballs
While a plate of Swedish meatballs has long been a standard part of an IKEA visit for omnivores, vegetarians endured...
Tracking climate data in real time
Climate TRACE, an alliance of climate research groups, is developing a new tracker using artificial intelligence...
The importance of greenways during a pandemic
Just a year ago, people might have taken their neighborhood park for granted, passing it by on their way to a boutique...
Biden's $2 trillion climate plan: create millions of jobs, reverse climate change
Joe Biden announced his $2 trillion updated climate plan as part of his new “Build Back Better” economic agenda....
VegMovies, a new platform for vegan film lovers
Now, people who like to watch animal-focused films will be able to find many choices in one place. A new platform...
New solar farm in Indiana boosts local pollinators
Goodbye, dirty old coal-fired power plant. Hello, sunshine, bees and butterflies. That's what the folks...
The endangered school shark is being sold as food in Australia
Last year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed the school shark as critically endangered....
A socially distanced vacation in eastern Oregon
A close-up view of an elk. The feeling of a lake rippling beneath your paddle board. The experience of huddling...
Proposed BREATHE Act seeks environmental justice
Environmental justice is one of the important topics that the BREATHE Act addresses. The Movement for Black Lives...
Vermont Food Scrap Ban requires residents, businesses to compost
Too lazy to carry your banana peel or avocado pit to your compost bin? You’re breaking the law, at least in Vermont....
Virtually visit these 10 farm sanctuaries on July 25
On July 25, animal lovers are invited to participate in a virtual animal sanctuary tour that will let them peek...
Victory at Standing Rock as Dakota Access pipeline shut down
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe won a reprieve after the Monday decision by a U.S. District Court judge to suspend...
COVID-19 disrupts recycling programs across the US
The pandemic is impacting yet another part of our world: recycling programs. The recycling industry is being riddled...
Appalachian Trail spared from Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Duke Energy Corp. and Dominion Energy Inc. have canceled the controversial 600-mile-long Atlantic Coast Pipeline...
The South Pole is warming 3 times faster than anywhere else
The South Pole is getting warmer — in fact, this remote location is experiencing warming up to three times faster...
Effects of COVID-19 lead to increased deaths of Florida manatees
While many species are enjoying a break from humans during the pandemic, Florida's manatee death rate is up this...