This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s a known problem that onshore wind turbines kill bats. But it’s unclear whether the same issue applies to offshore wind installations—and the Trump administration just canceled groundbreaking research into the question. Earlier this month, the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute received […]
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
This Sunday, November 2, over 55,000 runners will traverse all five boroughs of New York City in the TCS New York City Marathon. For the twelfth consecutive year, India’s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)—a multinational information technology company headquartered in Mumbai, India—will function as the event’s title sponsor, channeling millions into its global brand infrastructure. Behind […]
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ruby Williams’s pink kayak pierced the fog shrouding the mouth of the Klamath River, and she paddled harder. She was flanked on both sides by fellow Indigenous youth from across the basin, and their line of brightly colored boats […]