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Polar Bears Continue to Be Screwed

Polar bears are a fitting avatar for the dire consequences of climate change, living right at the heart of where the Earth has been warming the fastest. Now, two new studies add to a swelling pile of evidence that polar bears aren’t handling their rapidly changing environment very well. The new research suggests that polar…

Conservation Jake Buehler

New Jersey’s New Governor Is Kicking Chris Christie’s Ass on Climate Change

Bridgegate and being humiliated by Trump came to define former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s eight years in office, which ended in mid-January. But his consistent attacks on progressive climate and environmental policies also seriously tarnished what has traditionally been considered a green state. New Jersey’s new governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, has wasted no time…

Environmental Justice Ari Phillips

Satellite Images Show Mount Mayon’s Wild Eruption in Exquisite Detail

The eruption at Mount Mayon in the Philippines looks like that volcano you drew as a kid. The perfect symmetrical cone has sent lava flying more than a quarter of a mile into the sky before dribbling down the volcano’s flanks. Ash clouds have climbed even higher, reaching nearly two miles above the cone. On…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

Fracking Could Be Reducing Stream Flow

Most people are worried about water pollution when they criticize hydraulic fracturing. However, fracking might also be reducing the size of water bodies and, in turn, negatively impacting the organisms that rely on these sources, according to a study out Wednesday. The study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, shows the way fracking uses stream…

Conservation Yessenia Funes

Disease Appears to Be Changing This Rare Hawaiian Bird’s Song

Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi are survivors. The tiny, yellow-green forest birds have persisted against an onslaught of challenges in recent centuries, from human-introduced predators and disease to habitat loss. However, new research suggests that the resilience of the ‘amakihi may not be without a price. The birds’ songs appear to have changed in areas subjected to the…

Conservation Jake Buehler

More Evidence That West Antarctica’s Glaciers Are in Terrible Shape

West Antarctica’s glaciers are the weakest link in the icy armor that surrounds the massive southern ice sheet. A study published in the Annals of Glaciology last month adds to the pile of crap news about how these glaciers, which extend out over water that’s being warmed by climate change, are susceptible to melting that could…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

The Real-Life Mermaid Fighting to Save Florida’s Disappearing Springs

WEEKI WACHEE, FL—The crystal-clear waters of central Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs carry a certain magic. Some might even call them a fountain of youth. After all, the spring harbors beings that are practically eponymous with immortality: mermaids. Rita King is one of them. At 71 years old, King doesn’t allow her age to stop her…

Conservation Yessenia Funes

How a Team of Volunteers Discovered Canada’s Deepest Cave

Mexico isn’t the only country starting off 2018 with a new record in caving. Earlier this year Canada’s deepest cave was discovered in a remote mountain plateau in southeastern British Columbia. At just over 2,198 feet in depth, the Bisaro Anima cave is officially the deepest cave in continental North America outside of Mexico. That…

Earth Science Lindsay Kneteman

Scott Pruitt’s First Senate Oversight Hearing Was a Total Sham

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website states that its mission is “to protect human health and the environment.” You would think this would be clear to EPA head Scott Pruitt, and yet at a Senate oversight hearing on Tuesday—Pruitt’s first as administrator—he seemed far more interested in talking jobs and the economy. In fact, Pruitt…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

Invasive Pine-Killing Wasps Are Even Worse Than They Sound

A new insect invader is spreading in eastern North America’s pine forests, and it’s causing trouble wherever its wings can carry it. The invasive Eurasian woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) is a pest of pine trees, capable of inflicting huge ecological and economical losses. Now, scientists are reporting that the spread of the Eurasian woodwasp may also…

Conservation Jake Buehler

Colombian Youth File Latin America’s First Climate Lawsuit

Young Colombians are taking the government to court over the environment. The 25 plaintiffs, whose ages range from 7 to 26, filed a lawsuit in Bogota Monday demanding a right to a healthy environment free of deforestation and the irreversible impacts from climate change. The suit calls explicitly for the federal government to create an…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

You’re Going to Want to Visit Chile’s New National Parks

It just got whole a lot easier to decide where to take your next vacation. Yesterday, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and philanthropist Kristine McDivitt Tompkins signed decrees designating Pumalín National Park and Patagonia National Park Chile, two new national parks in the rugged and breathtakingly beautiful wilds of Patagonia. The designation of the parks, which…

Conservation Maddie Stone

FEMA Will Cut Aid to Puerto Rico on Wednesday [Update: FEMA Reverses Course]

Not a single region in Puerto Rico has its power fully restored, yet the Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided to end its humanitarian mission to the U.S. territory by Wednesday, according to NPR. Update 1/31/18: Earther reached out to FEMA for comment on this matter, and the agency has informed Earther that a spokesperson…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Renewables Just Outdid Coal in Europe for the First Time (But There’s a Caveat)

Coal is dying. Long live renewables. That’s the message from a new report by U.K. climate nonprofit Sandbag and and German think tank Agora Energiewende. It shows that 2017 was the first year in history that renewables overtook coal as a source of electricity generation in the European Union. It also shows that wind installation…

Energy Brian Kahn

Washington Governor Shuts Down Gigantic Fossil Fuel Project

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee scored a major win for environmentalists on Monday when he rejected a permit to build what would have been the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal. The decision was a long time coming: In 2013, joint developers Tesoro Corporation and Savage Companies announced the proposed $210 million project, which they dubbed Vancouver…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

The Midwest Is About to Freeze Its Ass Off While the Southwest Roasts

Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, Arctic air will descend on the central U.S. as a trail of sub-zero temperatures marches down the the Canadian Rockies and parks over the Midwest. It will be short-lived and not quite as severe as the early January cold snap, but it also arrives at an inopportune time…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

Hey, Trump Nominated a Science PhD to Lead a Science Agency

President Trump’s political appointee nomination process is opaque, and oftentimes just ass-backwards. So when it was announced Friday that former astronaut and geosciences PhD James Reilly was being nominated to direct the U.S. Geological Survey, there were certainly some double takes. According to Nature, Reilly is only the second person with a science PhD to…

Earther Ari Phillips

The Embattled Atlantic Coast Pipeline Is Almost a Done Deal

In North Carolina, the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline is one step closer to reality, after the state Department of Environmental Quality issued the 600-mile long natural gas pipeline project a necessary water quality permit on Friday. The 401 water quality certification was the last major hurdle for the interstate pipeline, which will cross from West…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

It’s Time to Stop Analyzing Donald Trump’s Climate Change Beliefs

On Sunday night, the president talked with Piers Morgan about his climate change views and the Paris Agreement. The widely–reported results were not good. They were also wholly unsurprising and we need to stop pretending like they are. In fact, we need to stop asking the president what he thinks about climate change. https://gizmodo.com/piers-morgan-interviewing-donald-trump-on-climate-chang-1822497121 I…

Earther Brian Kahn

Piers Morgan Interviewing Donald Trump on Climate Change Is the Lowest Circle of Hell

President Donald Trump, an area man who believes cold weather disproves the theory of climate change, granted an ITV interview on Sunday to Piers Morgan, an equally pasty area man who has lots of extremely bad opinions about the N-word. Per the Independent, this low-budget performance of No Exit veered into an unfortunate exchange on…

Climate Change Tom McKay

Polar Bears Continue to Be Screwed

New Jersey’s New Governor Is Kicking Chris Christie’s Ass on Climate Change

Satellite Images Show Mount Mayon’s Wild Eruption in Exquisite Detail

Fracking Could Be Reducing Stream Flow

Disease Appears to Be Changing This Rare Hawaiian Bird’s Song

More Evidence That West Antarctica’s Glaciers Are in Terrible Shape

The Real-Life Mermaid Fighting to Save Florida’s Disappearing Springs

How a Team of Volunteers Discovered Canada’s Deepest Cave

Scott Pruitt’s First Senate Oversight Hearing Was a Total Sham

Invasive Pine-Killing Wasps Are Even Worse Than They Sound

Colombian Youth File Latin America’s First Climate Lawsuit

You’re Going to Want to Visit Chile’s New National Parks

FEMA Will Cut Aid to Puerto Rico on Wednesday [Update: FEMA Reverses Course]

Renewables Just Outdid Coal in Europe for the First Time (But There’s a Caveat)

Washington Governor Shuts Down Gigantic Fossil Fuel Project

The Midwest Is About to Freeze Its Ass Off While the Southwest Roasts

Hey, Trump Nominated a Science PhD to Lead a Science Agency

The Embattled Atlantic Coast Pipeline Is Almost a Done Deal

It’s Time to Stop Analyzing Donald Trump’s Climate Change Beliefs

Piers Morgan Interviewing Donald Trump on Climate Change Is the Lowest Circle of Hell

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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