by Beth Holmes | Dec 6, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Resources
Fungi may be a large key to understanding what can be done about the climate change we are already facing, according to researchers working on a massive project to map the fungal networks of the world. When most of us hear fungus or fungi, we think of mushrooms. But...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 29, 2021 | Business, Climate Change, Conservation, Green Energy
Wastewater, rather than air pollution, may be the wedge that finally pushes coal out of its place as the U.S.’s power source. Coal-burning plants in the United States had an October deadline to get better at filtering their wastewater. A new wastewater rule,...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 22, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Single-use plastic waste is the target of a new Los Angeles ordinance that went into effect November 15, 2021. Approved by the City Council back in April, LA’s new city ordinance targets plastic waste from restaurants and other food venues. It’s a simple...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 8, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
The Mega-MPA will soon link the maritime territories of Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica into a massive protected zone in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, sheltering important migration routes for turtles, whales, and sharks. The Mega Marine Protected Area...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 1, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
Habitat protections are the latest programs rescued from Trump-era rollbacks by the administration of President Biden. Habitat protection and industrial development are two forces constantly at odds with one another. But while industrial development can always be...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 27, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
Tuskless elephant females may be about to become the norm for the species, if it survives the environmental pressure of poaching that’s pushing it that way. In African elephants, the tusks serve an important purpose. Actually, many–they’re a natural...
