Relatively few pollinating insects have appeared as Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in State Wildlife Action Plans, decadal-scale blueprints for wildlife conservation efforts across the...

As global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops.

Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cance…

New research shows that the Dugong - also known as the ‘sea cow’ - is functionally extinct in China, with no sightings recorded since 2008.

For biologists who spend long nights checking the often empty mist nets in a seemingly futile effort to monitor bat populations, the questions are endless. Are there any bats in this area? Why are...

Mexico waffles on glyphosate ban but support for Agroecology stays strong.

Aquifers give much of the world their drinking water, but we know almost nothing about how many microplastics they contain.

With wildfire seasons getting longer and hotter, the U.S. Forest Service says dropping fire retardant is a key tool, but the red chemical is lethal to aquatic life.

Campaigners say next government must reduce use and toxicity of pesticides before it is too late

Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus. Recent research backs them up.

The EPA recently issued an emergency order suspending the use of a weedkiller called DCPA, or Dacthal.

Parts of the state are starting the year with low reserves. With light winter rains failing to replenish supply, and a scorching summer predicted, key areas may be pushed to the brink.

As far as humanity is concerned, the transformation of our seas is “effectively permanent.”

"The drillers heard a bubbling sound coming from the well."

The loss of these soil dwellers could have big implications for our climate and food supply. Tiny soil creatures play a huge role in locking away the carbon that warms our world. But heat and drought...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an emergency order Tuesday to remove from the market a pesticide linked to fetal damage, its first such action in nearly four decades. In a state…

The sudden mussel die-off seems to be happening mostly along the Pacific Northwest coast.

On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life...

The Earth Commission assessed the planet’s health against eight thresholds needed to support life on Earth — and found seven already had been breached.

Loss of intensity and diversity of noises in ecosystems reflects an alarming decline in healthy biodiversity, say sound ecologists

"This was a blatant exceeding of the permission you had been granted." A man who illegally removed 20 acres of trees in Wales was fined this month for the offense, which caused destruction unmatched...

Scientists use eco-acoustics to monitor soil health. By recording underground sounds, they assess biodiversity, revealing soil's hidden life.

Clothing from many of the world’s favorite brands lies in discarded heaps in Chile’s Atacama Desert. How it got there tells the story of modern fast fashion.

Europe's forests have already been severely affected by climate change. Thousands of hectares of trees have already died due to drought and bark beetles. Scientists from the University of Vienna and...

With each passing year, the world’s groundwater reserves shrink.

"I've got an hour of material with nothing, at the high point of spring." A soundscape ecologist is warning that his audio recordings have drastically changed over the past 30-plus years, which could...

Researchers have come together to better understand the threat facing whale sharks."We have a duty to protect one of the world's most beautiful and charismatic species."

By Andrew L. Rypel “Every time you borrow money, you’re robbing your future self.” ~N. Morris Pre-dam view of the Tuolumne River stretching across Hetch Hetchy Valley in the early…

As global temps keep rising because of humans, Earth is getting closer to critical tipping points that will permanently disrupt its systems.

Bill Gates is right–we need to focus on the tools we have available. However, we need to simultaneously fund ecosystem conservation and restoration.

The Thwaites Glacier may be on the brink of collapse… and that’s a big problem

"Humanity has already exceeded the long-term human carrying capacity of the earth," William Rees said.

Glyphosate, a non-selective systemic biocide with broad-spectrum activity, is the most widely used herbicide in the world. It can persist in the environment for days or months, and its intensive and...

Streams in Alaska are turning orange with iron and sulfuric acid. Scientists are trying to figure out why

A study found that bumblebee nests may be getting too hot, and the species are struggling to thermoregulate these temperatures.

EPA says Tucson’s drinking water is contaminated but air force claims agency lacks authority to order cleanup

The candy wrappers, discarded costumes and molding pumpkins may seem innocuous – but can cause environmental harm.

An old, much-ridiculed hypothesis said yes. It’s time to take it seriously.

A new study found the amount of pesticides used on farms was strongly associated with the incidence of cancer. It comes on the heels of substantial lobbying by the pesticide industry to limit its...

Niemeyer, who stands 6’5” tall, grew up hunting, fishing and trapping. “I was a hardcore trapper,”

It's been an open secret that the food we buy in grocery stores often contains chemical residues from toxic fertilizers and pesticides. Tire residues may be one of the last things you'd expect in...

Fluids traveled 12 miles underground before reaching an abandoned oil well and shooting to the surface. It’s the first scientific proof of a phenomenon local landowners have long warned was occurring.

The waters of South America’s largest freshwater lake have severely receded leaving the Indigenous people around its shores struggling to maintain their livelihoods

No rainmaker, no aqueduct, and no prayer will save western Kansas from the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer.

The billionaire says he’s “the person who’s doing the most" on climate innovation and solution and trees are a distraction. “Are we science people or are we idiots?”

Over the past four years, hundreds of gray whales have washed up dead on the beaches of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada – and scientists have been trying to figure out what’s causing the majestic animals...

Balloons may be a party staple for many, but the inflated orbs can have a cruel impact on the environment.

The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030, according to a new report.

Karen McCormack says regulators at environmental agency are discouraged from speaking up about dangerous chemicals

"The olive oil manufacturers clearly must not understand how perilous small phthalate exposures ... can be."

"They thought they were doing something really great right off the bat and quickly learned that a lot of people around here don't feel the same way." A Central Texas landowner and other conservatio...

(EnviroNews World News) — Uttar Pradesh, India — A vicious act of animal abuse was caught on camera on December 31, 2020, and posted on social media by onlookers. The video, which has since gone...

We also have incredible teams working on the Tasmanian tiger—or the thylacine—and the dodo.

The internet’s favorite salamander, only found in the wild in Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco, is critically endangered. Here’s how people are fighting to save them.

The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6...

Some of our favorite foods and drinks rely on these oft-misunderstood mammals, which are facing multiple threats

And 2024 may bring more of the same.

"For this species... it's a big problem."

Biden’s efforts to save mature trees are not getting enough Forest Service support, according to some conservationists

Research reveals the melting of one of North America’s largest icefields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point.

Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police are blocking traffic in protest.

A disturbing viral video revealed how fast fashion is egregiously polluting a beach in Accra, Ghana.

The “Forest of the Lost Child” in Kenya is sacred to the Maasai people and critical to wildlife. Its future hangs in the balance.