Climate groups applaud Biden's nomination of Gina McCarthy to key climate position
Gina McCarthy and Ali Zaidi will reportedly advise Joe Biden on climate issues.
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Vogue Italia skips photoshoots this month for the environment
Vogue Italia is forgoing photographs this month to avoid the high environmental impact of photoshoots.
This solar-powered electric car charges while you drive — on three wheels
How does Aptera Motors’ solar electric vehicle work? Read on to learn all about this groundbreaking three-wheeled, solar-powered car.
A grad student engineered a cotton candy machine to upcycle discarded plastics into N95 face masks
A physics grad student figured out how to use a cotton candy machine to repurpose discarded plastic into N95-style face masks, for free PPE.
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestlé are world's top corporate plastic polluters for third year
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestlé have been named the world's biggest corporate plastic polluters for the third year in a row by Break Free From Plastic's latest annual audit.
Singapore approves lab-grown chicken nuggets, a world's first
Lab-grown chicken nuggets are finally set to hit the market, as Singapore has just become the first country to approve of them.
Bank of America pledges not to finance oil and gas exploration in the Arctic
Bank of America has pledged not to fund oil and gas exploration in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
Volunteers skip Thanksgiving to save lives of 40 "cold-stunned" sea turtles
A Turtle Hospital helped migrate a bunch of gelid reptiles from Cape Cod to the Florida Keys in a Thanksgiving rescue operation.
U.K. will ban sale of new diesel and gasoline cars from 2030
The United Kingdom will become the first major economy to ban the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars to tackle the climate crisis.
Scientists discovered that one of Jupiter's moons might glow in the dark
Scientists believe that one of Jupiter's moons may glow in the dark after recent studies deducted that Europa is a luminescent celestial body.
Biden declares climate a top four issue, reveals transition teams for environmental agencies
President-elect Joe Biden has revealed his transition team, and declared climate as one of the top four issues of his transition.
Biden may create a special office led by a ‘Climate Czar’ to tackle climate crisis
Joe Biden's potential climate task force would be a huge step forward within the ongoing fight against global warming.
Greta Thunberg tells Trump to 'work on his anger management problem'
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has taken a jab at President Donald Trump amid the contested election.
Denmark sentences all 17 million mink to death due to coronavirus mutation
Denmark’s government is mandating the nationwide slaughter of all 17 million mink currently living on fur farms in response to the coronavirus.
Trump reverses protections for Alaska's Tongass National Forest, harming Indigenous Peoples
The Trump administration just removed protections on the country's largest national forest.
This mycelium 'bath bomb' helps your lawn absorb more carbon
NetZero mycelium orbs may look like they belong in the tub, but these mushroom orbs actually belong in a watering can or hose sprayer.
Why Amy Coney Barrett's "neutral" views on climate change are actually dangerous
Amy Coney Barrett shared her views on climate change during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and environmentalists were not impressed.
Student dives for trash during spare time while remote learning
With many campuses turning to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing limiting social lives, some students have found themselves with a lot more time on their hands.
Observers believe the Arctic's ice could be completely gone within a few decades
After researchers traveled to the Arctic, they found that the Arctic ice is rapidly melting, and should be completely gone within a few decades.
Five-year-old saves endangered lemur stolen from San Francisco Zoo
James Trinh, a five-year-old from San Francisco, is being praised after helping to save an endangered 21-year-old lemur.
Prince William says Prince George, 7, was devastated learning about the state of our planet
The young royal seems to be following in his dad's conservationist footsteps!
France bans wild animal circuses and other cruel animal entertainment
France is banning the use of wild animals in traveling circuses, marine parks, and mink fur farms.
England’s straw ban finally goes into effect
England’s ban on plastic straws, plastic stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs is now law.
David Attenborough breaks record as fastest Instagram user to one million followers
The record was previously held by Jennifer Aniston.
California bans sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, prioritizing electric vehicles statewide
California will no longer sell new gas-powered cars come 15 years from now, as Governor Gavin Newsom just signed an executive order.
Washington is now the seventh state to ban wildlife killing contests
"These competitions that feature piles of animal carcasses are not only cruel and unsporting, but they are also at odds with science," the Humane Society's president said about wildlife killing contests, which are now illegal in seven states.
The Arctic's largest ice shelf loses massive glacier to the climate crisis
A 44-square-mile chunk of the Arctic’s largest ice shelf in Northeast Greenland has broken apart and disintegrated.
NASA took satellite images of the West Coast wildfires from outer space and it shows the full extent of the devastation
NASA took satellite images from outer space of the wildfires currently ravaging the West Coast.
McDonalds is testing out cups you can use, and return the next time you go
McDonald's locations throughout the U.K. are currently testing out reusable cups that customers can use and return the next time they get coffee.
Obama highlights connection between West Coast fires and climate crisis
President Barack Obama shared haunting photos taken of San Francisco this week, along with a caption blaming the fires on the climate crisis and encouraging followers to vote.
Trump’s EPA is letting power plants dump toxic waste into rivers and streams
Yuck.
Justice is served: Poacher who killed 500 elephants sentenced to 30 years in jail
Guyvanho, a well-known poacher in the Republic of Congo, is going to jail for 30 years for killing hundreds of elephants, among other crimes.
Single-use face masks are hurting wildlife. Here's how to dispose of masks safely
Face mask waste is a big threat to wildlife.
Australian bushfires killed almost 3 billion animals, new report finds
Scientists found that the Australian bushfires likely killed nearly 3 billion animals and destroyed 11.46 million hectares of land.
Styrofoam-eating beetle larvae may ultimately save the planet
This could be a game changer.
New reusable N95 masks could reduce coronavirus medical waste, correct PPE shortage
The masks can be manufactured using the common and affordable process of injection molding, so hopefully the product will be scaled up and widely put to use in the near future.
Greta Thunberg donates $1.15 million award to charities 'fighting for a sustainable world'
“We’re in a climate emergency, and my foundation will as quickly as possible donate all the prize money of 1 million euros to support organisations and projects that are fighting for a sustainable world."
An ocean cleanup crew just collected a record amount of ocean plastic from the GPGP
A crew recently returned from a 48-day mission, where they rescued a record-breaking amount of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Three dogs are rebuilding Chilean forests once devastated by fire
Good doggos
Trump guts the historic National Environmental Policy Act
This move means federal agencies can move forward with pipelines and other harmful projects without considering their environment impacts.
Yellowstone grizzly bears safe from trophy hunters as court overrules Trump decision
Grizzly bears are now protected under the Endangered Species Act once again.
Sephora will stop selling mink fur eyelashes
Sephora will no longer sell mink fur eyelashes, after customers demanded the makeup giant stop supporting the cruel fur industry.
Every month, 200 billion face masks and gloves are going into the environment
Humans are globally using and disposing of an estimated 129 billion face masks and 65 billion plastic gloves every single month that we deal with COVID-19.
Cactus leather is the newest eco-friendly fabric
Desserto is the first cactus-based leather on the market, and the material has the potential to make the vegan leather industry much more sustainable.
Dakota Access Pipeline is closing down, Atlantic Coast Pipeline project canceled
They scored a major victory in court.
The Trump administration was sued for logging in an endangered species' habitat
The compliant was filed by Friends of the Clearwater and the Alliance for the Wild Rockies.
Farmers are using flowers to beat back pests instead of chemicals
This is awesome!
Compostable wild grass straws are Vietnam's newest zero-waste straw option
A Vietnamese man found a clever way to combat the plastic straw problem.
Ricky Gervais slams trophy hunting as 'humanity at its very worst' five years from death of Cecil the lion
It may not seem like it, but today marks the fifth year since the death of Cecil the lion.
New strain of swine flu presents 'next potential pandemic' — here's how we can prevent it
Researchers in China have observed this new strain of the swine flu in pigs as well as slaughterhouse employees.