Environmental Policy News
February 10, 2025
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Feb. 7, 2025 Based on the current pledges of countries for limiting their emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures are projected to reach 2.7 degrees Celsius beyond pre-industrial levels by the end of this century. A new review paper highlights how ...
Feb. 6, 2025 An international team of researchers introduces a promising new initiative in marine conservation, dubbed 'Marine Prosperity Areas.' This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- it uses targeted financial investments to ...
Feb. 6, 2025 In a new study, scientists show that a mix of policy measures, including both technological solutions and behavioral changes, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use ...
Feb. 4, 2025 New research shows grain yields critical to India's food security are dragged down 10% or more in many parts of the country by nitrogen dioxide pollution from power stations that run on coal. Economic losses from crop damages exceed $800 million per ...
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Feb. 4, 2025 New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in ...
Feb. 3, 2025 A recent study has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive ...
Feb. 3, 2025 A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face -- findings relevant to people living in ...
Feb. 3, 2025 A recent study has uncovered compelling evidence suggesting that the climate effects of new particles in urban areas have been significantly ...
Jan. 30, 2025 The world is experiencing more frequent and intense heat waves, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires due to rising greenhouse gas emissions. The energy sector is one of the largest contributors to ...
Jan. 30, 2025 Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for ...
Jan. 30, 2025 Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat. ...
Jan. 29, 2025 Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also ...
Jan. 29, 2025 New research highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programs and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our ...
Jan. 28, 2025 Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile ...
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Jan. 27, 2025 The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say ...
Jan. 27, 2025 An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission scenario, sea levels would as a result very likely ...
Jan. 24, 2025 Researchers have identified an unknown family of microbes uniquely adapted to the waterlogged, low-oxygen conditions of tropical peatlands in Peru's northwestern Amazonian rainforest. The new ...
Jan. 22, 2025 Biochar has long been recognized for its ability to improve soil health and sequester carbon. But its potential as a permanent CO2 removal solution has been underestimated in conventional models. As ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Atmospheric scientists show proposed 'geoengineering' effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate ...
Jan. 17, 2025 New research emphasizes that studying the impacts of past tropical storms can help communities better prepare for future storms. A key part of the study is analyzing the types and quantities of ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Scientists find a 'measure and remeasure' approach is a feasible method of verifying soil carbon storage in croplands for climate ...
Jan. 16, 2025 Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory ...
Jan. 16, 2025 Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs off the face of the Earth was caused by the release of large volumes of sulfur from rocks within the Chicxulub impact ...
Jan. 16, 2025 In an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study, an international team examined the social risks for Arctic regions associated with thawing permafrost. They identified five key risks related to ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Experts are warning of the risks of spreading invasive and non-native species when moving large volumes of untreated lake, reservoir and river ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...
Jan. 14, 2025 A researcher conducted a survey on the use of private wells during the 2018 Western Japan floods in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which was affected by water supply ...
Jan. 14, 2025 Using 22 years of LEMIS data, a recent study explores the dimensions of wildlife trade and obtain one of the most comprehensive overviews to date. The study reveals striking findings: between 2000 ...
Jan. 13, 2025 Wildfires increasingly threaten public drinking water systems, but guidance on how to address damage to these systems from a wildfire has been insufficient, conflicting or inaccurate. A new ...
Jan. 9, 2025 Current state policies aren't enough to curb food waste. Study shows states are falling short of the reduction goals set by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
Jan. 9, 2025 An international team of scientists has called for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space ...
Jan. 8, 2025 New research has found more than 200 measures to protect sharks and rays across the 22 coastal states of the Mediterranean region. However, while elasmobranchs have made it onto many policy agendas, ...
Jan. 3, 2025 Farmers are receiving less of what consumers spend on food, as modern food systems increasingly direct costs toward value-added components like processing, transport, and marketing. A study shows ...
Dec. 30, 2024 Using field sensors, various ecological modelling technologies and deep learning algorithms, a French research team has developed a method for mapping the risk of collisions between animals and ...
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Botanic Gardens Must Team Up to Save Wild Plants from Extinction
- Global Sea Level Very Likely to Rise Between 0.5 and 1.9 Meters by 2100 Under High-Emissions Scenario
Friday, January 24, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Technology for Oxidizing Atmospheric Methane Won't Help the Climate
- Research on Past Hurricanes Aims to Reduce Future Risk
- Direct Measurements Can Reduce Uncertainty in Soil Carbon Credit Markets
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- The Megadroughts Are Upon Us
- Asteroid Impact Sulfur Release Less Lethal in Dinosaur Extinction
- Thawing Permafrost Threatens Up to Three Million People in Arctic Regions
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Calls to Curb Invasive Species Spread Via Untreated Water Transfer
- Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Hiroshima Flooding: A Case Study of Well Usage and Adaptive Governance
- Ecologist Highlights Critical Gaps in Global Wildlife Trade Monitoring
Monday, January 13, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Monday, December 30, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- The Social Cost of Carbon, a Crucial Tool for Setting Climate Policy, Omits Key Effects
- Travelers Weigh in on Weight-Based Airfares for Eco-Friendly Skies
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Electric Vehicle Transition Could Create Unwanted Air Pollution Hotspots in China and India
- It's Worth Mixing It Up: What Combination of Policies Will Lead to a Clean Energy Future?
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Researchers Reveal Key Factors Behind Japan's Plastic Waste Removal Rates in Rivers
- Water and Forests in Southern US
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Air Pollution in India Linked to Millions of Deaths
- Study Urges Canada to Build Solar Power Mega-Projects
- Well-Meaning Dogs Led Astray by Rule-Defying Owners
- What Is a Unit of Nature? New Framework Shows the Challenges Involved With Establishing a Biodiversity Credit Market
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Better Environmental Performance Boosts Profits and Cuts Costs
- AI Predicts That Most of the World Will See Temperatures Rise to 3°C Much Faster Than Previously Expected
- Long-Distance Friendships Can Provide Conservation Benefits
- AI Predicts Earth's Peak Warming
- Tourism Leads the Pack in Growing Carbon Emissions
Friday, December 6, 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Mangroves Save $855 Billion in Flood Protection Globally, New Study Shows
- Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply: Scientists Call for Urgent Action
- Deforestation Reduces Malaria Bed Nets' Effectiveness
- Researchers: If Power-to-X Is to Be a Real Climate Solution, the State Needs to Use the Stick
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- What Triggered Nepal's Catastrophic 2021 Flood -- And Could It Happen Again?
- Uganda: Major Survey Brings New Light to Carnivore Conservation
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Alaska's Changing Environment
- Ecosystems: New Study Questions Common Assumption About Biodiversity
- Regional, Racial, and Economic Disparities in Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Exposure Persist, but Improving, New Research Suggests
Monday, December 2, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024
- Fine Particulate Air Pollution May Play a Role in Adverse Birth Outcomes
- Strategies for Safe and Equitable Access to Water: A Catalyst for Global Peace and Security
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Enhancing Seaglider Technology to Measure Carbon Dioxide
- Delay and Pay: Climate Tipping Point Costs Quadruple After Waiting
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
- Environmental Impacts of Plastics: Moving Beyond the Perspective on Waste
- Design and Imagination as Essential Tools During the Climate Crisis
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Political Shadows Cast by the Antarctic Curtain
- Plastic Bag Bans Have Lingering Impacts, Even After Repeals
- Redefining Net Zero Will Not Stop Global Warming
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Rainforest Protection Reduces the Number of Respiratory Diseases
- Resilience Index Needed to Keep Us Within Planet's 'safe Operating Space'
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Colorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought Study Warns
- Four Global Policies Could Eliminate More Than 90% of Plastic Waste and 30% of Linked Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Land-Use Policy Rethink Vital to Hit Net Zero
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- When It Comes to Corporate Climate Action, a Single Policy Isn't Enough
- Extreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater
- Pioneering Research Shows Sea Life Will Struggle to Survive Future Global Warming
- Can We Live on Our Planet Without Destroying It?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Building a Diverse Wildland Fire Workforce to Meet Future Challenges
- Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Increase Again in 2024
- Possible to Limit Climate Change to 1.5°C, If EU and 17 Other Countries Go Beyond Their Own Targets
Monday, November 11, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Why Health and Price, Not Sustainability, Drive US Meat Consumption Choices
- Pioneering Planetary Boundaries Science as Key to Mitigating Rising Planetary Risks
- Deep Ocean Clues to a Million-Year-Old Ice Age Puzzle Revealed in New Study
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Soil Sampling in Houston's Greater Fifth Ward Reveals Toxic Levels of Lead in Yards, Play Areas
- Some of the World's Least Polluting Populations Are at Much Greater Risk of Flooding Fueled by Climate Change
- Plastics Pollution Worsen the Impacts of All Planetary Boundaries
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- How Local Governments Can Lead the Way in Decarbonizing the U.S.
- Three Pathways to Achieve Global Climate and Sustainable Development Goals
- New Genetic Web Tool to Help Restore Climate-Resilient Marine Ecosystems
- Reversing Environmental Decline: Lessons from African Communities
- Combining Large Datasets to Improve Mental Health Research
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Companies and Investors Can Now Get Smarter When It Comes to Nature
- Green Growth: 30% of Regions Worldwide Achieve Economic Growth While Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Giant Clam Declared Critically Endangered After the Latest Assessment