Using massive gill nets that ensnare dolphins and other unintended marine animals is an ecologically destructive fishing practice, so Congress voted to phase it out.
Climate change is rapidly shrinking the habitat of this iconic and dwindling North American species, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has apparently forgotten how to make science-based decisions.
U.S. Geological Survey director Jim Reilly, who—surprise, surprise—used to work for the oil industry, is telling scientists how to count polar bear dens in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
No, polluting low-income neighborhoods and communities of color is simply wrong and racist—and it’s high time government agencies started addressing it.
The Trump administration admits that removing the four dams would give endangered salmon their best chance against extinction, feed imperiled whales, and help restore Indigenous practices and traditions along the river, but decides against it.