Living on Earth: Earth Day - 1970 vs Now The first Earth Day in 1970, when some 20 million people peacefully demonstrated, arrived amid Vietnam War protests and other social unrest. And it came not long after the Apollo 8 astronauts snapped ...

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Boston federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects The judge issued a preliminary injunction that will stop the policy of requiring that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug B...

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Connecting With Nature by karen Klitz

Connecting With Nature
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What Can Be Done in Response to Whale Strandings? A Need for Action

What Can Be Done in Response to Whale Strandings?
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Earth Day 2026: Our Power, Our Planet Earth does not need our sentiment. It needs our courage.

Earth Day 2026: Our Power, Our Planet
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What progress we achieve when every day is Earth Day Fasten your seat belts! This is an extravaganza of hopeful headlines and eco-solutions news worth celebrating from around the world.

What progress we achieve when every day is Earth Day
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Earth Day 2026 Protecting Our Future in the Face of Regression

Earth Day 2026
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The Only Home We Have My Favorite Vegan Memes

The Only Home We Have
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Earth Day: A Reckoning by David Stalling

Earth Day: A Reckoning
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Exposed: Thousands in Taxpayer Cash Being Spent on the Guga Hunt New figures reveal over £72,000 already spent this year managing the slaughter of Gannets in Scotland.

Exposed: Thousands in Taxpayer Cash Being Spent on the Guga Hunt
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Grassland Fires More Prevalent Than Forest Fires We spend most of our funds on logging/thinning forest stands, when far more acres and more homes are destroyed by grassland fires. The solution is to harden homes so they can survive any wildfire.

Grassland Fires More Prevalent Than Forest Fires
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D.O.R.I.E. — A New Framework for Understanding the Health Impact of Animal Products A 5-level system that helps you zoom out and see the full picture

D.O.R.I.E. — A New Framework for Understanding the Health Impact of Animal Products
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Earth Day, and the people it depends on This is the pre-edited version of Earth Day is for the planet.

Earth Day, and the people it depends on
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The First-Ever Public Lands Scorecard for Congress Is Here Look up your lawmakers, see how they voted, and call/email them in 60 seconds.

The First-Ever Public Lands Scorecard for Congress Is Here
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An urgent plea: Stop poisoning ‘invasives’ Let’s find alternatives to spraying them with pesticides

An urgent plea: Stop poisoning ‘invasives’
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So Much for German Efficiency! An Agenda for Failure to Save the Life of Timmy the Whale

So Much for German Efficiency!
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Asia’s longest free-flowing river contaminated by arsenic linked to Myanmar mines Independent testing of the Salween River began in September 2025 after researchers found alarming levels of toxic contaminants in the nearby Kok, Sai and Ruak rivers in Thailand, much of it linked to ...

Asia’s longest free-flowing river contaminated by arsenic linked to Myanmar mines
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State of the Earth 2026 A Western U.S. Perspective

State of the Earth 2026
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What is the High Seas Treaty and Why is it Important? The landmark High Seas Treaty has officially entered into force. Learn what it is and why it is important.

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The High Seas Treaty has officially come into effect 🌊

High Seas sustain global-scale ecosystem functions and provide essential benefits.

As stated in the IPBES 🌍 #GlobalAssessment , improving shared governance is crucial to facing these challenges and protecting biodiversity. 🏡🧪

Rivers as barriers to the subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in northern Patagonia, Argentina Abstract. Geographical features can act as barriers to gene flow, promoting isolation, divergence, and ultimately speciation through vicariance. This proce

What has a mouth but cannot speak, a bed but doesn't sleep & cuts a species in two before you can think? Okay yes, our Monday riddle game is bad...but nevertheless check out how two rivers in Argentine Patagonia have acted as physical barriers to rodents of the genus Ctenomys!🌍🧪👇
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Our April issue is now live! go.nature.com/4cw0uIp
Key topics this month:
🌡️ Rising temperatures and animal fertility
🛰️ European biodiversity monitoring
🧪 African genomics research and biodiversity goals
🧠 Predator-prey interactions and cognitive evolution
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Wildlife needs your voice. Tell Congress: keep the Endangered Species Act strong. I signed—will you?

In honor of #EarthDay this week, speak out for the Endangered Species Act.

Help oppose U.S. legislation that would weaken protections, undermine science-based decisions, and make it harder to shield at-risk species from harm.

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Low-Producing Oil Wells in Texas Cause Headaches for Landowners - Inside Climate News Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from wells she says should have been plugged years ago. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too...

Companies will often maintain a minimal amount of oil production instead of plugging a well, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Landowners like Chesnutt argue that this pattern can lead to pollution and burdensome equipment on their land. 🌎 insideclimatenews.org/news/1904202...

🧪🌏🦑🦉 Meet the Cassin’s Auklet! These #seabirds spend most of their lives at sea but return to the #FarallonIslands to breed. We spotted the first Cassin’s eggs on 3/29, and peak lay has occurred over the last 10 days–a surprise given concerns about marine heatwaves and El Niño conditions!

Why Old Trees Matter for Bats YouTube video by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada

🦇🌎🧪🌳🦊Bats need forests and forests need bats. Learn why you should be thinking about the "Bat Tree" rather than the "Bat Cave" when it comes to bat conservation... B.A.T. (Bats And Timber) #BatsAndForests

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Urgent: Tell your Representative to VOTE NO on the ESA Amendments Act! Make sure your Representative hears from you to VOTE NO on the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, for the sake of our nation’s wildlife!

...habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. The ESA is their last, best hope. Tell your Rep to reject the ESA Amendments Act. Call [+1 (202) 224-3121] or write today. Defenders of Wildlife has a letter you can customize and they'll send for you: act.defenders.org/page/96924/a...? 🌎

Frontiers | General international law in the preamble of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: origin, identification, and application Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), maritime disputes and issues have continuously emerged worldwide. All coa...

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Climate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S. The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020.

68% of Democrats, 47% of independents, and 12% of Republicans expect global warming to threaten their way of life now or in the future. Much more data: news.gallup.com/poll/708050/.... As Stephen Colbert famously noted, "Reality has a well-known liberal bias." 🌎