"At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference."
"Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland ’s temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat wave, raising concerns about the far-reaching implications melting Arctic ice has for weather around the world, scientists said in an analysis released Wednesday."
"A former worker who leaked information about plans by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to build golf courses and hotels in Florida state parks has filed a whistleblower lawsuit."
"Less than a year after four dams were removed from the river, life has blossomed along its banks, presenting new challenges and joys of recovery"
"The president hasn't directly targeted the nascent industry, but his clean energy rollbacks could hurt it."
"In seas around the world pH levels are falling – and scientists are increasingly frustrated that the problem is not being taken seriously enough"
"An opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel says the Antiquities Act of 1906 allows presidents to shrink or eliminate designations by previous presidents."
"At Yosemite National Park in California, one of the oldest and most popular U.S. natural preserves, the workforce is stretched so thin this season that nearly all staffers, even scientists, are required to take turns cleaning campground toilets, according to two people familiar with conditions there."
"Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave."
"President Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Park Service (NPS) are troubling some Republicans."
