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    A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes

    A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes

    The United States Senate Committee on Finance has released draft legislation that would quickly end or scale back most major tax credits for clean energy, solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and other benefits provided by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The plan would get rid of a $7,500 EV tax credit for consumers within […]

    Are Sharks and Rays Using Offshore Wind Farms as Habitats?

    Are Sharks and Rays Using Offshore Wind Farms as Habitats?

    In new research, scientists from the Wageningen University & Research have confirmed regular activity by sharks and rays at offshore wind farms around the Netherlands. The team was able to confirm the presence of these elasmobranchs through traces of environmental DNA, or eDNA, in the waters around Dutch wind farms. The researchers collected 436 seawater […]

    PFAS Found in 65% of Private Wells Sampled in Pennsylvania

    PFAS Found in 65% of Private Wells Sampled in Pennsylvania

    New research has found that 18 percent of private wells sampled in Pennsylvania exceed the maximum contaminant levels for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Of the wells sampled, 65 percent had detectable levels of PFAS, and almost half contained several of the chemical compounds. […]

    As Trump Cuts Conservation Funds, Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe Will Purchase Land for Wildlife Corridor

    As Trump Cuts Conservation Funds, Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe Will Purchase Land for Wildlife Corridor

    Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe is seeking to purchase important Tribal lands to create a corridor for wildlife conservation as part of a partnership agreement with the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation. The corridor will connect 18 million acres of contiguous privately owned and state wilderness that are the habitat of endangered species like Florida panthers and Key […]

    Pacific Island Nations Announce Plans for Indigenous-Led Melanesian Ocean Reserve, a World First

    Pacific Island Nations Announce Plans for Indigenous-Led Melanesian Ocean Reserve, a World First

    During the recent United Nations Ocean Conference, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu governments announced plans to establish the world’s first Indigenous-led multinational ocean reserve, the Melanesian Ocean Reserve. The planned reserve will span the Solomon Islands’, Vanuatu’s and Papua New Guinea’s national waters and connect to the Exclusive Economic Zone of New Caledonia, another protected […]

    New Maps Show Best Places for Global Reforestation: Study

    New Maps Show Best Places for Global Reforestation: Study

    Researchers have revealed new maps that show the best places to regrow forests across the world to tackle the climate crisis. The areas include western Canada, the eastern United States, Colombia, Brazil and Europe. They add up to a total of 482 million acres that, if reforested, would remove 2.43 million tons of carbon dioxide […]

    French Polynesia Announces World’s Largest Marine Protected Area at UN Ocean Conference

    French Polynesia Announces World’s Largest Marine Protected Area at UN Ocean Conference

    During the United Nations Ocean Conference this week in Nice, France, French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson announced that the country will establish a marine protected area (MPA) spanning 4.8 million square kilometers. The newly established MPA will surpass the U.S. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean, which spans 1.5 million square kilometers and […]