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New Scorecard by NRDC Ranks States by Transportation Policies

New Scorecard by NRDC Ranks States by Transportation Policies

The second edition of the “Getting Transportation Right” scorecard from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has ranked all 50 states (and Washington, DC) in the U.S. based on their transportation policies. States with policies that emphasize greener, more equitable transportation ranked higher in the list, while those with policies that favor highway expansions or […]

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    Climate Change Threatens Earth’s Major Crops, Study Finds

    Climate Change Threatens Earth’s Major Crops, Study Finds

    With global average temperatures expected to continue to rise in the coming decades, scientists have projected that warming will significantly harm global agriculture as it weakens crop yields and disrupts food production. Now, new research finds that warming will disrupt many of Earth’s major crops and harm global crop diversity. The study, conducted by researchers […]

    Researchers Find More Than 1,400 Species in the Guts of Asian Hornets

    Researchers Find More Than 1,400 Species in the Guts of Asian Hornets

    The Asian hornet, or Vespa velutina, is an invasive species in western Europe that is also known by the name “Asian predatory wasp.” It is a close relative to the Asian giant hornet, or murder hornet, that was first spotted in the U.S. in 2019. Both species have raised immediate concerns for honeybee populations. Now, […]

    ‘A Weird Way of Making America Great’: Trump NOAA Purge Targets Scientists Working on Key Climate Models

    ‘A Weird Way of Making America Great’: Trump NOAA Purge Targets Scientists Working on Key Climate Models

    Layoffs by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have reached the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), a small but important institute that is responsible for climate models the world relies on. Kai-Yuan Cheng, an atmospheric scientist who was notified of his firing late last week, said he rushed to finish […]

    Trump Signs Executive Order Handing U.S. Public Forests Over to Private Logging Industry

    Trump Signs Executive Order Handing U.S. Public Forests Over to Private Logging Industry

    A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump over the weekend could have a disastrous effect on endangered species, climate change and local economies, warned conservation groups. The order encouraging the “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production” seeks to erode Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection rules in favor of the expansion of tree felling […]