Environmental Policies News
February 26, 2025
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Feb. 24, 2025 — Remember when 2 degrees Celsius of global warming was the doomsday scenario? Well, we're now staring down the barrel of something much worse. From the fish on your plate to the weather outside your window, everything's about to change. A new study ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — The whitefin swellshark has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Critically Endangered for a number of years due to declines largely attributed to fishing ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — Companies around the world are underestimating their total greenhouse gas footprints because of inconsistent accounting standards for methane emissions, finds a new ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Researchers have quantified the role of the 'hydrogen economy' in making our society more sustainable. They present the results of extensive modelling of pathways to decarbonizing the European economy by 2050. They conclude that when it comes to ...
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Feb. 10, 2025 — New research finds that electric vehicles generally produce less non-exhaust emissions compared with gasoline-powered ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Planting fast-growing crops, burning them, capturing the released CO2 and storing it: this is being discussed as a way to remove greenhouse gases ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour's drive from a ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — As global efforts to combat climate change intensify, microalgae stand out as an underutilized yet promising ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Research on climate policy is growing exponentially. Of the approximately 85,000 individual studies ever published on policy instruments for mitigating global heating, a good quarter are from 2020 or ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Based on the current pledges of countries for limiting their emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures are projected to reach 2.7 degrees Celsius beyond pre-industrial levels by the end of ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — An international team of researchers introduces a promising new initiative in marine conservation, dubbed 'Marine Prosperity Areas.' This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — This week, the world's governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — New research shows grain yields critical to India's food security are dragged down 10% or more in many parts of the country by nitrogen dioxide pollution from power stations that run on coal. ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in ...
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Feb. 10, 2025 — A new study analyses how other countries' drug checking services use and share data, as a way of helping Australia's policymakers decide what to do with ours. The researchers also spoke ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species. The research highlights the urgent need for increased ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — A recent study has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This alarming finding ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — Despite humanity's scientific achievements and globalized economy, malnutrition remains a global issue. The United Nations estimated that 2.33 billion people experienced moderate or severe food ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — The world is experiencing more frequent and intense heat waves, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires due to rising greenhouse gas emissions. The energy sector is one of the largest contributors to ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission scenario, sea levels would as a result very likely ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — After two years of data collection, quantitative and qualitative analyses, meetings and stakeholder interviews, a team of researchers developed new socioeconomic indicators to holistically monitor ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — A global survey spanning 68 countries reveals that public trust in scientists is still high. A team of 241 researchers conducted the largest post-pandemic study of trust in science, societal ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Atmospheric scientists show proposed 'geoengineering' effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Scientists find a 'measure and remeasure' approach is a feasible method of verifying soil carbon storage in croplands for climate ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new study suggests that boosting adolescent mental health is linked with long-term economic benefits. In contrast to similar findings from prior studies, these estimated relationships could be ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Experts are warning of the risks of spreading invasive and non-native species when moving large volumes of untreated lake, reservoir and river ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Using 22 years of LEMIS data, a recent study explores the dimensions of wildlife trade and obtain one of the most comprehensive overviews to date. The study reveals striking findings: between 2000 ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Wildfires increasingly threaten public drinking water systems, but guidance on how to address damage to these systems from a wildfire has been insufficient, conflicting or inaccurate. A new ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Ecologists have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species: the Sulphur-crested cockatoos and the critically endangered Yellow-crested cockatoos -- ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture could be significantly reduced in a socially equitable way through a climate fee on food, combined with climate dividends. A new study suggests that pricing ...
Monday, February 10, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
- The Cost of Preventing Extinction of Australia's Priority Species
- Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovers Public Health Risks for 17 Million People
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters
- Researcher on Energy Revolution: Sustainability Is Still a Work in Process
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Botanic Gardens Must Team Up to Save Wild Plants from Extinction
- Global Sea Level Very Likely to Rise Between 0.5 and 1.9 Meters by 2100 Under High-Emissions Scenario
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Monday, January 20, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Technology for Oxidizing Atmospheric Methane Won't Help the Climate
- Direct Measurements Can Reduce Uncertainty in Soil Carbon Credit Markets
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Reducing Teens' Psychological Stress Could Save Billions for U.S. Budget, Study Suggests
- The Megadroughts Are Upon Us
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Calls to Curb Invasive Species Spread Via Untreated Water Transfer
- Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
- To Mitigate Impact of Wildfires on Communities' Water, Report Fills Gaps in Guidance to Public Drinking Water System Staff
- Ecologists Reveal Key Genetic Insights for the Conservation of Iconic Cockatoo Species
Friday, January 10, 2025
- Climate Fee on Food Could Effectively Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture While Ensuring a Social Balance
- Medicare Rules May Reduce Prescription Steering
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- States Struggle to Curb Food Waste Despite Policies
- A Sustainable Development Goal for Space?
- Nearly 30,000 Wild Species Identified in US Trade Data
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Synthetic Chemicals and Chemical Products Require a New Regulatory and Legal Approach to Safeguard Children's Health
- Mediterranean Sharks Continue to Decline Despite Conservation Progress
- Rethinking Population Management in Zoos
Friday, January 3, 2025
- Growing Divide: Agricultural Climate Policies Affect Food Prices Differently in Poor and Wealthy Countries
- Modeling Tool Affirms Critical Role of Testing in Pandemic Response
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Monday, December 30, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Overfishing Has Halved Shark and Ray Populations Since 1970
- Researchers Reveal Key Factors Behind Japan's Plastic Waste Removal Rates in Rivers
- Water and Forests in Southern US
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Air Pollution in India Linked to Millions of Deaths
- Australia's Extinction Tally Is Worse Than We Thought
- What Is a Unit of Nature? New Framework Shows the Challenges Involved With Establishing a Biodiversity Credit Market
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Better Environmental Performance Boosts Profits and Cuts Costs
- AI Predicts That Most of the World Will See Temperatures Rise to 3°C Much Faster Than Previously Expected
- Long-Distance Friendships Can Provide Conservation Benefits
- AI Predicts Earth's Peak Warming
- Tourism Leads the Pack in Growing Carbon Emissions
Monday, December 9, 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Mangroves Save $855 Billion in Flood Protection Globally, New Study Shows
- Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply: Scientists Call for Urgent Action
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Alaska's Changing Environment
- Regional, Racial, and Economic Disparities in Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Exposure Persist, but Improving, New Research Suggests
Friday, November 29, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Eliminating Physical Activity Disparities Between Male and Female Youth Could Save Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, New Study Says
- Delay and Pay: Climate Tipping Point Costs Quadruple After Waiting
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
- Environmental Impacts of Plastics: Moving Beyond the Perspective on Waste
- Design and Imagination as Essential Tools During the Climate Crisis
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Political Shadows Cast by the Antarctic Curtain
- Plastic Bag Bans Have Lingering Impacts, Even After Repeals
- Redefining Net Zero Will Not Stop Global Warming
Friday, November 15, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Four Global Policies Could Eliminate More Than 90% of Plastic Waste and 30% of Linked Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Land-Use Policy Rethink Vital to Hit Net Zero
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- When It Comes to Corporate Climate Action, a Single Policy Isn't Enough
- Organ Donation: Opt-out Defaults Do Not Increase Donation Rates, Study Finds
- Can We Live on Our Planet Without Destroying It?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Building a Diverse Wildland Fire Workforce to Meet Future Challenges
- Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Increase Again in 2024
- Possible to Limit Climate Change to 1.5°C, If EU and 17 Other Countries Go Beyond Their Own Targets
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Why Health and Price, Not Sustainability, Drive US Meat Consumption Choices
- Pioneering Planetary Boundaries Science as Key to Mitigating Rising Planetary Risks
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Soil Sampling in Houston's Greater Fifth Ward Reveals Toxic Levels of Lead in Yards, Play Areas
- Some of the World's Least Polluting Populations Are at Much Greater Risk of Flooding Fueled by Climate Change
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Small Reductions to Meat Production in Wealthier Countries May Help Fight Climate Change, New Analysis Concludes
- From Compliance to Conversation: New Guidelines Push for Ethical Reflection in Research Reporting
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Drug Supply Chain Issues More Likely to Result in Shortages in US Than Canada
- Biodiversity Law That Forces Builders to Compensate for Nature Loss Could Be Twice as Effective, Experts Claim
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- How Local Governments Can Lead the Way in Decarbonizing the U.S.
- COVID-19 Pandemic Worsened Patient Safety Measures, Study Finds
- Three Pathways to Achieve Global Climate and Sustainable Development Goals
- Nearly 6 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Marijuana Use, U.S. Study Finds
- Reversing Environmental Decline: Lessons from African Communities
- Combining Large Datasets to Improve Mental Health Research
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Companies and Investors Can Now Get Smarter When It Comes to Nature
- Green Growth: 30% of Regions Worldwide Achieve Economic Growth While Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Are We Missing the Mark on Biodiversity? 90% of Countries Ignore Key Behavior Changes
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Move Along, Moose: Study Reveals the 'most Canadian' Animals
- Curbing Air Pollution Control Devices Would Cost Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Researchers Show Why Cannabis Policies Should Shift to a Harm Reduction, Health Promotion Approach to Safeguard Public Health
- How Limiting New Fast-Food Outlets May Reduce Childhood Obesity
- A 'worrying Confluence' Of Flood Risk, Social Vulnerability and Climate Change Denial
- Ethical Framework Aims to Counter Risks of Geoengineering Research
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- New Research Reveals How Large-Scale Adoption of Electric Vehicles Can Improve Air Quality and Human Health
- Climate Change Impacts Internal Migration Worldwide
- US Air Pollution Monitoring Network Has Gaps in Coverage, Say Researchers