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An expedition team, led by the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo, has rediscovered a species of trapdoor spider that had been lost to science since it was first described by a pioneering female entomologist in 1931. Fagilde’s trapdoor spider (Nemesia berlandi) is the 12th most wanted lost species to be rediscovered since Re:wild’s Search for...

The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming, a new study finds. The analysis by researchers from the Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that state-of-the-art climate models significantly underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under global warming – meaning that extreme rainfall could increase quicker than climate models suggest. “Our study confirms that...

United Kingdom  – The biggest global voluntary effort to tackle plastic pollution and waste shows it is possible to make progress on a pressing environmental issue, yet tougher measures are now needed to curb the crisis, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Since 2018, more than 1,000 organisations have given their backing to the Global Commitment, led by the Foundation...

Our exposure to a common plastic additive linked to breast cancer and obesity likely exceeds health thresholds set by governments worldwide. The European Environment Agency, citing updated research data, said the new findings raise "significant health concerns" for the entire European population – and, by extension, anyone who comes into frequent contact with plastic. The agency cited a study that found...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— President Biden used the Antiquities Act today to designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, permanently protecting nearly 1 million acres of public land surrounding the iconic national park. Proposed to the Biden administration by the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition, Baaj Nwaavjo means...

Global warming and drastic deforestation could dry out the Amazon rainforest faster and enforce the risk of keeping it downright fire-trapped. A new study published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment shows: Fire can be a decisive factor for a potential tipping of the Amazon rainforest, as it is capable of locking large parts of the Amazon in a...

Washington, D.C. — Today, a coalition of environmental and environmental justice organizations released a solution set to address the transmission bottleneck and rapidly scale up infrastructure that advances an equitable clean energy future. The white paper provides clear, actionable steps for policymakers to ensure our transmission system can meet the growing demand for clean energy, while preventing harm to impacted communities...

Algae that commonly grow on snow in the Pacific Northwest have been ignored in melt models, but their presence significantly increases snowmelt compared with clean, white snow, according to a first-of-its-kind scientific research study conducted on Mt. Baker in the North Cascades, Washington. Alia Khan, affiliate research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and assistant...

Environmental and Health Groups Call on the Federal Trade Commission To Stop Companies From Making False Plastic Recycling Claims Detailed Public Comments Submitted to the FTC Include Call for Honest Recycled Content Claims to Stop the Chemical Recycling Hoax Today, six national environmental and health groups submitted 54 pages of detailed recommendations and extensive evidence in response to the Federal Trade...

A previously underestimated risk lurks in the frozen soil of the Arctic. When the ground thaws and becomes unstable in response to climate change, it can lead to the collapse of industrial infrastructure, and in turn to the increased release of pollutants. Moreover, contaminations already present will be able to more easily spread throughout ecosystems. A team led by...

Curtailing pollution created by pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors is essential to reduce the emergence, transmission, and spread of superbugs – strains of bacteria that have become resistant to every known antibiotic – and other instances of antimicrobial resistance, known as AMR. This is the key message of a report released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on...

Two areas – around Mimiwhangata peninsula and between Maunganui Bay/Deepwater Cove and Oke Bay in the Bay of Islands – will be acknowledged as rāhui tapu and fishing will be prohibited. The third area, around Rākaumangamanga/Cape Brett, will have a bottom trawling and purse seining ban. A map of the areas is available from the Northland Regional Council here “While the...