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'America the Beautiful': Biden Administration Aims to Protect 30% of US Lands and Waters by 2030
Pristine Boulder Creek flows from the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness toward the Lochsa River in the Clearwater National Forest of northern Idaho. (Photo: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
UN Head Decries 'Senseless and Suicidal' Destruction of Nature as New Report Urges Systemic Solutions
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
This aerial photo shows a large swathe of Indonesian rainforest destroyed by deforestation in service of palm oil plantations on Borneo. (Photo: Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)
"Human well-being lies in protecting the health of the planet," said Secretary-General António Guterres. "It's time to reevaluate and reset our relationship with nature."
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Study Finds Climate Crisis Driving Great White Sharks Into Colder Waters, With Devastating Effect on Wildlife
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
A great white shark, seen here swimming near Isla Guadalupe off the coast of Baja California del Norte, Mexico. (Photo: pterantula/Flickr/cc)
"Climate change is scrambling our ocean ecosystems and sometimes it produces...
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'Nature Is Under Siege': Scientists Sound Alarm About Insect Apocalypse
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A dragonfly sits in reedbeds on the Isle of Grain on August 31, 2016 in Isle of Grain, England. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The lead author of the new research package notes that insects "are absolutely...
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The federal government has failed to extend Endangered Species Act protection to the monarch butterfly, despite a 90% drop in population this century. (Photo: John Flannery/Flickr/cc)
Despite 90% Population Plunge, Trump Admin Refuses Monarch Butterflies Endangered Species Protection
A grizzly bear takes a stroll on an autumn day in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Photo: Ania Tuzel Photography/Flickr/cc)
'Most Anti-Wildlife President in History' Puts Out Lame Duck Rule to Gut Species Protection
Groups to Sue Trump's Fish & Wildlife Service After Officials Refuse Protections for Endangered Wolverines
'Disaster for Endangered Species and the Natural World': Advocates Decry Trump Move to Gut Habitat Protection Law
Sand hill Cranes, Grus canadensis, at roosting pond at dusk Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. (Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
'Major Victory': Court Tosses Out Trump Interior's Gutting of Century-Old Protections for Migratory Birds
A red admiral butterfly stands on a flower in an urban garden in the city center on August 9, 2018 in Berlin.
'Silent Spring Is Already Here': Global Study Shows Nearly 25% Drop in Insect Population Over 30 Years
'Horrific': Human Rights Advocates Call for Investigation Into Death of Second Monarch Butterfly Defender in Mexico
After Protections Gutted, Audubon Society Dubs Trump Interior Dept. the 'Bird Killer Department'
monarch nectaring on a showy milkweed
'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse
"Like one of America's very first national monuments, the Grand Canyon, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts is a natural treasure," said NRDC's KateDesormaeu. "It provides habitat for a wide range of species, from endangered whales to Atlantic puffins to centuries-old deep-sea corals."(Photo: stephenallen75 / iStock / Getty Images Plus)
'Victory for Our Oceans': US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama
bee on flower
Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing'
Scientists Demand 'Paradigm Shift' After Study Shows 'Frightening' Decline of Insects and Spiders

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