World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’
The world’s largest penguin colony on Zavodovski Island has declined by two-thirds since 2011, likely due to climate change, a new study reveals.
Fifty billion seedlings: Can Ethiopia replant its ravaged forests?
Ethiopia is implementing one of the world’s largest environmental restoration campaigns, aiming to plant 50 billion seedlings by 2030 to reverse decades of forest loss and address land degradation affecting millions of farmers.
To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects
Data center companies have invested over $343 million in rural Texas communities through donations and infrastructure projects, apparently seeking to build public support amid widespread opposition to facility development.
The Great Plains face a surprising threat: Too many trees
The Great Plains face an unexpected challenge as trees spread across grasslands, threatening biodiversity and rangeland productivity. Woody encroachment costs ranchers billions while requiring cultural shifts in land management practices.
The future of commuter rail could be taking shape in Boston
Boston’s transit authority plans to electrify the Fairmount Line with battery-powered trains by 2030, a project that traces back to decades of advocacy for service in underserved communities.
Powering data centers on nuclear? That’s a tough sell in Utah’s coal country.
A nuclear startup plans to build 456 small modular reactors in Utah’s Carbon County to power data centers, sparking community concerns about safety and waste storage in a region already scarred by coal mining.