Environment
Orphaned, Rescued, and Rewilded, Female Gorilla Becomes a Mother in Historic Conservation Success
One of the first-ever eastern lowland gorillas to be successfully returned to the wild gave birth on May 21st in her new/old home of Virunga...
ENVIRONMENT STORIES
Amok Island’s Geometric Murals Teem with Vibrant Local Flora and Fauna
The Fremantle-based artist shines a light on the continued importance of conservation. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a...
Coal-to-solar project lands a rare clean-energy win in Ohio
Clean energy scored a rare win in Ohio last month when state regulators unanimously approved a permit for 149 megawatts of solar and 149 MW of...
A new group to help US small towns lead the clean energy transition
As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions . Among them: building a solar farm to power the...
Connecticut’s solar ambitions hit skepticism from a major utility
Connecticut is trying to clean up its grid with more solar energy. But a major utility’s reluctance to commit to buying power from some projects...
Balcony solar is this year’s clean energy superstar in the US
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Summer is only just coming to a...
Irvine Ranch Conservation Effort: Donald Bren preserves 57,500 acres; land stays open for future generations
Billionaire real-estate developer Donald Bren transformed a significant part of the historic Irvine Ranch into protected public lands. After...
Can affordable ethical fashion scale up?
With a focus on living wages, better fabrics and sustainability, one clothing brand is pushing to transform the fashion industry The post Can...
US Solar Panel Makers Try to Catch China With a Big Leap in Technology
Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.
Should we get excited about California’s latest virtual power plant?
This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition. Subscribe to get it every Wednesday via...
Researchers find collecting garbage less often could actually help people recycle more
Optimizing curbside waste collection could improve the public's recycling habits
California moves to cut red tape for heat pumps, solar, and more
Californians could soon find it easier and cheaper to install rooftop solar, home batteries, and energy-saving heat pumps and heat-pump water...
This dog is trained to sniff out invasive 'sea vomit' and protect oyster reefs: 'She has enough drive for 3 dogs'
Uisge the Labrador works with Conservation Detection Dogs of Scotland to protect the area’s lochs and sounds.
Ohio’s biggest solar project finally gets permit after long legal limbo
Ohio’s largest solar and battery project can finally move forward after years of slogging through legal and regulatory challenges. The Ohio Power...
Forget Recycling. What If We Could Compost or Reuse Everything?
Nora Griefahn’s office showcases her work better than words: The interior walls at the C2C LAB on a busy street in Berlin, Germany, are alive with...
Saudi Solar Park Proves Brilliant Breeding Ground for Threatened Sand Gazelles
In clearing two hurdles with one bound, Saudi conservationists have turned a large solar farm into a breeding shelter for a vulnerable species of...
Trump cancelled a $7B solar energy grant program. A judge just ordered its revival
Biden-era incentives for residential rooftop panels remain uncertain as plaintiffs await federal appeal.
Indigenous community trades shark-fishing for conservation in Colombia: 'From hunter to protector'
While Indigenous communities still see shark as a valuable source of protein, their fishing methods have changed drastically.
‘The forest is life’: how Indigenous communities in Peru are preventing wildfires
Ancient knowledge and new technology are combining to help Indigenous communities in Peru tackle forest fires The post ‘The forest is life’: how...
The USDA just made it way harder for farmers to get grants for solar
Rules published Thursday essentially end federal grants that thousands of American farmers have long relied on to build revenue-generating solar...
The women putting community at the heart of elephant conservation
Across Africa, women are challenging old assumptions about who conservation is for – and who gets to lead it The post The women putting community...
First-of-its-kind shipping container housing village opens for homeless seniors
The community is powered by solar panels by day and lithium batteries at night.
A recent legal victory could free $7B in frozen Solar for All funds
Denise Abdul-Rahman, founder and CEO of nonprofit Black Sun Light Sustainability, can list in detail the harms that the Trump administration’s...
Meet the 14-year-old uncovering London’s lost history
Seasoned mudlark Emmylou Vaxby has spent nearly a decade searching the Thames foreshore for fragments of the city’s past The post Meet the...