Environment
Puerto Rico planting 750,000 trees to defend land from natural disasters
October 3, 2018"We lost over 31 million trees during both hurricanes. One of the things that we realized early on is that the ecological recovery was a kind of an inspiration for human recovery."
Read moreIndonesia tsunami death more than 800 and rising
October 1, 2018PALU, Indonesia - Residents too afraid to sleep indoors camped out in the darkness while victims recounted harrowing stories of being separated from their loved ones after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that unleashed waves...
Read more9,000+ scientists defend Endangered Species Act in letter to Trump administration
September 25, 2018"With humanity's footprint ever growing and climate change looming, we need the Endangered Species Act more than ever."
Read moreHanford nuke workers win health and safety deal
September 25, 2018The U.S. Department of Energy signed an agreement to install scrubbers to remove poisonous vapors leaking from more than 700 tanks filled with radioactive wastes.
Read moreRavaged by deforestation, Borneo loses nearly 150,000 orangutans in 16 years
September 21, 2018"To prevent further decline and continued local extinctions of orangutans, humanity must act now."
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