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‘Farming in the Dark’: Brooke Rollins’ Leadership, DOGE’s Grip and the Cost to American Agriculture

In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She says prosperity is ‘just around the corner.’ But staffing cuts and restricted research could have long-lasting impacts.

When ‘Coexistence’ Is Co-Opted in Conservation Practice

Coexistence between humans and wildlife is a meaningful goal, but it’s being misused or superficially invoked.

Uneven Vulnerabilities: A Global Index of Climate Risk for Countries

A new paper rates 170 countries for climate risk exposure. This ambitious and imporant exercise neverthless seems to have key gaps.

Dutch Industry Buckles Under Energy Transition and Global Pressure

High energy costs in Europe, largely due to sanctions against Russia, has spread the gangrene of de-industrialization to the Netherlands

Insurers Dump Catastrophe Risk of Climate Change and Earthquake to Chump Bond Investors. What Could Go Wrong?

Garden variety investors, including retail, are signing up to insure climate change and other disaster risk via catastrophe bonds.

FEMA’s Flood Maps Often Miss Dangerous Flash Flood Risks, Leaving Homeowners Unprepared

Even where FEMA identifies a flood risk, the overreliance on historical data and political influence leads to maps that don’t fully represent true risk.

That $20 Dress Direct from China Now Costs $30 After Trump Closed a Tariff Loophole – and the US Will Soon End the ‘De Minimis’ Exemption for the Rest of the World, too

How the Trump tariff attack on low-value shipments from Hong Kong and China (and soon elsewhere) is yet another tax on the poor.

Food Giants Graded a “D” on Sustainable Farming Practices

More fiddling as the planet burns and soil quality degrades, as big agricultural buyers give lip service to regenerative farming.

Trump Just Gave a Huge Gift to China’s Economy

The GOP’s huge new tax and spending law will make it even harder for U.S. companies to compete in clean technologies.

Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High Despite Green Efforts

So much for “green energy will save us” hype. Carbon emssions keep rising.

Sustainable Investment Stumbles on Uncertain Pace of Energy Transition

Green energy investment goes wobbly….again.

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them

An alert: some energy efficiency tax credits are about to be terminated. See if you want to avail yourself of them while you can.

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.

At Antarctica’s Midwinter, a Look Back at the Frozen Continent’s Long History of Dark Behavior

Sunlight is beginning to return to Antarctica, but are there warnings for us from the “Madhouse at the End of the Earth”?

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Category Archives: Environment

‘Farming in the Dark’: Brooke Rollins’ Leadership, DOGE’s Grip and the Cost to American Agriculture

When ‘Coexistence’ Is Co-Opted in Conservation Practice

Uneven Vulnerabilities: A Global Index of Climate Risk for Countries

Dutch Industry Buckles Under Energy Transition and Global Pressure

Insurers Dump Catastrophe Risk of Climate Change and Earthquake to Chump Bond Investors. What Could Go Wrong?

FEMA’s Flood Maps Often Miss Dangerous Flash Flood Risks, Leaving Homeowners Unprepared

That $20 Dress Direct from China Now Costs $30 After Trump Closed a Tariff Loophole – and the US Will Soon End the ‘De Minimis’ Exemption for the Rest of the World, too

Food Giants Graded a “D” on Sustainable Farming Practices

Trump Just Gave a Huge Gift to China’s Economy

Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High Despite Green Efforts

Sustainable Investment Stumbles on Uncertain Pace of Energy Transition

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet

At Antarctica’s Midwinter, a Look Back at the Frozen Continent’s Long History of Dark Behavior

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