Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – This weekend, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan will travel to Mozambique and Ghana to build partnerships and share solutions on a range of environmental priorities, including the development of clean energy, protecting clean air, encouraging responsible mining of critical minerals, and recycling of materials from […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The extreme rain and flooding in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia this fall has been made twice as intense by climate change, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/climate/climate-change-flooding-east-africa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Africa is in danger of becoming the epicenter of the climate crisis, but the continent also holds the potential to fight it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/special-series/women-activists-climate-crisis-africa.html
Published by the Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director David Applegate wrapped up a week-long trip to Cape Town, South Africa, where they led the Department of the Interior’s delegation to the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Summit. Read the […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Women are enhancing their livelihoods while protecting clean water. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/in-rural-tanzania-people-and-ecosystems-grow-stronger-together
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The rapid evolution of the insect has helped drive up Malaria deaths in Africa, fueling a growing public health threat. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/podcasts/the-daily/mosquitos-malaria.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Seven aircraft surveyed over 40,000 miles of southern Africa’s Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) to estimate the size of Africa’s largest savanna elephant population. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/in-good-news-for-elephants-africa-s-largest-savanna-elephant-population-is-stable
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The animals, from a financially struggling private herd in South Africa, have been sold to a conservation group and will be released into the wild. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/climate/rhino-herd-sold-south-africa.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund When I was a kid, marking days off the calendar until school holidays arrived, I knew that each day took me closer to Etosha National Park in Namibia. We must protect this iconic species. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/behati-prinsloo-levine-on-the-magic-of-namibia-s-black-rhinos-and-what-we-can-do-to-save-them
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The inaugural summit in Kenya’s capital, attended by tens of thousands, was imbued with frustration at Western financial institutions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/climate/africa-climate-summit.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the selection of 33 organizations to receive over $3.1 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program. Among the grant recipients are four Minority Serving Institutions. “We know that climate change is one of the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn convened for a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies to broaden and strengthen institutional ties and create opportunities for cooperation related to strategic […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Last week, it felt more like July or August in Spain, Portugal and North Africa, and global warming was most likely to blame, scientists say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/climate/heat-wave-spain-morocco.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many areas across East Africa have in recent years experienced both severe droughts and heavy rainfalls that killed many and damaged property and crops. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/africa/rwanda-floods-death-count.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/namibia-s-female-rhino-rangers-make-an-impact-beyond-the-areas-they-survey
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Relatively optimistic forecasts for global warming assume that developing countries will quit coal rapidly. South Africa’s case shows that it won’t be easy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/climate/the-coal-challenge.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $5 million in grant funding to four California institutions for community-based research to examine how climate change may compound adverse environmental conditions and stressors for vulnerable populations in underserved communities. EPA is awarding more than $21 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $21,410,211 in grant funding to 16 institutions for community-based research to examine how climate change may compound adverse environmental conditions and stressors for vulnerable populations in underserved communities. “Our efforts to address climate change must prioritize the health […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Rebecca Adams lives alongside desert elephants and lions in her Namibian village of De Riet. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/through-droughts-and-displacement-rebecca-adams-builds-a-better-life
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A video showing dozens of vehicles moving in on a pair of big cats in a Kenyan game reserve highlights how “aggressive tourism” can put endangered animals at even greater risk. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/travel/masai-mara-safari-overcrowding.html