Civil service exams can slow down government hiring by months or even years. New York City is one of the only areas of the state that hasn’t opted into a program to bypass the process.
The interlinked crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are slipping down political agendas just as geopolitical instability and fiscal pressures rise. Overseas development aid is falling in real terms, and many megadiverse countries are juggling debt stress that pushes conservation to the margins. Meanwhile, the global biodiversity finance gap remains vast, estimated at roughly […]
New York environmental regulators have deemed a developer liable for an $18 million Westchester cleanup — but they haven’t yet made the company pay.
On Dec. 10, 2025, Ghana’s government revoked one of the worst pieces of environmental legislation in our country’s history. The Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations passed in 2022 opened up nearly 90% of Ghana’s forest reserves, including globally significant biodiversity areas, to mining. These forests, which cover more than 9 million hectares (22 […]
Grand Canyon National Park will reopen a portion of the North Kaibab Trail on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, marking an important step toward restoring inner canyon trail access following the Dragon Bravo Fire. Accessed from Phantom Ranch, the North Kaibab Trail from the Clear Creek Trail Junction to the Ribbon Falls junction will reopen to public use. The North Kaibab Trail has remained closed since July 13, 2025, to allow for post-fire assessments, safety planning, and trail maintenance.
In the upper reaches of the Mahakam River, inside one of the last intact rainforest corridors of Borneo, the Dayak Bahau community of Long Isun has been fighting a long, layered battle for justice. Their history on the land predates the Indonesian state, yet on official maps their existence is reduced to an administrative code […]
Grand Canyon National Park is preparing an adaptive approach for the seasonal reopening of the North Rim, evaluating potential impacts from winter weather to park infrastructure after the Dragon Bravo Fire. The park aims to open popular points of interest, including the North Kaibab Trail, on May 15, weather and conditions permitting.
On January 12, Downtown Music Gallery in New York City hosted a public reading and discussion featuring Elliott Sharp and Joe Fonda, followed by their first-ever live performance together as a duo. The event also…
The crisis is made up of security, politics and diplomacy concerns
On Saturday, the family of American musician and songwriter Bob Weir announced that he had died surrounded by loved ones. The former guitarist and vocalist of the rock band Grateful Dead was 78. His family announced his…
In early January, international media reported that Quinten Delaere, an 18-year-old, had been officially recognized by Guinness World Records after exposing cheating on the Roblox platform. Delaere, known online as…
Environmental crime used to be treated as a niche concern, a worry for park rangers, customs officers and a handful of conservation lawyers. Not anymore. From Vienna to Belém, a once technical debate about “crimes that affect the environment” is edging closer to the mainstream of multilateral diplomacy, and, more importantly, beginning to reshape enforcement and action […]
The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.
A street in Kyiv will be named after the former Speaker of the Parliament Andriy Parubiy, killed in Lviv. The initiative to commemorate the prominent Ukrainian politician was supported by 57% of participants in a public…
Since 2010, meat consumption habits in the US and Europe have diverged, while many countries with the greatest increases are in Asia.
Everglades National Park Celebrates New Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center
Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2025
In at least one case, police may have violated a state court ruling prohibiting local law enforcement from conducting civil immigration enforcement.
Three charts reveal details of the 351 workplace injuries experienced by turkey industry workers in 2024, which include severed fingers, injured corneas and musculoskeletal disorders.
Palantir’s controversial software platform is capable of integrating vast amounts of data — but at what risk?
