Nature-based solutions use ecosystem services to tackle environmental challenges, offering a sustainable path to resilience and biodiversity.
The funding aims to conserve private forestlands, strengthen rural economies, protect ecosystems and enhance public access.
Experts urge moving away from short-term “fixes” that only worsen the lake’s condition over time, instead advocating for a holistic, science-based strategy that tackles the underlying causes of lake health to revitalize the entire ecosystem.
Federal and local leaders noted the significant progress in environmental restoration and economic revitalization of the area.
The funding aims to bolster USGS’s mission of addressing climate and hazard challenges.
Composting may not be the first thing people think of in the fight against climate change, though it can immediately make an impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Grants focus on improving access to nature in some of the nation's most populated communities.
Joint initiative aims to improve environmental restoration and sustainability.
Research from North Carolina State University offers insights on salt's impact.
The funding also aims to protect underserved communities nationwide.
The company and its namesake face more than $100,000 in penalties.
The company did not meet monitoring standards for treated wastewater discharges.
By using eDNA sampling, data on local fauna and flora can be collected in an efficient and non-invasive manner.
The office will have many responsibilities, including working with communities to "understand their needs" and ensuring environemtnal justice issues are included in EPA work, the agency said.
The northern and central areas have increased in coral cover since 2021.
Climate change and change in habitants have led to a decrease in butterflies.
The Missouri company will pay $210,000 and the Idaho company will pay $222,400.
Creating jobs across the country is one of the main goals.