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First LookElk spotted in South Carolina for the first time since the 1700sConservationists are warning observers to stay back from the elk, which could swing its antlers at anyone that gets too close.聽
First LookWill global pressure help the 'world's saddest' polar bear?More than a million people from China and abroad have signed a petition urging聽organizers of聽China鈥檚 Grandview Shopping Mall to close its zoo.
US negotiator: 'severe' damage without more climate actionNations will meet in Morocco to put flesh on the bones of last year's Paris climate agreement. The State Department's Jonathan Pershing says the parties should put ambitious mid-century targets in their sights.
Whaling nations harpoon Brazil鈥檚 bid for South Atlantic sanctuaryBrazil first proposed creating a whale sanctuary in South Atlantic in 1998, but it hasn't been able to get past an international vote because of opposition from whaling nations.
First LookHow tree cover can offer shortcut to estimating biodiversityCurrent methods of measuring biodiversity require聽labor-intensive field research, but a study published Monday suggests there may be a simpler way.
First LookWith an eye on climate change, court gives bearded seals endangered statusA federal appeals court ruled that a certain population of bearded seals can be granted endangered species status even if it is not currently facing extinction.
CO2 levels hit 400 ppm milestone: A prompt to turn Paris deal into action?The UN World Meteorological Organization has said the world has passed 400 p.p.m., a symbolic carbon dioxide threshold. The UN announcement comes two weeks before a climate change summit in Morocco.聽- CO2 levels hit 400 ppm milestone: A prompt to turn Paris deal into action?The UN World Meteorological Organization has said the world has passed 400 p.p.m., a symbolic carbon dioxide threshold. The UN announcement comes two weeks before a climate change summit in Morocco.聽
One state tests liberals' ability to rally around a carbon taxWashington State voters will decide whether their state should be the first to try to mitigate climate change by putting a tax on carbon emissions. But many environmentalists say the plan isn't ambitious enough.
Leaked Clinton emails reveal thorny politics of climate actionHillary Clinton's campaign developed a policy plan favoring a new tax on carbon emissions, but later called the idea politically 'lethal,' according to documents made public by WikiLeaks.
An unwanted catch: Conservationists refocus to save the whales.Bycatch is now the No. 1 killer of cetaceans. Some say the IWC, one of the oldest international environmental organizations in history, hasn鈥檛 kept pace.
'Super-pollutants' and the US Senate: How important is Kigali ratification?Last week, nearly 200 countries found a compromise that will phase out super-polluting HFC gases. Some say the US聽Senate could slow that progress, but many observers say that the United States 鈥� and the world 鈥� is on the right track.
First LookAfter 20 years of nuclear dormancy, a new reactor emerges in the USThe 1,150-megawatt generator, four decades in the making, is now producing electricity for to 650,000 homes and businesses in southern Tennessee.
First LookIndonesia ratifies Paris climate deal. Does it matter?Indonesia is one of the world's largest polluters, but its parliament's has agreed to shift course.
First LookA giant lobster is caught in Bermuda. How common is that?Hurricane Nicole delivered a 14-pound lobster to Bermuda fishermen. Will global warming impact the chances of finding such large surprises in the ocean?
First LookPeru investigates death of 10,000 Titicaca water frogsMany locals believe that the die-off is the results of sewage runoff from the town of Juliaca. Authorities observed sludge and solid waste during an investigation.
One year after Aliso Canyon blowout, feds propose national safety standardsCurrently聽there are no federal regulations on gas storage. A federal task force aims to change that in the wake of the largest-known release of climate-changing methane in US history.聽
First LookHawaii seal concerns pit cat lovers against conservationistsHawaii conservationists are concerned that cat feces from feral colonies are washing into the ocean and imperiling monk seals, one of the world's most endangered marine mammals.聽- First LookWhy are bobcats returning to New Hampshire?University of New Hampshire wildlife biologists are investigating why the state's bobcat population has rebounded, despite a sharp drop in rabbits and other typical prey.
Why some chemical companies joined the fight against climate changeMore than 150 nations signed an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to reduce the production of HFCs. They had a few unlikely allies: chemical corporations that have resisted past climate change regulations.
