March 19, 2025

 

Michigan Governor Whitmer is proposing increasing landfill dumping fees to offset state landfills nearing capacity and bring more revenue to local communities. (Rachel Mintz/Michigan Public Radio)

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A new analysis finds most major U.S. cities are suffering from longer allergy seasons driven by human caused climate change. (Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios)

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Companies are downplaying sustainable achievements to more closely align with the new administration’s agenda - even if they’re continuing the same level of efforts behind the scenes. (Coco Liu, Olivia Rudgard/Bloomberg)

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The U.S. State Department shut down a longstanding program that monitors and shares data about foreign air pollution meant to help residents working and traveling abroad. (Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer/The New York Times)

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According to a new report, London’s “Ultra-Low Emission Zone” has effectively reduced air pollution in the city, including amounts of nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter and carbon emissions. (Paige Bennett/EcoWatch)

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Microplastics could be disrupting photosynthesis globally, which could impact the health of large-scale crops humans depend on, according to a first-of-its-kind study. (Shannon Osaka/The Washington Post)

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Butterfly populations are declining at a “catastrophic” rate from climate change, insecticides and habitat loss. (Seth Borenstein/The Associated Press)

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The U.S. power grid added more capacity from solar energy in 2024 than from any other source in a single year over two decades. (Gnaneshwar Rajan, Nichola Groom/Reuters)

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NASA finds climate change was a major driver to an unexpected rise of global sea levels in 2024. (Julia Jacobo/ABC News)

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Scientists have genetically engineered “woolly mice” embodying woolly mammoth-like traits in a step to resurrect extinct animals. (Katie Hunt/CNN)

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Then there’s this…

 

Hungry for some iguana? In honor of National invasive Species Awareness Week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service releases a list of invasive species they’re encouraging people to eat to limit damage to ecosystems. (Saleen Martin/USA Today)