Category Archives: nature

Dems and MAHA Republicans team up to prevent government deregulation of pesticides

A grassy field with trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

“If there is a moment in time where there is interest in, say, for instance, changing the rules around glyphosate or ultraprocessed foods, we should look for those opportunities to gain wins.” Democratic U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (Maine) has successfully teamed up with MAHA Republicans to stop the government from passing a bill that would…

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Not down for the count, the scruffy little guy with spots is back from the brink of extinction.

A person gently holds a kiwi bird, showcasing its distinctive beak and feet.

The little, spotted kiwi – known locally as kiwi pukupuku – has been discovered in the wild on New Zealand’s South Island for the first time in 50 years! The iconic kiwi bird – so famous that New Zealanders themselves are known colloquially as “kiwis” – is a flightless bird distinguished by their unusually narrow,…

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Building Soil and Sequestering Carbon in Your Backyard with a Natural Lawn

Restore the climate to 350 ppm CO2 by increasing the world’s soil by 2%. Excessive greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are warming our planet, damaging ecosystems, and increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, with devastating costs. There are currently 422 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere, but scientists have set the critical…

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