Environment, Conservation & Restoration

Local Leaders Call for Careful Planning of Rockview Land

Once Dried up and Full of Plastic, Canal in India Is Now Clear and Lined with Mangroves

Spectacular Coastline Saved by Dying Donation From Reverand Who Used to Walk There

Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands

660-Square Miles of Critical Biodiverse Forest Now Protected in Bolivia

Pennsylvania’s Free ‘Meadow Kits’ Are Reimagining the Suburban Lawn

Bare Root, Big Impact – Morning Ag Clips

Nature Unplugged With Centred Outdoors | State College, PA | ClearWater Conservancy

May wildflowers blooming: What to see in yards and fields | Lehigh Valley Nature Watch

PA Turnpike Releases Report on Award-Winning Pollinator Initiative – PennWatch

85 Million Acres of Private Land Are Being Protected for Conservation in the US and Australia

Seeds Can ‘Hear’ the Rain–And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow Faster Shows MIT Study

250 Millionth Tree Planted! Eco-Loving Search Engine Ecosia Hits Milestone For Earth Day

Planting 30,000 Trees Surpasses Goal for Regenerating a Rainforest on the Isle of Man

Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Endangered Cockatoos Finally Hatch Chick in Artificial Nest, a Promise of Conservation Success

UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections

Spectacular New Species Found in Cambodia’s Limestone Caves–Asia’s ‘Little Laboratories’

North America’s Largest Wildlife Overpass Opens for Animals to Safely Cross in Colorado

Virunga National Park Sees Hundreds of Elephants Return and Rare Gorilla Twins Born During Hopeful Year

Volunteers Plant ‘Mega Hedge’ 15 Miles Across England, Connecting Wildlife in Two National Parks

Elusive Nightjar Populations Doubled in 5 Years, a ‘Remarkable Comeback’ Conservationists Say

To Restore an Island Paradise, Add Fungi – Yale E360

40 Years of Work Returning 900 Wild Horses to China’s Steppes is Celebrated in Year of the Horse 2026

Success! Sumatran Orangutan Uses Rope Bridge to Cross Road for the First Time Connecting Habitats

Eradication of Invasive Ferrets Within N. Ireland’s Largest Seabird Colony Is a World First

Wildlife crossings and road safety in Pennsylvania | The Spark

Pennsylvania again led nation in dam removals for 2025 | Wildlife & Habitat | bayjournal.com

Gettysburg National Military Park launches 160-acre grassland restoration project | WGAL

Summer light show: educator brings magic of synchronous fireflies to Towpath | News, Sports, Jobs | The Sentinel

After remarkable comeback, Pennsylvania’s Clarion River now the place to catch trophy browns | Outdoor News

Endangered mussels disappearing beneath Western Pennsylvania rivers | TribLive

‘Ghost of the forest’ returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope into the wild

Butterfly That Went Extinct in Britain a Century Ago Set for Return to Famous Rewilded Estate Land

 

Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing

Sustainable Technology & Innovations

Hard-to-Recycle Waste Forms Lightweight Concrete for Paving Roads and More in Hungary

Scotland’s Largest Greenhouse Set to Be Preserved as ‘Living Ruin’ and New Event Space

Scientists Discover Lab Gloves Are Skewing Microplastics Data – Perhaps By A Lot

How Beijing Restored its Aquifer and Reversed its Groundwater Depletion

Scientists Were Wrong About How Fast Solar Panels Degrade – They May Last Twice as Long

19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution

Is the nuclear energy industry making a comeback in Pa.? | 90.5 WESA

New Battery Recycling with Carbon Capture Could Make Clean Energy Even Cleaner | Happy Eco News

New Desalination Plant Gives San Diego So Much Water it’s Helping Other States Suffering Drought

Seeds from ‘Miracle Tree’ Can Filter More Than 98% of Microplastics from Tap Water

Removal of Microplastics from Drinking Water by Moringa oleifera Seed: Comparative Performance with Alum in Direct and in-Line Filtration Systems

Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size

‘Lightning in a Bottle’ Transforms Methane into High-Demand Methanol Through Breakthrough Process

Researchers Develop Way to Get Natural Gas That’s Renewable Directly From Sewage

Urban Centers

Philadelphia to transform vacant lots | WHYY

Westmoreland County’s annual blight summit focuses on ‘Revitalizing Main Street’ | Tribune-Review

PA Pocket Gardens Offer Relief, Ecological Benefits for Urbanites | BCTV

Data Centers

PECO signs agreements with data centers requiring them to pay for their own grid upgrades | WHYY

Hundreds in Mt. Carmel Township speak out in opposition to data centers | WNEP

‘No one should have to live like this’: Video shows data center noise terrorizing homes over half a mile away | Yahoo

Regulating the Rise of Data Centers in Oregon | Lewis & Clark Law School

Anderson County Planning Commissions urges data center rules to protect water, electricity | Tennessee

Data center proposal put on temporary hold in rural Johnson County community following public pushback | Kansas

City of Marshall evaluating noise ordinances ahead of data center, gas generation plant | Michigan

A town of 7,000 planned so many data centers, it’s like adding 51 Walmarts | Washington Post

Indigenous Rights, Culture & Land Stewardship

Mining in Oklahoma Left Toxic Wasteland Until Indigenous Tribe Brought it Back to Life

‘They’re not scared, they’re just at home’: Man plans to donate 885 acres to the Kalispel Tribe through conservation easement to protect wildlife

Water Quality

98 Streams Across Pennsylvania Redesignated as High Quality Waters, Expanding Protections for More Than 530 Miles of Clean Water

New federal conservation plan could help Pennsylvania mussels 

PA House Passes Bill To Require A.I. Data Centers To Report Water Use, Discharges To DEP

From public to private? Future of Pennsylvania reservoir remains unclear | Pollution & Solutions

44 Miles of Major Balkan River Freed from Wartime Concrete Obstruction

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