Discover Pennsylvania
- Commentary: The missing piece in Pennsylvania wildlife conservation – Outdoor News
- What Lancaster, Pa., can teach the Washington region about densification
- PA’s outdoor recreation economy grows 21% – to $20.4 billion – as Office of Outdoor Recreation marks three years. – State Affairs Pro
- The State Parks That Almost Became National Parks
- Middletown Township Becomes Birdtown | Levittown, PA Patch
- A deep dive into the history of Pittsburgh’s three rivers – The Tartan
- Laurel Highlands named one of the best destinations for fall foliage | Centre Daily Times
- Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Association launches statewide adventure pass
- Laurel Highlands lands USA Today top 10 fall foliage spot for seventh year in a row
Environment, Conservation & Restoration
- When “No Trespassing” isn’t required: Pennsylvania court revives tax exemption for a conservation land trust
- Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus River, Protecting 250 Miles of Habitat
- Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of the World’s Most-Endangered Monkey
- Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres
- 165-Mile Bike Trail Through Minnesota Finally Completed After 30 years, One of the Longest in America
- Athens Is Turning its Old Airport into One of Europe’s Largest Parks
- First Permit to Clean Up Old Mine Waste Issued for WA State Under 2024 ‘Good Samaritan Act’
- 3 Million Oysters Eaten by New Yorkers Are Rebuilding the City’s Reefs
- Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds
- Neshaminy Creek’s dam is demolished to let rivers flow freely
- Short on Land, Japan Is Building Solar Farms on Old Golf Courses – Yale E360
- Nearly 1K acres of working Florida land in Polk County permanently preserved
- MN Science Museum’s Pine Needles, Tanglewood lands permanently protected
Wildlife & Biodiversity
- White Storks Make Historic Return to the English Midlands After 600-year Absence
- Zebra Sharks the First Ever to Be Rewilded After 82 Pups Released by Dedicated ‘Shark Nannies’
- India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade
- New Freshwater Mussel Conservation Plan To Help Guide Conservation Efforts In Pennsylvania; Nov. 16 Webinar On Mussel Plan
- This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever
- Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey
- Mexico Reintroduced Bison into Precious Desert Ecosystem After Century-Long Absence
- Former Industrial Ground Goes from Dump to Diversity and Hosts 64% of UK’s Black-Necked Grebes
- Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics
- Endangered Salmon Return to California Rivers in Incredible Numbers: ‘Everybody’s just ecstatic’
- A Strategy of Cash-for-Photos Turns Animal Hunters into Animal Protectors in Indonesia
- Osprey statue dedicated for man who brought them back to Pennsylvania
Sustainable Technology & Innovations
- Ethiopian Farmers Save Thousands by Switching to Solar Irrigation–While Cutting Emissions
- ‘Wood Foam’ Startup Uses Logging Waste as Substitute for Plastic, Producing 400 Pounds Daily
- Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit
- Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft
- New Desalination Plant Gives San Diego So Much Water it’s Helping Other States Suffering Drought
- Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down
- Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution
- Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment
- Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%
- Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution
- A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds
- Teen Discovers Coconut Fungi Can Filter Plastic and Sunscreen From Sea—And Wins Science Fair
- Indian Home Stays Cool Without A/C Through Clever Clay Architecture
Indigenous Rights, Culture & Land Stewardship
- Indigenous land back in Chile brings mixed bag of environmental outcomes: Study
- 266 Indigenous Leaders in Papua New Guinea Sign Legal Deed To Protect Land, Clans, and Tree Kangaroos
- Tribes say Chesapeake Bay Program is ‘unwilling’ to give them a seat at the table | People & Society | bayjournal.com
Data Centers
- Mapped: America’s next data centers — and the power they’ll need
- This is the data centre capital of the world. They’re starting to regret it
- Pennsylvania is building data centers in abandoned mines | Planetizen News
- New study: Pennsylvania’s AI boom is repeating old patterns of exploitation – Mon Valley Independent
- Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs