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Elon Musk’s recent announcement that he will donate $100 million to whomever develops the most promising technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is both exciting and depressing. Exciting because such incentives could galvanize new innovation.

Millions of tons of plastic waste find their way into the ocean every year.

Three University of Guam professors and the lead of a community conservation group were awarded research grants to analyze coral reef conditions and marine life on Guam...The projects must focus on healthy coastal ecosystems, environmental literacy or workforce development in Guam, the

According to National Tropical Botanical Garden and the state, February is Hawai‘i Invasive Species Awareness Month, and the Kaua‘i Invasive Species Committee is hosting virtual meetings for a week this month to discuss invasive species found on Kaua‘i and how residents can identify and report th

Watching Bill Gates in the news over the years, his demeanor usually is that of an earnest, enthusiastic college professor, someone who draws on research and thinks before he talks. And it turns out, before he writes, too.

Queensland’s environmental authorities have raised alarm about large numbers of flatback turtle hatchlings that are dying soon after leaving the nest in the waters along the Capricorn coast region of Queensland.

Alarmed Northland authorities are now searching for a koi carp after 10-year-old Zeke Voschezang reported seeing one of the unwanted freshwater pest fish in Kaipara's Lake Taharoa. The koi carp is the first seen in the 50,000-year-old lake - New Zealand's biggest dune lake and among the best

There must be mutual understanding between all stakeholders including the national and provinvial governments, mine developer and landowners before the commmencment of the Wafi-Golpu mine project, says Morobe Governer Ginson Saonu.

...wetlands have many names and serve many environmental purposes. But for centuries they have been viewed simply as hindrances to human development, obstacles to drain and dredge to make room for progress.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has extended the comment period for its proposal to designate critical habitat for seven Indo-Pacific corals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and found within U.S. waters. The end of the public comment period has been extended from Feb.