WASHINGTON — Major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups and tribal entities announced a landmark agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the product of the Solar Uncommon Dialogue process, organized by Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment,…

Funding will lower energy use, reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency in communities OLYMPIA, WA — The Washington State Department of Commerce was awarded a $2.2 million grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, a funding opportunity from the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy…

BLUE GRASS, Iowa — It’s a full-time job keeping the natural prairie land and wildlife in the Quad Cities safe as our world evolves. The Scott County Conservation organization is allowing the public to hear how they arrange funding to maintain our diverse environment. A meeting will be held at the Blue Grass Public Safety…

Food System RELATED CONTENT Nearly 200 groups and 200,000 people urge USDA Sec. Vilsack to exclude factory farms and methane gas production from climate funding Today, nearly 200 groups sent a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to reconsider its recent decision to include several “conservation practices” that support factory farms and the…

Editor’s note • The following is an excerpt from the Salt Lake Tribune’s new Open Lands newsletter, a twice-a-month newsletter about Utah’s land, water and air from the environment team. For a sneak peek at what we’re working on and news we’re following, sign up to have Open Lands delivered to your inbox. When the…

In May and June 2020, the death of 350 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango delta baffled conservationists and sparked global speculation about what had caused it. Elephants of all ages and both sexes were affected, with many walking in circles before dying suddenly, collapsing on their faces. Two months later, 35 more elephants died in north-western…

Restored corals grow around reefs near Fenjiezhou Island, Hainan province. [Photo by Zhang Mao/China Daily] China will ramp up environmental monitoring and impose more penalties for violations as the country strives to enhance marine conservation, according to a revision to the Marine Environment Protection Law. The draft was passed on Tuesday after it was submitted…