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Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging

Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging

Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation. What was once a 1,500-hectare natural reserve has been "completely wiped out"

Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning

Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning

Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that worsened the disaster. But environmentalists who have long warned about the risks of rampant deforestation fear the current response will not solve the problem, and

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule

A coalition of environmental and health groups filed suit Wednesday against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations. The action taken in a Washington appeals court argues that Republican President Donald Trump's move -- which eliminated greenhouse gas standards on

US energy chief says IEA must 'drop' focus on climate change

US energy chief says IEA must 'drop' focus on climate change

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on climate change and focus instead on its founding mission. Wright threatened last year to pull the United States out of the IEA -- which was founded to coordinate responses to major disruptions of supplies

Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain

Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain

A man has gone missing in the Loire River in the flood-hit west of France, an official said, as the country on Wednesday marked a record-breaking streak of 35 consecutive days of rain. National weather service Meteo-France said the country was experiencing its longest series of rainy

Letter to the editor: Greenhouse gases endanger us all

It’s official: our president cares more about his already obscenely wealthy friends in the oil industry and other industrialists becoming wealthier than bankrupting the health of Americans. Clean air and clean water are vital for good health. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases — caused by burning fossil fuels such

Frogs from around the world hop into the Museum of the Rockies

Frogs from around the world hop into the Museum of the Rockies

Over a hundred frogs from across the globe clung to leaves and branches while visitors leaned in close to watch them hop, climb and call inside the Museum of the Rockies (MOR). Last Friday, the MOR opened a new traveling exhibit called “Frogs: A Chorus of Colors” to the public.