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The
firefighters had been
sent by helicopter to
fight a rapidly
expanding fire near
the state’s border
with Utah. The region
had been under an
extreme fire danger
warning.
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
Three
wildland firefighters
died over the weekend
battling a blaze that
was rapidly expanding
across a remote area
in western Colorado.
The helicopter-based
crew was making the
initial attack on a
fire that had spread
over the Utah border
and joined with
several others burning
in the area.
 
Global
plans to drill and
expand fossil fuel
projects overlap with
marine protected areas
and important fishing
grounds, a new report
finds.
By
Teresa Tomassoni
From
coral reefs in Kenya
to Caribbean seagrass
meadows and whale
migration corridors in
the Arctic, a surge in
offshore oil, gas and
liquefied natural gas
development is
spreading into some of
the world’s most
ecologically important
marine habitats,
according to a new
analysis.
Recorded
populations of the
northeastern bulrush
grew more than
elevenfold, but
researchers say the
plant is not out of
the woods yet.
By
Madeline Shaw
When
the northeastern
bulrush joined the
ranks of federally
endangered plants and
animals in 1991, the
perennial, grass-like
sedge teetered on the
edge of extinction
with just 13 known
populations scattered
across six states.
As
businesses,
governments and
activists gathered in
London, investments in
developing countries
to advance climate
action took center
stage, but financing
efforts still lag
behind international
targets.
By
Ajani Stella
Multiple
donors and
international
organizations
announced commitments
to climate finance
efforts directed at
developing countries
during London Climate
Action Week, signaling
growing attention
toward emerging
economies that
nevertheless falls far
short of the need.
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