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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Venice and its lagoon is one of the most endangered World Heritage Sites in the Mediterranean region, due to storm surges and coastal erosion. In the course of this century, the ongoing rise in sea levels will further aggravate this danger.

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Rising Sea Levels Are a Threat to World Heritage Sites

New research finds that rising sea levels due to climate change will put dozens of World Heritage Sites in the Mediterranean region at increased risk of flooding and erosion—threats many of the sites are already facing.

A view of homes that were destroyed by the Carr Fire on July 27th, 2018, in Redding, California.

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Our Best Environmental Stories of 2018

From climate change to industrial influence.

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Could Pasture-Raised Pork Provide a Sustainable Future for Hog Farming?

North Carolina has acutely felt the downside of a massive, environmentally damaging pork production industry, but a better model may be emerging.

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The World’s Largest Rainforest Is Failing to Adapt Quick Enough for Climate Change

New research suggests that the rate of change in tree composition within the Amazon basin lags by two orders of magnitude behind the change in climate.

The greater sage grouse.

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The BLM Deletes Information on the Endangered Sage Grouse, Just Ahead of Public Comment Period

One webpage, now removed, touted the current policies' successes—and praised the bird's mating dances.

David Bernhardt.

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Even Without Zinke, It’s Business-as-Usual at the Department of the Interior

Whether Ryan Zinke is in or out of office, a cohort of right-wing industry advocates still wield huge influence over the DOI.

A deforested region of the Amazon.

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An Illegal Mining ‘Epidemic’ Is Spreading Across the Amazon Rainforest

While illegal mining in the Amazon has been a problem for decades, new data shows levels that are not comparable to any other period of its history.

Kimberley Brown

Firefighters try to control a back burn as the Carr Fire spreads toward the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston near Redding, California, on July 31st, 2018.

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How Governmental Failure Amplified the Devastation of California’s Carr Fire

Every level of government understood the dangers of a potential fire in the region but took few, if any, of the steps needed to prevent catastrophe.

Keith Schneider

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The Essential Role of Mountain Lions in Engineering Ecosystems

In a new study, a team of biologists highlight the assortment of animals that profit from the free meals provided by the kills of big cats.

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Midnight in the Garden of the Goatherd

At Cedar Lake East Beach, just outside downtown Minneapolis, Jesse Dale and his team of goats are at the forefront of a new land-management movement.