ENVIRONMENT

Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Mars – the company that owns Skittles – invites its customers to “taste the rainbow” when they tear

When people think of sustainable homes, they often picture something like a tiny home, a yurt in the mountains or a house made from recycled shipping containers. These small, minimalistic homes may seem ideal for some, but it’s not a feasible — or even a desired — lifestyle for everyone. And that’s OK! Eco-conscious homeownership

A round of oysters, anyone? Pearlita Foods, a cell-cultured seafood startup, has revealed its vegan prototype for oysters made from ingredients like mushrooms and seaweed. The plant-based oysters will even come served in a no-shucking-necessary shell that is biodegradable. Pearlita Foods’ oysters will be made using a hybrid approach of cell cultures and plant-based ingredients

President Joe Biden announces executive climate actions in Massachusetts Wednesday. Scott Eisen / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. As a third of the U.S. population baked under heat

People walk by a fan through a Staten Island terminal on a hot afternoon in Manhattan on July 19, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes,

A movie theater in London offers relief from a record-breaking heat wave Tuesday. Dominic Lipinski / PA Images / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The UK has recorded

A new book looks at the “dark underbelly of our favorite fish” and urges regulators and businesses to better protect wild salmon, coastal ecosystems and consumers. By Tara Lohan Sometimes all it takes is a single photograph to change someone’s mind or inspire them to take action. For Catherine Collins and her husband Douglas Frantz,

The Washburn Fire near Yosemite National Park’s southern entrance in Wawona, California. National Parks Service Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. A wildfire burning in California has spread from a national

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to a morning session during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 7, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on

Wildlife conservation officers load a tranquilized elephant into a truck at Liwonde National Park in Machinga, Malawi, to be relocated at Kasungu National Park, on July 10, 2022. Joseph Mizere / Xinhua via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to

According to a new Pew Research Center survey of 10,282 U.S. adults conducted from May 2 to 8, Americans are deeply divided on how well they think the federal government is doing when it comes to tackling climate change and environmental issues. Overall, 49 percent of adults in the U.S. said Biden’s policies on climate

People and their pets rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Portland, Oregon during an extreme heat wave on June 28, 2021. KATHRYN ELSESSER / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content

Gophers are the first mammal — other than humans — known to show farming behavior. Houston Wells / University of Florida Humans have been farming for thousands of years, but they’re not the only mammal to tend and harvest their crops. A biology professor and an undergraduate student at the University of Florida have discovered

An aerial view of deforestation from logging in Thailand. richcarey / iStock / Getty Images Plus Is market-based decision making compatible with a sustainable relationship between people and nature?  A new assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) found that decisions about nature are being made based on a narrow

Fin whales feeding in the Weddell Sea near Elephant Island north of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Alfred-Wegener-Institut In 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) voted to ban the practice of commercial whaling that had driven several species to the brink of extinction, as The New York Times reported at the time.  Now, a new study

Birdwatchers search Beluga Slough in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Lisa Hupp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The popular pastime of birdwatching has many healthy benefits for people and the planet, including immersion in nature — which has been shown to be beneficial for mental health — breathing fresh air, exercise, exposure to natural vitamin D, socializing