Environment

The ‘Environment’ category on ZME Science is where you can explore the most pressing issues facing our planet today, and discover the latest research, insights, and solutions for building a more sustainable future. From climate change and biodiversity loss to renewable energy and circular economies, our articles cover a wide range of topics related to the environment and sustainability.

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On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a “threat to the planet.” In a statement that was first shared with The Hill, Frost, who is on the Biden campaign’s National Advisory Board, cited the former president’s previous comments calling climate change a hoax. “Donald Trump doesn’t believe in the…

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President Biden recognized Earth Day by touting his administration’s environmental efforts, including a Civilian Climate Corps and a $7 billion “Solar for All” program to expand access to rooftop solar power. “The impacts you’re seeing, decades in the making because of inaction, are only going to get more frequent, ferocious and costly,” Biden said Monday…

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California released a unique plan on Monday to use over half of the state’s land to reduce carbon emissions. Over the next two decades, the state will strive to achieve 81 nature-based goals to help reach California’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. These measures, aimed at enhancing the ability of lands to absorb more carbon than they release, are part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s broader California Climate Commitment.