April 30, 2025

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a statewide home energy rebate program at the third annual MI Healthy Climate Conference. (Kyle Davidson/MI Advance)

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After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash. (Lisa Friedman/The New York Times)

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A new study finds salmon given antianxiety drugs take more risks, as researchers explore the growing problem of pharmaceutical pollution and how it changes wildlife behavior. (Jonathan Edwards, Dino Grandoni/The Washington Post)

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Scientists confirmed 84 percent of coral reefs have been harmed during the world's largest bleaching event caused by rising sea temperatures. (Isabella O’Malley/The Associated Press)

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Trump signed an executive order opening one of the world’s largest protected ocean reserves to commercial fishing for the first time in a decade, posing serious threats to the marine ecosystem. (Rachel Franzin/The Hill)

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New data shows air pollution fell 50 precent in Paris following regulations limiting cars and increasing public park space. (Adele Peters/Fast Company)

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Scientists say they’ve built a tool that can calculate how much damage each company’s planet-warming pollution has caused and how much money they could be forced to pay if sued. (Nicolas Rivero/The Washington Post)

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Initial research shows some of Los Angeles’ most popular beaches are toxic from the runoff of the Palisades wildfires in January. (Gary Baum/The Hollywood Reporter)

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A new report from the American Lung Association finds almost half of the U.S. population is exposed to unhealthy air that poses serious health risks, warning climate change is threatening decades of progress. (Ignacio Calderon/USA Today)

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The latest longform piece in the April issue of Downtown Newsmagazine explores the rapid decline of beneficial insects in Michigan from overuse of chemical pesticides and herbicides. (Stacy Gittleman/Downtown Publications) 

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Maryland reached a landmark conservation goal six years ahead of schedule as a part of the global “30 by 30” initiative to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and waters by 2030. (Cara Buckley/The New York Times)

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Then there’s this…

Chattanooga, Tennessee was awarded the title of America’s first “National Park City” for its urban design that makes it more friendly for the environment and the people that live in it. (Iona Brannon/Travel + Leisure)