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The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of federal regulators rather than the state of Florida. The ruling upholds a 2024 decision that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the federal Endangered Species Act when they approved Florida’s wetlands permitting program.

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A major study published in the journal Science reveals that old-growth forests in Sweden store much more carbon than managed forests. Researchers from Lund University and Stanford University found that these untouched forests store 78 to 89 percent more carbon. This carbon exists in living trees, dead wood, and even deep in the soil.

A federal court struck down President Trump’s attacks against the Endangered Species Act (ESA), restoring key values of the bedrock environmental law to the status it held for decades before the first Trump administration attacked the bedrock environmental law. The ruling will derail ongoing efforts by the current Trump administration to further weaken the ESA.

Many citizen scientists are passionate about the work they do. But, as with most other volunteer opportunities, those who are able to participate the most tend to have an ample reserve of time, money and expertise. Volunteers who lack these resources generally participate less. A new study shows that contributions from both groups can be equally valuable and can even complement each other.

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