Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction document stressed animals riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. Scientists say the situation is a warning about the threat the booming wildlife trade poses to human health. insideclimatenews.org/news/0706202...

Following an Inside Climate News investigation into the deaths of dozens of imported wild sloths, Florida officials have temporarily halted sloth imports into the state. insideclimatenews.org/news/1305202...

NEW: Florida officials have launched a criminal investigation into Sloth World following the deaths of dozens of wild sloths imported for the planned tourist attraction. insideclimatenews.org/news/0105202...

The Florida-based animal attraction Sloth World has sent 13 surviving animals to a local zoo days after an Inside Climate News Investigation revealed that more than 31 sloths had died in the company’s care. insideclimatenews.org/news/2404202...

This year’s Goldman Environmental Prize cohort is the first in the award's history to be composed entirely of women. Among the recipients is Colombian activist Yuvelis Morales Blanco, recognized for her grassroots mobilization against fracking.

This year’s Goldman Environmental Prize cohort is the first in the award's history to be composed entirely of women Among the recipients is Colombian rights of nature activist Yuvelis Morales Blanco, recognized for her grassroots mobilization against fracking insideclimatenews.org/news/2004202...

“Sloth World” in Florida is importing sloths from the wild for its not-yet-open tourist attraction. At least 31 have died. Read more in our latest investigation, which I co-reported with @katiesurma.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202...

A new Florida animal attraction is importing wild sloths from South America. As dozens die, the business continues to acquire more.

A new Florida “Sloth World” attraction is importing animals highly prone to illness when removed from their habitat. More than 31 have died. From @insideclimatenews.org's @katiesurma.bsky.social & @kileyprice.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202...

NEW Investigation: A new Florida “Sloth World” attraction is importing animals highly prone to illness when removed from their habitat. More than 31 have died on site. insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202...

En Ecuador, la naturaleza tiene derechos legales, pero se necesitan pruebas científicas detalladas para defenderlos. El programa Ecoforensic está capacitando a científicos comunitarios y ganando casos. @amazonialatitude.com www.amazonialatitude.com/2026/04/08/c...

Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and investigative reporter Katie Surma as they discuss how the Shuar people in Ecuador are combining ancestral knowledge and modern science to protect their forest using the rights of nature insideclimatenews.org/news/0504202...

A rare observation of a sperm whale birth provides the most detailed account ever recorded and the first quantitative evidence of cooperative birthing assistance across family lines outside of primates.

A rare observation of a sperm whale birth provides the most detailed account ever recorded and the first quantitative evidence of cooperative birthing assistance across family lines outside of primates. insideclimatenews.org/news/2603202...

The White House’s response to the biggest energy shock in modern history is “drill baby drill.” But oil industry giants warn that the chaos unleashed by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran discourages new investment.

The White House’s response to the biggest energy shock in modern history is “drill baby drill.” But oil industry giants warn that the chaos unleashed by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran discourages new investment. insideclimatenews.org/news/2403202...

UPDATE: Our @insideclimatenews.org Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard is now tracking more than 70 lawsuits insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...

In Ecuador, nature has legal rights, but detailed scientific evidence is needed to defend them. The Ecoforensic program is training community scientists and winning cases.

The federal government plans to install 536 miles of massive, cylindrical buoys in the Rio Grande to prevent unauthorized crossings. The buoys could cost upwards of $3 billion, at a moment when crossings are at record lows. (photo by Michael Gonzalez)

In Ecuador, nature has legal rights, but detailed scientific evidence is needed to defend them. The Ecoforensic program is training community scientists and winning cases. insideclimatenews.org/news/2203202...

A pleasure to be on the "A Climate Change With Matt Matern" podcast to talk about reporting on the rights of nature movement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-0k...

Amid a boom in electricity demand, I took a close look at hydropower--an old standby that has struggled to grow: insideclimatenews.org/news/1203202... #energysky

This is a really important @katiesurma.bsky.social piece on the strategic state silencing of land & water defenders in Ecuador—including colleagues of mine—as Noboa’s gov. moves to intensify mining & drilling (Trump playbook). Please share widely. insideclimatenews.org/news/1003202...

As Ecuador courts a U.S. critical mineral deal, the right-wing government is weakening environmental protections and labeling environmental defenders “terrorists.”

The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts insideclimatenews.org/news/1003202...

New Zealand lawmakers have introduced legislation recognizing whales as legal persons. The move, inspired by an Indigenous declaration, would affirm whales’ rights to a healthy environment and to migrate.

Thank you @insideclimatenews.org and @katiesurma.bsky.social for featuring He Whakaputanga Moana (The Whale Protection and Legal Personhood Declaration) and our alliance with Hinemoana Halo and @nyulaw.bsky.social’s MOTH Program to advance the implementation of the declaration. bit.ly/4ry4AWH

A new report reveals the “nature gap” in the U.S.: Environmental degradation and climate risks disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income areas, worsening health disparities and economic inequality. insideclimatenews.org/news/2302202...

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections. insideclimatenews.org/news/2202202...

I went to Big Bend this weekend to enjoy some nature but then the ole wall reared its head and I reported a story. Please read if you care about our remaining wild places! @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1702202...

HCN is partnering with Report for America to launch the Western Environmental Reporting Collaboration (WERC). Reporters will work with both a host newsroom and High Country News on environmental stories across the West. 🚨 Apply by 2/16/26. ℹ️ Questions: [email protected] buff.ly/uMNzkC4

NEW from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I for @insideclimatenews.org ‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...

In eastern Angola, a highland wetland system feeds rivers, wildlife and millions of people across Africa. Long protected by local communities, it has now gained international recognition as Angola’s first Ramsar site.

“As Indigenous peoples, we draw our identity from place. We are that river; that river is us.” Here’s how that led to a new treaty recognizing whales' rights. insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...

One of Africa’s Most Important Water Sources Just Got Some Very Good News Angola’s “source of life” is now a Ramsar wetland of international importance. insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...

Wildfires are getting worse. Republicans are pushing legislation that would weaken environmental protections and open vast swaths of land to logging. Scientists say policies should focus on making infrastructure and landscapes fire-resilient.

On a new episode of Your Call’s One Planet, the spotlight is on the Rights of Nature movement, featuring @katiesurma.bsky.social from @insideclimatenews.org:  https://f.mtr.cool/otwahliusc

Wildfires are getting worse. Republicans are pushing legislation that would weaken environmental protections and open vast swaths of land to logging. Scientists say policies should focus on making infrastructure and landscapes fire-resilient. insideclimatenews.org/news/0302202...

ICYMI from the weekend: @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I on a surge in pollutant emissions from oil and gas facilities in Texas in the big freeze insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...

Trump’s Plan for Venezuelan Oil Raises Prospects of Paramilitary Violence Latin America has lots of experience with private military contractors protecting foreign companies in lawless conflict zones. It seldom goes well. insideclimatenews.org/news/2301202...

"Carney’s critique ignores Canada’s own role in sustaining the structures he criticized. Chief among them are economic treaties that grant formidable rights to Canada’s influential mining sector and other multinational corporations."

Canada’s Mining Firms Are Big Beneficiaries of the Global Order Its Prime Minister Just Criticized As Mark Carney urges value-based leadership, critics point to trade rules championed by Canada that undermine those ideals. insideclimatenews.org/news/2201202...

The China-Canada trade deal is bad for U.S. automakers, but the damage was already done by the Trump administration pushing away a longtime economic partner. My latest: insideclimatenews.org/news/2201202...

Heat, drought, and high winds exacerbated deadly blazes in Chile this weekend and stoked fires that continue to smolder in Argentina.

As protests spread across Iran, experts say decades of environmental mismanagement and repression of scientists and environmental activists are driving the unrest.

As protests spread across Iran, experts say decades of environmental mismanagement and repression of scientists and environmental activists are driving the unrest. insideclimatenews.org/news/1401202...

Such a smart and timely story on the ecological nightmare that is Iran, and its human toll. I don’t think you’ll read the story anywhere except at Inside Climate News. From @katiesurma.bsky.social … insideclimatenews.org/news/1401202...

Iran’s Regime Has Survived War, Sanctions and Uprising. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down. As protests spread across Iran, experts say decades of environmental mismanagement and repression of scientists and environmental activists are driving the unrest. insideclimatenews.org/news/1401202...

A must-read to understand oil & Venezuela by @nkus.bsky.social "Venezuela has faced more known ISDS claims than any other nation, more than 65, with about a third filed by oil and mining companies" insideclimatenews.org/news/1301202...