The Daily Climate

Core spotted owl habitat removed from BC maps

Core habitat for spotted owl removed from maps: internal docs

Federal scientists mapped core critical habitat for the endangered spotted owl. Almost half of it, including old-growth, disappeared during negotiations with the B.C. government, internal documents reveal.

Causes

rare inland rainforest logged for wood pellets

thenarwhal.ca

B.C. gives Pacific BioEnergy green light to log rare inland rainforest for wood pellets

Prince George plant will grind ancient cedar and hemlock into pellets to be burned for fuel overseas, destroying forest that's home to endangered caribou and vast stores of carbon.

Causes

thenarwhal.ca

B.C. giving millions to transform rainforest into wood pellets for export, new report documents

A new investigation warns the little-known biofuel poses an overlooked threat to forests, endangered species habitat and the climate.

Politics

crosscut.com

British Columbia’s 'irreplaceable' forest could disappear after decades of clear-cut logging

Just 9% of the ancient, old growth forest is protected. With industry closing in, advocates are raising the alarm.

Newsletter

Changing climate, vanishing old growth bring increase fire risk for coastal forests

'It's getting worse,' an expert warns. 'As the climate is shifting, these factors are becoming more extreme.'

ORIGINAL REPORTING

coastal rainforest

Core habitat for spotted owl removed from maps: internal docs

B.C. gives Pacific BioEnergy green light to log rare inland rainforest for wood pellets

Red cedar: the amazing giving tree

B.C. giving millions to transform rainforest into wood pellets for export, new report documents

British Columbia’s 'irreplaceable' forest could disappear after decades of clear-cut logging

Salal’s worrisome die-off

Changing climate, vanishing old growth bring increase fire risk for coastal forests

Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech

Petrochemical industry struggles with overcapacity, rising costs, and shaky green investments

Plastic ban in Bangladesh struggles as eco-friendly bags face high costs

Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection