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President Trump plans to make building easier in areas where endangered species live. The move, which has concerned environmentalists, is part of the administration's efforts to deregulate policies that appear to hamper economic growth. Brett Hartl, director of government affairs at the Center for Biological Diversity, joins CBS News to discuss.
On the forest floor, monarchs litter the ground -- but most are not dead. They've just fallen from trees during the night and their muscles are too cold for them to fly. Anderson Cooper has the moment of nature.
President Trump is trying to make it easier to build in locations where endangered species live across the U.S. by overhauling the Endangered Species Act. Senior coordinating producer for the CBS News climate unit, Tracy Wholf, discusses the law and Mr. Trump's efforts.
Nearly everyone in the U.S. lives within a mile of a river, but half the rivers in the country have unsafe levels of pollution that threaten the water quality. The nonprofit conservation group American Rivers highlighted threats to rivers with its 2025 "Most Endangered Rivers" list. American Rivers President and CEO Tom Kiernan joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande.
"Rivers are places where people's souls heal," says Heather Taylor-Miesle, senior vice president of conservation at non-profit American Rivers. But many of those rivers in the U.S. are in danger. Pollution, flooding and mismanagement are rampant across U.S. waterways, and this year, 10 rivers have been listed among American Rivers' most endangered. But Taylor-Miesle says that while those threats persist, so does hope — as long as communities take action.
A spokesperson for management company South Bow said personnel recovered 700 barrels, or about 20% of the spilled product, as of Thursday.
Building costs are comparable to more traditional structures, but developers say building with wood has advantages over steel and concrete.
Urban builders are switching from steel and concrete to a material that is more sustainable and friendly to the environment. The use of what's called mass timber is up 15%. Rob Marciano reports.
Lego opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.
The executive orders are meant to reenergize the coal industry, which has been steadily declining for years.
President Trump is signing an executive order Tuesday that the White House says will invigorate the coal industry. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has the details.
About 50 hippos have died of anthrax poisoning in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, the oldest national park in all of Africa.
Critics say some of the messages in these ads leave the impression that oil and gas companies are part of the solution to climate change — instead of the problem.
Big oil and gas companies are turning to college sports for advertising. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter explains what makes that demographic appealing to businesses and why some activists take issue with the ads.
Bertolli, the world's leading olive oil brand, is revolutionizing sustainable food production while maintaining high-quality, setting new industry standards for environmental stewardship.
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms peaked early for the sixth year in a row. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist of the Nature Conservancy, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss why this trend is happening, and how long they'll be in peak bloom.
The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBS Reports travels to the Galapagos Islands, a living laboratory in the crosshairs of climate change, to see if nature can outrun and outsmart climate change?
The happiness report is here again. No, not the annual global ranking of happiness that was just released. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson ponders the arrival of spring.
The first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox, has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2025.
Energy Transfer claimed in a lawsuit that Greenpeace was responsible for defamation, disruption and property damage for protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to potentially lay off up to 75% of staff from one of its major research bodies. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former principal deputy assistant administrator for the EPA Office of Research and Development under the first Trump administration, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Greenpeace now owes hundreds of millions in damages after a North Dakota jury found the global environmental nonprofit liable for defamation over Dakota Access Pipeline protests. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
In February, the Trump administration let go of over 2,300 probationary employees from the Interior Department as part of its effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce. One fired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee, Bianca Sicich, is still working for free because she's so passionate about her job. Sicich joins "America Decides" to share her story.
Two-thirds of Americans support a transition to clean energy by 2050, and 3 out of 4 support regulating carbon emissions, according to a long-running Yale study. These maps show the results.
Senate Republicans are planning a different approach to try and end the government shutdown on Friday. Follow live updates here.
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights starting Friday as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to provide the full food stamp benefits by Friday.
ICE's detainee population is at the highest level on record as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration — and just over half did not have criminal charges or convictions, according to data obtained by CBS News.
The vote comes after a top shareholder, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, said it would vote against the pay package.
The Supreme Court agreed to freeze a lower court order that stopped the State Department from enforcing a new passport policy put into place by President Trump earlier this year.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against federal immigration agents' use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, telling lawyers for the Trump administration she found their evidence "simply not credible."
A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault by a jury in Washington, D.C.