People & Population

First Nations Want Emergency Order To Protect Southern Mountain Caribou

"Southern mountain caribou are a type of caribou found in mature forests of western Canada, where they subsist on lichen as a winter food. Habitat loss — primarily driven by logging — has transformed their mature forest habitat, upsetting the predator-prey balance and leading to caribou declines."

Source: Mongabay, 08/31/2026

Trump DOT Moves To Relax Fuel Efficiency Standards For Commercial Trucks

"The Trump administration on Friday moved to relax fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks."

Source: The Hill, 08/31/2026

Districts Face A Back-To-School Math Problem: The High Price Of Diesel

"As the new school year kicks off, school districts are facing a challenging math problem: the high cost of diesel. The price of a gallon of diesel is up nearly $2 compared with this time last year. That is meaningful for schools, considering that around 90% of the United States' 480,000 school buses run on diesel."

Source: NPR, 08/28/2026

How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood

"Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses." "Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more—including dozens of international tourists—are missing after flash floods hit a region on the mountainous border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday."

Source: WIRED, 08/27/2026

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