Kristine Liao

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Carbon offsets such as credits have problems that critics wonder if crypto companies can actually solve.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto companies are getting into carbon credits. But can they actually help the climate?

By Kristine Liao

SpaceX rocket launch facility near Boca Chica, Texas.
Animals

What SpaceX’s final Starbase permits could mean for Texas wildlife

By Kristine Liao

Activists in Indigenous clothing and with no pipeline signs protesting Line 3 on a bridge in Minnesota
Conservation

States and tribes could soon regain the power to fight against projects that pollute

By Kristine Liao

White cat on a red leash outdoors on a lawn full of pink lilac flowers
Animals

Outdoor cats are deadly—and not just for birds and squirrels

By Kristine Liao

Black farmer on a no-till tractor with pistachio trees in the background
Agriculture

US farmers can help in the battle for climate resiliency. A massive bill highlights how.

By Kristine Liao

A closeup photo of the glass frog Hyalinobatrachium nouns, named after the Nouns DAO.
Animals

A crypto group named a new frog species, and people aren’t thrilled

By Kristine Liao

Yellow lawn mower next to lawn with tall grasses and pink and blue native wildflowers
Climate Change

Cities are letting plants go wild for ‘No Mow May’

By Kristine Liao

Purple lupine native wildflowers at Steptoe Butte State Park in Washington
Climate Change

The future of American conservation lies in restoration, not just protection

By Kristine Liao

Two First Nations biologists releasing a caribou calf on the plains of British Columbia, Canada
Animals

One historic caribou herd is thriving under First Nations’ care

By Kristine Liao

Gas flare against a dark cloudy sky harnessed for energy to mine cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

New York could freeze crypto mining operations that run on fossil fuels

By Kristine Liao

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota at dusk with a crowd of visitors
Conservation

Why national parks are cracking down on fireworks, ebikes, and other harmful fun

By Kristine Liao

Green nesting turtle.
Animals

Endangered green turtles are bouncing back in the Seychelles

By Kristine Liao

Monarch caterpillar butterfly with white, black, and yellow stripes hanging from a small tree branch with a kid looking closely at it
Animals

A parasite could be killing millions of monarch butterflies as they migrate

By Kristine Liao