Lindsey Botts

2 weeks ago | sierraclub.org | Lindsey Botts |Miguel Porlan

1.6°C: The global average warming above preindustrial levels reached in 2024, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. That was the first year the number exceeded 1.5°C (2.7°F). 220: US solar capacity in gigawatts at the end of 2024. This was a 24 percent increase from the capacity in 2023 and enough to keep the lights on in over 35 million homes.  52: The percentage of Americans who oppose withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, according to an AP poll.

4 weeks ago | sierraclub.org | Lindsey Botts

On Wednesday, lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the first hearing on President Trump’s nomination to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). If confirmed, Brian Nesvik, a former game warden-turned-Wyoming Game and Fish director, would lead the federal agency whose primary charge is to protect the plants and animals most in need of conservation. During the hearing, not one lawmaker asked Nesvik about a federally protected species.

Jan 8, 2025 | sierraclub.org | Lindsey Botts

Grizzly bears remain protected-for now. In what is likely President Biden's last major wildlife decision, his administration announced on Tuesday that it would keep grizzlies listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The bears have not returned to 96 percent of their historic range, which includes five recovery areas across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington state-a fact that was crucial to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decision.

Jan 2, 2025 | sierraclub.org | Lindsey Botts

I started thinking about wolf reintroductions in the 1990s, when a friend of mine asked if I'd be interested in working with an organization called Sinapu. The group's sole mission is to restore wolf populations to the Southern Rockies . I decided to get involved. As an ecologist and a teacher, I used my expertise in education to speak with ranchers about coexisting with wolves and give presentations to the public.

Dec 11, 2024 | sierraclub.org | Lindsey Botts

By the Numbers56,000: The approximate number of jobs the offshore wind industry will support by 2030. 63: The number of gray wolves in California as of November. State biologists say the population has increased sixfold since 2019. $22 billion: The amount saved because of energy-efficiency improvements in commercial buildings, manufacturing plants, offices, and homes under the Biden administration's Better Buildings initiative.