In the Environment category, Yanasa News examines the intersection of land, wildlife, climate, and conservation. Our reporting focuses on how environmental policies, natural events, and human activity impact ecosystems, rural communities, and agricultural landscapes. From endangered species protections and wildfire recovery to land management debates and climate adaptation, we explore the complexities and consequences of environmental decision-making. With a focus on balance and stewardship, we bring forward the voices of those working the land and living closest to nature.
High Country News takes a low stab. Update: Photo credits have been added at the request of High Country News. Images by Roberto “Bear” Guerra are used under fair use for purposes of critique and commentary. Yanasa TV frequently analyzes, critiques, and reports on public-interest issues involving agriculture, land use, policy, and rural communities. To accurately…
How Big Ag, Big Energy, and Big Government Turned Cow Manure Into a Climate Goldmine—While Small Farmers and Rural Communities Get Left Holding the (Very Smelly) Bag Yanasa TV News You ever notice how every time somebody in a suit says they’ve found a “climate solution,” it somehow ends up putting more money in the…
As governments flood paddocks in the name of saving rivers, farmers warn they’re the ones being drowned — in red tape, lost income, and broken trust. Yanasa TV News Picture this: a broad stretch of river country winding through New South Wales, flat paddocks dotted with cattle, horses, lucerne, the odd windmill, and generations of…
When governments talk about “fixing” agriculture’s climate impact, their solutions almost always start in a laboratory. Yanasa TV News When governments talk about “fixing” agriculture’s climate impact, their solutions almost always start in a laboratory. Synthetic additives, engineered enzymes, precision microbes—all designed to suppress nature’s own chemistry in the name of progress. But the truth…
A Grassland Without Grazers Is No Grassland at All Yanasa TV News A Grassland Without Grazers Is No Grassland at All The U.S. Forest Service’s draft assessment for the Comanche National Grasslands has alarmed ranchers across southeastern Colorado and western Kansas. In more than 1,500 pages of analysis, the agency lists “livestock grazing” as a threat to…
From Wisconsin’s poultry barns to Nevada’s marshlands, the 2025 fall migration season is delivering the strongest signs yet that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) Yanasa TV News From Wisconsin’s poultry barns to Nevada’s marshlands, the 2025 fall migration season is delivering the strongest signs yet that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) is again tightening its grip…
Yanasa TV News A first-of-its-kind ruling puts “produced water” in operators’ hands by default—reshaping leases, liability, and reuse prospects for Texas ranchers. The Texas Supreme Court has handed down a first-of-its-kind ruling on who owns “produced water,” the salty, often contaminated fluid that comes up with oil and gas. In Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG…
Yanasa TV News Rancher innovation shows that cattle and grizzlies can share the same ground—if grazing is managed with wildlife in mind. A recent federal court ruling halted the expansion of cattle grazing on public lands north of Yellowstone, citing inadequate analysis of grizzly bear habitat connectivity. The decision has reignited a long-running debate: can…
Yanasa TV News HESS Leak of over 20,000 barrels of Oil + Brine Floods North Dakota Farm Fields It’s not the biggest spill in U.S. history—but it’s big enough to matter. Hess’s leak outside Stanley, North Dakota released an estimated 20,000 barrels (≈840,000 gallons)of an oil-and-brine emulsion, putting it in the same size class as the 2013 Tioga/Tesoro…
Yanasa TV News How One Man’s Fight to Save the Earth Begins With Rethinking Every Decision We Make Most interviews don’t start in the middle of a tropical storm. But when you’re chasing one of the world’s most compelling voices in regenerative agriculture and environmental restoration, you drive through torrential rain, dodge flood warnings, and…