Environment
Thursday, March 28, 2024
TX works to address wildfire survivors' mental health
Residents in the Texas Panhandle are starting to put their lives back together after surviving the largest wildfire in the state's history. The …
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Program for farmers lowers the risk of reducing nitrogen application
A farm group is helping Iowa agriculture producers find ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use on their crops. Excess nitrates can wind up …
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Major progress in effort to protect CA giant sequoias from megafires
Crews have been ramping up wildfire resilience projects to thin out brush and dead wood in California's giant sequoia groves, clearing twice as many …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Montana land proposed for solar power
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed expanding the public land available for solar power production in 11 states, including Montana. The BLM's …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Report: Lower Snake River dams source of methane emissions
A new report found four dams in the Columbia River Basin are big emitters of methane. Research from the organization Tell The Dam Truth showed the …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
KY plastics plant ranks in nation's top ten emitters of chlorine
A western Kentucky plastics plant is among the top 10 emitters of chlorine air pollution, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Snake River dams' clean energy claims questioned
A new report found four dams in the Columbia River Basin are big emitters of methane. Research from the organization Tell The Dam Truth showed the …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Carbon emissions found from Columbia River Basin dams
A new report found four dams in the Columbia River Basin are big emitters of methane. Research from the organization Tell The Dam Truth showed the …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Report: Fast-growing plastics industry major source of air pollution
The plastics industry is releasing illegal pollution but rarely faces discipline for environmental permit violations, according to a new report by …
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
CBF takes legal action to stop hydroelectric facility for Cuffs Run
A proposed pumped-storage hydroelectric facility for Cuffs Run near the Susquehanna River in York County has been challenged by the Chesapeake Bay Fou…
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
NM oil and gas pollution lawsuit gets Santa Fe hearing
A court hearing is scheduled this week in a lawsuit claiming New Mexico is violating residents' rights to a clean and healthy environment by not holdi…
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
NY bill holds fashion industry accountable for climate change effects
A New York bill aims to regulate the fashion industry's effects on climate change. The Fashion Act would hold clothing and footwear companies …