Environment
Friday, May 27, 2022
Going Swimming? Be Mindful of Not-So-Clean Water
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of water recreation season, and before putting on a swimsuit, Iowa environmental experts say being mindful …
Thursday, May 26, 2022
OR Activists Seek Dioxin-Contamination Accountability in Low-Income Eugene
As a West Eugene wood-treatment facility continues the process of reducing operations, activists are seeking accountability for contamination that …
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
New Map Shows More People Live within Oil & Gas "Threat Radius"
A newly created map reveals more Americans are being exposed to health threats from proximity to oil-and-gas production facilities. The map's release …
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NC Groups Hope White House Works to Protect Old-Growth Forests
By Bryce Oates for The Daily Yonder. Broadcast version by Chance Dorland for North Carolina News Service, reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News …
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
State Lawmakers Press Biden to Create National Biodiversity Strategy
More than 350 state lawmakers from across the U.S. are urging President Joe Biden to create a national strategy to protect, restore and secure the …
Groups File Protests to Stop Oil and Gas Leases on Public Lands
Fifteen conservation groups from Wyoming and across the nation have filed administrative protests challenging the Biden administration's plans to resu…
With Nature in Crisis, State Lawmakers Call for National Biodiversity Plan
State lawmakers from around the country are calling on the Biden administration to develop a plan to protect the country's dwindling diversity of anim…
WV Has 'One Chance' To Improve Flood Preparedness
The mayor of Huntington, where more than 200 homes were recently damaged by severe flooding, said now is the state's "one chance" to prevent other …
Champions for Biodiversity Want Biden Administration to Do More
Land-use changes, pollution, and climate change all contribute to declining biodiversity. Now a broad group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Biden …
MN Communities Get Helping Hand to Re-Work Contaminated Sites
Minnesota has more than 10,000 brownfield sites, which are abandoned or idled properties in need of contamination removal. State officials will soon …
Flagstaff Seeks Carbon Capture Technology to Meet 2030 Climate Goals
A technology that once existed only in science fiction soon could emerge as a viable solution to climate change. The city of Flagstaff has added …
Totem Pole Takes Journey for Salmon, Struggling Puget Sound Orca
A totem pole from Washington state promoting a free-flowing Snake River has nearly completed its 2,500-mile journey around the Northwest. The Spirit …