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Environmental Justice Advocates Slam Supreme Court Ruling

July 2, 2022

The Supreme Court decision to limit how the Environmental Protection Agency regulates carbon dioxide emissions from power plants could make an already grave situation worse for those affected most by climate change and air pollution, advocates say.

Mr. Trash Wheel, a mechanism that collects trash from tributaries that feed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor sits in the water, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Baltimore. Many novel devices are being used or tested worldwide to trap plastic trash in rivers and smaller streams before it can get into the ocean. Officials say Mr. Trash Wheel has inspired fans to begin recycling or join trash cleanups. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

River Trash Traps Chew at Huge Ocean Plastics Problem

June 16, 2022

Floating fences in India. Whimsical water- and solar-driven conveyor belts with googly eyes in Baltimore. Rechargeable aquatic drones and a bubble barrier in The Netherlands.

Latino Activism Leads in Grassroot Efforts on Climate Change

June 12, 2022

PHOENIX (AP) — Students at a largely Hispanic elementary school in Phoenix have long lined up for morning classes on a dusty patch of dirt under a broiling sun.

FILE - A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. The federal government is close to releasing new rules that the shipping industry might have to comply with to help protect a vanishing species of whale. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

New Restrictions on Ships to Protect Whales Coming Soon

June 10, 2022

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal authorities spent the past few years analyzing rules for the shipping industry and are now close to releasing fresh guidelines to help protect a vanishing species of whale.

Sizzling Temperatures in Store Across Southwestern US

June 9, 2022

Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days, with cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs in California expected to top 110 degrees.

formerly sunken boat now on cracked earth

EXPLAINER: How Cities in the West Have Water Amid Drought

May 24, 2022

As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools, gardens and golf courses in cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Albuquerque can be jarring at first glance.

FILE - Cans and plastic bottles brought in for recycling fill containers at a recycling center in Sacramento, Calif., July 5, 2016. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday, April 28, 2022, that a subpoena has been issued to ExxonMobil as part of what he called a first-of-its-kind investigation into the petroleum industry for its part in causing a global plastics pollution crisis. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Subpoenas ExxonMobil in Probe of Plastics Waste

April 30, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general on Thursday subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he called a first-of-its-kind broader investigation into the petroleum industry for its alleged role in causing a global plastic pollution crisis, allegations that the company called meritless.

FILE - This colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, indicated in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. In a study released in the journal Nature on Thursday, April 28, 2022, climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070, which is likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP)

Increased Infectious Disease Risk Likely From Climate Change

April 28, 2022

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.

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Surge of Desert Surf Parks Stirs Questions in Dry California

April 25, 2022

Hours from the California coast, surfers are hoping one of the next spots where they can catch a wave is in the desert.

Azzedine Downes, President & CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare & Collin O'Mara, CEO of the National Wildlife Federation

Earth Day Protecting Wildlife And Their Habitat | Nonprofit Report

April 19, 2022

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on protecting wildlife and their habitat, with guests;

Azzedine Downes, President & CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare
&
Collin O’Mara, CEO of the National Wildlife Federation

Sharon Lavigne, founder of environmental justice group Rise St. James, is second from the left as she and members Myrtle Felton, Gail LeBoeuf and Rita Cooper

Catholic Award for Louisiana Environmental Justice Advocate

April 9, 2022

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retired special education teacher turned environmental justice advocate will receive what the University of Notre Dame describes as the oldest and most prestigious honor for American Catholics.

A sign posted by opponents to a wastewater treatment plant

Tennessee Community Fights to Save Their ‘Exceptional’ Creek

March 16, 2022

PRIMM SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) — Greg Deen and his family have farmed along Lick Creek in Middle Tennessee since shortly after the Civil War. The children of Vange Johnson’s large extended family were baptized in the creek. Bea and Neil Jobe, now in their 80s, no longer grow tobacco irrigated with creek water but still get their drinking water from a nearby well.

Rika Ayotte, Executive Director of Deschutes Land Trust, Jeff Danter, Senior VP of Field Programs of Trust for Public Land, & Liz McLaurin, President & CEO of The Land Trust for Tennessee.

Why Keep Land Wild? | Nonprofit Report

March 8, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about land conservancy, with guests; Rika Ayotte, Executive Director of Deschutes Land Trust, Jeff Danter, Senior VP of Field Programs of Trust for Public Land, & Liz McLaurin, President & CEO of The Land Trust for Tennessee.

Months After Pledge, India Yet to Submit Emissions Targets

March 4, 2022

NEW DELHI (AP) — Four months after India announced its “net-zero” target at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling energy policy amid a growing population.

Kevin Stack with the Berrien County Road Department fills up jugs

EPA Confirms Filters Reduce Lead in Michigan City’s Water

March 4, 2022

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The filters distributed in Benton Harbor, Michigan during the city’s recent lead water crisis worked properly, according to a study state officials said was conducted to give residents assurance.

Green Groups Say Romania Failing to Stop Illegal Logging

February 24, 2022

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Environmental groups say Romania has failed to tackle illegal logging and nature destruction in areas protected by European Union law, two years after Brussels warned the country to put an end to illicit deforestation.

A train hauling thousands of tons of coal

As Climate Change Costs Mount, Biden Seeks to Price Damages

February 23, 2022

HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — In the coal fields of eastern Montana, climate change is forcing a stark choice: halt mining that helped build everything from schools to senior centers or risk astronomical future damage as fossil fuel emissions warm the planet and increase disasters, crop losses and premature deaths.

Sarah Oktay, Executive Director of Center for Coastal Studies, & Peter Chang, CEO of Pacific Marine Mammal Center

Protecting Marine Life and Their Ecosystems | Nonprofit Report

February 22, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about protecting marine life, with guests; Sarah Oktay, Executive Director of Center for Coastal Studies, & Peter Chang, CEO of Pacific Marine Mammal Center

Firefighters Sue Companies Over Use of ‘Forever Chemicals’

February 18, 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Fifteen retired and active-duty firefighters from Massachusetts say in a federal lawsuit filed against two dozen companies that so-called “forever chemicals” in their gear and in firefighting foam manufactured by the businesses contributed to their cancer diagnoses.

Biden: Infrastructure Plan Gives $1B for Great Lakes Cleanup

February 17, 2022

LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the bipartisan infrastructure deal would restore the Great Lakes harbors and tributary rivers that have been polluted by industrial toxins.

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Environment

Environmental Justice Advocates Slam Supreme Court Ruling

River Trash Traps Chew at Huge Ocean Plastics Problem

Latino Activism Leads in Grassroot Efforts on Climate Change

New Restrictions on Ships to Protect Whales Coming Soon

Sizzling Temperatures in Store Across Southwestern US

EXPLAINER: How Cities in the West Have Water Amid Drought

California Subpoenas ExxonMobil in Probe of Plastics Waste

Increased Infectious Disease Risk Likely From Climate Change

Surge of Desert Surf Parks Stirs Questions in Dry California

Earth Day Protecting Wildlife And Their Habitat | Nonprofit Report

Catholic Award for Louisiana Environmental Justice Advocate

Tennessee Community Fights to Save Their ‘Exceptional’ Creek

Why Keep Land Wild? | Nonprofit Report

Months After Pledge, India Yet to Submit Emissions Targets

EPA Confirms Filters Reduce Lead in Michigan City’s Water

Green Groups Say Romania Failing to Stop Illegal Logging

As Climate Change Costs Mount, Biden Seeks to Price Damages

Protecting Marine Life and Their Ecosystems | Nonprofit Report

Firefighters Sue Companies Over Use of ‘Forever Chemicals’

Biden: Infrastructure Plan Gives $1B for Great Lakes Cleanup

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