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Bison’s Relocation to Native Lands Revives a Spiritual Bond

November 22, 2022

BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) — Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire fence, he scattered the leaves onto the pasture where a growing herd of bison — popularly known as American buffalo — grazed in northeastern Oklahoma.

FILE - In this photo provided by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, a crane and boats are anchored next to a collapsed "net pen" used by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm Atlantic Salmon near Cypress Island in Washington state on Aug. 28, 2017. Washington has banned net-pen fish-farming in state waters, citing danger to struggling native salmon. Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz issued an executive order Friday banning such aquaculture. (David Bergvall/Washington State Department of Natural Resources via AP, File)

Washington Bans Fish-Farming Net Pens, Citing Salmon Threat

November 18, 2022

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington banned fish-farming with net pens in state waters on Friday, citing danger to struggling native salmon.

Dr. James Sullivan, Executive Director of FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

Can Science Save Oceans? | Nonprofit Report

November 17, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on oceans, with guest: Dr. James Sullivan, Executive Director of FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

Maya Van Rossum, CEO of Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Protecting the Delaware River and Watershed | Nonprofit Report

November 10, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on keeping our rivers clean and healthy, with guest: Maya Van Rossum, CEO of Delaware Riverkeeper Network.

Fishermen brothers Gibson, right, and Manuel Cunha Da Lima raise a pirarucu fish from a lake in San Raimundo settlement, at Medio Jurua region, Amazonia State, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. When the fishers catch one, they haul in the net and club the fish in the head. Then they put it in their small boat. When it's very heavy, two or three men are required to do the job. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

In the Amazon, a Giant Fish Helps Save the Rainforest

November 3, 2022

CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu, also known as arapaima, stands out.

Matt Hill, Chief Environmental Evangelist, President & Founder of One Tree Planted & Breece Robertson, Director of Impact Assessment and Monitoring of One Tree Planted.

Reforest The Earth! | Nonprofit Report

November 3, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on reforestation, with guests: Matt Hill, Chief Environmental Evangelist, President & Founder of One Tree Planted & Breece Robertson, Director of Impact Assessment and Monitoring of One Tree Planted.

Climate Migration: Alaska Village Resists Despite Threats

October 28, 2022

SHISHMAREF, Alaska (AP) — Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes perilously close to the ocean, and headlines that warn this Native community in western Alaska is on the verge of disappearing.

Battle of the Alps? Water Woes Loom Amid Climate Change

October 27, 2022

BRIG, Switzerland (AP) — A battle is brewing around Europe’s rooftop over the planet’s most precious resource.

Rachel Norton, Executive Director of California State Parks Foundation; Bonny Hawley, Executive Director of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks; & Marci Mowery, President of Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation.

The Great Outdoors State Parks and Recreational Spaces | Nonprofit Report

October 4, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on the great outdoors, with guests: Rachel Norton, Executive Director of California State Parks Foundation; Bonny Hawley, Executive Director of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks; & Marci Mowery, President of Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation.

Kole Jones, great grandson of Lydia Gerard

Civil Rights Law Targets ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination

September 26, 2022

RESERVE, La. (AP) — Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the last seven miles the road passes a massive, rust-colored aluminum-oxide refinery, then the Evonik chemical plant, then rows of white tanks at the Marathon oil refinery.

This image made from a video, shows rescuers in shallow waters with whales near Strahan, Australia Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania, only 35 were still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)

32 Pilot Whales Rescued Out of 230 Stranded in Australia

September 22, 2022

HOBART, Australia (AP) — Wildlife experts on Thursday rescued 32 of the 230 whales that were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania a day earlier.

FILE - A flare burns at Venture Global LNG in Cameron, La., on April 21, 2022. On Monday, Sept. 19, the world’s first public database of fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launches. It shows that the United States and Russia have enough fossil fuel reserves to exhaust the world’s remaining carbon budget to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius warming. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine, File)

First Public Global Database of Fossil Fuels Launches

September 19, 2022

A first-of-its-kind database for tracking the world’s fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launched on Monday to coincide with climate talks taking place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

100 Years After Compact, Colorado River Nearing Crisis Point

September 12, 2022

DENVER (AP) — The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem.

State Agrees to Upgrade Fish Hatchery Over Pollution Fears

September 8, 2022

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has agreed to make upgrades at its largest fish hatchery as part of a proposed settlement following allegations that the facility was polluting nearby waterways, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Hawaii Gov. David Ice speaks at the AES Corporation's coal-fired power plant in Kapolei, Hawaii during a ceremony to mark the closure of the facility, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. As Hawaii transitions toward its goal of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2045, the state's last coal-fired power plant closed this week ahead of a state law that bans the use of coal as a source of electricity beginning in 2023. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Hawaii Quits Coal in Bid to Fight Climate Change

September 1, 2022

HONOLULU (AP) — The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state’s dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel.

A boat navigates at night next to large iceberg

Zombie Ice from Greenland Will Raise Sea Level 10 Inches

August 29, 2022

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters) — more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday.

Climate Initiative Centers on Black Americans

August 25, 2022

The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide who have pledged to find equitable climate solutions centering on Black Americans and communities.

Climate Bill’s Unlikely Beneficiary: US Oil and Gas Industry

August 19, 2022

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge struck down a $192 million oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico over future global warming emissions from burning the fuels. It came at a pivotal time for Chevron, Exxon and other industry players: the Biden administration had curtailed opportunities for new offshore drilling, while raising climate change concerns.

African Wildlife Parks Face Climate, Infrastructure Threats

August 11, 2022

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects.

Study Connects Climate Hazards to 58% of Infectious Diseases

August 8, 2022

Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says.

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Environment

Bison’s Relocation to Native Lands Revives a Spiritual Bond

Washington Bans Fish-Farming Net Pens, Citing Salmon Threat

Can Science Save Oceans? | Nonprofit Report

Protecting the Delaware River and Watershed | Nonprofit Report

In the Amazon, a Giant Fish Helps Save the Rainforest

Reforest The Earth! | Nonprofit Report

Climate Migration: Alaska Village Resists Despite Threats

Battle of the Alps? Water Woes Loom Amid Climate Change

The Great Outdoors State Parks and Recreational Spaces | Nonprofit Report

32 Pilot Whales Rescued Out of 230 Stranded in Australia

First Public Global Database of Fossil Fuels Launches

100 Years After Compact, Colorado River Nearing Crisis Point

State Agrees to Upgrade Fish Hatchery Over Pollution Fears

Hawaii Quits Coal in Bid to Fight Climate Change

Zombie Ice from Greenland Will Raise Sea Level 10 Inches

Climate Initiative Centers on Black Americans

Climate Bill’s Unlikely Beneficiary: US Oil and Gas Industry

African Wildlife Parks Face Climate, Infrastructure Threats

Study Connects Climate Hazards to 58% of Infectious Diseases

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