Officials with Saratoga Biochar Solutions are disputing claims from local opponents of the proposed facility.   A proposed $83 million facility that would be placed in the town of Moreau’s industrial park has raised concern over potential environmental impacts and dissatisfaction with local leaders. Jim Toler, one of almost 80 attendees at a recent activist-run…

Officials with Saratoga Biochar Solutions are disputing claims from local opponents of the proposed facility.   A proposed $83 million facility that would be placed in the town of Moreau’s industrial park has raised concern over potential environmental impacts and dissatisfaction with local leaders. Jim Toler, one of almost 80 attendees at a recent activist-run…

Park Board President Angie Katsamakis (left)and former Park Commissioner Judy Beck (right) hold up the sign for the newly named Judy Beck Park (formerly Riverside Park) installed in 2011 at the park tucked away on Carriage Hill Drive east of Waukegan Road joined by Park District Executive Director Chuck Balling (left) and Park Board Commissioner…

Scientists on the South Pacific island of Vangunu have taken pictures of a critically endangered, giant, coconut-eating rat for the first time. The Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika or U. vika ) is at least twice the size of a common rat, lives in trees, and can reportedly use its teeth to chew through the…

Scientists on the South Pacific island of Vangunu have taken pictures of a critically endangered, giant, coconut-eating rat for the first time. The Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika or U. vika ) is at least twice the size of a common rat, lives in trees, and can reportedly use its teeth to chew through the…

Scientists on the South Pacific island of Vangunu have taken pictures of a critically endangered, giant, coconut-eating rat for the first time. The Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika or U. vika ) is at least twice the size of a common rat, lives in trees, and can reportedly use its teeth to chew through the…

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $100 million is now available for zero-emission school buses under the historic $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The New York School Bus Incentive Program provides funding to make clean buses and the associated charging infrastructure more affordable for public school districts…

Attachments In Ethiopia, degraded agricultural and pasture lands, and poorly utilized water resources have exacerbated poverty, food insecurity, and the loss of biodiversity, as well as intensifying conflict. By incorporating environmental issues into USAID’s work in Ethiopia, we strive to promote sustainable development, livelihood, and disaster resilience. Government of Ethiopia Climate Priorities In 2021, as…