By Yiming Fu, Report for America corps member This election, Maui residents can vote for affordable housing plans, innovative solutions for the island’s water crisis and fire recovery policies that put locals first. All county council members are up for election, and residents can vote in all races, regardless of which district they live in.…

WASHINGTON (7News) — Maybe you know LeVar Burton for his roles in Star Trek or Roots, or even saw him read books in the PBS series Reading Rainbow. But on Tuesday, the world-famed actor appeared in D.C. for a different reason. Burton, who’s also an environmental conservation activist, visited youth at the D.C. Department of…

The U.N. Biodiversity Conference, known as COP16, has opened in Cali, Colombia, as Indigenous and environmentalist activists demand world leaders enact bolder actions to protect an estimated 1 million plant and animal species threatened by extinction — most of them due to human activity. The conference is taking place as experts warn humanity is “on…

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — A beach walkover on the south end of Estero Island, once at the center of a legal dispute, is again sparking controversy as its owner, Edward Rood, is appointed to a town panel meant to protect the island’s environment. WATCH AS FORT MYERS BEACH COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT ANVAR RUZIEV, SPEAKS WITH…

The Credit Valley Conservation’s (CVC) smart blue roof, produced in partnership with consultant Enviro-Stewards Inc., has been awarded a 2025 Clean50 Top Project Award. The Clean50 Top Project Award is amongst the awards announced annually by Delta Management Group and Canada’s Clean50 organization. The purpose of the award is to recognize the best sustainability-oriented projects…

The Heydar Aliyev Center will soon host another exhibition featuring sculptures, Azernews reports. The personal exhibition “Reclaimed Beauty” by Nigerian sculptor Dotun Popoola is set to open at Heydar Aliyev Center on November 7. The opening of Dotun Popoola’s 7th solo exhibition ahead of COP29 in Baku is in tune with the exposition with COP29.…

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Twenty years ago, Osceola County voters agreed to use a portion of real estate taxes to fund a land conservation program. Since then, with this program, the county has acquired over 3,300 acres of land to protect water resources and preserve wildlife habitats, according to the county website. Recommended Videos Areas…

The government has appointed the UK’s first envoy for nature, a former environment campaigner described as “the environmentalist’s environmentalist”, who will be charged with forging global agreement on halting the precipitous decline of species. Ruth Davis, the new special representative for nature, is in Colombia for the start of two weeks of vital talks that…

First Published: 19th October, 2024 18:15 IST In a gesture of support, protective field gear and a Rapid Response Team (RRT) van were distributed to forest officials. Written By Northeast Live Digital Desk SHARE IT NOW In a significant move for wildlife conservation in Sikkim, the Forest & Environment Department have joined hands with the Global…

By Anushka Yadav – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Oct 19, 2024 – Brampton, Mississauga, Niagara “He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the waters, the plants, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments, is the rich and royal man.” Ralph Waldo Emerson invited us into a world whose value…