Community Education Environment The salmon didn’t show up, but hundreds of festival goers did. The 2023 Chum Festival, hosted by Harbor WildWatch, was a family-friendly walk this year, with hands-on learning activities along txʷaalqəł Estuary from Austin Park, behind Harbor History Museum, and to Donkey Creek Park. To keep it fun, participants received a small…

The Tannersville Cranberry Bog began forming thousands of years ago. “If we’re standing here 13,000 years ago, best estimate by scientists, we’re standing on top of a big huge bed rock slab,” said Roger Spotts. “No trees in sight … big lake down below us with icebergs or ice floating around in it. And maybe…

Albert Johnson Sr. and his family raise cattle on about 15 acres near Lexington, Miss. During long spells without rain, like the drought this summer, the grass dries up and the Johnsons have to buy hay. Then the pond dries up and they have to use a hose from the house to water the cows.…

Abbie Brown’s short walk to a microphone in a Montgomery, Alabama, hotel conference room was the culmination of years of frustration, fear, and doubt. After a long fight, the seemingly impossible was happening — she would personally tell members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency why Alabama utilities should move toxic coal ash from the…

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completed installation of the first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind, a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in the United States in federal waters. Once completed, the 130-megawatt offshore wind farm will address a growing…

Date: Monday, November 20, 2023Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director David Applegate wrapped up a week-long trip to Cape Town, South Africa, where they led the Department of the Interior’s delegation to the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Summit. During the…

Residents of Moreau and surrounding communities trying to stop a proposed biochar facility met with environmental advocates and attorneys on Thursday.  Saratoga Biochar Solutions is working to locate an $83 million facility in the northern Saratoga County community of Moreau, where residents are divided over the issue. The process to create biochar involves burning “biosolids,”…

ECOSYSTEM: The environmental groups said that the Executive Yuan has yet to finalize a draft bill to ensure full conservation and protection of marine resources By Chen Chia-yi and Jason Pan / Staff reporters Environmental groups yesterday held a protest in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei, urging the Cabinet to pass a draft…

UBC is sending a delegation of 10 students, faculty and staff to the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), the annual global climate summit that runs Nov. 30 through Dec. 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The delegates, and other UBC experts, are available to comment on the conference, the 2023 UNEP Emissions Gap report,…