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Wavelengths an event weekend will raise funds and awareness for ocean conservation in Charleston
Do you love music, the environment, and having a good time? Keep reading for an event you may want to make time for this weekend. Wavelengths is an event dedicated to helping the planet. The fall daytime disco is happening this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 2-6 p.m. This event will be filled with music, community,…
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Climate Action Campaign: State and local officials across Wisconsin call on Biden Administration to adopt strong standards to cut pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants
MADISON, WI –Twenty-five state and local officials spanning from Milwaukee to Eau Claire and beyond today called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt the strongest possible carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants to protect public health, slash climate pollution, and move closer to 100 percent clean power generation. The diverse group,…
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Environmental Groups Settle Lawsuit With Hot Line Construction Inc. To Protect The Goleta Slough From Toxic Pollution
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Ecological Rights Foundation announced on November 14, 2023, that they have entered into a consent decree with Hot Line Construction, Inc. resolving a citizen lawsuit concerning a contaminated utility pole storage facility site near the Santa Barbara Airport. Hot Line Construction, Inc. stored wooden utility poles treated with toxic chemical…
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Election 2023 Recap: Big Pro-Environment Wins in Pennsylvania to Celebrate
Up and down the ballot, from right here in Bucks County to all corners of Pennsylvania, last week’s elections were full of big wins for pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates. At the top of this year’s ticket, the election of Daniel McCaffery to the PA Supreme Court is of paramount importance. Supreme Court Justice-elect McCaffery’s victory…
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State and EPA ready grants to restore salmon habitat, improve water quality near Puget Sound
OLYMPIA – In areas where native trees and vegetation are allowed to thrive along a riverbank, streams typically have better water quality, provide more suitable habitat for salmon and are more resilient to climate change. To boost the health of streams and rivers in the Puget Sound region, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded…
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Letter Calls on Gov. Kotek to Protect Old-Growth Forests, Cook Creek Watershed
PORTLAND, Ore.— Eleven conservation groups today sent a letter calling on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the Board of Forestry to protect additional acres of forest lands in the proposed Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan. Their proposed increase in protected mature and old-growth forest land would help safeguard imperiled species like the threatened…
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How the U.S. financial system props up illegal logging and mining
The U.S. has an estimated $466 billion in illicit funds floating around its economy, much of it from environmental crimes like illegal logging and mining sourced to Latin America. The FACT Coalition, a group advocating for a fair tax system in the U.S., recently made the case that more attention needs to be paid to…
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EPA’s dredging remedy for Hudson River PCBs Superfund site is failing to protect human and environmental health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 Findings from independent, scientific assessment of publicly available data comes as EPA prepares to release its review of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site Hudson Valley, NY — The Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH) coalition today released a new, independent, scientific assessment of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund…
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National Climate Assessment: U-M expert can discuss impacts on Indigenous peoples, environmental justice
EXPERT ADVISORY Report: The Fifth National Climate Assessment Today, the U.S. government released the Fifth National Climate Assessment, known as NCA5. These periodic national assessments are considered the preeminent source of climate information for the United States. The new report assesses the science of climate change, its impacts and the nation’s options for reducing present…
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Biden-Harris Administration, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration joined the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and public-and private-sector partners today in announcing $141.3 million in grants through the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC). The 74 new grants announced today will support landscape-scale conservation projects across 46 states, three U.S. Territories, and 21 Tribal Nations,…
