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Ton by ton, city brownfield site gets restored for future use
Work being performed at the defunct Batavia Iron and Metal Company site on Bank Street in Batavia. Photo from City of Batavia online post City officials have been keeping a close eye on the Bank Street property once owned and operated by Batavia Iron and Metal Company, and in more recent months, where the grounds have…
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U.S. drafts plan to bring grizzly bears back to Washington’s North Cascades
The federal government has drafted plans to bring grizzly bears back to Washington state’s North Cascades, the next step toward reintroducing the threatened species to a region where it was eliminated by hunters decades ago. Grizzlies once played a key role in north-central Washington’s vast expanse of forest, mountains and valleys. Now the North Cascades…
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Q&A: The League of Conservation Voters’ Take on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Voting Record: ‘Appalling’
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Managing Producer Jenni Doering with Tiernan Sittenfeld of the League of Conservation Voters. JENNI DOERING: After tumultuous weeks of failed votes, the Republican led House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker of the House on October 25th. Speaker Mike…
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Environment ministers of Japan, China, S.Korea to cooperate over global issues
The environment ministers of Japan, China and South Korea have adopted a joint statement that pledges cooperation on challenges such as climate change and marine environment conservation. The Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting began in the Japanese city of Nagoya on Friday. At the opening of the plenary session on Saturday, Japan’s Environment Minister Ito Shintaro…
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Cover Crops Help Climate, Environment; Most Farmers Reject Them
DES MOINES, Iowa — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and encouragement, Midwest farmers planted cover crops on only about 7% of their land in 2021. That percentage has increased over the…
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How modern living benefits from the knowledge of Indigenous peoples
In many ways, our relationships to nature — to the land, to wildlife, and to plant life — are central to who we are as humans, even if this relationship feels increasingly foreign in a digitized, automated world. When it comes to environmental conservation, Indigenous communities have, for thousands of years, led the way —…
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Groups Challenge State of Alaska Over Flawed Mine Water Permit
HAINES, ALASKA DEISHÚ/LḴÓOT AND JILḴÁAT KWÁAN, AK — Conservation organizations challenged a controversial wastewater discharge permit for the Palmer Project, a proposed multi-metals mine at the Chilkat Watershed’s headwaters on Tuesday. Earthjustice filed an appeal in Alaska Superior Court on behalf of Lynn Canal Conservation, Rivers Without Borders, and the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council seeking…
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E2CCB conservation students tackle lake project
Six junior and senior students rotated daily from Oct. 12 to Oct. 18 to work on the Chautauqua Marina planting project. Hewes Educational Center’s Career and Technical Education students are not only excelling in their academic pursuits but are also actively participating in projects that make a positive impact on the environment. Recently, students enrolled…
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Kids can ‘Create a Watershed Superhero’ poster
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Hurricane? What hurricane? Record year for Loggerheads may link to past conservation efforts
Sea turtle nesting season ended in October and it was a record season for loggerhead sea turtleson Sanibel and Captiva Islands. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation counted more than a thousand loggerhead nests on the islands. SCCF analyzed data and found that Sanibel is averaging about five times more loggerhead nests compared to the 1970s and…
