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Four days Environmental Carnival begins at Chitternar Bandipora
Bandipora, June 01 (KNS): A four-day environmental carnival commenced Saturday at Forest Campus Chitternar Bandipora to raise awareness about environmental conservation and promote sustainable practices among masses. The carnival was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Shakeel Ul Rehman along with Conservator of Forests Eco Tourism Kashmir J&K, Irfan Ali Shah and other officers.…
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Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions releases guidance to help seafood companies address environmental, social challenges
Global seafood trade involves complex supply chains, with products often passing through multiple intermediaries and countries before reaching consumers. This, according to the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, a U.S.-based NGO aiming to increase the amount of responsibly produced and sourced seafood on the global market, creates outsized risk of environmental and social issues across…
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Environmental leader Marty Griffin, who helped preserve Sonoma Coast’s natural beauty, dies at 103
Griffin waged his early battles in Marin County, where he raised four girls with his first wife, Mary “Mimi” Griffin-Jones, a pediatrician. He contributed to the creation of several local medical facilities and eventually served as chief of medicine at both Marin General and Ross hospitals. He later spent 15 years as public health director…
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Mandamus: Federal Court Addresses Request for U.S. Department of Justice Enforcement
Download PDF [author: co-author Christian Parker] A United States District (Connecticut) (“Court”) addressed in an April 28th Order an issue involving enforcement of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). See Zeil v. U.S. Department of Justice, 2024 WL 1330812. A pro se litigant sought a writ of mandamus against the United States Department of…
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Conservation Groups Call Alaska LNG Environmental Review Flawed
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club on Thursday challenged federal agencies’ environmental analyses for a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, contending it didn’t adequately address risks to the area’s endangered species. The groups are specifically asking the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to vacate biological opinions from the…
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Budget 2024: ‘Assault on nature’ as government cuts funding for environmental programmes
Job cuts at the Ministry for the Environment will save $22 million by 2028. File photo. Photo: 123RF The only new money in the Budget earmarked for the environment will go towards resource management reforms, an area which so far has relaxed rules for natural protection. The government has committed $92 million over four years…
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Mini Reefs Have Major Impact
Micanopy, Florida-based Ocean Habitats, Inc., which has been making and installing their “Mini Reefs” in and around Marco Island since 2014, installed their 10,000th reef in Mobile, Alabama, on May 17, according to company founder and CEO Dr. David Wolff. “We’re working with a group there to put one thousand Mini Reefs in Mobile Bay,”…
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New York’s former environmental conservation leader joins energy practice at private law firm
Seggos will work with renewable energy clients By James M. Odato Basil Seggos, who this spring stepped down as the state’s longest-serving commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, has joined the climate and energy section of a law firm with multiple offices. Seggos will be based in Manhattan as a partner and senior policy…
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Photos help tell climate stories. This media library lets conservation orgs access them for free.
The vision “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” Photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams The spotlight As a writer, I obviously have a fondness for words. I believe in their power — while also recognizing their limitations. Much as we try to “show,…
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Aboitiz Land Strengthens Pawikan Conservation Efforts In Batangas
In celebration of the International Day of Biological Diversity, Aboitiz Land held a groundbreaking ceremony and time capsule laying on May 22, 2024 for the much-anticipated Pawikan Hatchery at their Seafront Residences. This significant milestone marks a dedicated effort towards marine conservation and environmental sustainability in San Juan, Batangas. Headed by Aboitiz Land, the collaborative…
