After taking to the hills and speaking with local professionals, Pullman Community Montessori students say the Palouse Prairie doesn’t need to be preserved. Instead, they found the environment needs to be conserved and restored. The charter school’s sixth and seventh grade classes have spent the school year learning about the Palouse Prairie, including its plants,…

WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department recently added farming practices that likely do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions to its “climate-smart” conservation list, misrepresenting the agricultural sector’s efforts to mitigate the worsening climate crisis, a new Environmental Working Group analysis found. EWG’s investigation focused on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, one of the USDA’s…

Download PDF The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Techniques Surfaces, USA, Inc. (“TS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee hazardous waste regulations. See Case No. HWM23-0012. The proposed Order addresses a coatings facility (“Facility”) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. TS is stated to operate a custom…

The Agriculture Department and AmeriCorps on Monday unveiled the Working Lands Climate Corps, a program aimed at recruiting more than 100 young people to provide outreach and technical assistance for farmers looking to implement conservation practices. The program, done in partnership with the Corps Network and the National Association of Conservation Districts, will recruit and…

By Susan Ndunda Published on: February 12, 2024 02:54 (EAT) Maasai Mara University VC Penninah Aloo (left) and NEMA DG Mamo Boru Mamo (right) during the launch of the environment conservation initiative. Until few days ago, Magaret Wanjiru had never known the importance of trees in environment conservation and climate change.  But now, Wanjiru, a…

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Nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania, the Montour Preserve recently played host to an Environmental Education Expo that drew over 1,000 curious minds. Organized by the Vernal School Environmental Education Partnership, the event transformed the preserve’s Educational Center into a lively hub of interactive booths and engaging activities designed to foster a deeper connection with…

Shoring up nature’s resistance Carter Smith, lecturing fellow in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation, heads the Living Shorelines team and has been working with Silliman on Duke Restore since its inception in 2019. The Duke Marine Lab on Pivers Island, in Beaufort, N.C. itself exhibits a living shoreline. For the past few years,…

NEMA Director General Mamo Boru Mamo planted a tree at Maasai Mara University during the launch of Environment Clubs for Primary Schools. [Courtesy] Learners from 30 different primary schools in Narok County have been trained in tree nursery management to impart knowledge to other pupils through environmental clubs. The learners were trained Maasia Mara University…