PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Georgia congressman has proposed a yearslong delay in changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales, prompting a rebuke from environmental groups who say the animals need protection now. The delay proposed by Republican Rep. Buddy Carter concern new vessel speed rules issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service […]
Joe Walko didn’t need a relic of how treacherous the crumbling Quin-T complex on Erie’s east side had become over the years. But one day while visiting the property, Walko grabbed a memento anyway. After work crews first started demolishing portions of the Quin-T site at East 16th and French streets in 2016, Walko, who […]
Kenneth Earl “Ken” McElroy Jr., an environmental engineer who founded a summer camp for Baltimore children, died of Alzheimer’s disease complications June 23 at his Stadium Place home. He was 85 and formerly lived in Charles Village. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, he was the son of Kenneth Earl McElroy Sr. and Eileen Baird McElroy. A […]
A Southern California environmental group is suing the U.S. Forest Service for allowing bottled water company BlueTriton Brands to pipe water out of the San Bernardino National Forest. The nonprofit group Save Our Forest Assn. filed the lawsuit in federal court, arguing the Forest Service violated federal laws by allowing the company to continue piping […]
Angel Torres says Environmental StoneWorks, a subsidiary of the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, paid immigrant workers less at its North Branch factory. Torres was speaking at a demonstration with LIUNA and state lawmakers on June 24 in front of an affordable housing development in Fridley where the company was installing […]
Bats, waterways and “very significant carbon emissions” have been cited by Ryanair in its High Court challenge to plans to construct a €200 million underground cargo tunnel at Dublin Airport. The airline also complains that the loss of two aircraft stands, as a result of the project, contradicts the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan. It […]
BRADENTON — The Bishop-Parker Foundation recently awarded more than $1.5 million in grants during its spring 2024 grant cycle, including $736,164 in grants to eight nonprofits in Manatee County. The awards feature the foundation’s first foray into environmental support with a $350,000 grant to the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast. “Ned and Patty Bishop […]
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that while the U.S. team appreciates efforts aimed at sustainability, […]
A group of Rice County residents is frustrated after their efforts to stop — or at least delay — the county’s issuance of a gravel mine permit were rebuffed. The Rice County Board voted 4-1 last week to issue a gravel mine permit in an area of Northfield Township that some residents say is environmentally […]
By Gloria Dickie and Alison Withers (Reuters) – The conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, destroying sanitation systems and leaving tons of debris from explosive devices, a United Nations report on the environmental impact of the war said on Tuesday. The war between Israel and Hamas, the […]
Jun. 17—BISMARCK — Summer weather may lead to blue-green algae blooms in water, which can be harmful to people, the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has warned. The algae, called cyanobacteria, is caused by a mixture of hot weather and accumulated nutrients in bodies of water. The algae can create harmful algal blooms, the […]
A Vermont man is learning the hard way that it’s best not to disturb natural resources and ecosystems. As reported in the Bennington Banner earlier this year, Raymond Otto Tarbell of Townshend in Windham County, Vermont, is facing criminal charges after he illegally cut down nearly 300 trees in Stratton that were protected as part […]