Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis, potentially breaching a host of US laws, a new report argues. The research from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the widespread burdens that plastic pollution places on US cities and states, and argues that plastic producers may be breaking public-nuisance, […]
Jun. 22—FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Woman’s Club will soon sit on an even firmer foundation. Literally. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is close to wrapping up a project on 1st Street where crews have been using concrete to fill empty voids underneath the Woman’s Club left there by coal mining in the area. […]
Mayors in the Pascack Valley region are pushing to have the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection make a stronger effort to address flood mitigation in the state. The Pascack Valley Mayors’ Association — which represents Emerson, Oradell, Washington Township, Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Montvale, Old Tappan, River Vale, Woodcliff Lake and Westwood — sent out […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lee Canyon will have a delayed opening Sunday morning for avalanche mitigation after it saw 11 inches of snow in 24 hours. Lee Canyon said in a post on the platform “X,” that parking is expected to open at 8:30 a.m. as crews work on avalanche mitigation. Lee Canyon saw 11 […]
Feb. 19—Three Southcentral Alaska utilities that own the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project rejected the Anchorage Assembly’s recent call for a two-year halt to their proposed program to restore water flow and fish to the long-dammed Eklutna River. The federal government sold the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the utilities under the terms of the 1991 agreement, which […]
Feb. 18—Three Southcentral Alaska utilities that own the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project rejected the Anchorage Assembly’s recent call for a two-year halt to their proposed program to restore water flow and fish to the long-dammed Eklutna River. The federal government sold the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the utilities under the terms of the 1991 agreement, which […]
The Ithaca Rotary Club recently awarded two $5,000 to nonprofit groups in Kenya and Costa Rica for their projects tackling climate change, according to a Friday statement from the club. Science Centre Kenya used the grant to plant 1,250 fruit trees at 10 school and teach nearly 2,500 children about agriculture and climate change, helping […]
Feb. 8—Last year, Colusa County was awarded a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection County Coordinator Grant from the California Fire Safe Council, officials said. The purpose of this grant was aimed at educating, encouraging, and developing countywide collaboration and coordination among various wildfire mitigation groups in the county. Colusa County has now partnered […]
Jan. 10—The Cass County Multi Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee will host a public meeting Wednesday, Jan. 17 to review data and input received from previous meetings. The committee will also draft a hazard mitigation plan for the county during the 1 p.m. meeting at Ivy Tech Community College, 1 Ivy Tech Way, Logansport. The meeting […]
Organizations seeking grants through Beaver County’s $5 million Environmental Mitigation Fund can apply now. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday announced the finalized criteria and application period for funding made available last year in a Shell air violation settlement. Shell in May 2023 signed a consent order and agreement to resolve months of pollution […]