Administration moves to trample taxpayers, public health, and climate via methane waste rule rollback
Feb. 13, 2018 - Late yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management issued a proposed rule rolling back core public safeguards to reduce methane waste...
Salmon face double whammy from toxic stormwater
VANCOUVER, Wash. Feb. 12, 2018 - Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they swim in the stormwater...
Republicans Advance Three Bills Attacking Forests, Public Lands
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2018 — The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will consider legislation Wednesday that would weaken environmental safeguards on, or...
Dakota Access Lawyers Abused Legal System to Stifle Advocacy, Sanctions Motion Argues
NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 7, 2018 - Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Earth First! Journal urged a federal court to impose...
Sportsmen, fishing business owners commend EPA decision regarding proposed Pebble mine
ANCHORAGE, AK, Jan. 26, 2018 – In a surprise move, today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will suspend the withdraw of the...
Nearly Half of California’s Vegetation at Risk From Climate Stress
January 26, 2018 - Current levels of greenhouse gas emissions are putting nearly half of California’s natural vegetation at risk from climate stress, with transformative implications for...
Greenpeace submarine captures rare footage of the Antarctic seafloor ‘carpeted with life’
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 24, 2018 - Greenpeace International has released its first submarine footage from a part of the Antarctic seafloor never before visited...
Seabed mining could do irreversible damage to deep-sea ecosystems
Jan. 23, 2018 - Mining on the ocean floor could do irreversible damage to deep-sea ecosystems, says a new study of seabed mining proposals...
Marine vegetation can mitigate ocean acidification, UCI study finds
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 22, 2018 – Marine plants and seaweeds in shallow coastal ecosystems can play a key role in alleviating the effects of...
Gray wolves documented on Oregon’s Mt. Hood
January 17, 2018 - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced yesterday that two gray wolves have been documented on the Mt. Hood...
Fish and Wildlife Services alters Canada lynx assessment to support delisting
MISSOULA, Mont. January 11, 2018 - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its intent to begin the process to remove Endangered Species...
Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Zinke to Round Up Bundy’s Trespassing Cattle
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2018 — Conservation groups today called on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to round up and remove the cattle of rancher...
Humans caused the extinction of the passenger pigeon
Jan. 11, 2018 - Why do species die out? This is the overarching question being asked by many leading researchers. Knowing more about what...
Scientific Collections in Jeopardy at Geological Survey
Washington, DC January 11, 2018 - Vast stores of irreplaceable biological specimens collected over decades are at risk of illegal destruction by the federal...
Chlorpyrifos pesticide harms salmon and orcas, government report says
Seattle, WA January 10, 2018 - A group of three widely used agricultural pesticides jeopardizes the survival of endangered salmon, according to a National...
Scientists Find Surprising Evidence Of Rapid Changes in the Arctic
January 3, 2018 - Scientists have found surprising evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic: In the middle of the Arctic Ocean near...
Plastics Industry Knew its Products were Polluting Oceans by 1970s
Dec. 27, 2017 - A new report released by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) examines the plastics industry’s knowledge of the ocean...
Nationwide cleanups reveal Pepsi, Nestlé, and Coca-Cola as worst contributors to single-use plastic pollution
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 19, 2017 - Greenpeace announced the results of cleanups and brand audits conducted at 31 cities across the country today, identifying...
Report: Science Suppressed, Ignored Due to Political Pressure
Washington, D.C. Dec. 19, 2017 – A new report out shows that the best available science in imperiled plant and wildlife decisions isn’t always...
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to Lapse at Month’s End
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 18, 2017 - The excise tax that is the principal source of revenue for the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund...