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The U.S. House approved four bills focused on natural resources and land management Tuesday, promoting a Republican message of dissatisfaction with the Biden administration’s approach to conservation. The four bills would force the withdrawal of a recent Bureau of Land Management rule that would allow leases for conservation, remove mining restrictions near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, […]
A major victory for communities living near coal ash plants, the rule closes a loophole that left over half of coal ash exempt from federal clean-up requirements.
Listen to this episode from Rural Remix on Spotify. Don’t be fooled by stereotypes. Rural people care about the natural resources on which their communities depend. This week Daily Yonder reporter Claire Carlson discusses the importance of specificity in environmental conversations and why environmentalists should listen to rural perspectives
Up until a few years ago, when people visited Lavalier’s Berry Patch outside Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to pick strawberries, lingonberries, and apples,
BOURNE – The nonprofit organization Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative is announcing that it has been awarded an eight-year pilot license by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to test ener…
The world’s corals have reached a grim milestone, with scientists across the world confirming the fourth global bleaching event on record. In April 2024,
Gas prices are going up. A new lawsuit says the reason is American shale producers have illegally cut capacity in league with the global oil cartel. In other words, Texas joined OPEC.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Environmental and clean energy groups celebrated the announcement as long overdue, particularly for coal-burning power plants, which have saddled hundreds of communities across the country with dirty air and hundreds of […]
Big Oil is fighting to limit safety protections to expedite its build-out of experimental carbon dioxide pipelines, endangering nearby communities.
HYANNIS – NOAA Fisheries has determined that no mortality or serious injury of any marine mammal species is anticipated from the second phase of the Vineyard Wind project. Vineyard Wind announced i…
HYANNIS – The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services is keeping better track of lithium-ion battery fires. In the past six months, the state says there have been 50 documented incidents. The Li…
Homes and buildings are the second-largest source of emissions in New England, falling just behind transportation. Buildings emit around one-third of states’ planet-warming emissions.
The Biden administration’s workforce development initiative aims to boost green employment options.
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Don’t you love a good mystery? I sure do. From “Perry Mason” to “Poker Face,” if it’s a whodunnit, I’m hooked. So when I heard about the Mystery of the $400 Million, I couldn’t resist trying to sort through the clues about how it all happened. The mystery isn’t where the money would go. In […]
SANDWICH – Sandwich is looking to tackle its PFAS problem in town water supplies and has commissioned two engineering groups to look for ways to help cut down on the contamination in local we…
A new analysis from the Urban Institute shows that rural communities of color are overrepresented in FEMA’s Community Disaster Resilience Zones, which are
The absence of clear and broad constitutional authority to protect the environment limits the scope of federal environmental law.
HYANNIS – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comments on a plan to restore the health of waterbodies in the state which are impaired by the presence of patho…
Something must be up. Otherwise, why would scientists keep sending us those scary warnings? There has been a steady stream of them in the past few years,
The FCC reports on the status of broadband access… Access to affordable, reliable broadband is essential to full participation in modern life. Consumers rely on both their fixed and mobile connections to work, learn, access health care, and connect with each other. Today, we issue this Report pursuant to our obligation under section 706 of…
PROVINCETOWN – Whale season is in full swing in Cape Cod Bay as warm waters return and the state celebrates its official marine mammal. Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch reported in a social media po…
Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also
Data centers are expected to grow to 6% of American energy consumption by 2026
The EPA has singled out two chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, as particularly harmful, stating in a press release Friday that "there is no level of exposure to these contaminants without risk of health impacts."
As financial safety nets collapse, regulators are letting insurers off the hook.
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