By Emily J. Gertz It’s been 115 years since the first of six dams began regulating flows on the Klamath River, which runs from the high desert of eastern Oregon to the northern California coast. By 2020 most of them will be gone—and the river’s once-abundant salmon runs hopefully on the rebound—if two new agreements […]
By Elizabeth Glazner, Plastic Pollution Coalition Jeff Bridges knows that plastic is a substance the Earth cannot digest. Worldwide reliance on disposable plastic packaging and utensils is poisoning our bodies, killing wildlife and overwhelming our planet. Single-use plastic deepens our dependence on fossil fuels, contributing to climate change and further harming our most at-risk communities. […]
Leonardo DiCaprio is using his clout to protect the struggling Leuser Ecosystem, a precious rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia that’s under threat from industrial development for palm oil. [instagram https://instagram.com/p/BDhLEyLKxKm expand=1] The Oscar winning actor and prominent environmental activist spent the weekend in the forest with fellow actors Adrien Brody and Fisher Stevens. According to The […]
By Captain Oona Layolle It is high season for totoaba poaching. In response to the Asian black markets and their demand for the totoaba swim bladders, illegal fishermen, despite all our efforts in removing nets and working with the navy, are hitting the vaquita population hard. Asian countries need to take measures to curtail the […]
Large quantities of marine debris were found in the stomachs of sperm whales that washed up dead in Germany’s North Sea coast earlier this year. The whales first surfaced in January and February near the coastal town of Tönning in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After officials ordered a necropsy of the bodies, post-mortem results […]
In an effort to curb its plummeting honeybee population, Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to pass strict restrictions on neonicotinoids for consumer use. ICYMI: #Pollinator Protection Act passed the Senate 32-14! Next up, House of Delegates! #BeeSafe #MDGA16 pic.twitter.com/6SKocH70yr — Smart on Pesticides (@PesticidesSmart) March 10, 2016 Neonicotinoids are a potent class […]
As part of its intention to kill nearly 4,000 whales in the Antarctic over the next 12 years as “scientific research,” Japan’s whaling fleet returned to port Thursday with 333 dead minke whales, including pregnant females. #BREAKING: Japanese whalers return from Antarctic slaughter with 333 dead whales. #READ: https://t.co/6GGp8anfoM pic.twitter.com/8Nid7b4Kkm — Sea Shepherd (@seashepherd) March 24, 2016 According […]
By Margie Alt and Cindy Shogan Today marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez catastrophe—the 11-million-gallon oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound that remains one of the largest human-caused environmental disasters in U.S. history. Photo credit: Alaska Resources Library and Information Services / www.arlis.org Twenty-seven years later, in some ways, not much has changed. […]
In a remarkable victory that PETA and animal advocates have spent years working to achieve, the Armani Group has announced that it will no longer use animal fur in any of its products starting with the 2016 fall collections. Giorgio Armani explained in a statement that the company’s decision was based on concern for animals […]
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