In a reprieve for the waterways of West Virginia and the communities that depend on them, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said in a document on Monday that EQT Midstream Partners would halt work on the parts of its controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) that cross 591 streams and wetlands in the state, […]
It’s no surprise that chemicals can get flushed into our water supply from the pills we take. But as the world’s population grows, the rampant consumption of pharmaceuticals has become an emerging threat to the world’s freshwater ecosystems, researchers said. The research, presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly on Tuesday, warns that if […]
American Rivers released its America’s Most Endangered Rivers report Tuesday identifying ten rivers under imminent threat. The annual report, now in its 33rd year, is unique in its spotlight on the Trump administration and industry-friendly members of Congress pushing policies that directly harm the iconic rivers. “In our many years of issuing the America’s Most […]
The activist group Avaaz has launched a petition against the Canadian Belo Sun Mining Company’s Volta Grande gold mine in Brazil’s Amazon region, claiming that the company is close to getting the permits it needs for the controversial project, MINING.com reported March 30. The project has already been denied a construction license more than once […]
Individuals, businesses and organizations in a record 188 countries and territories worldwide joined WWF’s Earth Hour Saturday to spark unprecedented conversation and action on stopping the loss of nature, a day after 550 scientists warned of a “dangerous decline” in global biodiversity. Close to 18,000 landmarks switched off their lights in solidarity as people across […]
Americans do love their denim, so much so that the average consumer buys four pairs of jeans a year. In China’s Xintang province, a hub for denim, 300 million pairs are made annually. Just as staggering is the brew of toxic chemicals and hundreds of gallons of water it takes to dye and finish one […]
By Paul Brown A ubiquitous tide of plastic particles has now swept throughout the world’s oceans. The human rights activist Bianca Jagger described to a conference in London Tuesday how a substance that was invented only in 1907 and seemed to have almost magical properties, because it was practically indestructible, is now threatening an environmental […]
By Valeria Sorgato On Jan. 23, a new national park joined Ecuador’s 54 protected areas. Río Negro-Sopladora National Park lies in southern Ecuador’s Morona Santiago and Azuay provinces within the Cordillera Real Oriental mountain range and next to Sangay National Park. The area is dominated by almost-intact Andean páramos—treeless alpine plateaus—and forests that are home […]
By James Blair Local residents and environmentalists in Chile are enjoying a prolonged New Year’s celebration, thanks to two major legal decisions that will protect the country’s free-flowing rivers. Chile’s justice system put a final stop to two controversial large hydroelectric dam developments in Chilean Patagonia: 1) Mediterráneo S.A.’s run-of-the-river project proposed on tributaries of […]
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