by Beth Holmes | Sep 26, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Lobstermen and the state of Maine are challenging a judge’s decision to restrict fishing that threatens severely threatened whale species. North Atlantic right whales were once the preferred target for commercial whaling. They swim slowly and at the surface,...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Maya Bay ruling, 22 years after the scenic Thai bay was featured in The Beach, requires the government to pay for environmental repairs. In 1999 and 2000, 20th Century Fox filmed The Beach at May Bay on Ko Phi Phi Leh in Thailand. The bay’s distinctive undercut...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 12, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is unstable and at a high risk of collapse, according to scientists mapping its retreat. The Thwaites Glacier is one of the largest glaciers on the world, approximately 80 miles wide and 925 miles long, roughly the size of the island...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 5, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Ten counties in Ohio have passed laws banning the development of new infrastructure-scale wind and solar projects, in the past year. In October last year, Ohio passed a state law granting the veto power over renewable energy sites to local voters. Worth noting, voters...
