by Beth Holmes | Dec 5, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
A pesticide approved eight years ago by the EPA may be killing off bees. They’ve been ordered to take a closer look, at last. Cyantraniliprole (CTP), a pesticide meant to protect agricultural crops from insect depredation, was approved by the Environmental...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 28, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Kenyan herders are digging for groundwater as an extended drought means dry riverbeds and dying cattle. The shallow rivers in much of Eastern Africa are drying up. In Samburu County, a region of Kenya, there is no surface water to be found anywhere these days. “We had...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
An Okefenokee mine in Georgia is the center of a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers over lax oversight. Twin Pines Minerals intends to move ahead with mining titanium dioxide near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a large nature refuge in Georgia. The...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation
Hurricane Ian did more damage than we saw, as an algae bloom, red tide, and destroyed marine habitat are found in its wake. The Category 4 storm struck southwest Florida over a month ago, on September 28th. Ripping across the center of the state from Tampa to the...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Shipping containers meant to stop undocumented immigration could obstruct a critical jaguar migration route, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. Arizona governor Doug Ducey isn’t waiting for federal dollars to continue building the controversial...
