by Beth Holmes | Oct 11, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Climate demonstrators in Brussels marched in the thousands on Sunday, to let the world leaders at the U.N. climate summit due to start soon in Glasgow know that the world’s eyes are on them. The U.N.’s 26th Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 4, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Huntington Beach locals first noticed a sheen of oil on the water and a heavy “gas station” smell around the area on October 1, 2021. It was strong enough that the local message board was full of people checking how far up and down the beach it could be...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 27, 2021 | Conservation, Profiles
Christopher Cousins is a PhD candidate at Oregon State University, and his research is about amphibians living in river headwaters, and how to protect their habitats as climate change continues. He’s also a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico and son of...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 22, 2021 | Conservation
Murders are not usually considered an environmental topic, but they are becoming increasingly so. According to Global Witness, an environmental lobby group, 227 activists were murdered while working to defend the environment and land rights in 2020, the highest number...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 13, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Raptor species around the world are in trouble, according to a new review of conservation data by two major wildlife groups. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Birdlife International collaborated to do a new analysis of bird population data for...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 30, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Information
Water from Fukushima nuclear power plant will be released soon via a tunnel, which will take it well out to sea to avoid interfering with local fishing. The Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was heavily damaged during the 2011 earthquake that rocked Japan, has now...
