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 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...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 29, 2022 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The Oder River fish die-off has many causes, say early reports from scientists. In late July and early August of 2022, thousands of tons of dead fish choked the surface of the Oder River, which forms most of the border between Germany and Poland. Weeks later, no firm...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 15, 2022 | Conservation, Green Energy, Sustainability
A solar equity program has launched in Delaware, to provide solar panels for the homes of low-income residents. Low income households spend more on energy, as a percentage of their income, than high-income households. According to the American Council for an...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 1, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Big swimming pools will be banned in Las Vegas soon, one of many last-ditch efforts to save the Colorado River. Las Vegas, and most of the American southwest, is on the shore of a severe water crisis. Lake Mead, the reservoir above Hoover Dam, is the lowest it’s...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 25, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
Old growth and mature forests are the focus of a new executive order by President Biden, to identify and protect them as a part of climate conservation. The order, signed Thursday, directs the National Forest Service (NFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to...
