by Beth Holmes | Aug 11, 2023 | Conservation, Uncategorized
A Minnesota mine is under dispute, with the state Supreme Court ruling that officials lied about its impact and falsified permits. Newrange Copper Nickel, or Polymet as it is usually called, is a joint venture between Polymet Mining and Teck Resources near the town of...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 6, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Manatees are starving in Florida waters, only five years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) took them off the Endangered Species list. In the 1960s and ’70s, the West Indian manatee, which is native to Florida waters, was down to only a few hundred...
by Admin | Jul 20, 2016 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
The melting of glaciers around the world due to human caused climate change is something that a lot of us are familiar with. We’ve heard the arguments about how sea levels will rise and the like, but there are other, less discussed problems that could end up impacting...
by Admin | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
So you’ve heard the term hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in various news headlines on the environment, and maybe even heard of Matt Damon’s new film on fracking called Promised Land. But what is fracking? Hydraulic fracking is a hot topic for environmentalists...