Tag: environmental protection
USDA & Forest Service Ordered to Remove Climate Change References – EcoWatch
Climate change references have been disappearing from USDA and Forest Service websites, raising concerns among experts and activists about data accessibility. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reportedly started removing climate change mentions...
Locals Oppose Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada...
Nevada’s Congressional Delegation and Las Vegas officials have been pushing Congress to pass the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act. This act would allow public lands managed by the federal government to be...
Lawsuit Against Trump for Drilling in Protected Waters
Lawsuit Against Trump for Drilling in Protected Waters Environmental conservation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana, Greenpeace, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, have taken legal action against the Trump administration. The lawsuits,...
Impact of Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze on Arizona Conservation Efforts
Amidst the arid foothills of the Santa Rita and Patagonia mountain ranges in Arizona lies a landscape marked by erosion and dried vegetation, a stark reminder of the changing climate's impact on the region....
Reconsideration of EPA Finding on Climate Pollution’s Health Impact
The Trump administration has recently announced plans to reconsider a significant ruling made by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) back in 2009. This particular finding, known as the “endangerment finding,” stated that...
EPA Rule to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water: Inside Climate News
A recent landmark Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule, enacted at the close of last year, aimed to combat the lead crisis threatening the health of millions of Americans by tightening restrictions on toxic lead...
Interior Secretary Weakens Land Protections to Promote Fossil Fuels
Interior Secretary Undermines Land Protections to Promote Fossil Fuels On his first full day as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum issued a directive that could threaten national monuments, migratory birds, and...
The Impact of Trump’s EPA Policies on the Environment
President Donald Trump, in fulfillment of his campaign promises, has initiated the process of reducing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The impact of these policies on the environment has been a cause for concern...
Preventing CO2 Pipeline Leaks: Trump Administration Derails Efforts
Federal regulators were on the brink of implementing new safety regulations for CO2 pipelines to prevent future disasters following a toxic gas leak in Mississippi. However, these efforts were thwarted during the early days...
Arctic Geoengineering Experiment Halted Over Environmental Concerns
A US-based nonprofit, the Arctic Ice Project (AIP), recently made headlines as it announced the cancellation of its geoengineering experiments in Alaska. The organization had initially proposed releasing tiny silica particles over parts of...
