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TEXAS: Hottest December On Record In 130+ Years

January 5, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on TEXAS: Hottest December On Record In 130+ Years

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, January 5, 2022 (ENS) – Last month Texas experienced its warmest December on record since 1889, says John Nielsen-Gammon, a regents professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas […]

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LOUISIANA: Oil Co. Fined for Longest-Running U.S. Oil Spill

January 3, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Oil Co. Fined for Longest-Running U.S. Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, January 3, 2022 (ENS) – A Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States to resolve its […]

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ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant

December 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – Alcoa Corporation and Howmet Aerospace, successors to Alcoa Incorporated, and the City of East St. Louis will clean up hazardous waste […]

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NEVADA: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Feds Killing Native Wildlife

December 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEVADA: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Feds Killing Native Wildlife

RENO, Nevada, December 13, 2021 (ENS) – Conservation groups WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services in Nevada over […]

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HAWAII: Endangered Honeycreeper Rescued From Malarial Forest

December 9, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on HAWAII: Endangered Honeycreeper Rescued From Malarial Forest

KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaii, December 9, 2021 (ENS) – An ambitious effort to rescue four tiny birds deep in a thick Hawaiian rainforest saw its first taste of success last weekend, […]

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NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes

December 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes

WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2021 (ENS) – The construction and operations of the South Fork Wind power project offshore Rhode Island and New York has been approved by the Department […]

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OREGON: Crews At Work on Deep Water Wave Energy Test Site

December 4, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Crews At Work on Deep Water Wave Energy Test Site

By Benjamin Seidman NEWPORT, Oregon, December 4, 2021 (ENS) – On the central Oregon coast, a first-of-its-kind $80 million wave energy testing facility is under construction. “This is the first […]

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NEW YORK: Conspiracy to Evade Asbestos Regs Exposes Crimes

December 3, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK: Conspiracy to Evade Asbestos Regs Exposes Crimes

BINGHAMTON, New York, December 2, 2021 (ENS) – Two convicted asbestos criminals will be jailed and fined nearly $400,000 for exposing their workers and the surrounding community to the risk […]

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CALIFORNIA: Famous Traveling Wolf Hit By Vehicle, Dies

November 26, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on CALIFORNIA: Famous Traveling Wolf Hit By Vehicle, Dies

SACRAMENTO, California, November 26, 2021 (ENS) – A wolf that made national headlines by becoming the first reported wolf on California’s central coast in up to 300 years has died […]

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PENNSYLVANIA: Drilling Wastewater Toxics Spread on Dirt Roads

November 19, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on PENNSYLVANIA: Drilling Wastewater Toxics Spread on Dirt Roads

FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, November 19, 2021 (ENS) – In 2017-18, Farmington Township, a community of about 2,000 in northwestern Pennsylvania became what resident Siri Lawson calls “ground zero” in the […]

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WEST VIRGINIA: Clean Water Settlement Protects Potomac River

November 18, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WEST VIRGINIA: Clean Water Settlement Protects Potomac River

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, November 17, 2021 (ENS) –  The largest sewage district in the state, located in West Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley must make improvements to its sewer and stormwater systems […]

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MAINE: Truck Dealer Caught Installing Illegal ‘Defeat Devices’

November 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MAINE: Truck Dealer Caught Installing Illegal ‘Defeat Devices’

WINDHAM, Maine, November 15, 2021 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with APlus Truck Sales, Inc. of Windham, resolving EPA allegations that from 2017 to […]

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WASHINGTON: Bayer Fined $62M in School PCB Exposure Case

November 14, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WASHINGTON: Bayer Fined $62M in School PCB Exposure Case

MONROE, Washington, November 14, 2021 (ENS) – A jury in King County Superior Court this week awarded $62 million in damages to eight people in King and Snohomish counties harmed […]

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OREGON: Enviros, Timber, Fishing Groups Protect Private Forests

November 14, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Enviros, Timber, Fishing Groups Protect Private Forests

SALEM, Oregon, November 14, 2021 (ENS) – “This is truly an exciting time to be a part of the Oregon forest sector,” said David Bechtold, representative of a coalition of […]

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ILLINOIS: Diesel Truck and Engine Maker Fined $52 Million

November 12, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Diesel Truck and Engine Maker Fined $52 Million

LISLE, Illinois, November 11, 2021 (ENS) – Navistar International Corporation, which manufactures trucks and diesel engines in Lisle, has agreed to pay a $52 million civil penalty and mitigate at […]

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HAWAII: Courts Rule Maui Wastewater Injection Wells Need Permit

November 6, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on HAWAII: Courts Rule Maui Wastewater Injection Wells Need Permit

HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 6, 2021 (ENS) – The County of Maui has lost another court ruling in its campaign to avoid getting a Clean Water Act permit for injection wells […]

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ALASKA: Cook Inlet Federal Waters Closed to Commercial Salmon Fishing

November 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ALASKA: Cook Inlet Federal Waters Closed to Commercial Salmon Fishing

KENAI, Alaska, November 5, 2021 (ENS) – The Biden Administration has closed the federal waters of Alaska’s Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing for the 2022 Cook Inlet commercial salmon […]

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ALABAMA: Grand Jury Charges Seven in Major Cockfighting Operation

November 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ALABAMA: Grand Jury Charges Seven in Major Cockfighting Operation

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, November 5, 2021 (ENS) – A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment this week charging seven Verbena, Alabama, residents with conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act […]

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MONTANA: Judge Orders Halt to Coal Strip-Mine Expansion

October 31, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MONTANA: Judge Orders Halt to Coal Strip-Mine Expansion

BOZEMAN, Montana, October 31, 2021 (ENS) – In a victory for cleaner water in Montana, a state district court judge has ordered the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ, to […]

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OREGON: Making Sure Wind Turbines and Whales Won’t Mix

October 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Making Sure Wind Turbines and Whales Won’t Mix

NEWPORT, Oregon, October 25, 2021 (ENS) – Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute has been awarded a $2 million grant to collect data about distribution and density of marine mammals […]

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