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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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NEW YORK: Trafficker in Protected African Cats Gets 18 Months

October 23, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK: Trafficker in Protected African Cats Gets 18 Months

BUFFALO, New York, October 23, 2021 (ENS) – A conviction for trafficking African wild cats has landed a New York man in prison for 18 months for violating two federal […]

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IDAHO: $50M Mine Waste Treatment Plant Means Cleaner Rivers

October 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on IDAHO: $50M Mine Waste Treatment Plant Means Cleaner Rivers

KELLOGG, Idaho, October 22, 2021 (ENS) – In an effort to reduce the volume of heavy metals discharged to Idaho’s Coeur D’Alene River from the Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting […]

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WISCONSIN: Largest Unprotected Forest Sold for Conservation

October 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WISCONSIN: Largest Unprotected Forest Sold for Conservation

RHINELANDER, Wisconsin, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – The Conservation Fund has purchased 70,000 acres of forested land in central Wisconsin from The Forestland Group to safeguard wildlife habitat and water […]

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MAINE: Lobstermen, Conservationists Sue Over Right Whale Rule

October 16, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MAINE: Lobstermen, Conservationists Sue Over Right Whale Rule

AUGUSTA, Maine, October 16, 2021 (ENS) – The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, and the Secretary of Commerce in a challenge to the agency’s […]

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TENNESSEE: Cherokee National Forest Expands by 1,500 Acres

October 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on TENNESSEE: Cherokee National Forest Expands by 1,500 Acres

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, October 15, 2021 (ENS) – Volkswagen of America and The Conservation Fund have completed a multi-year effort to buy, conserve and transfer 1,500 acres of land to the […]

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MINNESOTA: Zebra Mussels Invade Woman Lake, Famous for Its Fish

October 9, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MINNESOTA: Zebra Mussels Invade Woman Lake, Famous for Its Fish

LONGVILLE, Minnesota, October 9, 2021 (ENS) – For the first time, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has sounded the alarm to notify the public the agency is fighting invasive […]

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NEW JERSEY: Chinese Citizen Jailed for Financing Turtle Trade

October 8, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW JERSEY: Chinese Citizen Jailed for Financing Turtle Trade

CAMDEN, New Jersey, October 8, 2021 (ENS) – “The extradition of a foreign national who had never set foot on American soil for financing a turtle-trafficking ring in the U.S. […]

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VERMONT: Climate Lawsuit Targets Exxon, Shell, Sunoco, CITGO

October 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on VERMONT: Climate Lawsuit Targets Exxon, Shell, Sunoco, CITGO

MONTPELIER, Vermont, October 2, 2021 (ENS) – Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan Jr. has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against several big fossil fuel companies for deceptive and unfair […]

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ALASKA: Salmon Disaster Averted as Neighbor Helps Neighbor

October 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ALASKA: Salmon Disaster Averted as Neighbor Helps Neighbor

BETHEL, Alaska, October 2, 2021 (ENS) – The 56 tribal communities living in Alaska on one of the world’s largest deltas is witnessing the loss of their customary salmon run […]

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LOUISIANA: HazChem Emissions Cost Synthetic Rubber Factory

October 1, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: HazChem Emissions Cost Synthetic Rubber Factory

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, October 1, 2021 (ENS) – Sulphur, Louisiana got its name, and its French spelling, from the sulfur mines that were operated in the area in the 1900s. Until […]

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TEXAS: Gas Companies Fined Millions for Fatal Air Pollution

October 1, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on TEXAS: Gas Companies Fined Millions for Fatal Air Pollution

MIDLAND, Texas, October 1, 2021 (ENS) – Five subsidiaries of West Texas Gas Inc. will spend up to $5 million on compliance measures in a settlement that resolves U.S. government […]

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NEW JERSEY: State Replants Native Atlantic White Cedar Forests

September 26, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW JERSEY: State Replants Native Atlantic White Cedar Forests

TRENTON, New Jersey, September 26, 2021 (ENS) – New Jersey’s native Atlantic white cedar forests have been harmed by climate change, suffering sea-level rise and storm surge that sent saltwater […]

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CALIFORNIA: Newsom Signs $15B Climate Crisis Spending Bill

September 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on CALIFORNIA: Newsom Signs $15B Climate Crisis Spending Bill

SACRAMENTO, California, September 24, 2021 (ENS) – Among the towering ancient trees in Sequoia National Park, near the site of this season’s devastating KNP Complex fire, Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday […]

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KANSAS: Blue-Green Algae in Lakes Prompts Public Health Warnings

September 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on KANSAS: Blue-Green Algae in Lakes Prompts Public Health Warnings

TOPEKA, Kansas, September 22, 2021 (ENS) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks have issued two dozen public health advisories for […]

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NEW YORK: Renewables Coming to NYC via New Buried Power Lines

September 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK: Renewables Coming to NYC via New Buried Power Lines

ALBANY, New York, September 21, 2021 (ENS) – To mark Climate Week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul Monday announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power New York City […]

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MASSACHUSETTS: Cracks Down on Idling Diesel School Buses

September 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Cracks Down on Idling Diesel School Buses

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has reached a settlement with a New Bedford-based school bus company over allegations that its drivers excessively idled their buses at New Bedford schools. […]

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MARYLAND: Five Zebras Escape From Breeder’s Farm, Run Free

September 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: Five Zebras Escape From Breeder’s Farm, Run Free

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, September 10, 2021 (ENS) – For more than a week, five zebras have been been wandering freely through the roads and residential neighborhoods of Prince George’s County, […]

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WASHINGTON: Columbia River Toxic Site Proposed for Superfund

September 8, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WASHINGTON: Columbia River Toxic Site Proposed for Superfund

OLYMPIA, Washington, September 8, 2021 (ENS) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it wants to add Bradford Island at Bonneville Dam to the National Priorities List, known as […]

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