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10/11/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
South Dakota farmers sue USDA over regulation of mud puddle on their land
In Miner County, South Dakota, a farming family is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over a mud puddle smack in the middle of prime farmland. Arlen and Cindy Foster are third-generation farmers living on land that Arlen’s grandfather purchased in 1900. Together with their daughter, son-in-law and six grandchildren, the Fosters raise cattle and grow […]
06/19/2021
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By News Editors
Court records show eco-terrorist letter received by forest service was sent by Biden’s Bureau of Land Management nominee
A past link to an activity described as eco-terrorism should disqualify President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management, according to a Republican senator. (Article by Jack Davis republished from WesternJournal.com) Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming responded critically to nominee Tracy Stone-Manning’s role in sending a threatening letter on behalf of an environmentalist group that […]
06/15/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Lithium mining for electric vehicle batteries is harming indigenous groups in Arizona
A government-backed push to mine lithium in western Arizona is compromising the ability of indigenous groups in the area to freely practice their religion. Australian company Hawkstone Mining Ltd. has been conducting exploratory drilling in the Big Sandy River Valley under the auspices of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The valley is home to several sacred sites on public land, […]
06/11/2021
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By Franz Walker
Nevada legislature passes sweeping clean energy bill focused on funding electric vehicle infrastructure
On Monday, May 31, the Nevada legislature approved a sweeping clean energy bill aimed at increasing spending on electric vehicle infrastructure in the state. State Bill (SB) 448 passed in the state assembly in a 31-10 vote after it passed in the Senate unanimously. The puts legislative backing behind the planned “Greenlink Nevada” transmission upgrade, […]
05/10/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
80 Groups blast US for interfering with Mexico’s bans on glyphosate and GM corn
Mexico plans to ban genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate by January 2024. And agrochemical giants operating in the United States where Mexico gets over a quarter of its corn are not happy about it. Emails revealed companies like Bayer AG, along with U.S. officials, are pressuring Mexico to drop the ban. In a letter sent Thursday, April 29, […]
05/05/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Australia to phase out single-use plastics by 2025
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison launched its first National Plastics Plan last month in an attempt to curb the country’s mounting plastic pollution crisis. The plan involves banning “single-use plastics” over the next four years. On Thursday, April 16, the country’s environmental ministers met to confirm that the ban covers eight kinds of “problematic and unnecessary” plastic waste: lightweight […]
04/20/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Many geoengineering projects are still underway despite experts’ warning against climate modification
Many geoengineering projects are still underway even though experts warn that manipulating the Earth’s natural systems will only harm the environment, disrupt the food supply and create or intensify conflict. Last December, China announced that it was planning to expand its cloud seeding program to cover more than one and a half times the size of India by 2025. For decades, the Communist […]
04/15/2021
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By News Editors
Arizona AG uses Democrats’ favorite trick against them, reveals Biden’s immigration EOs violated environmental laws
Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing the Biden administration over alleged environmental consequences over the border crisis. (Article by Cameron Arcand republished from WesternJournal.com) Brnovich is arguing that President Joe Biden’s executive orders halting border wall construction and reversing the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy violated the National Environmental Policy Act of […]
01/26/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Biden suspends new oil, gas drilling permits on federal land, signaling beginning of energy price hikes
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday, Jan. 21, a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters. The suspension, part of a review of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies, went into effect after Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega signed the order on Wednesday, Jan. […]
12/23/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Researchers find high levels of pesticides in the Great Barrier Reef, including one that’s BANNED in 60 countries
Marine scientists have detected dangerous levels of several pesticides in the Great Barrier Reef, including the herbicide atrazine. This pesticide has been banned in 60 countries but remains registered for use in Australia. In a report published in the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, reef water quality expert Jon Brodie and fisheries veterinarian Matt Landos said that 50 individual pesticide […]
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