1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (506+ words) Rob Hayes, senior director of Clean Water with Environmental Advocates New York, estimated there are still 555, 000 lead pipes across the state. "We need a plan to get these pipes out of the ground as swiftly and equitably as possible," he…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (538+ words) An environmental group is suing New York City, alleging it is not following the necessary steps to change the upstate watershed that supplies city residents with water. "What's disappointing about the Riverkeepers lawsuit is they were involved in all of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (299+ words) Climate change is increasing pressure on farmers around the world as rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events make growing conditions less predictable. In Ghana, where agriculture largely depends on rainfall, cacao farmers are already feeling…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (504+ words) A class action lawsuit has been filed after a sewer line collapsed and spilled contaminated water into the Potomac River, near Washington, D. C. In January, the collapsed section of the 72-inch Potomac Interceptor dumped about 243 million gallons of raw sewage into…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (331+ words) In 1978, green sea turtles were placed on the endangered species list primarily due to human activities like bycatch in fisheries, habitat loss from coastal development, pollution, commercial hunting for their meat, and harvesting of their eggs. Other threats include entanglement…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (498+ words) The Burlington City Council held a work session Monday night to receive the annual progress report on Net Zero Energy goals. But some residents said the plan is flawed because it relies, in part, on a wood burning power plant....

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (708+ words) Far from moaning and groaning about the rising prices for oil-based products and the looming shortages, I celebrate anything that will cut into our consumption of fossil fuel based products. To explain myself, I need a slight digression. "Dear Everything…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (270+ words) Metropolitan areas tend to be significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas because of human activities, infrastructure, and the lack of vegetation. Asphalt, concrete, and dark rooftops absorb sunlight during the day and slowly release it at night. This raises temperatures…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (238+ words) The oceans are home to a quarter million species that have been catalogued and undoubtedly a far greater number undocumented, hosting over 80% of global biodiversity. Oceans are the planet's primary life-support system, producing at least half of its oxygen. A…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (327+ words) A coalition of 24 states as well as a dozen cities and counties has sued the Trump administration over its decision to relinquish the government's legal authority to fight climate change. The lawsuit is likely to be consolidated with a case…...