Environmental concerns

News 03/20/21, 09:59

Scientists are calling for help from the public to eradicate the invasive Asian giant hornet species that has been discovered so far in the state of Washington State and British Columbia, Canada, over the past two years. The Asian giant hornet is the biggest known hornet in the world. The hornet ...

News 01/20/20, 05:53

A chemical banned in the EU because it poses a danger to humans and the environment is used in America without constraint. Tucker Carlson, the host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” spoke out against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing “Big Agriculture” to use the pesticide known as Atrazine, being sprayed ...

World 05/27/19, 16:10

Green parties' surprisingly strong showing in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament raised hopes — particularly among young voters — that global warming and other environmental issues will get more serious consideration on the continent.Provisional results Monday showed the left-leaning Greens coming in fourth in the balloting with 69 seats, ...

U.S. 05/10/19, 14:38

Fears of harming an endangered frog species have forced crews to delay cleaning debris from about 800 properties in Paradise, angering some residents anxious to start rebuilding their homes.Those tasked with debris removal have been told to wait until state and federal officials reach an agreement on guidelines to address ...

Politics 05/06/19, 11:41

The United Nations is out with another alarming report, claiming that one million species, more than ever before, are threatened with imminent extinction if drastic actions aren’t taken. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s a similar warning given by the head of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) nearly four decades ago. In ...

New York 04/10/19, 18:23

President Donald Trump’s executive order to expedite oil and natural gas pipelines could spark another legal battle against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration. Trump signed two executive orders designed to speed up oil and gas pipeline projects. The action came after officials in Washington state and New York used ...

World 11/23/18, 09:14

Investigation found the construction project in the city of Jingzhou had illegally encroached on a protected national nature reserve

Enviroment 10/04/18, 05:10

The state Shoreline Hearings Board dismissed an appeal this week of a permit and environmental analysis for an Andeavor Anacortes Refinery project.The refinery’s Clean Products Upgrade Project has been contentious due to environmental concerns. The appeal, brought by a coalition of environmental groups, pertained to a shoreline development permit issued ...