Tag: Biodiversity
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How the 16-Day Government Shutdown Significantly Impacted Health and the Environment
By Frances Beinecke After 16 long days, the government shutdown has finally come to an end. It is relief to know that hundreds of thousands public servants can return to work and that critical programs protecting our health and the environment will fully function once again. But any sense of reassurance is tempered by two…
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6 Exceptional Environmentalists Presented With Brower Youth Award
Earth Island Institute Who’s responsible for some of North America’s most creative environmental projects, such as diverting 110 tons of reusable items from landfills, mobilizing communities and campaigning for green economies? Young activists who have yet to reach their 23rd birthdays. This month, the six winners of the 2013 Brower Youth Awards will meet in…
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California Becomes First State to Ban Lead Hunting Ammunition
Gov. Brown (D-CA) signed historic legislation Friday that will protect the state’s condors, eagles and other wildlife …
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Industry Pushes to Weaken Maine’s Mining Regulations
Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine released an investigative report showing that documents in the possession of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection, but not disclosed …
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Pesticides to Blame for Massive Bee Deaths in Minnesota
A recent investigation into the death of thousands of bees last month in Minnesota revealed that fipronil, a widely used insecticide, was to blame. In mid-September, three colonies of bees …