Tag: Featured News
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Groups Call for Ban on Frac-Sand Mining in Wisconsin
A resolution calling for a ban on frac-sand mining and a halt to attacks on local democracy has been sent to Gov. Walker (R-WI), members of the Wisconsin Legislature and state and federal environmental regulators. [caption id="attachment_318731" align="alignnone" width="500"] Superior Silica Sands Mine-Town of Auburn-Chippewa County. Photo credit: Jim Tittle.[/caption] The resolution was created by the…
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How Cheap China-Manufactured Goods Impacts U.S. Air Quality
Cities like Los Angeles have been getting an extra smog-filled day per year, and a new study suggests that our demand for products made across the Pacific Ocean have a lot to do with it. A study published by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences suggests that large amounts of pollution that travel from China—and the environmental and health…
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250+ Bottlenose Dolphins Captured in Japan’s Taiji Cove Hunt
As we have witnessed the torture endured by 250+ dolphins in a cove in Taiji, Japan the past four days, as their families have been torn apart, and as our Cove Guardians continue to witness and show the world what is happening, we would like to share a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,…
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$1 Trillion Bipartisan Spending Bill Mixed Bag for Water Programs
By Brett Walton After a period of budget gloom, the $1 trillion spending bill approved by the House and Senate last week brought a little cheer to water programs, which fared relatively well. Some of the harshest sequestration cuts have been restored. [caption id="attachment_318557" align="alignnone" width="500"] Among the programs that were saved from budget cuts include the…
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Soil Microbes Alter DNA in Response to Climate Change
A 10-year study of soil ecosystems has determined that microbes alter their genetic code in response to a warming climate so they can process excess carbon being absorbed by plants from the atmosphere, a team of U.S. researchers reports in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. [caption id="attachment_318537" align="alignnone" width="500"] New research shows soil microbes can alter their DNA…