"A top U.S. Energy Department official in southern New Mexico says the agency plans to close off part of the federal government's underground nuclear waste repository due to contamination and stability concerns."
"Florida health officials have identified a new neighborhood in Miami as a Zika transmission zone, Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office said Thursday."
A little-noticed court settlement in Nevada requires the federal government to re-evaluate its program for killing predatory animals at the request of farmers and ranchers. Two years from now, when the re-evaluation is done, the program could be drastically changed.
The unprecedented protest over the Dakota Access Pipeline marks a milestone in the movement for Native-American rights.
Coastal restoration planners for Louisiana issued maps showing shocking floods and land loss in 50 years if nothing is done.
Parts of coastal North Carolina battered by floods from Hurricane Matthew will take a long time to recover. Damage to facilities for clean drinking water is a main obstacle.
Symposium participants in Manila, Philippines will discuss key learnings on resettlement and livelihoods on urban and rural resettlement projects in Asia. Abstract submissions (for both paper and poster) are invited through 21 November, 2016.
#SEJ2017 will take place in the river town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our host and sponsor is the University of Pittsburgh/Swanson School of Engineering. Topics we'll explore include energy, environmental justice, wilderness, urban farming, green design, transportation, infrastructure and water. Photo: © Steve Heap/Shutterstock.
"Relentless poaching is decimating Africa’s elephants. But the world’s largest land mammal could have a powerful, new champion if Hillary Clinton becomes president of the U.S."
"Urban farming received a legitimizing nod last month when Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) introduced the Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 in hopes of getting it included in the next Farm Bill."
