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Healthy natural systems can buffer communities from growing threats of climate change TAMPA, Fla., November 13, 2024 (Newswire.com) – As communities recover from back-to-back hurricanes – and as…
Read more As Florida Rebuilds From Devastating Hurricanes, Nature Offers Solutions for the FutureAny article about Physostegia begins with the acknowledgement that this plant’s most-common common name, obedient plant, is a misnomer: Physostegia is anything but complying. The name obedient plant…
Read more Obedient Plant: Everything You Need to Know About Growing PhysostegiaSAVANNAH, Ga. — A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia…
Read more Proposed mine outside Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concernsLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling for prayers for the dead and injured following a series of multi-car accidents that left sections of Interstate 55 near the…
Read more ‘Super fog’ made of fog, marsh fire smoke blamed for traffic pileups, road closuresNEW ORLEANS — It’s a nearly $3 billion attempt to mimic Mother Nature: Massive gates will be incorporated into a section of a flood protection levee southeast of…
Read more A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?CNN — The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court…
Read more EPA slashes federally protected waters by more than half after Supreme Court ruling | CNN PoliticsBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA April 25, 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/uganda-sand-mining-lake-victoria-basin-13ec983cdddcb3f0fc48d9e908632a36 LWERA WETLAND, Uganda (AP) — The excavator grunts in the heart of the wetland, baring its teeth. There are trucks…
Read more As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffersMOMBASA, Kenya — Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa’s largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home. The water and wildlife-rich land is fed by…
Read more In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, natureTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal review of plans for a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said…
Read more Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnelBARCELONA, Spain — The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near the prized…
Read more EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetlandEditor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and…
Read more 18 of Asia’s most underrated places | CNNLifelong Cleveland resident Steve Gove recalls when the Cuyahoga River symbolized shame — fetid, lifeless, notorious for catching fire when sparks from overhead rail cars ignited the oil-slicked…
Read more Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmetEfforts underway to assist local, state and federal agencies and organizations with oil spill clean-up Press Release – Oct 7, 2021 HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., October 7, 2021 (Newswire.com)…
Read more Advanced Innovative Recovery Technologies, Inc. Launches Coastal Clean-Up Campaign, Donates Supplies to Save Local Animals
