Environment/Environmental Justice Stories
- Comment Period Open for Experimental Nuclear Tech in Eastern ID The U.S. Department of Energy has opened a short public-comment window on an experimental nuclear technology in Idaho. The agency has released a draft environmental assessment for testing of what's known as "molten chloride fast reactor" technology at the Idaho National Laboratory. …(Read More)
- Report: Demand Grows for Native Seed Across West, but Supply Isn't There New research shows the demand for native seed supply across the Western United States, including Nevada, has increased, but the supply simply is not there. Researchers with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine say in the West, extreme weather events driven […]
- Report Charts a Course for Mitigating Wildfire Risk As wildfire seasons in Colorado and across the American West become longer, less predictable and increasingly destructive, a new report aims to provide an equitable roadmap for protecting communities, watersheds and wildlife. Rob Addington, Colorado forest program director for The Nature Conservancy, said engagement with tribal nations, […]
- Ag Research Community Urges Congress to Avoid Farm Bill Delays The U.S. Farm Bill is up for reauthorization, and Congress faces calls to avoid any delays so certain programs can keep helping farmers and consumers without losing momentum. The bill, which is passed every five years, covers several areas tied to the nation's food system, […]
- Report Charts a Course for Mitigating Wildfire Risk As wildfire seasons in Colorado and across the American West become longer, less predictable and increasingly destructive, a new report aims to provide an equitable roadmap for protecting communities, watersheds and wildlife. Rob Addington, Colorado forest program director for The Nature Conservancy, said engagement with tribal nations, […]
- VA Environmentalists Disagree with DEQ’s Norfolk Southern Fine Virginia environmentalists are frustrated by the state Department of Environmental Quality's $27,000 fine of Norfolk Southern for a 2020 train derailment. The derailment caused 16 boxcars to spill almost 1,400 tons of coal into the Roanoke River. The town of Salem's water plant had to halt intake […]
- WI Farmers Hope Grazing Funds Aren't Put Out to Pasture Congress has been holding hearings on the next Farm Bill, which has major implications for the nation's food system. It also shapes conservation programs, and Wisconsin producers hope a key funding source is not left behind. The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative helps farmers carry out […]
- President Biden Declares Avi Kwa Ame National Monument President Joe Biden has designated Avi Kwa Ame, known by some as Spirit Mountain, a national monument. The designation preserves about half a million acres in Southern Nevada that is considered to be sacred by a dozen native tribes. Will Pregman, Communications Director for the group Battle […]