California Accelerates Towards Zero-Emission Passenger Vehicles By 2035
California moved closer to a future with pollution-free cars, trucks and SUVS when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced[…]
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Forests the Size of France Have Regrown in the Last 20 Years, New Research Shows
Nearly 59 million hectares of forests—an area larger than mainland France— have regrown since 2000, according to a new analysis published today by Trillion Trees, a joint venture between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), BirdLife International and the Wildlif…
Read moreCalifornia water utilities fear the unknown when it comes to lead service lines
By Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director. Last month, two California trade associations submitted disconcerting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the[…]
Read moreNegligence, Abuse, and … Fatal Fires? For Animals, Roadside Zoos Really Are Hell on Earth
Roadside zoos are going up in flames—for real. Hundreds of animals have been killed in fires during the last few years alone—and these are just some of the ones that were reported.
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Read moreConnecticut can take the lead on creating a cleaner transportation system that cuts climate pollution
Connecticut is poised to lead the way on creating a cleaner and healthier transportation system – if legislators seize the[…]
Read moreOnly 17% of Free-flowing Rivers are Protected
New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability, finds that only 17% of rivers globally
are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems – and the species…
Tiger in Houston Found Wandering Loose—PETA Calls For Crackdown on the Big-Cat Trade
A gun was pointed at the tiger, who was viewed as a threat, even though it was a human’s fault the animal was in a residential neighborhood to begin with.
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Read moreWWF Statement on Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, and Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act to combat illegal, unregulate…
Read more‘Years’ of Illegal Owl Experiments at Johns Hopkins: State Confirms PETA Tip
In response to a formal complaint from PETA, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has just confirmed that Johns Hopkins University (JHU) experimenter Shreesh Mysore illegally conducted gruesome and deadly brain experiments on owls without mandatory permits for “years”—apparently from 2015 to 2018, according to public records obtained by PETA. The DNR tells PETA… Read more »
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Read moreBill from Reps. Doggett, Blumenauer will help stakeholders reduce climate pollution from infrastructure projects
On May 11th, Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Earl Blumenauer introduced the Green Transportation Act, which would require states and metropolitan[…]
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