Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (January 7, 2020) —This National Radon Action Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages Americans around the country to test their homes for radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer. Make 2020 a healthier, safer new year by testing your home. Read the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The ocean is full of weird animals, which have even weirder names. Here are 7 of the most unusual monikers the ocean has to offer! Frogfish © Richard Carey/Fotolia If you’re looking to find one of the strangest fish in the sea, look no further than the frogfish. Their leg-like fins, camouflaged skin […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Landmark achievement reached before the end of the decade, as the fight to save the vaquita continues San Felipe, Mexico – December 31, 2019 – Operation Milagro, Sea Shepherd’s campaign to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, reached a significant milestone this month. Over the past six seasons of the […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Landmark achievement reached before the end of the decade, as the fight to save the vaquita continues San Felipe, Mexico – December 31, 2019 – Operation Milagro, Sea Shepherd’s campaign to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, reached a significant milestone this month. Over the past six seasons of the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy New shipping lanes open as summer sea ice decreases. Wildfires spread as tundra thaws and forests dry out. Marine debris clumps on rocky shores. Global change is visibly changing Arctic ocean and coastal environments. And at the same time, invisible changes are accumulating. Ten years ago, parts of the cold, wind-tossed Arctic […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy What would you get if you combined a ping pong ball, a suction cup and a fish? A lumpsucker. Lumpsuckers are a group of small, spherical fish that live in the chilly waters of the Arctic, North Pacific and North Atlantic. They’re part of the Cyclopteridae family, which gets its name from […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This week in Washington was one for the history books. But while the news cameras were pointed elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Congress finally took steps to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2020 (which actually started back in October). As always with budgets, compromises between parties and between both chambers of […]
Since enactment three and a half years ago, EPA has been hard at work effectively and efficiently implementing the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as Congress intended. The agency continues to consistently meet key TSCA deadlines and requirements, and today marks another milestone in that process as EPA finalized the designation […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Retail remains king, but Americans concerned about climate change and consumerism are continuing to have an impact on shopping habits. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/business/gift-guide-used-experiences-homemade.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society In flagrant disregard for federal law, dozens of skiffs fishing with illegal gillnets swarmed the protected waters home to the most endangered marine mammal in the world this week. San Felipe, MX, December 9th, 2019 – Over 80 skiffs swarmed the shores of San Felipe, Baja California yesterday in an […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society In flagrant disregard for federal law, dozens of skiffs fishing with illegal gillnets swarmed the protected waters home to the most endangered marine mammal in the world this week. San Felipe, MX, December 9th, 2019 – Over 80 skiffs swarmed the shores of San Felipe, Baja California yesterday in an […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society In flagrant disregard for federal law, dozens of skiffs fishing with illegal gillnets swarmed the protected waters home to the most endangered marine mammal in the world this week. San Felipe, MX, December 9th, 2019 – Over 80 skiffs swarmed the shores of San Felipe, Baja California yesterday in an […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Ingrid Giskes, the Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), where she works to tackle the most harmful form of marine debris in our ocean: lost and abandoned fishing gear. She has a background in international policy and has been working in this field for the last seven years. When she’s not traveling, Ingrid lives […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Climate change impacts all parts of the world, and finding solutions to the challenges posed by such an immense threat will require action from every country. Annual international climate talks are key to effectively addressing the problem. What is COP23? Back in 1992, the international community adopted the United Nations […]
This year’s Greenbuild Conference & Expo, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), highlighted the benefits that sustainable buildings can have on occupants and their communities, with much of the educational content tailored to the social, economic, and health and wellness impacts of sustainability in the built environment. As the foundation of nearly all […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Thanksgiving is always a time for reflection and gratitude, and this year is no exception. This Thanksgiving, we would like to express our appreciation and celebrate some ocean victories—many of which were possible because of the support of ocean advocates like you. I could not be prouder of our Ocean Conservancy team, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It was my first time in America. As my foot touched the ground in California, I recall thinking something like, “This is the landmass of the earth called the United States of America that I vaguely know from Hollywood movies.” Yet, what is now known as the United States is really the home […]
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a proposed new trade agreement between the U.S. chemical industry’s top two trading partners. This agreement builds upon the success of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) while modernizing the current trade pact to address 21st-century trade issues like regulatory cooperation. Why now? As ACC’s new President and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Alaskans love sharing a good fish story—we are famous for it—and often with each retelling the size of the fish and direness of the circumstances increase. Fish tales are fun to share. The impacts of climate change on our region are not and the stories of what we are seeing in Alaska […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ALBUQUERQUE (Nov. 23, 2019) — Today, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau, U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-availability-48-million-funding-new-research-managing-pfas-agriculture