Environment
Friday, March 24, 2023
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 …
Thursday, March 23, 2023
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 …
Thursday, March 23, 2023
EPA Soot Proposal Not Enough, NY Environmentalists Say
A New York environmental group feels the Environmental Protection Agency's latest regulations on soot in the air do not go far enough. The new …
Thursday, March 23, 2023
EPA Issues New Guidance on ‘Forever Chemicals’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is implementing new rules on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as forever chemicals. The new …
Thursday, March 23, 2023
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 …
Thursday, March 23, 2023
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 …
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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 derailm…
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Report: Fossil Fuels "Unreliable" During Deep Freeze
A new report found forced power outages in this winter's extreme weather only added to "unreliability" in the fossil-fuel sector. The PJM …
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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 …
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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 …
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
NM's Historic Acequias Featured in New Documentary Film
The annual cleaning of acequias in northern New Mexico gets underway in earnest next week, just as a filmmaker debuts a documentary about their past…
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Vinton County, Ohio Residents Await Community Water Systems
By Zachary Shepherd and Kelsey Paulus for Kent State News Lab.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Co…