by Hatty Lee/ Color Lines Turns out there’s a direct correlation between the number of trees a neighborhood has and its monetary wealth — and we can see how this dynamic plays out in space. Environmental journalist Tim De Chant mapped it all […]
ST. LOUIS — Cougars are again spreading across the Midwest a century after the generally reclusive predators were hunted to near extinction in much of the region, according to a new study billed as the first rigorous statistical look at the issue. […]
by Anne Mooers /SFU News Online Using scientific theories, toy ecosystem modeling and paleontological evidence as a crystal ball, 18 scientists, including an SFU professor, predict the Earth’s ecosystems are careering towards an imminent, irreversible collapse. In Approaching a state-shift in Earth’s […]
Amendment will Expand Border Patrol Access and Disable Environmental Protections by Phil Taylor, E&E reporter A Utah Republican today announced changes to a bill designed to bolster national security that would expand the power of the Border Patrol on public lands. Rep. […]
“All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer” June 21, 2012 in Grand Teton National Park Buffalo Field Campaign announces an extraordinary event occurring in the Grand Tetons. The 17th annual World Peace & Prayer Day (WPPD) will gather people of diverse faiths and […]
WWF is currently embroiled in a two-part scandal over its work in Tanzania. In October 2011, thousands of villagers were evicted from a WWF project area in the Rufiji Delta. This year WWF Tanzania staff were caught embezzling funds. On 28 October […]
Only 4 Florida Butterflies Found; Texas Oil Tycoons Applaud Lizards Denial for Protection BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, Fla. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued an emergency authorization for the collection and captive rearing of Schaus swallowtail butterflies in an […]
No Verdict After 3 Hour Trial Klee Benally, Dine’ (Navajo), was on trial today for a prayerful action taken in August, 2011 to protect the Holy San Francisco Peaks from desecration due to ski area expansion. During the 3 hour hearing, the […]
Report back from an Earth First! Journal Spring tour into the “Eurozone Crisis” by Panagioti, EF! Journal editorial collective The current rate of species extinction is more than 3 per hour, and that rate of loss could reach 10,000 times the background […]
Take Direct Action Against Strip Mining via Radical Action for Mountain People’s Survival (RAMPS). RSVP on Facebook here. Last week, Mountain Justice and Radical Action for Mountain People’s Survival (RAMPS) stopped nine coal trucks and a coal barge after the Mountain Justice […]