Analysis: ‘Loophole’ threatening sage-grouse
by Rocket Miner | July 30, 2024
Commercial livestock grazing across the West is a growing threat to the greater sage-grouse, according to an analysis by conservation groups Western Watersheds Project and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The groups analyzed documents from the Bureau of Land Management ...
Greens press BLM to keep solar projects out of Nevada valley
by E&E News | July 29, 2024
A coalition of conservation groups has petitioned the Bureau of Land Management to protect a large southern Nevada valley west of Las Vegas, citing the threat of large-scale solar development. At issue is the South Pahrump Valley and proposals to build at least five utility-scale solar ...
Conservation groups accuse feds of withholding public documents
by Casper Star Tribune |
Conservation groups are accusing federal agencies of systematically denying access to public information in Wyoming and other western states in order to play political favorites on public lands. The organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility s now raising alarm over a ...
Health concerns from ‘forever chemicals’ heighten, found in pesticides
by WJLA |
A new report from leading U.S. environmental research groups places PFAS at the center of another environmental investigation – in pesticides sprayed throughout our communities – threatening even more exposures in our food and water supply. The new report was a combined effort that ...
Kickstart: Weighing the impact of Chevron on plastics
by Plastics News |
A recent Chemical & Engineering News story, “Overturning Chevron is a ‘game-changer’ for the business of chemistry,” did not include any celebratory quotes from the American Chemistry Council or its members. C&EN quoted Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the advocacy ...