AltWeeklies Wire
Surveying Prairies to Save Prairiesnew
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows human influence has accelerated the rate of species change in prairies.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
03-10-2016 |
Environment
Do GMOs Belong On Open Space?new
Five years later, Boulder County revisits the ‘GMOs on Open Space’ controversy. What we know about GMOs has grown, about the effects the herbicides and pesticides used in their cultivation have on our environment and health. So with all we know, the question is, what will we grow?
Boulder Weekly |
Caitlin Elizabeth Rockett |
02-26-2016 |
Environment
Spirit in the Skynew
How Greenpeace’s high-wire protesters captured the world’s attention—and how Portland gently let them down.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
08-06-2015 |
Environment
Radical Predictionsnew
Emeritus natural resources professor Guy McPherson says the Earth's sixth extinction is already under way, we could see mass die-offs of humans and other species within 18 months and humanity has at best 10 to 20 years. What do noted climate scientists and authors think about these dire predictions?
Eugene Weekly |
Ted Taylor |
07-21-2015 |
Environment
The Race to Save Pollinating Honeybeesnew
A global battle is underway to protect endangered bees and other pollinators from threats created by people.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff and Staff writer |
06-18-2015 |
Environment
How Did 2,500 Barrels of Oil Escape Into the Pacific Ocean Without Notice?new
One of the big surprises to emerge out of the Refugio Oil Spill is that the pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline is the only one in all of Santa Barbara County not to have an automatic shut-off valve. Not coincidentally, it happens to be the only pipeline over which the county Energy Division has no safety and inspection oversight authority.
Full Coverage:
Huge Oversight Gap on Refugio Pipeline
What Will the Refugio Oil Spill Kill?
The Mysterious Case of the Automatic Shutoff Valve
Full Coverage:
Huge Oversight Gap on Refugio Pipeline
What Will the Refugio Oil Spill Kill?
The Mysterious Case of the Automatic Shutoff Valve
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh, Tyler Hayden and Brandon Fastman |
06-11-2015 |
Environment
Less Water Being Taken From the Great Lakesnew
A US-Canada treaty that greatly restricts large-scale water withdrawals from the Great Lakes is working.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
05-21-2015 |
Environment
Duke Energy: Guilty of Violating the Clean Water Actnew
Penalty is $102 million in fines, five years’ probation; individuals could still be charged.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
05-21-2015 |
Environment
Flying Back From the Edge of Extinctionnew
Operation Migration and the endangered whooping crane.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
04-10-2015 |
Environment
The Legal Battle Over Texas Oyster Reefsnew
The Texas Gulf Coast has become a battleground among oystermen fighting for control of the reefs on the bottom of the bay, and Texas may be only the beginning.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
01-30-2015 |
Environment
Over a Barrel, From Alberta to New Brunswicknew
The Energy East pipeline is causing turmoil.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jacob Boon |
12-12-2014 |
Environment
Progress, Derailed?new
Has the Obama administration hobbled the Endangered Species Act?
Tucson Weekly |
Judith Lewis Mernit |
12-10-2014 |
Environment
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Unleashed Toxins Into Rivernew
Meet the residents living along the San Jacinto River who say their lives and their health have been harmed by what is sitting in the water.
Houston Press |
Susan Du |
11-05-2014 |
Environment
When the Water Runs Outnew
A package of bills now waiting for Governor Jerry Brown's signature would regulate the use of groundwater for the first time in California. But for some residents, it's too late.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
09-10-2014 |
Environment
To Catch a Salmonnew
An epic run of fall Chinook salmon on the Columbia River faces dams, predators and coal trains.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-02-2014 |
Environment
