A groundbreaking EU deal to ban the import of goods linked to deforestation has set a global benchmark and will hasten the passage of a similar law in the US, American lawmakers have said. A football pitch-sized tract of forest is lost every second somewhere around the world, mostly toContinue Reading
The last quarter of 2022 has been a period with many new developments in the electricity sector, particularly in the field of renewable energy, as well as in the field of spatial planning, urban planning and the environment. Offshore wind energy On 16 December, the Spanish Official State Gazette publishedContinue Reading
YORKTOWN — Wooded areas along the White River in Delaware County bustle with wildlife activity year-round, according to volunteers at the Red-tail Nature Preserve near Muncie. “These are rare and special places,” said Julie Borgmann, executive director of the Red-tail Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and restoringContinue Reading
YORKTOWN — Wooded areas along the White River in Delaware County bustle with wildlife activity year-round, according to volunteers at the Red-tail Nature Preserve near Muncie. “These are rare and special places,” said Julie Borgmann, executive director of the Red-tail Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and restoringContinue Reading
California’s landmark environmental law has helped thwart state lawmakers’ many, many plans for society. They’re now thwarting lawmakers’ plans for themselves too. Last week, a California appeals court brought legislators’ plans for a new office annex on the state Capitol grounds to a screeching halt when it ruled the $1.3Continue Reading
Two Maryland legislators say they are angry and frustrated by the failure of the state’s Department of the Environment to comply with new legislation requiring the agency to hold polluters accountable by increasing staff, strengthening enforcement and improving oversight. The Democratic lawmakers, state Sen. Paul Pinsky of Prince George’s CountyContinue Reading
The last two decades of foreign military operations have produced the largest number of veterans in … [+] the U.S. since the Vietnam war. getty Those who have sacrificed years of their time and agreed to put their lives on the line in defense of their country represent a numericallyContinue Reading
Vermont has a reputation for strong environmental regulations. But it’s one of the last states in New England to have an environmental justice policy on the books, even though the EPA has been pushing for it to happen since 2016. Lawmakers are weighing a bill this week that would createContinue Reading
The Hill, Greg Nash Bipartisan lawmakers are weighing border carbon tariffs and permitting reform. And the government is also delaying the release of water from Lake Powell amid a serious drought. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond.Continue Reading
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden, speaks on Wednesday in support of an environmental bill she introduced. Photo by Emma Cotton MONTPELIER — State lawmakers and environmental leaders are rallying around an environmental justice bill, but members of Gov. Phil Scott’s administration have expressed concerns that not enough money is allocatedContinue Reading
