Saturday, October 17, 2026

Vermont installs beaver-saving, flood-preventing device

Beaver deceivers are known to be "humane infrastructure designed to regulate water levels while allowing beavers to remain in place."

Single-use plastic bag fees lead to 80% drop in beach pollution in the UK

Marine Conservation Society Report Highlights Success of Plastic Bag Charges and Ongoing Challenges in Reducing Overall Beach Litter

Storms and rising seas threaten coastal ecosystems—here’s what we can do

Governments and nonprofit organizations need to act fast to ramp up existing protection efforts and be effective advocates for these threatened resources.

Gray whale sighting off New England coast marks fifth documented observation outside Pacific

In a rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team spotted a gray whale 30 miles south of Nantucket.
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Trump’s incredibly dumb bet on coal

If we really want to lead we have to go with the energy of the future, not the energy of the past.

Trump pick for White House environmental council profited from oil drilling, energy industry speaking...

“It’s unsettling to learn about the close ties that White has to the very interests and entities that she’s been tasked to oversee.”

Trump’s pick to head Interior blocked report warning of pesticide risk to 1,000+ endangered...

"It's outrageous that Trump, Bernhardt and the industry hacks inhabiting this administration are speeding the extinction of nearly 1,400 endangered species by refusing to take any action on chlorpyrifos."
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‘We are still in’: Sen. Markey & US lawmakers stage anti-Trump revolt at UN...

“We’re here to tell the world that Donald Trump does not represent the majority view in our country, that overwhelmingly people do believe that the planet is dangerously warming and that human activity is causing it and that we have to do something about it.”

‘Product of USA’ becomes a real standard enforced by USDA

The new standard, finalized in March 2024 and fully enforceable since the start of 2026, closes this gap and practice that often misled consumers who believed they were supporting American ranchers.

Google announces plans to run entirely on renewable energy

Google has put its money where its mouth is on renewable energy over the past six years, repeatedly showing that renewables are not only good for the climate, but good for business.