Tag: environment

"The coming together of these two is a marriage made in hell – bad for farmers, bad for consumers, and bad for our countryside."

"The sea bed is teeming with life. We really need a mission to planet ocean – it's the last frontier."

Now there is an overload of America's waste inside storage facilities nationwide.

Environmental groups argue against the proposal saying that "grizzly bears remain endangered in Yellowstone and across the west."

"Lead represents a leading cause of disease and death, and it is important to continue our efforts to reduce environmental lead exposure."

From the cloud forests in the Andes to the indigenous territories in the headwaters of the Amazon, the Ecuadorean government has covertly granted these mining concessions to multinational mining companies from China, Australia, Canada, and Chile, amongst others.

Environmental groups believe that the ban should not be lifted until sufficient research is done to understand the risks and impacts of potential water contamination.

"In our opposition to Kinder Morgan, we are many people paddling in the same direction."

Drilling agreements on the books before 1982 have been allowed to continue, and that's where ExxonMobil, Koch, and other companies come into play.

During the week-long hearing – dubbed "Science Week" – epidemiologists, oncologists, toxicologists and other scientists representing both sides will offer testimony about glyphosate.