Environment
Scrub Hub: What is mosquito control, and does it hurt the environment?
These 5 facts should help you outsmart mosquitoes this summer Arm yourself with knowledge so you aren’t mosquito bait this summer. Buzz60’s Sean Dowling has more. Buzz60 With the approach of summer and warmer weather, hordes of mosquitoes are just waiting for Hoosiers to bare a bit of skin. The pests are laying eggs in standing …
Here's why planned obsolescence is bad for the environment
Ever noticed how products today don’t seem to last as long as they used to? Does your cellphone’s battery seem to give up the ghost after only a few years? Or is your computer’s hardware just not cutting it anymore for the latest games? You may be the victim of something called planned obsolescence. Unfamiliar with the term? …
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis will hit country’s environment and conservation hard, experts warn
Sri Lankan environmentalists are bracing themselves for the toll on environment and biodiversity conservation that the country’s deepening economic meltdown will have. Acute fuel shortages mean the Department of Wildlife Conservation having to ration out fuel, when it can get it, for its patrol vehicles, while its revenue from tourism receipts at national parks has …
Surrey Parks and Coast Salish Plant Nursery collaborate to help environment – Peace Arch News
Surrey Parks and the Coast Salish Plant Nursery have collaborated on an initiative that will allow for flowers to bloom that supply the city with more than just beauty. Skelkelosen Pollinator Seed Blend was created through the teamwork of the nursery and Surrey Parks, and will be distributed throughout the month. The seeds are a …
Farmers can get interest rate cuts if they protect the environment
Tom Lee/Stuff If farmers met their environmental and social performance targets across the term of their loan, they would pay less to borrow the money. Bank of New Zealand has launched the country’s first sustainability linked loan that will reward even small-scale farmers for meeting environmental and social goals. Dana Muir, BNZ’s head of natural …
India is leading the world by example in Climate Action: Environment Minister at BRICS Meeting 2022
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Friday attended the BRICS high level meeting on Climate Change. Addressing the meeting, the minister highlighted the relevance of the forum to jointly address climate change, to explore approaches to accelerate low carbon and resilient transition and to achieve sustainable recovery and development. The …
Environment Groups Want EPA Do More To Protect Manatees, Wildlife
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – 2022 is close to turning into another record year for manatee deaths in Florida. In the first two months of the year, there have been 400 manatee deaths, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. READ MORE: Food Truck Explodes At Vero Beach Seafood Festival, One Person Injured Now several conservation organizations …
Energy & Environment — Biden administration cancels offshore oil lease sales
AP Photo The Interior Department is canceling three planned offshore oil and gas lease sales, and a key Democrat is asking for documents from the Postal Service on its choice for a mostly gasoline-powered vehicle fleet. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. …
Energy & Environment — House Dems call for probe of former Interior head
The Hill, Greg Nash House Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and a federal report found that hundreds of Native children died at government boarding schools. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, …
India relaxes environment rules for coal mines, citing heatwave
Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India’s energy needs. India has relaxed environmental compliance rules for coal mines seeking to ramp up production as power outages exacerbate a sweltering heatwave, a government notice showed. Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India’s energy needs, even as unseasonably hot weather illustrates the threat from climate …
