National Park Service sued over eagle deaths in New Mexico
by KOAT Action News | April 1, 2024
The National Park Service faces a lawsuit from a non-profit group. It stems from requested records of an eagle capture or killing in 2023. The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed the federal lawsuit after not receiving a response for either of its two requests. ...
Ewell Hopkins not seeking re-election
Oak Bluff voters going to the polls for the annual town election on April 11 will notice one prominent official absent: Ewell Hopkins, longtime planning board chair, is not seeking re-election. Hopkins said that he will focus on his service as a board member to both the Vineyard ...
Federal Appeals Court Overturns EPA’s Ban of PFAS in Manufacturing of Plastic Containers
by EcoWatch |
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the U.S. on March 21 overturned previous orders by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that banned the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in product packaging by a plastics treatment company, Inhance Technologies. “The ...
Maine poised to repeat eco-mistakes on Sears Island
The state of Maine’s plan to develop Sears Island into a logistical hub for future floating offshore wind facilities faces the same legal constraints that thwarted a state effort in the 1990s to transform one of the largest undeveloped islands remaining on the Eastern Seaboard into a ...
Wetlands protection at issue in Maine offshore wind plans
by E&E News |
Maine’s plan to build an offshore wind port on an undeveloped island is facing pushback from some environmental groups, exemplifying the trade-offs and land use conflicts embedded in the clean energy transition. Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced this year that Sears Island was the “ ...