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Find Out Where Water and Health Meet with Dr. Eddie Widder March 1

Join the Oxbow Eco-Center for “What Goes Around, Comes Around: Where Water and Health Meet” on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center.

Public-Lands Bill in Congress Would Benefit NV Outdoor Recreation

A program that has brought more than $100 million to Nevada parks and other outdoor destinations over the years comes up for permanent reauthorization in the U.S. House next week.

Terlingua Community Garden’s Farmers’ Market

Democrats now want to explore EPA’s enforcement program under Trump administration

Democrats now in charge of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee aren’t letting up in their environmental claims and charges against the Trump Administration.

Will Toor, head of the Colorado Energy Office, on climate change and the economic future of coal towns

The new energy chief will play a key role in implementing the governor’s challenging renewable energy plan

Snow, sleet threaten U.S. East Coast, hinder hundreds of flights

A winter storm swept across much of the U.S. Midwest and East Coast on Wednesday, hampering air travel and prompting officials to close federal offices in Washington and several large public school systems.

Meet the sea squirt, sucking up plastic particles from the sea

A rubbery sea creature with an irritating habit of clinging to ships and invading beaches could help measure plastic pollution as it can filter tiny particles from the ocean and store them in its soft tissue.

Oklahoma Agriculture Board of Directors Vote on Poultry Operation Setbacks

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the State Board of Agriculture voted on a rule that will include setbacks for new or expanding construction of poultry barns.

Global Warming Doomsday Prophesy: 100 Million Climate Refugees by 2050

David Wallace-Wells is taking his climate change fear mongering to a new level.

Nevada town embraces environmental group who bought ranch

Environmentalists are taking over this faded mining town 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, but many locals don’t seem to mind.

Dry conditions are growing again in western Oklahoma

Dry conditions are sneaking into western Oklahoma again as the latest Drought Monitor report shows a slip in the amount of the state that has no drought.

EPA reports lowest number of pollution penalties in a decade

The Environmental Protection Agency reported the lowest number of penalties in 2018 in more than a decade. The agency confirmed it had assessed lower penalties for violations of pollution laws.

CHEMOURS IS USING THE U.S. AS AN UNREGULATED DUMP FOR EUROPE’S TOXIC GENX WASTE

DuPont-spinoff Chemours is sending industrial waste from the Netherlands to North Carolina.

ODAFF Explains The Industrial Hemp Pilot Program In Relation To The New Farm Bill

The horticulture title of the new farm bill contains a section that legalizes industrial hemp production as an agricultural commodity.

Industrial Hemp Research Program Applications Now Available

Applications to obtain a license to participate in the new Kansas Industrial Hemp Research Program are now available on the Kansas Department of Agriculture website.

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Announcing the Application Cutoff of Date for the Young Forest Initiative to Benefit Native Wildlife in New York

No ‘superbloom’ for Death Valley, but other areas will blaze with color

The floor of Death Valley won’t be carpeted with flowers, but other parts of the Mojave Desert could be in for a colorful spring.

National Weather Service brings Storm Spotter Training to Muskogee

Throughout eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas, trained and dedicated individuals monitor the skies

NY DEC Offers Free Waterfront Lifeguard Course in Amsterdam NY

China’s Rejecting Your Poorly Sorted Recyclables, So More Goes To Landfills

It’s morning. You pull out your favorite box of cereal and pour it into a bowl. Then you go to your fridge to grab the milk, only to find that the jug is practically empty.

Nevada goes back to court to block plutonium shipments

Nevada has gone to court again to block shipments of highly radioactive plutonium into the state pending its appeal of an earlier court ruling that denied a similar request.

GREEN NEW DEAL? WORLD’S LARGEST POLLUTER IS GOVERNMENT

Remember the 2015 Animas River spill? And all the Cold War nuclear testing?

EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

The Trump administration has persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its recent decision ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos, which critics say can harm children and farmers.

More than 10 million Texans are drinking water contaminated with atrazine, a toxic herbicide with gender bender effects

Atrazine is the most common pesticide found in drinking water and surface water.

Wind energy to surpass hydroelectric power in 2019

For electric-car drivers looking to emit less pollution as the drive, 2019 could be a banner year according to the online site, Green Car Reports.

Water Board seeks projects for water control in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has put out a call for groups and towns that might want help in funding wastewater projects and those for pollution control.

Paul François, the French farmer taking on Monsanto

Paul François, a farmer from France’s rural Charente region, is seeking more than €1 million in damages from Monsanto, arguing that use of the company’s Lasso weed killer has left him disabled.

Dems hold House hearing on Ocean Health

The Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thurs., Feb. 7, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time in Longworth 1324 on climate change and ocean health. A full witness list is available below.

UNLV Among 11 Teams Worldwide To Compete in 2020 Solar Decathlon

Students to build sustainable home of healing for military veterans for U.S. Department of Energy contest; UNLV competed in 2013 and 2017.

Environment Report: County Penalized for Sewage Spill Into Local River

San Diego County has agreed to pay nearly $700,000 for a pipeline rupture that dumped raw sewage into a San Diego River tributary.

Confirmation vote coming for new EPA Administrator

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to take over permanently as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

As Legislative Session Opens, Groups Push for New Office of Outdoor Recreation

The Nevada legislative session begins today, and conservation groups are asking lawmakers to create a state-level Office of Outdoor Recreation to protect public lands

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Proclaims Feb. 4-8 as Wildfire Awareness Week in Kansas

Newly-elected Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly proclaimed Feb. 4-8, 2019 as Wildfire Awareness Week.

Dems to hold their first global warming hearing this week

Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin will have a front-row seat this week as Democrats in the House Energy and Commerce Committee hold their first hearing on global warming.

HOW POLICE, PRIVATE SECURITY, AND ENERGY COMPANIES ARE PREPARING FOR A NEW PIPELINE STANDOFF

MINNESOTA POLICE HAVE spent 18 months preparing for a major standoff over Enbridge Line 3, a tar sands oil pipeline that has yet to receive the green light to build in the state.

Federal official says Colorado River drought plan not done yet

Federal regulators are still threatening to intervene in an emergency Colorado River drought agreement that looked complete on Thursday but was declared unfinished Friday by a top water official.

Snow Shoe Festival in the Catskills @ Prattsville & Windham NY Feb 9 & 10 th

Weapons grade plutonium: What is it and what dangers does it pose?

Opinions differ on whether the half ton of weapons-grade plutonium secretly shipped by the U.S. government to the Nevada National Security Site could impact residents’ health and the environment.

‘We can’t nickle-dime this thing.’ Water Congress comes up dry on funds for Colorado Water Plan

The 2015 master plan for future water use still lacks the $100 million annually it will need for implementation

Judge denies request by Nevada officials for injunction over plutonium shipment

A federal judge on Thursday denied a request by Nevada officials for a temporary restraining order against the federal government in hopes of preventing more plutonium from being shipped into the state.

Weapons-grade plutonium secretly sent to facility north of Las Vegas

Weapons-grade plutonium was sent to a federal facility north of Las Vegas from South Carolina in November, before the Silver State filed a federal lawsuit to stop the shipment of the bomb-making material

Study attempts to dissuade Republican states in climate change debate

Oklahoma ranks 10th highest in the U.S. when it comes to the economic impact of climate change, according to a new analysis released by the Brookings Institution. The study suggested states that voted heavy Republican in 2018 will be hurt the hardest.

Inhofe and others file bill to promote wildlife conservation

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is part of a Republican-led effort in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to reintroduce a Wildlife Innovation Act. The act is meant to promote wildlife conservation, help in the management of invasive species and help protect endangered species.

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