National and local environmental groups and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc., have filed additional legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in connection with the agencies’ alleged failure to analyze and mitigate environmental harms from the April 29 of the SpaceX Starship/Heavy rocket and launchpad at Boca Chica in south Texas.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has used its 404(c) authority under the Clean Water Act to stop the approval and ultimate construction of the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The EPA’s final determination effectively vetoes Pebble Mine, citing concerns about the impacts of mining waste and discharge on Bristol Bay’s renowned salmon fishery.
The FWC is closely monitoring Southwest Florida, since Karenia brevis, also known as red tide, was detected in multiple samples in Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee counties last week.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana is awarding $7.9 million for the Kankakee Watershed Initiative led by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and funded by the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has undertaken the largest wildfire protection and resiliency effort in its history, working to safeguard nearly all of its wildlife areas, ecological reserves and the surrounding communities from wildfire ahead of peak wildfire season this summer and fall.
Michigan officials are asking property owners to report underground features, like onsite septic systems and water and irrigation lines, along a 5-mile stretch of Lake Superior shoreline in Keweenaw County.
When the Army Corps of Engineers officially denied a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine near Bristol Bay, Alaska, last week, it handed sportsmen and sportswomen a big win in the region.
Wildlife managers in the Nebraska Panhandle say the full effects of the region’s wildfires during the final days of August largely will be determined by what Mother Nature does in coming weeks and months.
Hawaii's Division of Aquatic Resources made it clear they take coral damage seriously by fining the owners of the 197-foot yacht #100,000 for dropping anchor in a live coral area.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $643,500 in grants to support strategies that reduce the impacts of derelict fishing gear to marine and coastal environments and navigational safety in Alaska, Florida, Maine and Washington.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Eichinger has sent a letter to Enbridge Inc., requesting that the corporation enter into a written agreement with the State of Michigan to provide financial assurances to cover all damages and losses caused to property or individuals due to operation of the Line 5 dual pipelines through the Straits of Mackinac.
Across the U.S., the seafood, restaurant and tourism industries are estimated to suffer millions of dollars in economic losses from harmful algal blooms — losses played out in communities from California to New England, and Ohio to Florida.
The chair of the Miami-Dade County Biscayne Bay Task Force says the area's major environmental asset is at a tipping point.
Environmental groups objecting to a Hawaii-based company’s plans to open the first offshore fish farm in the Gulf of Mexico about 45 miles west of Sarasota plan to demonstrate against the proposal before a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permit hearing on Tuesday.
Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit and Clearwater Mills, L.L.C. of Pasadena, Maryland, have agreed to jointly design a device for removing plastics and other floating debris from coastal stormwater systems.
The annual hypoxia, or "dead zone," forecast from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Michigan shows that the Chesapeake Bay will host the largest dead zone this area has seen in decades.
The Canadian Wildlife Service has proposed a number of key changes that simplify and clarify regulations, particularly regarding possession, transportation and gifting of harvested waterfowl. Another key provision provides free migratory game bird hunting permits and habitat conservation stamps for all youth hunters.
Ohio continues to be the top state in the country with the most Tree City USA communities, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry.
Yesterday, dozens of national, regional, and local hunting and fishing groups submitted final comments on the EPA’s proposed rollback of Clean Water Act protections for 50 percent of wetlands and 18 percent of stream miles in the U.S. Their comments underscore the potential economic consequences for rural communities and outdoor recreation businesses and the species that stand to lose habitat if clean water standards are weakened.
No fish kills, no respiratory irritation and no Karenia brevis organisms in sampling were reported anywhere on Florida's coast this week.