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The tiny rural town of Dale, in southwestern Indiana, has been fighting off a proposed coal-to-diesel refinery to be built on five hundred twelve acres of farmland on the edge of town.
The Environmental Working Group has reported on a proposal before the Indiana legislature. It shows that humor is not dead. Whereas whale oil provides bright, dependable light that is favored even by lighthouse keepers; and many American jobs have been lost in the decimation of the whale oil industry…
Feral hogs, also known as wild pigs, wild boars and many other names, are an invasive species that cause an estimated over one billion dollars in damages to agriculture and natural resources every year in the U-S.
The Environmental Protection Agency has re-approved a chemical used in Bayer’s Roundup weed killer despite concerns over its health risks.
According to the New York Times, the Trump administration moved to drop the threat of punishment to oil and gas companies, construction crews and other organizations that kill birds “incidentally,” arguing that businesses that accidentally kill birds ought to be able to operate without fear of prosecution.
Along with their allies in Congress, the fracking industry wants to build the Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub, a massive complex in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia that would turn fracked gas into plastics, to the detriment of local communities and the global climate. The industry wants to use taxpayers’ money to do it.
U-S senators are about to vote on the Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered Right Whales Act, known as the SAVE Right Whales Act.
It’s time to prepare for bee season. One of the early bees to be busy is the bumblebee, which is under duress. They need our help to survive.
