(EnviroNews World News) — Beachgoers did something downright idiotic earlier this month in the Argentinian coastal town of Santa Teresita, and many outraged environmentalists, animal rights activists and conservationists are hoping the unruly crowd learned a valuable lesson. “Idiotic” might sound like a strong word for a news…
(EnviroNews World News) — Tokyo, Japan — Nearly five years in to what has unfurled as arguably the worst manmade environmental catastrophe in history, Japanese prosecutors are set to hand down the first criminal indictments over the nuclear reactor meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. Former Chairman of Tokyo Electric…
(EnviroNews World News) — A new photo released this week starkly demonstrates how severe the radioactive water storage crisis on the ground at Fukushima Daiichi really is. Published in The Asahi Shimbun, the aerial photo shows a scene resembling that of a “giant integrated circuit board” comprised of…
(EnviroNews World News) — There can be little dispute: the world is in a plastic conundrum — and the oceans are being hardest hit. Being filled with plastic bags, water bottles, lighters, milk cartons, and countless other plastic consumer items at a flabbergasting pace, things aren’t looking good…
(EnviroNews World News) — African grey parrot numbers have plunged by 99% in the west African country of Ghana a new in-depth census has shown. The dreadful data indicates the species is now critically endangered in the country. With the estimated intellectual capacity of a 5-year-old child, no…
(EnviroNews World News) — Milwaukee, Wisconsin — On February 11, 2016, at a vibrant Democratic presidential debate, hosted at the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, acclaimed journalistic duo Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff of PBS News Hour made history by becoming the first-ever, all-female presidential debate moderation team. Behind the…
(EnviroNews World News) — Advocacy group Environment America has “crunched the numbers” in an effort to reveal who the largest polluters of American waterways are. The culprits that crack the top-15 list may very well surprise you. If you ask people on the street who America’s biggest water…
(EnviroNews World News) — The environmental advocacy group Environment America has released an analysis that concludes meat manufacturer Tyson Foods is a bigger polluter of American waterways than Exxon, Dow, Koch and pretty much anyone else — with the sole exception of AK Steel Holding Corp (and AK…
(EnviroNews World News) — A petition has been gathering steam online, imploring President Barack Obama to intervene in the all-out giraffe debacle, underway on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The petition titled, “Save the Last 38 Giraffes in Congo” has accrued nearly 24,000 signatures…
(EnviroNews California) — Stockton, California — As the festering water crisis in Stockton, California continues to unfurl, legendary groundwater defender and celebrity activist Erin Brockovich arrived on the scene February 1, 2016, to add her voice to the many outraged voices from the community, already calling foul. Traveling…
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