(EnviroNews World News) — Guangdon Province, China — Scientists announced this month that they made a slightly disturbing discovery at a fish market in Northern Guangdon, China, where they found what they suspected was a new species of crab. DNA testing confirmed the scientists’ suspicion, but the uncovering…
(EnviroNews World News) — It’s no secret, legendary rocker Neil Young is all about phasing out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, but his new music video titled, “Indian Givers,” is sure to reinforce Young’s eco-friendly legacy even further. The song is in response to the recent upheaval…
(EnviroNews World News) — A video posted by the Facebook page ‘The Other 98%’ has gone viral — actually, it’s blown up (pun intended) — just like all the ruptured, exploding, flaming pipelines featured in the 22 second film. As of September 19, the video has gathered up…
(EnviroNews World News) — According to a report from Oceana, titled, “Deceptive Dishes: Seafood Swaps Found Worldwide,” about 20 percent of all seafood is wrongly labeled by the time it reaches consumers. The mislabeling occurs at every level of the industry, from the time a fish is caught,…
(EnviroNews World News) — It’s no secret Hollywood heartthrob and megastar Leonardo DiCaprio is all about doing good for the environment while spreading awareness, and his current project is sure to further that green mission. DiCaprio has been working on a climate change documentary titled, Before The Flood…
(EnviroNews World News) — Honolulu, Hawaii — The world’s largest primate, the mighty Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei), is now “critically endangered” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). IUCN announced the gloomy news on September 4, 2016, at its own World Conservation Congress in Honolulu,…
(EnviroNews World News) — In the last 25 years, the world has lost 10% of its wilderness areas to human encroachment and development according to a study published in Current Biology. The authors say these losses are not only devastating to the animals that live in the wilderness…
(EnviroNews World News) — Washington D.C. — The frown has been turned upside down for those fighting against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL), as the Obama Administration, including the Army, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Justice Department (DOJ), stepped in on Friday September…
(EnviroNews World News) — Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota — Pepper spray filled the air and attack dogs were deployed as protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL) turned violent on Saturday September 4, on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Native American activists representing dozens of…
(EnviroNews World News) — Pawnee, Oklahoma — A major earthquake, caused by the underground disposal of fracking wastewater, rattled north-central Oklahoma on the morning of September 3, 2016. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the event occurred at 8:02 a.m. EST and measured 5.6 on the Richter scale.…
(EnviroNews World News) — A video featuring a man walking with, and later riding a tamed Yellowstone grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) through the pristine forests of Montana, has accrued over four million views thus far. The man, Casey Anderson, rescued the bear, that he later named Brutus,…
(EnviroNews World News) — There’s not a lot that can be said in the introduction to explain the contents of this absolutely hilarious animated commercial out of Japan, featuring mainstream media dominator and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump — you just have to see it for yourself. The…
(EnviroNews World News) — EDITORIAL: On Saturday May 28, 2016, a very scary and unfortunate situation transpired at the Cincinnati Zoo when a four-year-old boy made his way into an endangered western lowland gorilla’s cage. The 17-year-old male, named Harambe, did not attack the lad. He did however…
(EnviroNews World News) — A critically endangered 17-year-old male western lowland gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed on-site at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 28, 2016, after a four-year-old boy fell into the gorilla pen and was dragged around by the creature. Investigators think the incident transpired…
(EnviroNews World News) — Washington D.C. — A preliminary analysis released May 4, 2016, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), shows American beekeepers lost a stunning number of hives from April of 2015 through March of 2016. The research was carried out by The Bee Informed Partnership…