Environment

U.S. and German researchers calculate individual contribution to climate change

This photo is a mosaic image of sea ice in the Beaufort Sea, created by the Digital Mapping...

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Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities in the Region from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 33 entities in the Heartland states of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska were the target of federal enforcement actions over the last year that require entities like renovation contractors,...

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Two Florida Men Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Prison for Multi-State Biodiesel Fraud Scheme

On November 7, Thomas Davanzo, of Estero, Florida, and Robert Fedyna, of Naples, Florida, were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S....

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Earth Day Network Releases 50 State Report on Environmental Literacy

Earth Day Network announces a new report on November 3, “A Criteria-Based Evaluation of Environmental Literacy Plans in the United States,” that analyzes the status of Environmental Literacy Plans (ELP) in all 50 US states.

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