Environment

Fishing: sustainable methods are proving quite the catch

Every time Stephen McHale catches an egg-bearing female lobster, he makes a mark on the tail flipper to warn other fishers not to harvest it. It is a practice known as v-notching to protect local stocks and typical of the sustainable way McHale...

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No more plastic bags polluting our environment

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Picture taken by Gábor Szellő, our most recent winner in our guest photographer contest

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WWF condemns Soco seismic testing in Virunga

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Areas of Lake Edward will be closed to fishing while Soco looks for oil.

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Groups Press EPA to Address Toxic Lead Air Pollution from Aviation Gasoline

Three leading advocacy groups filed a petition asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action to address harms caused by lead emissions generated by the continued use of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas). Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin...

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