Environment

Idaho Intent on Killing Wolves in the Wilderness

In an effort to inflate elk populations for commercial outfitters and hunters, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) hopes to kill 60 percent of the wolves in the Middle Fork area of central Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness,...

Snowfall to Continue for Eastern US

The last of a wave of snowstorms is expected to pass through the eastern United States Friday and Saturday, after the biggest snowfall yet in an exceptionally harsh winter.

Committee MEPs back beefed-up environmental impact assessment directive

A proposed update of EU law to make environmental impact assessments clearer, build in biodiversity and climate change, and involve the public, was backed by the Environment Committee on Wednesday. This update, already informally agreed with the...

Joaquin Phoenix and Kellan Lutz join Greenpeace call for forest-friendly products