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FWC says charges are imminent for teenagers caught on camera dumping trash into South Florida ocean
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said charges are imminent for two teenagers who were on board a boat when they were caught on camera dumping garbage into the ocean in South Florida.
FWC says charges are imminent for teenagers caught on camera dumping trash into ocean in South Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said charges are imminent for two teenagers who were on board a boat where they were caught on camera dumping garbage cans into the ocean in South Florida.
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.
Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'
Best-selling novelist Amy Tan of “The Joy Luck Club” fame combines entries from her nature journal with astonishing illustrations thanks to lessons in bird illustration in “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” to share a birdwatching obsession that dates back to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back
New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort.
EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems.
Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high.