In California, 4,449 idle wells are concerningly close to nearly 3,800 schools, childcare centers, eldercare centers, hospitals, parks, and playgrounds. These unplugged wells put children, seniors, ...
PFAS, aka forever chemicals, are a large group of manmade chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Some of the most persistent manmade compounds on the planet, they’re commonly ...
Don’t turn to toxic, dangerous rodenticides to get rid of rodents. Instead, use exclusion and sanitation tactics to make sure they never enter your home or business in the first place. Sealing entry ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it is downlisting the Florida manatee from “endangered” to “threatened” — despite hundreds of manatees still dying each year ...
TUCSON, Ariz.— With the world’s human population poised to hit 7 billion on Oct. 31, the Center for Biological Diversity today released a list of the top 10 plants and animals in the United States ...
LOS ANGELES— Conservation groups approved a historic settlement today over the contested Newhall Ranch development that preserves thousands of acres for wildlife, provides millions of dollars to ...
Trapped, poisoned and shot for “predator control,” gray wolves were nearly eliminated from the U.S. West by 1945. Today, after centuries of unfounded fear and animosity, research has given wolves a ...
PORTLAND, Ore.— A study published today in the journal PeerJ shows the Endangered Species Act has saved roughly 99 percent of protected wildlife since its creation in 1973, demonstrating the law has ...
WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service gave Endangered Species Act protection today to the chambered nautilus, which is threatened with extinction due to overharvesting for the ...
DESCRIPTION: Sturgeon have cartilaginous skeletons and a tube-like mouth. In the Kootenai River, they can grow to be larger than 200 pounds. They are gray in color. HABITAT: Kootenai River white ...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.— Federal officials and conservation groups reached an agreement today that will finally end Nestlé Corp.’s ability to rely on a permit that expired 30 years ago to siphon water ...
RALEIGH, N.C.— In response to a legal victory by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today gave Endangered Species Act protection to a freshwater mussel that lives ...