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Iowa leaps state regulators calls on EPA for emergency water help / Public News Service

The Iowa Environmental Council has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to invoke emergency powers to protect sensitive soil and groundwater in northeast Iowa. The council is holding a public webinar today and wants the EPA to address groundwater contamination in northeast Iowa's so-called Driftless region. The groundwater there has a well-documented history of nitrate contamination. ...

AZ receives millions of dollars for solar investments

The State of Arizona has received $156 million to invest into solar systems for Arizona families. Adrian Keller, Arizona program director for the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors, said the group is "thrilled" about the grant made available through the federal solar policy known as Solar For All. The policy sets out to expand or create new low-income solar programs, which the Environmental Protection Agency claims will enable more than 900,000 homes across the nation to benefit from. ...

Wastewater wetlands in OR US provide natural filtration option / Public News Service

By Bryn Nelson for Yes! Media.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Oregon News Service reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service Collaboration At the Fernhill Wetlands along the Pacific Flyway in suburban Forest Grove, Oregon, dedicated birders have documented more than 240 avian species. ...

RECA expansion bill impacts Tennessee awaits House approval / Public News Service

A Knoxville-based environmental group is advocating for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion, currently awaiting House approval. It would provide compensation to more states such as Tennessee for radiation exposure from U.S. government nuclear activities such as weapons testing and uranium mining. ...

Employment in New Hampshire being impacted by gay laws

Duke Energy project in New Hampshire under scrutiny

For many ecosystems, recycled water means life

U.S. states pushing Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion

Climate breakdown is happening too fast for migrating birds

The early bird would get the worm, but migration timing isn’t matching up.

Climate change is happening too fast for migrating birds

A study finds that climate change is causing spring to arrive earlier. Migrating birds rely on insects and plants that emerge during springtime along their routes. However, birds are failing to adapt to climate change by changing their migration patterns.