by Jim Heath | Feb 17, 2020 | Environment, Headlines
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said today that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he will start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and...
by Jim Heath | Sep 12, 2019 | Environment, Headlines
The Trump administration today announced repeal of an Obama-era regulation that had expanded pollution protections for waterways such as wetlands and shallow streams, a move likely to be swiftly challenged legally by environmentalists. The widely anticipated move to...
by Jim Heath | Aug 12, 2019 | Environment, Headlines
The Trump administration today finalized changes to provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act that will rollback the decades-old wildlife protection law but which conservation groups say will threaten at-risk species. The 1970s-era Act is credited with bringing...
by Jim Heath | Jul 8, 2019 | 2020, Environment, Headlines
President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the international Paris climate change accord, sought to roll back or weaken over 80 environmental regulations and punted on global environmental leadership. “On the issue of environmental stewardship,” said Douglas...
by Jim Heath | May 6, 2019 | Environment, Headlines
CBS News is replacing its evening anchor and revamping its morning show lineup as it seeks to boost ratings. The network announced today that co-host Norah O’Donnell will replace Jeff Glor as anchor of the CBS Evening News this summer. CBS Evening News with...
by Jim Heath | Apr 13, 2019 | Environment, Good Deeds
Proof that families come in all shapes, sizes and species, three eagles — two dads and a mom — are raising three, fluffy-feathered eaglets in a nest near the Mississippi River this spring. According to the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge, all three...
