UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

Legal threat over lithium mine in rare Nevada flower habitat

Conservationists have put federal wildlife officials on notice they're ready to take them back to court in a three-year-long fight over endangered species protection for a rare wildflower in Nevada

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Why does the US allow a controversial weedkiller banned across the world?

Paraquat is outlawed in the EU, UK, Switzerland and China as a growing chorus of US advocacy groups demand the EPA change its position

The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2022

Emperor penguins will receive endangered species protections

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

WEKU · Oct 26, 2022

Gov't OKs nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil lease sale

The U.S. government has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Lawsuit seeks national wolf recovery plan

WASHINGTON — A national environmental group on Tuesday gave official notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it will be suing the agency over the lack of any national wolf recovery plan.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Protection sought for rare butterflies at Nevada site

Conservationists suing to block a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives are seeking U.S. protection for a rare Nevada butterfly near another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: Why make the grizzly bear California's state animal — after they're all gone?

For thousands of years, grizzly bears roamed California, from the far north to what is now the Mexican border.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022

Geothermal plant wins appeal but pauses Nevada construction

The developer of a geothermal power plant facing legal challenges in Nevada has agreed to temporarily suspend construction of the project

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Biden could unlock new powers by declaring a ‘climate emergency’

Such a declaration would enable the US president to halt crude oil exports and spur investments in clean energy tech.

Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022

Nevada court fights raise caution flags on green energy push

Opposition from friends, not foes, is creating some potential roadblocks to President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda in the blue-leaning, Western swing state of Nevada

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022