WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Atrazine Pollutes 25% of River Miles in Continental U.S. at Levels Known to Harm Wildlife * WASHINGTON-Levels of the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine known to harm aquatic wildlife are estimated to contaminate more than 25% of all river and stream miles in the lower 48 states -nearly 860,000 miles, according to a new analysis by the Center for Biological Div  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 24 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * Lawsuit Victory: Barataria Sediment Project is Dead Sep 23, 2026 By Mark J. Palmer Army Corps Project Has Been Blocked From Diverting Mississippi Freshwater, Mud, and Toxins into the Barataria Wetland Basin - Wetlands and Dolphins Saved Last January, 2024, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute joined with other conservation organiz  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Louisiana NRCS Celebrates Contribution to One Million Acres Restored Through Wetland Reserve Easements * More than one million acres of wetlands and bottomland hardwood forests have now been restored through the Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) program across the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), which stretches from Missouri to Louisiana. Of the 6 states i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Leads Virginia Democratic Delegation to Oppose Trump's Efforts to Rescind the Roadless Rule * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led 7 Members of the Virginia delegation -including U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and Ja  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, McClellan Lead Virginia Democratic Delegation to Oppose Trump's Efforts to Rescind the Roadless Rule * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan led 6 Members of the Virginia delegation -including U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman  more