Environment
Environment news from The AEGIS Alliance reports on climate policy, industrial negligence, and environmental justice. Legal fights, conservation efforts, and the corporate record on land, water, and air.
Two Cicada Broods That Last Met Under Thomas Jefferson Returned as a Ribbon Across Illinois, Then the Bourbon Brood Followed
April 2, 2024
Two Cicada Broods That Last Met Under Thomas Jefferson Returned as a Ribbon Across Illinois, Then the Bourbon Brood Followed
Brood XIX and Brood XIII co-emerged in 2024 for the first time since 1803, overlapping in central Illinois. Brood XIV followed in 2025. The next full brood is Brood XXII…
A Red Oak Valve Left Open Over a Weekend Killed 749,242 Fish, and Iowa Settled for Less Than the DNR’s Own Price
March 31, 2024
A Red Oak Valve Left Open Over a Weekend Killed 749,242 Fish, and Iowa Settled for Less Than the DNR’s Own Price
NEW Cooperative's open valve released about 265,000 gallons of nitrogen fertilizer into the East Nishnabotna and killed 749,242 fish. Iowa settled for $100,000. Neighbors sued in 2026.
Kruger Rangers Found a Suspected Poacher Dead After an Elephant Stomp at Stolsnek, and the Rhino Hunt Never Left
October 26, 2021
Kruger Rangers Found a Suspected Poacher Dead After an Elephant Stomp at Stolsnek, and the Rhino Hunt Never Left
Rangers found a suspected poacher trampled at Stolsnek in October 2021. Years later the same park recorded a fatal contact in that section, another body on a Pafuri trail, and…
Florida Keys Proved Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Can Shrink Aedes aegypti, and the EPA Still Will Not Let Anyone Sell Them
April 28, 2021
Florida Keys Proved Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Can Shrink Aedes aegypti, and the EPA Still Will Not Let Anyone Sell Them
Oxitec's OX5034 trial in the Florida Keys ended in 2024. The EPA says no genetically engineered mosquito release is authorized. A September 29, 2026 White House order tells the agency…
Kruger Rangers Found a Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled by Elephants Near Phabeni After the Group Dropped an Axe and Ran
April 18, 2021
Kruger Rangers Found a Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled by Elephants Near Phabeni After the Group Dropped an Axe and Ran
Kruger rangers found a suspected rhino poacher trampled by a breeding herd of elephants near Phabeni on April 17, 2021, after the group dropped an axe and ran. One accomplice…
Kenya Still Jails Market Traders for Plastic Bags While U.S. States Fight Over a Dime at Checkout
February 18, 2020
Kenya Still Jails Market Traders for Plastic Bags While U.S. States Fight Over a Dime at Checkout
Kenya's plastic-bag ban still carries prison or a multimillion-shilling fine for market traders. Six years on, NEMA is still cuffing vendors while the bags keep coming back.
Robert Downey Jr. Used a Las Vegas Stage to Launch the FootPrint Coalition, Then Built a Climate-Tech Fund
June 8, 2019
Robert Downey Jr. Used a Las Vegas Stage to Launch the FootPrint Coalition, Then Built a Climate-Tech Fund
Robert Downey Jr. used Amazon's Re:MARS stage to launch the FootPrint Coalition. The Iron Man joke became venture funds, a science engine, and a media arm.
Campbell River’s Blood Pipe, the PRV Sample, and a Closed-Containment Pilot That Still Will Not Replace Open-Net Salmon Farms
December 9, 2017
Campbell River’s Blood Pipe, the PRV Sample, and a Closed-Containment Pilot That Still Will Not Replace Open-Net Salmon Farms
Tavish Campbell filmed infected salmon blood pouring into Discovery Passage. A 2026 appeal kept Discovery Islands farms closed, while Campbell River tests a pilot advocates say still leaks.
Nestlé Left Ontario, and a Local Bottler Asked the Province for the Same Wells Under a New Name
October 28, 2017
Nestlé Left Ontario, and a Local Bottler Asked the Province for the Same Wells Under a New Name
White Wolf, tied to Ice River Springs, wants another decade of groundwater from the old Nestlé wells in Erin and Puslinch. Erin is being asked to refuse.
Heal-Berg’s Iceberg Skyscraper Promised Lasers Would Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Oxygen. Mammoth’s Fans in Iceland Show the Real Math
September 15, 2017
Heal-Berg’s Iceberg Skyscraper Promised Lasers Would Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Oxygen. Mammoth’s Fans in Iceland Show the Real Math
The 2017 Heal-Berg drawing wanted a laser iceberg to crack carbon dioxide into oxygen. Climeworks' Mammoth plant in Iceland removed 675 tons in the first half of 2026, against a…