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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.
Trillions of Cicadas Last Seen When Thomas Jefferson Was President Swarmed the US, Then Brood XIV Followed
abril 2, 2024
Trillions of Cicadas Last Seen When Thomas Jefferson Was President Swarmed the US, Then Brood XIV Followed
Brood XIX and Brood XIII periodical cicadas co-emerged in 2024 for the first time since 1803. They overlapped in central Illinois. Brood XIV, the mother of the 17-year broods, then…
Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizer Spill Kills Almost 750,000 Fish in an Iowa River, Then the Co-op Pays $100,000 and Gets Sued Anyway
marzo 31, 2024
Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizer Spill Kills Almost 750,000 Fish in an Iowa River, Then the Co-op Pays $100,000 and Gets Sued Anyway
A Red Oak, Iowa fertilizer leak killed nearly 749,000 fish on the East Nishnabotna. NEW Cooperative paid $100,000 in 2025. Water Defenders sued in 2026 calling it a slap on…
Kruger Rangers Found a Suspected Poacher Dead After an Elephant Stomp at Stolsnek
octubre 26, 2021
Kruger Rangers Found a Suspected Poacher Dead After an Elephant Stomp at Stolsnek
Kruger National Park spokesman Isaac Phaahla said rangers on an anti-poaching operation found a male suspect's body at Stolsnek after an elephant stomp. Accomplices had left him. No animal was…
Florida Keys Released Oxitec’s Genetically Modified Mosquitoes. The EPA Is Still Sitting on Commercial Use
abril 28, 2021
Florida Keys Released Oxitec’s Genetically Modified Mosquitoes. The EPA Is Still Sitting on Commercial Use
Oxitec's OX5034 male Aedes aegypti trial in the Florida Keys ended in summer 2024. The EPA is still assessing commercial registration. The Keys also ran a Wolbachia male release in…
Kruger Rangers Say a Suspected Rhino Poacher Died Under a Breeding Herd of Elephants Near Phabeni
abril 18, 2021
Kruger Rangers Say a Suspected Rhino Poacher Died Under a Breeding Herd of Elephants Near Phabeni
South African National Parks said field rangers on a Phabeni patrol found a suspected rhino poacher trampled by a breeding herd of elephants in Kruger National Park. An accomplice was…
Kenya Jails Market Traders for Plastic Bags While the U.S. Still Argues Over a Checkout Fee
febrero 18, 2020
Kenya Jails Market Traders for Plastic Bags While the U.S. Still Argues Over a Checkout Fee
Kenya's plastic-bag ban still carries prison time or a $40,000 fine. Small vendors get cuffed. Nairobi still buries a fifth of its trash in plastic the law never touched.
Robert Downey Jr. Used a Las Vegas Stage to Launch the FootPrint Coalition, Then Built a Climate-Tech Fund
junio 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.
Underwater Footage Reveals Infectious Blood Being Pumped Into Canadian River by a Pipe
diciembre 9, 2017
Underwater Footage Reveals Infectious Blood Being Pumped Into Canadian River by a Pipe
Tavish Campbell filmed a blood pipe dumping fish-plant effluent into Discovery Passage. Ottawa is phasing out open-net salmon farms in B.C. by June 30, 2029.
Nestlé Exposed Extracting Water From Canadian Towns on Expired Permits — and How Residents Pushed Them Out
octubre 28, 2017
Nestlé Exposed Extracting Water From Canadian Towns on Expired Permits — and How Residents Pushed Them Out
Nestlé pumped Ontario groundwater on expired permits until residents forced it out. BlueTriton closed Aberfoyle in 2025. Centre Wellington bought the Elora well back for $1.8 million.
Iceberg-Shaped Floating Skyscraper Concept Aims to Zap Carbon Dioxide Into Fresh, Breathable Air
septiembre 15, 2017
Iceberg-Shaped Floating Skyscraper Concept Aims to Zap Carbon Dioxide Into Fresh, Breathable Air
The 2017 Heal-Berg iceberg skyscraper was a concept for zapping CO2 into oxygen. Real carbon capture now runs at Climeworks' Mammoth plant in Iceland, not with lasers.