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Two Cicada Broods That Last Met Under Thomas Jefferson Returned as a Ribbon Across Illinois, Then the Bourbon Brood Followed
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
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
AEGIS Videos
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
Crime News
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
Environment
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.
Nestlé’s Expired California Water Permits, the Arrowhead Pipeline, and the Court Ruling That Handed BlueTriton the Creek
AEGIS Videos
December 12, 2017
Nestlé’s Expired California Water Permits, the Arrowhead Pipeline, and the Court Ruling That Handed BlueTriton the Creek
Nestlé pumped California water on a permit that expired in 1988. A 2025 court ruling handed BlueTriton a win, and the same wells are still being fought over.
Campbell River’s Blood Pipe, the PRV Sample, and a Closed-Containment Pilot That Still Will Not Replace Open-Net Salmon Farms
Activism
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.
Heal-Berg’s Iceberg Skyscraper Promised Lasers Would Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Oxygen. Mammoth’s Fans in Iceland Show the Real Math
Environment
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…
A Laser-Etched Black Metal Distills Real Ocean Water in Sunlight, Stacks the Salt as a Solid, and Pulls Lithium From Great Salt Lake Brine
Environment
July 5, 2017
A Laser-Etched Black Metal Distills Real Ocean Water in Sunlight, Stacks the Salt as a Solid, and Pulls Lithium From Great Salt Lake Brine
Rice's 2017 solar membrane, Rochester's brine-free black metal, and MIT's battery-free New Mexico trial sit beside a $2.8 billion Australian plant that still returns brine to the sea.