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Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

By Lauren Beavis Hundreds of plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan have washed up on a British beach. The bottles, dating back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and hundreds of thousands of polystyrene pieces were discovered on Orkney, off Scotland. Local litter pickers are "completely overwhelmed"

Missoula 4-H club collects pinecones for DNRC reforestation efforts

Missoula 4-H club collects pinecones for DNRC reforestation efforts

The Potomac Valley 4-H club may not speak for the trees, but it is aiding in efforts to replant them. In January, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) partnered with the club to collect pinecones from state land outside Missoula. The goal of the collection was

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

When we read news about rising oceans or see pictures of polar bears stranded on melting ice floes, individual action against climate change can seem futile. This relentless doom — with almost no coverage on climate progress — only teaches us to expect failure. News agencies love to highlight the doomsday deadlines,

Farmers and ranchers explore solar power at Gallatin Valley Earth Day panel

Community members gathered for a panel at the Museum of the Rockies last Wednesday to learn how solar power is being used in agriculture, from powering water wells and electric fences to cutting energy costs on cattle ranches. On Feb. 11, Gallatin Valley Earth Day — a local group that puts

How national nitrogen oxide reduction rules are changing home heating

How national nitrogen oxide reduction rules are changing home heating

How national nitrogen oxide reduction rules are changing home heating Nearly half of all U.S. households rely on gas or propane furnaces to stay warm. But for those homes, the rules of home heating are about to change. By late 2028, a new federal mandate from the U.S.

US threatens to leave IEA if net zero focus remains

US threatens to leave IEA if net zero focus remains

The United States stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, giving it a year to do so or risk Washington exiting the organisation. Speaking on the last day of an IEA ministerial meeting in Paris, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies faces cutting back oil and gas production if NGOs prevail in a trial that began Thursday over accusations the French energy giant failed to properly consider environmental risks. The case, brought by several NGOs and the city of Paris, is based upon a 2017 law that imposed a "