Public News Service - Environment

PIERRE, S.D. -- South Dakota's governor is reviving her proposal to merge two state agencies, including one that oversees protections for public ...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new poll found more than six in 10 North Carolina voters think the state should be prioritizing wind and solar energy.
Nearly 90% ...Read More

ONTARIO, Ore. - Protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands is a popular idea for people from both major political parties, according to a new poll.
Polling ...Read More

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American West, but the viability of the massive river basin is being threatened by ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Groups that advocate for water quality are urging the incoming Biden administration to meet the goals of the Clean Water Act ...Read More

NEW YORK -- An island in Long Island Sound with hundreds of acres untouched for 70 years has been saved from the auction block.
Plum Island is the ...Read More

AUGUSTA, Maine -- As Maine considers how to fund its statewide Climate Action Plan, advocates are proffering so-called "green banks" as a possible ...Read More

MOJAVE DESERT, Calif. -- In the last week of the Trump administration, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing big changes to a 2016 plan ...Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Governor Andrew Cuomo used his third installment of the State of the State address Wednesday to take on meeting the challenges of ...Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- To help the next generation of farmers, a West Virginia community farm group is raising funds to acquire land for future growers ...Read More