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Up to 3 Million People Expected to Lose Power When Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall

September 12, 2018 Focus Washington

According to a report by Duke Energy, somewhere between 1 million and 3 million people are expected to lose power when Hurricane Florence makes landfall later this week. According to The Hill, Duke Energy has […]

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Dinant Gives Honduras Reasons to be Proud

September 12, 2018 Lisa Clayton

The global palm oil industry – frequently the target of environmental campaigners – is showing promise in some surprising corners of the world. Corporacion Dinant, itself the focus of NGO ire in the past, plies […]

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Florence Threatens East Coast as More Than One Million Are Told to Evacuate

September 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Florence is poised to become the strongest hurricane in almost 30 years to hit the Carolinas, as more than one million people began fleeing the American coastline, Bloomberg reports. North Carolina’s Outer Banks are under […]

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U.S. Military Mobilizes Ships and Troops to Assist With Damages Done by Hurricane Florence

September 10, 2018 Focus Washington

Ahead of Hurricane Florence’s expected landfall on the east coast the U.S. military moved 30 Navy ships based in Virginia and activated more than 950 North and South Carolina National Guard troops. According to Reuters, […]

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Hurricane Florence Rapidly Intensifying, On Track to Hit East Coast

September 10, 2018 Focus Washington

Hurricane Florence is tracking toward the East Coast with an inevitability rarely seen in storms several days away from landfall, and while forecasters were careful to cite “high uncertainty” in recent days, the tone changed […]

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USGS: Magnitude 4.4 Quake Jolts East of Los Angeles

August 29, 2018 Focus Washington

An earthquake of 4.4-magnitude hit the south of California on Tuesday at least 25 miles east of Los Angeles, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake […]

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Trump Support Dips among Farmers as Trade War Wallops Agriculture

August 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Support for President Donald Trump among farmers has decreased as the trade war with China drags on, according to a Farm Journal Research survey published Tuesday, CNBC informed. Trump received about 70 percent of farmers’ votes in the 2016 […]

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Pelosi Urges Trump for Additional Federal Funds to Help California Wildfires

August 7, 2018 Focus Washington

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged President Donald Trump to allocate additional federal funds to help California’s raging wildfires, as well as new steps to combat climate change. Experts say that the global warming is […]

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Trump’s Scottish Golf Course Destroys Ecosystem

July 30, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s golf course in Scotland, opened in 2012, “partially destroyed” a nature conserve widely regarded as crucial to the area’s ecosystem, a Sunday report alleges. An environmental agency has obtained documents, using the […]

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38 Lion Trophy Permits Issued Since Trump Rolls-Back Protections of Endangered Species

July 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Since President Donald Trump roll-backed bans on lion trophies, more than thirty permits to import lion trophies have been issued. The advocacy group Friends of Animals obtained documents showing that thirty-eight permits have been granted […]

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Marco Island – The Pearl of Southwest Florida

July 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Hypnotizing and alluring, the largest of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands – Marco Island is located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida. Known for its beautiful white sand beaches and vast choices of popular […]

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Scientists Warn That Trump’s Border Wall Harms Biodiversity and Ecosystem

July 26, 2018 Focus Washington

More than 2500 scientists from around the world have supported a study that is warning about the side effects on the environment if President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S.- Mexico border is built. The […]

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Federal Court Dismisses New York City’s Climate Change Lawsuit Against Oil Producers

July 19, 2018 Focus Washington

New York City’s lawsuit seeking to make several major oil companies financially responsible for dealing with climate change was dismissed by a federal judge, saying that the legal effort wasn’t permitted under the federal Clean […]

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Former Government Officials Demand to Know Cybersecurity Efforts for 2020 Census

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Several ex-government cyber and technology officials are demanding from the Census Bureau to publicly share their cybersecurity plan for the 2020 Census. This comes shortly after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russians for the […]

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Pruitt as Farewell Gift Grants Loophole to ‘Super-Polluting’ Trucks

July 7, 2018 Focus Washington

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday created a loophole in the law which allows increased manufacturing on a kind of diesel freight truck known as “super polluting.” The move, which came on embattled administrator Scott […]

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80% of Americans Believe U.S. Government Should Spend More on Science

July 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Around 80 percent of U.S. adults believe that the government spending on medical research, engineering and technology leads to advances that have a positive impact on society. The nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization Pew Research […]

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Study Found That Trump’s Coal Plan Would Lead to 1 Pollution-Related Death on Every 3 New Jobs

July 5, 2018 Focus Washington

In a new research paper published on Thursday, Resources for the Future warns that President Donald Trump’s proposal for boosting the struggling coal and nuclear plants could lead to premature deaths from pollution. The group found that for […]

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Greenpeace Activists Crash “Superman” Drone into French Nuclear Power Plant (VIDEO)

July 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Environmental organization Greenpeace announced that they crashed a Superman drone into the wall of a French nuclear site on Friday as a way to show that the facility has a lack of security. A video […]

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Wildfires Raging in Northern California, Authorities Struggle to Evacuate Residents

July 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Wildfires are spreading quickly and raging all across Northern California, with parched lands and high winds only speeding up the fires which prompt evacuation and discharging large amounts of ashes over the region, Newsweek reported. […]

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Capital Gazette Gunman Charged With Five Murders

June 29, 2018 Focus Washington

A Maryland man with a shotgun killed five people after blasting his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis on Thursday afternoon. The victims were identified as Rob Hiaasen, 59, a former feature writer […]

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Document Signed by Amelia Earhart Found After Hiding in an Attic for 80 Years

June 27, 2018 Focus Washington

An authentic rare document signed by Amelia Earhart which provides details of her aircraft has been found after half a century. The document, which was hidden in an attic, was filled out by the aviation […]

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Harvard Scientists Say EPA’s Environmental Policies Could Result in 80,000 Deaths Per Decade

June 16, 2018 Focus Washington

According to a new study from two Harvard University scientists, Trump administration’s environmental policies could result in an additional 80,000 deaths per decade. The research, conducted by public health economist David Cutler and biostatistician Francesca […]

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Pope Francis Says Climate Change Could Destroy Civilization

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Pope Francis on Saturday warned top oil executives that climate change could “destroy civilization.” Reuters reported that during a two-day conference at the Vatican, the pope said that climate change is a challenge of “epochal […]

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Maryland County Grapples with Devastation Left behind by Flash Flood

May 29, 2018 Focus Washington

One man is still missing after the historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland, was entirely flooded, leaving the community heartbroken at seeing severe damage less than two years after another devastating flood, CNBC informed. Howard County Executive Allan […]

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Lava Covers Plugged Well at Hawaii Geothermal Plant Property

May 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Lava from the Kilauea volcano covered at least one well at a geothermal power plant on the Big Island on Sunday, according to a Hawaii County Civil Defense report, Fox News informed. According to the report, […]

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Thousands Evacuate as Alberto Approaches Northern Gulf Coast

May 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Subtropical Storm Alberto is the first one of the 2018 hurricane season, heading toward expected landfall sometime Monday on the northern Gulf Coast, causing mass evacuations, Fox News informed. Despite the fact that the Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially start […]

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Lava Flow Continues to Threaten Hawaii Residents

May 7, 2018 Focus Washington

After a day of relative calm, the Kilauea volcano erupted again Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air and destroying nearby homes, bringing the number to 26. Hawaii’s Civil Defense Agency said that since […]

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Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Erupts, Families Evacuated

May 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted Thursday, releasing lava into a residential area, which led to mandatory evacuations of nearby residents. According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Leilani Estates, a subdivision in the lower East Rift Zone […]

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EPA Sued by Several States over Plans to Weaken Emission Standards

May 2, 2018 Focus Washington

A coalition of states led by California on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to preserve current vehicle emission standards for automakers. The United States’ most populous state, as […]

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Pruitt Wants EPA to Stop Using ‘Secret Science’ to Make Environmental Rules

April 25, 2018 Focus Washington

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a new rule Tuesday which would limit the type of science the agency can use when making new environmental rules. According to Pruitt, with this new rule the […]

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