Biden admin approves massive wind farm amid rising whale death toll

The Biden administration is green-lighting a massive offshore wind farm off the coast of southern New Jersey despite calls for a pause on such development amid a spate of marine mammal deaths along the Atlantic Coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced Wednesday that it is approving the construction and operations plan for […]

Philippines Says Its Ships ‘Followed, Harassed’ by 2 Chinese Vessels in Disputed Sea

Read More The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday that two Chinese coast guard vessels had “followed, harassed, and obstructed” its ships on a support mission in the disputed South China Sea on June 30. PCG spokesman Jay Tarriela said the PCG vessels—BRP Malabrigo and BRP Malapascua—were assisting a naval operation in the Ayungin […]

Mining Company Gets ‘Slap on the Wrist’ for Water Theft

Read More A major petroleum and coal mining company has been spared prosecution for unlawfully using hundreds of millions of litres of water from a river in rural New South Wales during one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. Japanese energy giant Idemitsu was found to be unlawfully collecting and using the water at its Boggabri […]

Agencies to Edibles Makers: Stop Mimicking Non-drug Packaging

The Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration sent joint cease and desist letters to six different companies marketing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC) infused edible products in packaging that looks almost identical to national food brands.