Look closely. The beetles on this branch eat only invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. Scientists hope the beetle will spread through forests where the pest has decimated Eastern hemlocks.
The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.
If the Senate stays under Republican control, it would likely prevent sweeping climate legislation, and progressive cabinet nominees. But there's a lot Biden could do in the executive branch.
The Environmental Voter Project is targeting non-voting environmentalists to go to the polls. Since 2016, they say more than 250,00 of them are now consistent voters.
Julie Grant got her start in public radio at age 19 while at Miami University in Ohio. After studying land ethics in graduate school at Kent State University, Julie covered environmental issues in the Great Lakes region for Michigan Radio’s "The Environment Report" and North Country Public Radio in New York. She’s won many awards, including an Edward R. Murrow Award in New York, and was named “Best Reporter” in Ohio by the Society of Professional Journalists. Her stories have aired on NPR’s "Morning Edition," "The Splendid Table" and "Studio 360." Julie loves covering agricultural issues for the Allegheny Front—exploring what we eat, who produces it and how it’s related to the natural environment.
