GEORGETOWN, Guyana,CMC – The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) plans to consider setting up Guyana’s first permanent seismic monitoring station to strengthen the nation’s capacity to study underground events that can lead to earthquakes.

KIRCHBERG, Luxembourg – Increased urbanization and demand-driven industrial expansion across Latin America and the Caribbean is putting pressure on natural resources, including energy, food and clean water supplies.

MIAMI-DADE – Today, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava’s legislation regarding fertilizer usage on first reading, a major step forward for Bay protection. 

MIAMI – On March 16, 2021, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Joe Martinez urging the United States Congress to enact S.46, H.R. 160, the Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021, or similar legislation reauthorizing the Coral Reef Act of 2000 and establishing the United States Coral Reef Task Force.

The holidays are nearly here, and with them gifts, good times and… Garbage! Here is everything you need to know about your recycling opportunities and weird winter wastes. 

MIAMI-DADE – County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava will host Saving Biscayne Bay virtual town hall with WPLG Anchor/Correspondent Louis Aguirre, and local environmental experts and advocates on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at noon to 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Washington, D.C. - A deadly winter storm fueled by climate change has left 23 individuals in five states dead and 3.4 million without power as of Wednesday afternoon - making Uri one of the worst extreme winter weather events in our country’s history.

MIAMI  —The first vehicle of a new allotment of 140 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses is scheduled to be delivered to Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) this week.

Tallahassee, Fla. – As the Florida Panhandle continues with recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are providing updates on resources deployed by the department’s Office of Agriculture Law Enforcement (OALE) and Florida Forest Service.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – We are at a critical moment for the future of our planet. Temperatures are rising, storms are raging, crops are failing.

(StatePoint) Each American throws out about 4.5 pounds of trash per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. By incorporating the “Three Rs” (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) into routines, you can help divert some of this waste away from landfills to help protect the environment.

MIAMI —A dump truck driver was caught on hidden camera illegally dumping in the C-9 Basin of northwestern Miami-Dade County. And the truck’s owner was hit with fines totaling $5,500.