Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Solheim pledges to tackle major environmental issues such as ocean and air pollution, climate change, and nexus between conflict, migration and the environment Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36222&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Speech made at the United Nations/Kenya Conference on Space Technology and Applications for Wildlife Management and Protecting Biodiversity Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27078&ArticleID=36221&l=en
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it has selected six cities for technical assistance with sustainable design strategies under its Greening America’s Communities (GAC) program. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-help-six-communities-develop-sustainable-design-strategies
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will discuss how the agency is promoting energy efficiency through its programs at the 27th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-energy-efficiency-forum
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, June 22, 2016 (ENS) – Scientists with the Australian start-up Licella have devised a way to use biomass waste from the papermaking process to make a new petroleum substitute – biocrude oil – that has attracted the interest of Canadian pulp and paper producer Can Read the […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Activists and consumers helped spur the reforms President Obama signed into law today. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/160375398/0/edf/blogs/feed~We-just-got-the-biggest-environmental-law-in-a-generation
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will testify before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology about EPA’s regulatory agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-mccarthy-testifying-house-committee-science-space-and-0
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund More wastewater from hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas operations may soon be discharged above ground. New research will help shed light on how to better manage such practices. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/160077386/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-we-know-%E2%80%93-and-dont-know-%E2%80%93-about-toxic-wastewater-from-the-oil-and-gas-industry
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Since the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/10-years-watersense-saved-more-trillion-gallons-water-billions-utility-bills
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The national grocery store chain Trader Joe’s Company has agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/united-states-settles-trader-joes-reduce-ozone-depleting-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With global temperatures rising, can a nation afford to protect a pristine waterway and forgo the building of dams as an alternative to burning coal? Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/world/asia/china-climate-change-nu-river-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme New UNEP study identifies opportunities for green economy transformation Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36220&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme On World Day to Combat Desertification Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36219&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36218&l=en
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund My thoughts on why God and conservation go hand-in hand and – by extension – what role faith can play in science-based environmental work. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/158700820/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-if-God-wants-the-lesser-prairiechicken-to-go-extinct
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 11, 2016 (ENS) – Indian and international environmental groups are taking Danish container ship giant Maersk to task for considering flagging its end-of-life vessels out of Danish or any other European registry to circumvent the European Ship Recycling Regulation and break the ships in India. Read […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36217&l=en
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2016 (ENS) – Cities today host more than half of the Earth’s human beings and account for about 70 percent of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Now, 228 cities around the world are taking the lead on climate action, setting greenhouse gas reduction […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Food waste, ecosystem services and green public procurement among pledged topics forming new Batumi Initiative on Green Economy Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36216&l=en
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2016 (ENS) – By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that updates federal chemical safety protections for the first time in four decades. The measure gives the EPA new power to require safety assessments of chemicals found in ordinary products from toys […]