Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 29, 2022 (ENS) – Two of the Democrats’ most powerful senators have agreed to add a $700 billion climate change, energy security and debt reduction package, the […] The post Senate to Vote on Record $369 Billion Climate Change Spending first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BARAM, Sarawak, Malaysia, July 25, 2022 (ENS) – Indigenous Penan communities have filed a police report and erected blockades to put a permanent stop to logging of the mountain Batu […] The post Penan Stop Loggers in Culturally Sensitive Conservation Area first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service TOKYO, Japan, July 24, 2022 (ENS) – Japan’s nuclear regulator on Friday officially approved a plan to release more than a million tons of treated water from the damaged Fukushima […] The post Japan’s Nuclear Agency OKs Release of Treated Fukushima Water first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, July 24, 2022 (ENS) – The ongoing multi-country outbreak of monkeypox constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared […] The post Monkeypox Declared a Global Public Health Emergency first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/monkeypox-declared-a-global-public-health-emergency/
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, July 22, 2022 (ENS) – More than 14,000 cases of monkeypox in 71 countries that are Members of the World Health Organization have been reported to the organization […] The post Monkeypox Goes Viral, Spreading to Dozens of New Countries first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 21, 2022 (ENS) – Mexico and the United States are taking action on a new development cooperation framework that addresses the root causes of irregular migration from […] The post Mexico, US Cooperate to Help Central Americans Thrive at Home first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2022 (ENS) – Senator Joe Manchin of the coal-producing state of West Virginia, a Democrat, has told Democratic congressional leaders that he won’t support new climate […] The post One Man Blockade of Climate Funding Forces Biden’s Hand first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 18, 2022 (ENS) – In a win for conservationists and wildlife, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ordered new Environmental Protection Agency […] The post Court Orders Toxics Reviewed for Endangered Species Impact first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 13, 2022 (ENS) – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the establishment of the Lost Trail Conservation Area in northwest Montana as the 568th and […] The post MONTANA: New Wildlife Refuge Conserves Elk, Bear Lynx Habitat first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ROANOKE, Virginia, July 13, 2022 (ENS) – Responders are racing to Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia to conduct water rescues and search for at least 44 people reported missing. As […] The post VIRGINIA: 44 Missing in Heavy Rains, Emergency Declared first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2022 (ENS) – President Joe Biden today unveiled the first image from the new James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful space telescope ever […] The post New Space Telescope Offers Infrared Look at Ancient Universe first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, July 8, 2022 (ENS) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and staff Thursday released the Rainfall Ready NYC action plan – a plan to prepare […] The post Largest U.S. City Prepares for Climate-Driven Flooding Rains first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LISBON, Portugal, July 1, 2022 (ENS) – Heads of state, world leaders, and government officials wrapping up their week-long meeting in Lisbon at the UN Ocean Conference admitted to being […] The post State of the Oceans Alarms World Leaders first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/state-of-the-oceans-alarms-world-leaders/
Published by the Environmental News Service BOISE, Idaho, July 1, 2022 (ENS) – A U.S. District Court in Idaho has approved a settlement agreement filed by Advocates for the West on behalf of two conservation groups […] The post IDAHO: Need for Better Science Halts USDA Carnivore Killing first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2022 (ENS) – A majority of U.S. Supreme Court Justices voted today to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit and reduce carbon dioxide emissions […] The post U.S. Supreme Court Undercuts EPA Right to Curb Climate Gases first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 27, 2022 (ENS) – The European Commission has adopted proposals for its first Nature Restoration Law so that the damaged ecosystems across 80 percent of Europe can […] The post Natural Thirst Inspires Global First: a Law Restoring Nature first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27, 2022 (ENS) – Rhode Island lawmakers last week passed a bill requiring that within 10 years 100 percent of electricity sold in the state come […] The post RHODE ISLAND: Requires 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2033 first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SCHLOSS ELMAU, Bavaria, Germany, June 26, 2022 (ENS) – At a century-old luxury resort in a Bavarian Alpine nature reserve, the world’s seven largest and wealthiest liberal democracies today formally […] The post Germany’s G7 Puts Climate Infrastructure Front and Center first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022 (ENS) – State Attorney General Maura Healey today sued 13 manufacturers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used in firefighting foam. They […] The post Massachusetts Drinking Water Polluted With Firefighting Foam first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/massachusetts-drinking-water-polluted-with-firefighting-foam/
Published by the Environmental News Service ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, May 23, 2022 (ENS) – “We all play a role in the common fight against climate change and land degradation, recognizing that a healthy and safe environment […] The post Funding Frustrations Plague Africa’s Great Green Wall first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/funding-frustrations-plague-africas-great-green-wall/