Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2022 (ENS) – Coming together as the Metro Electric Bus Coalition, public health, environmental, and faith groups are pressuring the new Board of Directors of the […] The post U.S. Capital Bus Fleet Under Public Pressure to Decarbonize first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service By Benjamin Seidman KRASNOYARSK, Russia, May 20, 2022 (ENS) – Early season wildfires in Siberia this spring threaten yet another record-breaking fire season in Russia, while the Russian government continues […] The post Siberian Wildfires Doubly Dangerous to Distracted Russia first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/siberian-wildfires-doubly-dangerous-to-distracted-russia/
Published by the Environmental News Service PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 17, 2022 (ENS) – The U.S. Steel Corporation, a major steelmaker, will pay a $1.5 million penalty and make extensive improvements at its steel production facility in […] The post PENNSYLVANIA: Air Pollution Costs U.S. Steel $2.2 Million first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, New South Wales, Australia, May 17, 2022 (ENS) – Climate change is making storms more intense and destructive, but the impact of extreme storms is not wholly negative, an […] The post Extreme Storms May Protect Beaches Against Sea-level Rise first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CARDIFF, Wales, UK, May 16, 2022 (ENS) – Farmlands across Europe are becoming the largest global reservoir of microplastics due to the high concentrations found in fertilizers derived from sewage […] The post Wastewater Recycling Sends Microplastics Back to Soil, Ocean first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LYON, France, May 2, 2022 (ENS) – A new analysis for law enforcement by Interpol, the international police force, shows “the clear involvement of organized criminals in illegal gold mining, […] The post Interpol Finds Organized Crime’s Fingerprints on Gold Mining first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service AUSTIN, Texas, April 28, 2022 (ENS) – An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at the University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-strangling plastics that typically take […] The post New Enzyme Can Gobble Plastic Waste by the Billions of Tons first appeared on . Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service KHARKIV, Ukraine, April 27, 2022 (ENS) – The evacuation of the Oleksandr Feldman Ecopark in the bombed city of Kharkiv is still going on – the animals are being removed […] The post Lions, Tigers, Bears, Apes Rescued from Ecopark Under Fire first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BRISTOL, UK, April 26, 2022 (ENS) – Pioneering research by a British-led team has shed new light on what drives people’s basic food preferences. It shows that our choices may […] The post Humans Shown to Have ‘Surprising’ Nutritional Wisdom first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/humans-shown-to-have-surprising-nutritional-wisdom/
Published by the Environmental News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 26, 2022 (ENS) – The State of Maryland has requested that the Evergreen Shipping Agency pay $100 million as a “Responsibility Fund” against the damages to the […] The post MARYLAND: State Seeks $100M Compensation for Ship Grounding first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LOS ANGELES, California, April 22, 2022 (ENS) – In celebration of Earth Day, 15 teams have been designated as million-dollar Milestone winners in the $100 Million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition. […] The post XPRIZE Awards 15 Winners $1M Each for CO2 Removal Know-How first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service PORTLAND, Oregon, April 22, 2022 (ENS) – A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson conspiracies targeting […] The post OREGON: Extremist Pleads Guilty to Arson Conspiracies first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/oregon-extremist-pleads-guilty-to-arson-conspiracies/
Published by the Environmental News Service By Benjamin Seidman SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE, Guatemala, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – “Before, it wasted a lot of firewood and it’s very expensive. We don’t have jobs to get […] The post 150 Clean Cookstoves Change Lives In Guatemala first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/150-clean-cookstoves-change-lives-in-guatemala/
Published by the Environmental News Service JAIPUR, Rajasthan, India, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – State governments in India have approved two giant new coal projects on the land of the Adivasi Indigenous people, defying a determined […] The post Coal Mine Expansion Authorized in India’s Tribal Forest first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service DUBLIN, Ireland, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – Trucking water into communities who are somehow surviving the drought gripping the East African country of Somalia, has got Ireland’s largest aid organization […] The post Africa Starves Under The Blazing Sun first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/africa-starves-under-the-blazing-sun/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2022 (ENS) – “This is the moment to change it all – the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now […] The post Green Means Planet-Healing Investment to EarthDay.org first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/green-means-planet-healing-investment-to-earthday-org/
Published by the Environmental News Service ALBANY, New York, April 19, 2022 (ENS) – To deliver clean, renewable solar, wind and hydroelectric power from upstate New York and Canada south to fossil-fuel powered New York City, […] The post Solar, Wind, and Hydro Power in New York City’s Future first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 19, 2022 (ENS) – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, DEM, is distributing 1,000 free, four-to-six foot trees at sites around the state in late […] The post RHODE ISLAND: 1,000 Free Trees Help Save Energy and Water first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, April 17, 2022 (ENS) – In a rare encouraging climate report, the UN’s scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, has recognized “increasing evidence of climate action” and […] The post Humanity Can Halve Climate Emissions by 2030: UN Panel first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 15, 2022 (ENS) – A Louisiana man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $1,000 fine for possession […] The post LOUISIANA: Man Gets Three Years In Prison for Dog Fighting first appeared on . Read the […]