Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 15, 2019 (ENS) – From Norway to Spain, from the United Kingdom to Romania, the number and severity of wildfires burning at the start of this year have risen sharply from that of previous decades, according to data from the European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The New York Times photographer Josh Haner has spent the past four years capturing the effects of climate change around the world and under water. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/lens/climate-change-josh-haner-air-land-and-sea.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, May 10, 2019 (ENS) – Glaciers are forecast to vanish from almost half of all UNESCO World Heritage sites if business-as-usual greenhouse gas emissions continue, finds the first global study of World Heritage glaciers, co-authored by scientists from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service PARIS, France, May 6, 2019 (ENS) – Nearly one million species are at risk of becoming extinct within decades, and current efforts to conserve the Earth’s resources will likely fail without “radical action,” a United Nations report by hundreds of biodiversity experts warned on Monday. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, May 4, 2019 (ENS) – A public-private initiative to advance climate-smart agriculture and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands is the newest cooperative project for the California Department of Food and Agriculture, CDFA, and the California Air Resources Board, CARB. The two state agencies say they […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Young Americans have grown up with climate change and seen what clean energy can do – it’s why they’re different. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/601575724/0/edf/blogs/feed~Politicians-get-ready-This-new-generation-of-climate-activists-doesn%E2%80%99t-buy-fake-science
Published by the Environmental News Service YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California, April 29, 2019 (ENS) – Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke today proposed a climate change action plan that would mobilize $5 trillion over 10 years, require net-zero emissions by 2050 and address “the greatest threat” facing the human race. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/04/29/beto-orourkes-5-trillion-climate-crisis-plan/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund How bad will the 2019 wildfire season be? Forest experts are concerned. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/601362302/0/edf/blogs/feed~With-all-the-snow-and-rain-this-year-California-could-face-an-intense-fire-season-Heres-why
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund How bad will the 2019 wildfire season be? Forest experts are concerned. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/602260550/0/edf/blogs/feed~With-all-the-snow-and-rain-this-year-California-could-face-an-even-worse-fire-season-Heres-why
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 22, 2019 (ENS) – “Our magnificent planet is always ready for its close-up,” says the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA. Today, on Earth Day, April 22, NASA wants you to share how you see it. NASA invites you to celebrate the planet with the agency’s […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Business leaders today are expected to take a stance on global warming and other hot-button policy issues. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/600960598/0/edf/blogs/feed~Pressure-builds-on-CEOs-to-navigate-climate-action-Its-a-new-reality-for-corporate-America
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, April 15, 2019 – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order today that will end the direct city purchase of unnecessary single-use plastics in favor of compostable or recyclable alternatives. New York City purchases at least 1.1 million pounds of single-use plastic […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, April 15, 2019 (ENS) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined a multistate letter urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw a proposed rule that would exclude many U.S. waterways from vital federal protections. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/04/15/u-s-states-fight-trump-revision-of-clean-water-rule/
Published by the Environmental News Service EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 15, 2019 (ENS) – A smartphone device developed at the University of Edinburgh could help millions of people avoid arsenic-tainted drinking water. Water contamination by heavy metals is a worldwide health issue, and arsenic is one of the main dangers. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/04/15/smartphone-test-detects-arsenic-contaminated-water/
Published by the Environmental News Service OSAKA, Japan, April 14, 2019 (ENS) – Spices often used in curry can counteract respiratory problems caused by fine particle pollution in the air, finds a joint study by Japanese curry roux maker House Foods Corp. and a professor at state-run Kyoto University. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/04/14/curry-spices-ease-air-pollution-breathing-problems/
Published by the Environmental News Service TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, April 13, 2019 (ENS) – The damage caused to the Great Barrier Reef by the warming climate has compromised the capacity of its corals to recover, finds new research published earlier this month in the journal “Nature.” Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/04/13/climate-change-disrupts-recovery-of-great-barrier-reef/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund No matter where you live in Puerto Rico, chronic power outages are the norm. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/600770330/0/edf/blogs/feed~Another-rainstorm-another-blackout-Growing-up-in-modern-America-without-reliable-energy
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2019 (ENS) – An international team of scientists has for the first time captured an image of a black hole. Revealed Wednesday by researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope, the image shows a bright ring of material surrounding a dark center … Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Seven states came together to address a crisis, showing the nation a path forward in a changing climate. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/600739466/0/edf/blogs/feed~Major-conservation-milestone-This-water-plan-benefits-million-Americans-%E2%80%93-and-counting
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2019 (ENS) – David Longly Bernhardt is an attorney, government administrator, and former lobbyist for the oil and water industries who serves as Acting United States Secretary of the Interior. He is fighting for the department’s top position in the Senate, where he is going through […]