Big Corporations Vow to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions

September 21, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 21, 2018 (ENS) – United Airlines has become the first U.S. airline to publicly commit to cutting its own greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, strengthening the carrier’s stated ambition to be “the world’s most environmentally conscious airline.” Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/21/big-corporations-vow-to-slash-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

Florence Blows Away But Flooding Persists

September 20, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service RALEIGH, North Carolina, September 20, 2018 (ENS) – Across the Carolinas, many communities are lifting evacuation orders and cleaning up following last week’s Hurricane Florence, but North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is warning that major flooding is still occurring on many of the state’s rivers… Read the full article […]

A new challenge for sensors: 24 million more Americans breathing unhealthy air than previously thought

September 20, 2018 / by Millie Chu Baird / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund A new generation of sensors can – and are beginning to – address the stunning data gaps documented in a new study.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/570596868/0/edf/blogs/feed~A-new-challenge-for-sensors-million-more-Americans-breathing-unhealthy-air-than-previously-thought

‘Angry Waters’ of Florence Aggravate Flood Risk

September 17, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service RALEIGH, North Carolina, September 17, 2018 (ENS) – The worst of Hurricane Florence’s historic rainfall will pass out of the Carolinas today, but devastating flash flooding and river flooding can prolong the disaster for another two weeks, weather forecasters warn. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/17/angry-waters-of-florence-aggravate-flood-risk/

Global Climate Action Summit Strives to Stoke Ambition

September 15, 2018 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 14, 2018 (ENS) – In closing remarks at the Global Climate Action Summit, California Governor Jerry Brown today announced that the State of California is joining with San Francisco-based Earth imaging company Planet Labs to develop and launch a satellite to track climate change-causing pollutants […]

A new frontier for artificial intelligence: energy development in rural America

September 13, 2018 / by Evan Patrick / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Advanced computer processing can help us identify risky energy projects, and react more quickly when we do.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/569471378/0/edf/blogs/feed~A-new-frontier-for-artificial-intelligence-energy-development-in-rural-America

Worldwide Cancer Burden Growing Year by Year

September 12, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2018 (ENS) – The global cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC, which today released the latest estimates in a new report. Read the […]

Zinke Cedes Federal Wildlife Protection to the States

September 11, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 11, 2018 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has handed federal wildlife protection powers over to the state governments. On Monday, Zinke announced a “commitment to defer” to state hunting and fishing practices on all lands over which the Department of the Interior has had responsibility. […]

California Passes 100 Percent Clean Electricity Bill

September 10, 2018 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, September 10, 2018 (ENS) – Putting his stamp of approval on California’s global climate leadership, Governor Jerry Brown today signed Senate Bill 100, which sets a 100 percent clean electricity goal for the state. The governor also issued an executive order establishing a new target to achieve […]

Strong Hurricane Florence Targets U.S. Atlantic Coast

September 10, 2018 / by News Editor / Africa, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, North America

Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, September 10, 2018 (ENS) – September has brought a surge in storm activity to the previously quiet Atlantic Basin. Currently, three hurricanes – Florence, Isaac, and Helene  – are swirling between the west coast of Africa and the east coast of the United States.  Read the full […]

These technology trends can pave way for global climate action

September 6, 2018 / by Fred Krupp / Climate, Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The Global Climate Action Summit is held this year in the heart of America’s most innovative region for a reason: With cutting-edge technology we’re about to tackle climate pollutants in new ways.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/568269574/0/edf/blogs/feed~These-technology-trends-can-pave-way-for-global-climate-action

Tree Sitters Protest Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline

September 5, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service ELLISTON, Virginia, September 5, 2018 (ENS) – Early Wednesday morning, two new tree sits were erected in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Montgomery County, Virginia. These blockades are intended to protect trees on the pipeline easement that have not been cleared, and are located within five […]

Trump’s EPA is flouting the law when approving new chemicals. Here are 3 examples.

September 5, 2018 / by Richard Denison / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The agency is endangering public health with a new, unwritten review process for toxic chemicals.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/568091062/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-EPA-is-flouting-the-law-when-approving-new-chemicals-Here-are-examples

Talks Open for Paris Climate Agreement Implementation

September 4, 2018 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service BANGKOK, Thailand, September 4, 2018 (ENS) – As severe and record heatwaves, bushfires, droughts, floods and hurricanes rampage across the world, governments are meeting in Bangkok to prepare the implementation guidelines of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/04/talks-open-for-paris-climate-agreement-implementation/

U.S. Judge Halts Grizzly Bear Hunting for Two Weeks

August 31, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service MISSOULA, Montana, August 31, 2018 (ENS) – A federal judge Thursday granted a temporary restraining order stopping Wyoming and Idaho’s planned grizzly hunt that was set to start September 1. The order grants the bears a reprieve while the judge decides whether the federal government should reinstate federal protections […]

4 ways Mars Inc. will slash emissions and still grow – plus other insights from the maker of M&Ms

August 30, 2018 / by Graziella Siciliano / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Focusing only on revenue while ignoring environmental impacts is a strategic mistake, the company says.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/566928850/0/edf/blogs/feed~ways-Mars-Inc-will-slash-emissions-and-still-grow-%E2%80%93-plus-other-insights-from-the-maker-of-MMs

We can still save our oceans and fisheries. New study shows how.

August 29, 2018 / by Merrick Burden / Climate, Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund If we manage fishing more responsibly and tackle climate change – now – we can still secure a food supply for generations to come.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/566804640/0/edf/blogs/feed~We-can-still-save-our-oceans-and-fisheries-New-study-shows-how

California Blocks Trump’s Oil Drilling Off State Coast

August 28, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Oceans

Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, August 28, 2018 (ENS) – California is using its control over the last three miles between the Pacific Ocean and the shore to thwart President Donald Trump’s plans to open the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf to new drilling for oil and gas. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/08/28/california-blocks-trumps-oil-drilling-off-state-coast/

Kroger to Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags by 2025

August 27, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 27, 2018 (ENS) – The Kroger Co. will phase out single-use plastic bags and transition to reusable bags across its family of more than 2,770 retail food stores by 2025, the grocery giant announced on Thursday. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/08/27/kroger-to-phase-out-single-use-plastic-bags-by-2025/

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