Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Both science and environmentalism are changing, revealing urgent threats much more clearly – as well as ways to address them. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/554620046/0/edf/blogs/feed~New-science-and-technology-uncover-opportunities-to-speed-up-environmental-progress
Published by the Environmental News Service WARSAW, Poland, June 24, 2018 (ENS) – Bialowieza Forest on the border between Poland and Belarus, is a vast extent of primary forest in the watersheds of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, covering an area of 141,885 hectares (548 square miles). Northeastern Europe was once covered by just […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Paired with science and sensor technology, it can crack the code on harmful methane leaks from America’s 1 million oil and gas facilities. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/553930684/0/edf/blogs/feed~How-big-data-will-soon-tackle-pollution-from-industrial-sites-near-you
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 15, 2018 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the agency will provide newly expanded pesticide safety training materials to agricultural workers – but it took a lawsuit brought by three states to activate these materials. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/06/15/epa-to-implement-pesticide-safeguards-after-states-sue/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Equinor is looking to the future by embracing innovation and technology to detect and reduce methane emissions. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/552170518/0/edf/blogs/feed~Why-this-leading-energy-company-sees-opportunity-in-a-lowcarbon-future
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Here are this year’s must-reads as you vacation, hit the beach, or spend a sunny afternoon in the park. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/552123554/0/edf/blogs/feed~environmental-books-you-dont-want-to-miss-this-summer
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Confused by Scott Pruitt’s scandals and what they mean for our health, air and water? We break it down. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/551896418/0/edf/blogs/feed~From-pollution-to-pens-types-of-Pruitt-scandals-and-why-they-matter
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2018 (ENS) – The World Health Organization intends to guide the world toward the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. WHO estimates that every year, trans fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths of people from cardiovascular disease. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CHARLEVOIX, Quebec, Canada, June 11, 2018 (ENS) – U.S. President Donald Trump attended this year’s Group of Seven, G7, summit in Charlevoix June 8-9, but after clashing with the other G7 leaders over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, Trump left the G7 meeting in a huff. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LUSAKA, Zambia, June 10, 2018 (ENS) – In a move that the Zambian government had tried to keep secret, fee-paying trophy hunters will be allowed to kill up to 2,000 hippos over the next five years. This new policy is no longer a secret; it has been confirmed in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service JUNO BEACH, Florida, June 7, 2018 (ENS) – The Edison Electric Institute, which represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, has presented Florida Power & Light Company with its 2018 Emergency Assistance Award for Puerto Rico Power Restoration. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/06/07/industry-supports-puerto-ricos-slow-recovery/
Published by the Environmental News Service MANCHESTER, UK, June 7, 2018 (ENS) – British scientists are using the latest in 4D technology to predict the behavior of lava flows and what that means for volcanic eruptions. The findings explain why some lava flows move slowly yet others can cover kilometers in just a few hours. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW DELHI, India, June 5, 2018 (ENS) – World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5 each year since the United Nations established it in 1974, is not Earth Day, which started as a grassroots movement and environmental teach-in on April 22, 1970, but this year both special days have […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, June 4, 2018 (ENS) – Eruptions from Guatemala’s Fuego volcano that began on Sunday have claimed the lives of at least 69 people, including three children, Guatemala authorities now say. Volcanologists report the eruption, which sent ash up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the air, […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Precise and data-driven agriculture is a rapidly growing tech market, right in heartland America. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/549994356/0/edf/blogs/feed~Venture-capitalists-find-rising-market-in-rural-America-dataloving-farmers
Published by the Environmental News Service SULLANA, Peru, June 3, 2018 (ENS) – On April 14, Alejandro Zegarra-Pezo and his son were invited by people they believed to be trustworthy to enjoy a turkey sandwich in their home town of Sullana, in Peru’s northern region of Piura. Relaxing before the TV, they consumed the turkey […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Clean car standards have been a bigger success than anyone expected, so why roll them back? Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/549474036/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-Trump-administration-is-making-a-big-mistake-messing-with-clean-cars-Here-are-reasons-why
Published by the Environmental News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 1, 2018 (ENS) – The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today, and the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, is forecasting a 75 percent chance that the 2018 season will be near normal or above normal. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/06/01/2018-atlantic-hurricane-season-near-or-above-normal/
Published by the Environmental News Service TRONDHEIM, Norway, May 31, 2018 (ENS) – Seoul, South Korea, with its 21 million people, leads the world in its global carbon footprint, finds a new study that ranks 13,000 cities globally based on their carbon footprints. A city’s carbon footprint is the total amount of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas carbon […]
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 31, 2018 (ENS) – The Government of Canada has agreed to purchase the controversial Kinder Morgan Canada Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, TMEP, for C$4.5 billion. Opponents fear heavy crude oil spills along the land route and at sea. […]