Trump Sued to Restore Migratory Bird Protections

May 25, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2018 (ENS) – A coalition of national environmental groups today filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York challenging the Trump Administration’s move to eliminate longstanding protections for waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/05/25/trump-sued-to-restore-migratory-bird-protections/

The 2018 farm bill in the spotlight: Here’s what you need to know

May 18, 2018 / by Callie Eideberg / Conservation, Environment, Species

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The largest source of conservation dollars for private land owners hangs in the balance after the House failed to pass the bill.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/546712676/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-farm-bill-in-the-spotlight-Heres-what-you-need-to-know

Hawaiian Volcano Sends Ash Cloud Six Miles High

May 18, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service HILO, Hawaii, May 18, 2018 (ENS) – Before dawn on Thursday morning, an explosion or series of explosions from the Overlook vent within Halemaumau crater at Kilauea Volcano’s summit produced a volcanic cloud that reached as high as 30,000 feet, about six miles, into the air, National Weather Service […]

How Scott Pruitt’s “transparency” rule is just a sneaky ploy to censor science

May 18, 2018 / by Jennifer McPartland / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund A new EPA rule would curb scientific studies we’ve relied on for decades to protect public health. It’s easy to see why.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/546653014/0/edf/blogs/feed~How-Scott-Pruitts-%E2%80%9Ctransparency%E2%80%9D-rule-is-just-a-sneaky-ploy-to-censor-science

Tanzania Opens Pristine Reserve for Logging, Hydropower

May 16, 2018 / by News Editor / Africa, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service DAR es SALAAM, Tanzania, May 16, 2018 (ENS) – Tanzania is proposing large-scale logging in the middle of the Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most iconic wildlife areas in Africa. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/05/16/tanzania-opens-pristine-reserve-for-logging-hydropower/

FirstEnergy’s dangerous push for an $8B bailout: What you need to know

May 16, 2018 / by Dick Munson / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund If Energy Secretary Rick Perry grants a bailout of the utility’s struggling coal and nuclear plants, it could send ripples of chaos throughout our competitive power markets.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/546158782/0/edf/blogs/feed~FirstEnergys-dangerous-push-for-an-B-bailout-What-you-need-to-know

Bonn Climate Talks Wrap With Meager Progress

May 11, 2018 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, May 11, 2018 (ENS) – It was a record-hot April in Germany, where governments Thursday concluded two weeks of talks aimed at preparing the Paris Agreement’s operational guidelines for adoption at the annual United Nations climate conference set for Katowice, Poland in December. Read the full article […]

Will your property flood next year? These tech startups have answers.

May 11, 2018 / by Shannon Cunniff / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund A new crop of entrepreneurs uses satellite data and “thinking” computers to predict flood risks in groundbreaking ways.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/544783508/0/edf/blogs/feed~Will-your-property-flood-next-year-These-tech-startups-have-answers

Hawaii Volcano May Force Large-scale Evacuation

May 10, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 9, 2018 (ENS) – The continued eruption of Kilauea Volcano and earthquakes on the Big Island of Hawaii have prompted Governor David Ige to sign a formal Presidential Disaster Declaration request, asking the president to release funds to help the state cope with the crisis. Read […]

Nations Prepare to Implement Paris Climate Agreement

May 9, 2018 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism, South America

Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, May 9, 2018 (ENS) – “We need to dramatically increase our ambitions. We are witnessing the severe impacts of climate change throughout the world,” said Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change Patricia Espinosa of Brazil, at a news conference in Bonn. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/05/09/nations-prepare-to-implement-paris-climate-agreement/

Hawaii Residents Flee as Volcano Spews Lava, Toxic Gas

May 7, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service HILO, Hawaii, May 7, 2018 (ENS) – The Kilauea Volcano is erupting in the Lower Puna district of the Island of Hawaii, known as the Big Island, which is home to roughly 200,000 people and an attraction for tourists and adventure seekers. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/05/07/hawaii-residents-flee-as-volcano-spews-lava-toxic-gas/

WHO Reports ‘Alarming’ Death Toll From Air Pollution

May 2, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, May 2, 2018 (ENS) – Nine out of every 10 people worldwide breathe air containing high levels of pollutants and millions die as a result, according to new data from the World Health Organization released today. Updated estimates reveal what WHO calls “an alarming death toll” of […]

Taking Aim at Space Junk

May 1, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service By Sunny Lewis GUILDFORD, Surrey, United Kingdom, April 30, 2018 (EcologyPrime.com News) – The first in-space test of technologies to clean up the thousands of pieces of space junk orbiting the Earth was launched on April 2 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station. […]

States Sue EPA Over Roll-Back of Clean Car Standard

May 1, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 1, 2018 (ENS) – Today, 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s move to weaken emissions standards for cars. The lawsuit accuses the agency of violating the Clean Air Act with its plan to roll back Obama-era […]

Rare Dancing Birds to Get Recovery Plan

May 1, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Species

Published by the Environmental News Service GUNNISON, Colorado, April 30, 2018 (ENS) – Four conservation groups today reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stay their legal action while the agency prepares a recovery plan for the Gunnison sage grouse. This critically imperiled bird, surviving in Colorado and Utah, is known […]

World-First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Sets Sail

May 1, 2018 / by News Editor / Asia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 30, 2018 (ENS) – The world’s only floating nuclear power unit, the Academik Lomonosov, Saturday left St. Petersburg, where it has been under construction since 2009, and headed to its base in Chukotka, Asia’s easternmost peninsula in the Russian Far East. Read the full article […]

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