Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, October 12, 2017 (ENS) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is proposing to repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electrical power generation by 32 percent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/10/12/obamas-clean-power-plan-on-trump-chopping-block/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The EPA chief is turning benefits and costs upside down with the help of discredited methodologies and accounting gimmicks. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/468358406/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-accounting-tricks-Pruitt-used-to-justify-EPAs-Clean-Power-Plan-repeal
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, October 10, 2017 (ENS) – At least 20,000 people have fled their homes, as 17 wildfires rage on in eight counties across northern California’s wine country. Vineyards are scorched, forests have gone up in smoke and hundreds of houses are burned to the ground. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund These latest actions show that toxic-free consumer products are good for business. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/467552026/0/edf/blogs/feed~Walmart-effect-Retailers-lead-the-way-on-chemical-safety-at-a-critical-time
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Pruitt is ignoring a groundswell of support for pollution limits that would protect our climate and save thousands of American lives. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/467240026/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-EPA-is-making-a-reckless-and-damaging-decision-Heres-what-you-need-to-know
Published by the Environmental News Service LILONGWE, Malawi, October 7, 2017 (ENS) – Two brothers who are among East Africa’s most wanted wildlife criminals were arrested in Malawi this week on charges of attempting to smuggle hundreds of elephant tusks, according to Interpol, the world’s largest police organization. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/10/08/brothers-in-wildlife-crime-arrested-in-malawi/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund By not addressing climate change, the Trump administration is treating hurricane recovery like a doctor who treats the symptoms of a patient – while ignoring a dangerous, underlying disease. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/464093802/0/edf/blogs/feed~Puerto-Rico-a-tragic-reminder-of-why-climate-action-cannot-wait
Published by the Environmental News Service EMMEN, The Netherlands, October 1, 2017 (ENS) – The songbirds of Asia are disappearing from their native forests as increasingly wealthy Asians satisfy their desire to own a brilliantly colored singing bird. “The Asian songbird crisis has reached a tipping point: without immediate action, it is almost certain their […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Thinking of getting solar panels for your roof? New tariffs, if imposed, could put a quick end to your project – and worry anyone concerned with climate change. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/462421586/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-trade-dispute-could-upend-Americas-booming-solar-industry-Heres-what-it-means-for-you
Published by the Environmental News Service ST. LOUIS, Missouri, September 27, 2017 (ENS) – An antibody that protects against the dengue virus has also proved to be effective against the Zika virus in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced Wednesday. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/09/27/zika-virus-in-mice-blocked-by-new-drug/
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, September 20, 2017 (ENS) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has pledged to create a new marine protected area in Admiralty Sound in Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America. The designation will safeguard marine wildlife and the area’s cultural heritage, while promoting artisanal fisheries and […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund With these groundbreaking insights, we can scale up mobile sensing technology to track and map pollutants in cities everywhere. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/460729726/0/edf/blogs/feed~A-breakthrough-for-mobile-air-quality-data-%E2%80%93-and-deceptively-tough-challenges-that-paved-the-way
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund As federal and state agencies failed to monitor air pollution after Hurricane Harvey, we measured and mapped a leaking carcinogen in real time. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/460484836/0/edf/blogs/feed~How-a-tech-startup-and-nimble-nonprofit-exposed-toxic-releases-during-the-Houston-flood
Published by the Environmental News Service MEXICO CITY, Mexico, September 20, 2017 (ENS) – A deadly earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, sending buildings crashing to the ground, killing children in their collapsing school, cracking highways, rocking the capital and sending thousands of people into the streets for the second time in two weeks. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 19, 2017 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s review of national monuments, leaked to the media on Monday, recommends that President Donald Trump make major changes to 10 U.S. national monuments. Zinke recommends more roads, timber harvesting, grazing, mining, drilling and commercial fishing in these protected […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, September 18, 2017 (ENS) – An international team of scientists has found an effective way of removing low concentrations of the toxic weed killer Atrazine and its by-products from surface water in agricultural areas. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/09/18/89828/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund This is how we rebuild from catastrophic storms such as Harvey and Irma, with lower future risk for people and our economy. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/459139352/0/edf/blogs/feed~strategies-for-rebuilding-hurricanestricken-communities
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, September 14, 2017 (ENS) – The elusive snow leopards of the high Himalayas have been listed as Endangered for the past 25 years on the authoritative Red List of Threatened Species kept by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, but that has […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The EPA chief is quietly and systematically tearing down policies that protect the health and safety of all Americans. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/458898018/0/edf/blogs/feed~Pruitt-rules-EPA-under-a-cloak-of-secrecy-Heres-why-you-should-care
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Hurricanes Harvey and Irma should serve as a collective wake-up call for policymakers who rush to respond to every disaster, but plan for none. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/458624761/0/edf/blogs/feed~New-data-shows-changing-disaster-trends-%E2%80%93-and-why-Congress-should-take-note