Published by the Environmental Defense Fund In a country hobbled by racism we must address civil rights to be able to make true environmental progress. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/438170630/0/edf/blogs/feed~Why-environmental-groups-are-speaking-out-after-Charlottesville
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Imagine what $4.5 billion annually could do for Appalachia if we spent it to really help this economically struggling region. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/437963116/0/edf/blogs/feed~Heres-why-putting-more-tax-dollars-behind-coal-is-such-a-wasteful-proposition
Published by the Environmental News Service COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 17, 2017 (ENS) – Greenland, the world’s largest island, known for its vast sheets of ice, is now experiencing its first large wildfire. The fire is burning along the island’s west coast about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northeast of Sisimiut, the second-largest city in Greenland, an […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, August 16, 2017 (ENS) – The world’s first treaty to protect the environment and human health in nearly a decade, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, enters into force today, committing 74 countries, including the United States, to reducing the risks to human health and the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, August 16, 2017 (ENS) – JPMorgan Chase has announced it will source renewable power for 100 percent of its global energy needs by 2020. The firm has offices and operations in more than 60 countries across 5,500 properties, covering 75 million square feet. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund This is an attempt to confuse the public and sow doubt about an already-settled issue. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/429050122/0/edf/blogs/feed~Pruitts-inquiry-gives-climate-science-the-reality-TV-treatment
Published by the Environmental News Service VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, August 7, 2017 (ENS) – Hot and dry, the interior of British Columbia is ablaze with wildfires that have driven tens of thousands of residents from their homes and filled the skies over the province with smoke. International firefighting assistance is on the way. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, August 4, 2017 (ENS) – Two tons of confiscated illegal ivory were crushed in New York’s Central Park on Thursday in an event hosted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the jeweler Tiffany and Co. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund People with deep connections to polluters are being handpicked to run the agency charged with protecting American health. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/420895472/0/edf/blogs/feed~Whos-who-at-the-EPA-Latest-staff-picks-continue-alarming-trend
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The United States is losing respect overseas, but most Americans don’t support Trump’s destructive policies. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/418571468/0/edf/blogs/feed~things-the-world-may-not-know-about-America-and-the-environment
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, July 30, 2017 (ENS) – The Global Pact for the Environment, a new United Nations treaty to define fundamental environmental rights everywhere in the world, is being drafted and will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September by French President Emmanuel Macron. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, UK, July 29, 2017 (ENS) – Illegal wire snare traps are creating a survival crisis for tigers and other wildlife across Asia. Today, on Global Tiger Day, the conservation groups TRAFFIC and WWF are urging the governments of tiger range countries to crack down on the practice. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 28, 2017 (ENS) – Al Gore’s new film, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” documents the efforts of this former Nobel Laureate, U.S. Vice President and presidential candidate as he urges people to resolve the climate crisis and witnesses a planet under stress. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 28, 2017 (ENS) – The House of Representatives Thursday approved the Trump administration’s $1.57 billion budget request to expand the U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to protected wildlife refuges and border communities. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/07/28/house-approves-2018-funding-for-trumps-border-wall/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 2017 (ENS) – One of South America’s great bird mysteries has been solved by an international team of researchers working in the forested mountains of western Venezuela. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/07/26/venezuelan-bird-feared-extinct-for-60-years-found/
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, July 26, 2017 (ENS) – The UK government will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, officials said today, as they unveiled new plans to reduce air pollution in response to a court order. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/07/26/uk-to-ban-new-diesel-and-petrol-vehicles-by-2040/
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, July 26, 2017 (ENS) – Wildfires in southeastern France forced the evacuation of 10,000 people overnight, French officials have confirmed. Overall, more than 4,000 firefighters and troops supported by water bombers have been trying to extinguish the flames since Monday. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/07/26/exceptional-global-warmth-triggers-wildfires-floods/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund If economic growth and jobs are on the agenda, saving Louisiana’s coast should be a priority. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/411469342/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-budget-could-kill-an-urgent-coastal-recovery-project-%E2%80%93-and-slam-our-economy
Published by the Environmental News Service LAPPEENRANTA, Finland, July 24, 2017 (ENS) – Finnish scientists have produced a single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide that can be developed for use as human food and animal feed. The protein can be produced anywhere renewable energy, such as solar energy, is available. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ROME, Italy, July 24, 2017 (ENS) – In an unprecedented move, Pope Francis has donated €25,000 to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s efforts to support people struggling with food insecurity and famine in East Africa. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/07/24/pope-donates-to-feed-drought-stricken-east-africa/