Published by the Environmental Defense Fund You can’t surgically excise weather and climate research, or satellite capability, without undermining preparedness and putting American lives at risk. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/278601724/0/edf/blogs/feed~Beyond-satellites-this-potential-NOAA-cut-would-be-devastating
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scott Pruitt seems intent on building an E.P.A. leadership that is fundamentally at odds with the officials who carry out the agency’s missions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/us/politics/scott-pruitt-environmental-protection-agency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration has begun changing some government websites. A group of concerned citizens has been working to preserve data it sees as politically vulnerable. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/donald-trump-data-rescue-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Software that allowed the auto manufacturer to skirt environmental rules could lead to 1,200 deaths because of excess air pollution, researchers said. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/volkswagen-emissions-scandal-air-pollution-deaths.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, March 6, 2017 (ENS) – Every year, environmental risks such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, tainted water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene, take the lives of 1.7 million children under five years of age, warn two new reports from the World Health Organization. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5, 2017 (ENS) – Ten companies and organizations, two partnerships, and three individuals have been recognized with Climate Leadership Awards 2017 for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing climate change. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/03/06/companies-cities-earn-2017-climate-leadership-awards/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tribe, exerting its sovereignty, brought the case over property damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude quake in September likely caused by fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/pawnee-nation-oklahoma-oil-earthquake-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The acceptance of incentives by a developer seems at odds with the policies that he now promotes as president. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/business/energy-environment/trump-energy-plan-climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund An assault of this scale on the nation’s premier environmental watchdog would be unprecedented. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/277082114/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-severe-realworld-casualties-of-Trumps-EPA-budget-cuts
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, March 3, 2017 (ENS) – As the sun rose on UN World Wildlife Day across the globe today, the morning opened in Kenya with a shootout between suspected poachers and a Kenya Wildlife Service anti-poaching team. The world has lost 50 percent of its wildlife […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW DELHI, India, March 2, 2017 (ENS) – India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority has banned the BBC network and its journalist Justin Rowlatt from filming in any of the country’s tiger reserves for five years. The ban follows Rowlatt’s documentary focused on India’s “shoot on sight” policy poachers at […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat waves like those that affected southeastern Australia early this year are much more likely with human-caused global warming, a study has found. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/science/australia-heat-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing its request that owners and operators in the oil and natural gas industry provide information on equipment and emissions at existing oil and gas operations. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-withdraws-information-request-oil-and-gas-industry
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, March 1, 2017 (ENS) – Direct evidence of the oldest life forms ever found on Earth – the fossilized remains of microorganisms at least 3,770 million years old – has been discovered by an international team led by scientists with the University College London. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The president’s initial lack of popularity provides progressives with a unique opportunity to limit the damage he does to the environment. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/276297792/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-speech-may-give-him-a-bump-but-his-underlying-popularity-is-historically-low
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 1, 2017 (ENS) – The federal rule protecting the navigable waters of the United States will be reviewed for “consistency” with the policy of the Trump administration and rescinded or revised to conform to that policy, under an executive order signed Tuesday by President Donald Trump. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The volcano roared to life this week on the island of Sicily in an eruption that could be seen for miles. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/world/europe/mount-etna-volcano-eruption.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Find a hotel that is environmentally friendly, try to bike or walk, eat local — and don’t buy plastic water bottles. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/travel/how-to-have-a-green-vacation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will deliver remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Leadership Meeting tomorrow to discuss agency priorities under the Trump Administration.WHEN: 9:30 a.m. EST, Thursday March 2, 2017 Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/tomorrow-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-us-conference-mayors-meeting
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Pruitt’s words and actions as the new EPA administrator send a clear signal. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/275914974/0/edf/blogs/feed~A-recap-of-Scott-Pruitts-first-week-at-the-EPA-and-the-news-isnt-good