Published by the Environmental Defense Fund With so much urgent work to choose from, here’s why coastal restoration should be at the top of the list. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/275852560/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-infrastructure-opportunity-nobody-is-talking-about-%E2%80%93-yet
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A tract of farmland, inadvertently flooded, shows a “softer” path to managing the state’s immense water system in an era of climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/science/california-aging-dams.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TODAY: EPA Administrator to Deliver Remarks to the 2017 Farm Bureau Advocacy Conference Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-2017-farm-bureau-advocacy-conference
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order at the White House today, directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-act-waters-united-states-rule-1
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment No more than 30 vaquitas are left in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Experts propose keeping some in captivity as a last resort. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/science/vaquitas-dolphins-mexico-extinction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many plants in Greenland are beginning to bud earlier, with possible consequences for the low Arctic ecosystem, scientists find. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/science/arctic-plants-spring-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—El presidente Donald Trump emitió hoy una orden ejecutiva en la Casa Blanca en la que da instrucciones a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. y al Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE.UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-toma-accion-sobre-norma-de-las-aguas-de-eeuu
Published by the Environmental News Service BALI, Indonesia, February 26, 2017 (ENS) – An unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter within five years was launched this week by UN Environment. The campaign is targeting microplastics in cosmetics and single-use plastics such as straws, bags and packaging materials. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BARCELONA, Spain, February 26, 2017 (ENS) – At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, Ford will reveal its latest advance in mobility and connectivity – a car that not only understands what we say, but knows our moods, needs and desires – and can help us get […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this morning hosted eleven members of the Western Governors Association (WGA) for a breakfast roundtable discussion. The non-partisan group of governors included Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-hosts-western-governors-sunday-morning-breakfast-meeting
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 25, 2017 (ENS) – When shoppers look at their food purchases today they could see any of these warning phrases alerting them when a food is no longer safe to eat: Sell By, Use By, Expires On, Best Before, Better if Used By or Best By […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 25, 2017 (ENS) – Seven Earth-sized planets have been found by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope around a small, relatively nearby, ultra-cool dwarf star. Three of these planets are located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement captured the world’s imagination, Cargill and other food giants are pushing deeper into the wilderness. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/business/energy-environment/deforestation-brazil-bolivia-south-america.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 24, 2017 (ENS) – Scott Pruitt took the helm at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, with a host of problems already on his plate – an agency with which he has no experience, thousands of newly released emails showing his ties to the fossil fuel […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LOS BAÑOS, Philippines, February 24, 2017 (ENS) – More than half of the world’s population, nearly four billion people, eat rice as their daily staple, but the changing climate is making it tougher for rice farmers to keep their plants alive until harvest. Now, new, stress-tolerant rice varieties can […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and Texas Governor Greg Abbott Meet in Washington Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-scott-pruitt-and-texas-governor-greg-abbott-meet-washington
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt met today with Eddie Baza Calvo, the Governor of the Island of Guam, to discuss the Territory’s special environmental needs and concerns. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-and-governor-eddie-baza-calvo-island-guam-meet-0
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency today issued a 120-day extension of the comment period related to proposed financial responsibility requirements for the hard rock mining industry. The Agency has received dozens of requests to extend the comment period. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-extends-comment-period-hard-rock-mining-proposed-rule
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The president is not just ignoring market realities when touting coal, he’s also overlooking the biggest economic opportunity in decades. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/274187142/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trump-promises-a-renaissance-for-coal-%E2%80%93-but-these-clean-energy-numbers-tell-a-different-story
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers develop a new metric on deforestation, hoping the information will guide conservation and educate the public. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/science/forests-deforestation-map-united-states.html?partner=rss&emc=rss