Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Trump’s nominee spun a narrative based on debunked theories, raising questions about how he plans to manage the EPA. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/269363730/0/edf/blogs/feed~examples-from-his-Senate-testimony-show-Scott-Pruitt-cant-be-trusted-with-climate-science
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A British tabloid said American government scientists overstated global temperatures to influence climate talks. Other scientists say that did not happen. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/science/2015-climate-study-data.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Great Bear Lake in Canada is the first Unesco Biosphere Reserve led by an indigenous community. They guard it as if it were the last hope for humanity. They may have a point. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/travel/great-bear-lake-arctic-unesco-biosphere-canada.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, February 6, 2017 (ENS) – In Chile’s worst fire disaster in 50 years, the South American country has lost over half a million hectares to more than 100 wildfires that first flared up in mid-January. The blazes have frustrated firefighters’ efforts to control them, with new hot […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 5, 2017 (ENS) – The health hazards of perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, are well known to scientists, yet some fast food chains still use food wrappers, bags and boxes coated with these grease-resistant compounds, according to nationwide tests reported in a new peer-reviewed study. Read the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump’s nominee, who is expected to be confirmed this week, knows as well as anyone the legal limits on deregulation. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/politics/scott-pruitt-is-seen-cutting-the-epa-with-a-scalpel-not-a-cleaver.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27093&ArticleID=36344&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27093&ArticleID=36346&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Money will go to greening marine economy and boosting resource efficiency among others – Since 2014, Italy contributed over 10.5 euro million to the Environment Fund Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27093&ArticleID=36345&l=en
Published by the Environmental News Service EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, February 4, 2017 (ENS) – Tree Canada, a national tree planting charity, will invest more than C$1 million to restore forests destroyed by the Fort McMurray wildfires last year. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/02/04/reforesting-canadas-oil-sands-city/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Not since the Reagan administration has Washington moved so quickly to nullify so many federal regulations. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/us/politics/republicans-oil-gas-regulations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 3, 2017 (ENS) – The Senate voted Thursday to send President Donald Trump a measure to kill the Interior Department’s Stream Protection Rule, a coal mining regulation finalized in December, just weeks before the end of the Obama administration. The House passed the measure earlier in […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund What you may have missed from Trump’s initial 14 chaotic days on the job. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/266803884/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-first-two-weeks-on-the-environment-The-Bad-the-Good-and-the-Ugly
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Congress is rolling back federal rules that cut methane pollution on public and tribal land – even though they save tax dollars and meet Trump’s energy goals. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/266727180/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trump-wants-to-reduce-waste-and-grow-jobs-Good-these-methane-policies-do-just-that
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund A Senate committee advanced Scott Pruitt’s nomination as the nation’s top environmental regulator – a man who has chosen industry interests over the environment and public health. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/266704318/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-Congress-needs-to-know-before-fasttracking-the-nomination-of-this-EPA-pick
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 2, 2017 (ENS) – For two days Senate Democrats have boycotted a planned committee vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, the attorney general of Oklahoma. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/02/02/senate-environment-committee-waives-rules-for-pruitt/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Trump cabinet nominees offer a more nuanced view of climate change: The Earth is warming, but the impact of human activities remains uncertain. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/science/climate-change-republicans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, February 2, 2017 (ENS) – Ten new Wetlands of International Importance in five countries have been designated to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2017, observed every year on February 2. “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction” is this year’s theme. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/02/02/wetlands-protected-worldwide-to-reduce-disaster-risks/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 1, 2017 (ENS) – Neil McGill Gorsuch, a judge who now sits on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado, is President Trump’s nominee for the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court left open by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. If confirmed, the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, Febuary 1, 2017 (ENS) – A Miami-based automotive export company has received the first approval from the U.S. government to ship American-made electric cars to Cuba. Putting aside politics in favor of business, the move follows former President Barack Obama’s policy of restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba. […]