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EPA Launches New Program With $1 Billion in Loans Available for Water Infrastructure Projects

January 10, 2017 / by Headquarters Water OW / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $1 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-new-program-1-billion-loans-available-water-infrastructure-projects

Giant Sequoia ‘Tunnel Tree’ in California Is Toppled by Storm

January 9, 2017 / by ERIN McCANN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Pioneer Cabin tree was hollowed out in the 1880s, and cars once drove through its ancient trunk. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/us/pioneer-cabin-tree-sequoia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lightning, Weather’s Byproduct, May Become One of Its Predictors

January 9, 2017 / by KATE MURPHY / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two new space-based lightning sensors are set to join a growing global architecture of ground-based detection networks. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/science/lightning-weather-prediction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Human-Driven Global Warming Is Biggest Threat to Polar Bears, Report Says

January 9, 2017 / by ERICA GOODE / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The iconic Arctic species is threatened by the loss of sea ice resulting from rising global temperatures, the Fish and Wildlife Service warned. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/science/polar-bears-global-warming-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Taiwan’s Illegal Factories Threaten Food Safety

January 9, 2017 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Lands

Published by the Environmental News Service TAIPEI, Taiwan, January 9, 2017 (ENS) – Factories illegally built on farms have become a massive threat to food safety in Taiwan. A recent survey shows that at least 60 percent of these factories are of high pollution potential. The government has pledged to tear down new structures and […]

Cases of MRSA Down in U.S. Veterans’ Hospitals

January 9, 2017 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service ARLINGTON, Virginia, January 9, 2017 (ENS) – The Department of Veterans Affairs’ eight-year-long campaign to limit the incidence of infections with the dangerous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in VA healthcare facilities continues to make progress, a new study shows. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/01/08/cases-of-mrsa-down-in-u-s-veterans-hospitals/

Cities Provide Refuge for Threatened Species

January 9, 2017 / by News Editor / Asia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Species

Published by the Environmental News Service HONG KONG, China, January 8, 2017 (ENS) – Poached nearly to extinction in their homelands, rare and threatened birds and animals have found refuge in cities like Hong Kong, introduced to urban centers or wilderness areas outside their natural ranges. Now, the introduced populations could offer hope of survival […]

Second-hand Smoke Inhaled Before Pregnancy Harms Fetuses

January 8, 2017 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service DURHAM, North Carolina, January 7, 2017 (ENS) – Women of childbearing age who inhale second-hand tobacco smoke even before conception may put their future babies at risk of impaired brain development, if the results of an animal study by scientists at Duke Health are found to apply to humans. […]

Trilobites: Endangered Species and the Stuff We Buy, All Mapped Out

January 6, 2017 / by JOANNA KLEIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A series of maps produced by researchers visualize the link between global trade and its environmental impact. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/science/endangered-species-trade-map.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

China is going all in on clean energy while Trump waffles. How is that making America great again?

January 6, 2017 / by Tom Murray / Asia, Conservation, Environment, North America

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The United States can’t afford to lose the global clean energy race. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/254381380/0/edf/blogs/feed~China-is-going-all-in-on-clean-energy-while-Trump-waffles-How-is-that-making-America-great-again

As Earth gets hotter, scientists break new ground linking climate change to extreme weather

January 6, 2017 / by Scott Weaver / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Scientists can now link storms to warming in near real time, and a new research project is seeking to predict extreme weather under future heat scenarios. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/254312712/0/edf/blogs/feed~As-Earth-gets-hotter-scientists-break-new-ground-linking-climate-change-to-extreme-weather

Pursuits: Where Sustainable Travel Is Headed in 2017

January 6, 2017 / by SHIVANI VORA / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment What groups and businesses are doing to make tourism more globally aware in the coming year. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/travel/where-sustainable-travel-is-headed-in-2017.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

EPA Releases Final Analysis of Metals Released from Gold King Mine in the Animas and San Juan Rivers

January 6, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the final fate and transport report for the Gold King Mine (GKM) release. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-final-analysis-metals-released-gold-king-mine-animas-and-san-juan-rivers

EPA Recognizes Electronics Manufacturers, Retailers and Brand Owners for Making Electronics More Sustainable

January 6, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will recognize leading electronics manufacturers, retailers, and brand owners for their significant contributions in diverting electronics from landfills. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-recognizes-electronics-manufacturers-retailers-and-brand-owners-making-electronics

Ford, Toyota Form Consortium to Advance in-Vehicle Apps

January 5, 2017 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 5, 2017 (ENS) – Ford and Toyota are forming a nonprofit to manage an open source software platform that will give consumers more options in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/01/05/ford-toyota-form-consortium-to-advance-in-vehicle-apps/

With a record $1.4 trillion in sustainability assets, investors bail on fossil fuels

January 5, 2017 / by Namrita Kapur / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund In a sector where revenues are now outpacing costs, clean energy has become a clear value play. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/253723174/0/edf/blogs/feed~With-a-record-trillion-in-sustainability-assets-investors-bail-on-fossil-fuels

Falcons, Drones, Data: A Winery Battles Climate Change

January 5, 2017 / by DAVID GELLES / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Jackson Family Wines of Sonoma, Calif., is among winemakers employing both high-tech and old-school techniques to adapt to hotter, drier conditions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/business/california-wine-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

2016 the Hottest Year on Record

January 5, 2017 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, January 4, 2017 (ENS) – The year 2016 will go down in the record books as the hottest ever, with average global temperatures set to break the records of 2015, finds data from the World Meteorological Organization covering the first 11 months of the year. Read the […]

EPA Rebates Will Fund Cleaner School Buses in 88 Communities

January 5, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded more than $7.7 million to replace or retrofit 401 older diesel school buses. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-rebates-will-fund-cleaner-school-buses-88-communities

EPA Gives $3.8M to Help 19 Communities Plan New Uses for Former Brownfield Sites

January 5, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 19 communities for approximately $3.8 million in funding to assist with planning for cleanup and reuse of Brownfield sites as part of the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (AWP) program. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-gives-38m-help-19-communities-plan-new-uses-former-brownfield-sites-0