Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – If current trends continue, severe bleaching will occur every year on 99% of the world’s coral reefs within this century – More ambitious emissions reductions may give reefs an average of 11 extra years before annual bleaching strikes – High-resolution predictions of annual coral bleaching can help […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new analysis suggests that the climatic trends that lead to greater hurricane activity also create a coastal buffer that weakens storms at landfall. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/science/hurricanes-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Scott Pruitt’s repeated collaboration with big polluters undermines confidence in his ability to enforce clean air and water protections. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/253162302/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-EPA-pick-sided-with-polluters-%E2%80%93-who-gave-millions-to-his-political-agenda
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – January is National Radon Action Month, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joins with state, tribal and local public health agencies to encourage all Americans to test their homes for radon. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/help-protect-your-family-lung-cancer-test-and-know-your-homes-radon-level
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Progress has come in fits and starts, but supporters believe a new plant in Texas may provide a clear economic argument for fighting global warming. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/science/donald-trump-carbon-capture-clean-coal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The renewable energy transition is well underway and will not be easily reversed. But the new president can still set back efforts to slow climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/science/donald-trump-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service LAS VEGAS, Nevada, December 31, 2016 (ENS) – The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, held annually in the first week of January in Las Vegas, is becoming the place to unveil exciting electric cars, upstaging the Detroit Auto Show held a week later, the usual venue for automakers to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If the Chinese government really commits to combating the ivory trade, then the price of ivory could collapse. Criminal organizations and poachers will then abandon the business. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/world/africa/africa-ivory-china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service BEIJING, China, December 31, 2016 (ENS) – China will ban its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017, the government announced Friday, a new policy conservationists are calling a “game changer” for beleaguered African elephants. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/31/china-bans-ivory-trade-to-foil-elephant-poachers/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2016 (ENS) – President Barack Obama has designated two more national monuments – Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada. They bring to 26 the number of monuments Obama has created under the Antiquities Act, protecting 550 million […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LYON, France, December 30, 2016 (ENS) – Environmental crime is a national priority for at least 80 percent of countries, with the majority reporting new and more sophisticated criminal activities that increasingly threaten peace and security, finds a new survey by INTERPOL and UN Environment (UNEP). Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A drop in their numbers has prompted an international team to call for changing the animal’s status from vulnerable to endangered. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/science/cheetahs-endangered-species.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Catch limits for fishermen are often based on where fish have been most abundant in the past. But they have failed to keep up with geographical changes. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/science/fish-climate-change-northeast.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund As climate scientists rush to save critical data before the Trump administration takes over, there is growing concern that other government datasets could also be imperiled. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/250092958/0/edf/blogs/feed~America-needs-critical-energy-data-in-a-postfact-world-quick-examples
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A California start-up that genetically engineers yeast to produce an acid for fragrances is at the forefront of efforts to reignite a market that fell short of earlier expectations. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/technology/clean-tech-rises-again-retooling-nature-for-industrial-use.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An elevated role on climate change is a sign of how California, one of the world’s 10 largest economies, plans to resist the incoming administration’s policies. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/us/california-climate-change-jerry-brown-donald-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Sellers was a leading figure in NASA’s scientific research programs, flying to the International Space Station on the space shuttle Atlantis in 2002 and 2010, and on Discovery in 2006. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/us/piers-j-sellers-climate-scientist-and-astronaut-dies-at-61.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Beijing and other parts of China have for days been under a “red alert” issued because of dangerously bad air quality. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/world/asia/china-smog-toxic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Only our activism can secure America’s bedrock environmental laws – all of which are now under threat. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/247750126/0/edf/blogs/feed~Well-protect-and-defend-the-environment-in-%E2%80%93-with-or-without-President-Trump
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The latest intelligence on the president-elect’s cabinet picks. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/247348114/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trump-transition-news-items-you-may-have-missed