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MONDAY: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Speaks with Christian Science Monitor Editor on EPA Legacy Under Obama Administration

December 2, 2016 / by Headquarters Office of the Administrator AO / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – On Monday, December 5th, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will sit down with Christian Science Monitor deputy energy and environment editor Zack Coleman and also take questions from the audience. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/monday-epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-speaks-christian-science-monitor-editor-epa-0

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EPA Proposes Financial Responsibility Requirements for Hardrock Mining Industry

December 2, 2016 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Following a court order and Congressional directive under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-financial-responsibility-requirements-hardrock-mining-industry

Coral Die-Off Devastates Great Barrier Reef

December 2, 2016 / by News Editor / Australia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, December 1, 2016 (ENS) – Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The worst affected area, a 700 km (435 mile) stretch in the northern region of the world’s largest reef, has lost 67 percent of its shallow-water […]

Buzz Aldrin Is Evacuated From the South Pole After Falling Ill

December 1, 2016 / by ERIN McCANN / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The former astronaut and second man to walk on the moon was flown to a New Zealand hospital and was in “good spirits,” a tour operator said. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/world/buzz-aldrin-is-evacuated-from-the-south-pole-after-falling-ill.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Great Barrier Reef Threatened by Climate Change, Chemicals and Sediment

December 1, 2016 / by MICHELLE INNIS / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An Australian government report to Unesco says the risks are well-managed, but it also paints a grim picture of the scale of protecting the area. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/world/australia/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

More than 190 Governments prepare to take tough decisions to stop biodiversity decline worldwide

November 30, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Global News, Government, United Nations Environment Programme

Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Governments need to ramp up efforts to stop biodiversity decline in light of pessimistic reports. – Time running out on global efforts to meet biodiversity targets with 2/3 still off track – Countries to focus on the value of biodiversity to engage other economic sectors as means […]

Hot Chernobyl Reactor Enclosed in New Safe Confinement

November 30, 2016 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service KIEV, Ukraine, November 30, 2016 (ENS) – Thirty years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, the radioactive remains of the power plant’s destroyed No.4 reactor have been safely enclosed following one of the world’s most ambitious engineering projects. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/30/hot-chernobyl-reactor-enclosed-in-new-safe-confinement/

This EPA candidate brags about suing the agency, calls climate science “unsettled”

November 30, 2016 / by Keith Gaby / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt used his current position to try to block some of the EPA’s most important air-quality rules.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/236141786/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-EPA-candidate-brags-about-suing-the-agency-calls-climate-science-unsettled

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EPA delinea acciones para mejorar la seguridad y fiabilidad del agua potable de la nación

November 30, 2016 / by Headquarters Water OW / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó hoy un plan que sirve como un llamado de acción nacional que insta a todos los niveles del gobierno, servicios públicos, organizaciones comunitarias y otras partes interesada Read the full […]

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Robust Technical Analysis Supports Leaving Carbon Pollution Standards for Cars and Light Trucks in Place Through 2025, EPA Administrator Finds

November 30, 2016 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Based on extensive technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025, U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/robust-technical-analysis-supports-leaving-carbon-pollution-standards-cars-and-light

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EPA Names First Chemicals for Review Under New TSCA Legislation

November 29, 2016 / by Headquarters Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, EPA is announcing the first ten chemicals it will evaluate for potential risks to human health and the environment under TSCA reform. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-names-first-chemicals-review-under-new-tsca-legislation

A Forgotten Step in Saving African Wildlife: Protecting the Rangers

November 28, 2016 / by RACHEL NUWER / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many park personnel, responsible for fending off poachers, go without basic necessities like boots, tents and health insurance. Some groups are trying to change that. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/science/a-forgotten-step-in-saving-african-wildlife-protecting-the-rangers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Army to Evict Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

November 28, 2016 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service CANNON BALL, North Dakota, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sent a letter informing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that on December 5, it will “close” all lands north of the Cannonball River, on unceded territory where indigenous encampments are set up in […]

1st Global Sustainable Transport Meeting Finds Consensus

November 28, 2016 / by News Editor / Asia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded Sunday in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan with sustainable transport welded into the United Nations global sustainable development agenda, showing that to be sustainable, transport must be a shared global task. Read the full […]

Green Nominee Stein Funds Vote Recount in Three States

November 25, 2016 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service MADISON, Wisconsin, November 25, 2016 (ENS) – The Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein says she met her crowd sourced fundraising goal early Thursday to pay for manual recounts of the vote in three key battleground states that went to Donald Trump – Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Read […]

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