Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A just-completed project off the coast of Rhode Island, though relatively tiny, is at the forefront of a sea-based transition to renewable energy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/science/americas-first-offshore-wind-farm-may-power-up-a-new-industry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, August 21, 2016 (ENS) – Senior BC Hydro executives have worried for years that earthquakes triggered by fracking operations in search of natural gas could damage its two big dams on the Peace River, putting thousands of people at risk if the dams fail. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A growing homeless population on public lands has brought with it increases in emergency calls, drug overdoses, illegal fires and trash, which have put nearby residents on edge. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/us/as-homeless-find-refuge-in-forests-anger-is-palpable-in-nearby-towns.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=27083&ArticleID=36245&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Ashton Hayes, residents have banded together to cut greenhouse emissions with solar panels, wine-and-cheese nights and no politicians. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/science/english-village-becomes-climate-leader-by-quietly-cleaning-up-its-own-patch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The practice of depleting the forest for precious fuel during hard times has been taking a toll at taps in the capital city, Lilongwe. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/world/africa/poverty-drought-malawi-water-supply.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service OAKLAND, California, August 18, 2016 (ENS) – Actors Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo diCaprio are supporting a new grant-making program for community-based groups in the United States, Mexico, and Canada who are on the front lines of the fight for clean energy and climate justice. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/18/ruffalo-dicaprio-fund-quick-investment-in-green-groups/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The database connects local producers with markets to boost family incomes and help preserve Amazon forests in Brazil and beyond. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/181614702/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-interactive-map-can-help-preserve-the-Amazon-rain-forest-Heres-how
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Vestas was in a precarious position in 2012, but it is now a market leader, thanks in large part to its focus on data and mathematics. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/business/energy-environment/denmark-vestas-wind-renewable-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/harley-davidson-stop-sales-illegal-devices-increased-air-pollution-companys-motorcycles
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, August 17, 2016 (ENS) – The month of July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have jointly finalized standards that will govern emissions from medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks through the 2027 model year. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/17/u-s-tightens-emissions-standards-for-trucks/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund President Obama’s administration adds another important climate action with an 18-wheeler of a fuel efficiency rule for trucks. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/180941724/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-new-pollution-rule-you-arent-hearing-about-and-why-its-a-big-deal
Published by the Environmental News Service SUVA, Fiji, August 16, 2016 (ENS) – Fiji’s Olympic Gold medal win in rugby on Friday was a first for the South Pacific island nation, and more historic winning measures were in the works at the first standing Pacific Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting, which also took place Friday. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Devastated by unusually warm water in the Pacific, the reef is splashed with colors again, providing hope for reviving coral elsewhere. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/coral-reef-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Festival’s Enviro Day to showcase UN Environment initiatives boosting air quality and protecting human health 44,000 years of life, one-fifth of GDP are lost in Bosnia and Herzegovina annually due to poor air quality Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36244&l=en
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Now that we know what caused a massive heat-trapping methane cloud over a section of New Mexico and Colorado, we can do something about it. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/180494348/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-this-squaremile-methane-cloud-tells-us-about-gas-leaks
Published by the Environmental News Service EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, August 16, 2016 (ENS) – STORM Wave, a student team based at Eindhoven University of Technology, has set the ambitious goal of riding a specialized electric motorcycle around the world in 80 days. The clock started ticking when they took off from Eindhoven on Sunday, August […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A presentation at a trade group meeting showed that coal companies were seeing comparisons that environmentalists typically make. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/science/coal-industry-feeling-cornered-peeks-at-big-tobacco-playbook.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-dot-finalize-greenhouse-gas-and-fuel-efficiency-standards-heavy-duty-trucks-0