Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2016 (ENS) – The Democratic and Republican platform planks on the environment, energy and climate change couldn’t be more different. The Democrats appear to be fully engaged in protection and restoration, while the Republicans are not. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/15/democrats-platform-eco-friendly-republicans-not/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Demand for organic crops so outstrips the supply that some food brands are underwriting farmers’ arduous and costly transition to organic production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/business/paying-farmers-to-go-organic-even-before-the-crops-come-in.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Continuing the Obama Administration’s commitment to taking action on climate change and protecting public health, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-final-actions-cut-methane-emissions-municipal-solid-waste-landfills
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme 15 to 23 July 2016 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC); Vienna, Austria Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36230&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers analyzed hundreds of thousands of samples in digitized museum collections to produce an estimate of species in the South American rain forest. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/science/amazon-tree-species-inventory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund We need a significant shift in planning and design to create cost-effective, flexible solutions that can better serve our warming world. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/165494262/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-case-for-reengineering-the-way-we-adapt-to-climate-change
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver remarks at the 87th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention Unity Luncheon. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-87th-annual-league-united-latin-american
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36229&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36228&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Southwestern Energy is leading an industry group that aims to cut methane leakage to less than 1 percent of national gas production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/business/energy-environment/future-of-natural-gas-hinges-on-stanching-methane-leaks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 12, 2016 (ENS) – Of all the world’s unique natural areas threatened by logging, poaching, dam development and gillnet fishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is advising the United Nations to place five of them on the List of Heritage in Danger. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, July 13, 2016 (ENS) – Chile’s capital city, Santiago, has just been awarded the honor of hosting Mobilize 2017, the new annual Sustainable Transport Summit put on by the New York-based multinational Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/12/chiles-capital-wins-2017-sustainable-transport-award/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Rather than jockey for partisan advantage, lawmakers found a way to work together the old-fashioned way to protect Americans from dangerous or untested chemicals. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/164916932/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-story-of-bipartisanship-will-make-you-believe-in-government-again
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $10.7 million in supplemental funding to help transform communities by cleaning up contaminated brownfield properties. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-107-million-supplemental-funds-clean-contaminated-brownfield-sites
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While activists can agree that something must be done, differences arise over exactly what and how, on issues like nuclear power and fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the fifth year of a drought, Los Angeles wants to convert miles of extra space to capture storm water. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-alley-ways-water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At Herring Cove Beach, facing an erosion problem as many other coastal areas are, a damaged parking lot is being replaced with one farther back. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/us/at-a-cape-cod-landmark-a-strategic-retreat-from-the-ocean.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is mobilizing contractors to complete work started last fall at the Gold King Mine. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-stabilization-work-resuming-gold-king-mine
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s the kind of choice that climate change will be forcing over and over. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/should-the-united-states-save-tangier-island-from-oblivion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting on data from multiple scientific studies in Puerto Rico that show that Zika is spreading rapidly and is a major risk to pregnant women and their fetuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend the people and the […]