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
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/la-casa-blanca-y-la-epa-honran-educadores-y-estudiantes-ganadores-de-premios
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/white-house-epa-honor-environmental-educators-and-student-award-winners
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Hope without action, says the Hollywood actor-director and climate activist, “isn’t worth much.” That’s why he’s on board with EDF. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/179764618/0/edf/blogs/feed~Behind-the-scenes-with-Don-Cheadle-Climate-change-is-real-and-we-must-act
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 14, 2016 (ENS) – Long-lasting white trails left behind by aircraft are caused by well-understood physical and chemical processes, not a secret, large-scale atmospheric spraying program, concludes new research from Carnegie Science, University of California-Irvine, and the nonprofit Near Zero. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/14/secret-chemtrail-spraying-not-real-scientists-agree/
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36243&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As light pollution from large metropolitan areas seeps across the country, Westcliffe, Colo., has made being a dark place central to its allure. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/us/colorado-dark-sky-project-stars-perseid.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, August 12, 2016 (ENS) – Public drinking water supplies for six million people in 33 states have tested higher than federal safety levels for a class of industrial chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems – polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances – known in short as PFASs. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LEIDEN, The Netherlands, August 11, 2016 (ENS) – Lions in West and Central Africa form a unique group, only distantly related to lions in East and Southern Africa, biologists at Leiden University have confirmed. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/12/lions-in-west-and-central-africa-genetically-unique/
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme UN Environment and the Norwegian Government signed a framework agreement for development cooperation yesterday that lays new ground for future collaboration in development and environmental sustainability. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36242&l=en
Published by the Environmental News Service BRASILIA, Brazil, August 10, 2016 (ENS) – Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, INPE, registered over 53,000 forest fires in the country up to Friday, and warns that the hot, dry weather may make things worse, if law enforcement efforts are not increased. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/10/brazils-amazon-hot-dry-and-ablaze/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Governments recently met to limit a chemical with a powerful heat trapping effect, highlighting air-conditioning’s complicated environmental impact. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/science/air-conditioner-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Decreased sperm quality and other effects could be related to environmental causes, and further declines could harm the dogs’ ability to reproduce. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/science/dog-sperm-fertility.html?partner=rss&emc=rss