United States Settles with Trader Joe's to Reduce Ozone-Depleting and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Stores Nationwide

June 21, 2016 / by Headquarters Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The national grocery store chain Trader Joe’s Company has agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/united-states-settles-trader-joes-reduce-ozone-depleting-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions

China’s Last Wild River Carries Conflicting Environmental Hopes

June 18, 2016 / by EDWARD WONG / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With global temperatures rising, can a nation afford to protect a pristine waterway and forgo the building of dams as an alternative to burning coal? Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/world/asia/china-climate-change-nu-river-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Greening Tourism and Agriculture Can Help Saint Lucia Strengthen Economy and Resilience in Face of Climate Change

June 17, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Global News, Government, United Nations Environment Programme

Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme New UNEP study identifies opportunities for green economy transformation Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36220&l=en

“What if God wants the lesser prairie-chicken to go extinct?”

June 14, 2016 / by Eric Holst / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund My thoughts on why God and conservation go hand-in hand and – by extension – what role faith can play in science-based environmental work.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/158700820/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-if-God-wants-the-lesser-prairiechicken-to-go-extinct

Maersk Slammed for Sidestepping EU Ship Recycling Law

June 11, 2016 / by News Editor / Asia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 11, 2016 (ENS) – Indian and international environmental groups are taking Danish container ship giant Maersk to task for considering flagging its end-of-life vessels out of Danish or any other European registry to circumvent the European Ship Recycling Regulation and break the ships in India. Read […]

Hundreds of Cities Commit to Emissions Limits

June 9, 2016 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2016 (ENS) – Cities today host more than half of the Earth’s human beings and account for about 70 percent of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Now, 228 cities around the world are taking the lead on climate action, setting greenhouse gas reduction […]

Pan-European Region Makes High-Level Commitments towards Greening Economies

June 9, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Global News, Government, United Nations Environment Programme

Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Food waste, ecosystem services and green public procurement among pledged topics forming new Batumi Initiative on Green Economy Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27076&ArticleID=36216&l=en

Congress Strengthens U.S. Chemical Safety Law

June 8, 2016 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2016 (ENS) – By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that updates federal chemical safety protections for the first time in four decades. The measure gives the EPA new power to require safety assessments of chemicals found in ordinary products from toys […]

3 things to know about the most important new environmental law in decades

June 7, 2016 / by Jack Pratt / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund In a bi-partisan act of sanity, Congress just fixed the biggest problems with America’s badly broken chemical safety system.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/157461641/0/edf/blogs/feed~things-to-know-about-the-most-important-new-environmental-law-in-decades

As SoCal braces for Aliso Canyon-related blackouts, these energy programs can help

June 7, 2016 / by Jayant Kairam / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The failure at the natural gas storage facility exposed a critical weakness in the region’s energy system that must be addressed.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/157400773/0/edf/blogs/feed~As-SoCal-braces-for-Aliso-Canyonrelated-blackouts-these-energy-programs-can-help

New initiative puts American values ahead of politics to boost clean energy

June 6, 2016 / by Jeremy Symons / Conservation, Environment, North America

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The Clean Energy Commitment represents millions of Americans who want to remove barriers to clean, affordable energy.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/157239243/0/edf/blogs/feed~New-initiative-puts-American-values-ahead-of-politics-to-boost-clean-energy

Land Use Challenges Taiwan’s First Female President

June 6, 2016 / by Sunny / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 6, 2016 (ENS) – Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, has pledged to develop a program that will integrate national land-use planning, regional development and environmental sustainability. But civic groups are concerned about her lack of strong commitment and lack of detail about the policy. Read […]

UNEP-INTERPOL Report: Environmental Crime on the Rise

June 6, 2016 / by Sunny / Africa, Asia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Species

Published by the Environmental News Service NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5, 2016 (ENS) – “More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in a decade,” according to the International Police, INTERPOL, and the UN Environment Programme in a new report that emphasizes the financial machinations behind environmental crimes such as poaching. Read […]

3 key energy policies that can help us turn the corner on climate

June 1, 2016 / by Diane Regas / Climate, Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Accelerating uptake of new technologies is only a one part. We also need good policy to solve our climate and energy challenges.       Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/156626723/0/edf/blogs/feed~key-energy-policies-that-can-help-us-turn-the-corner-on-climate

Canada, U.S. Warn of Eight Chemicals in Great Lakes

June 1, 2016 / by Sunny / Environment, Environmental News Service, Fresh Water, Journalism, Latest News, North America, RSS, Toxics, Water

Published by the Environmental News Service OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2016 – Canada and the United States have identified eight substances in the water of the Great Lakes as chemicals of mutual concern under the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. These chemicals are potentially harmful to human health or the environment or both. […]

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