Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Drained and burned peatlands are responsible for up to 5 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions – Peat carbon stocks hold the equivalent of at least 60 per cent of all atmospheric carbon – 2015 Indonesian peat fires contributed to 100,000 premature deaths and cost US$ 16.1 […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36309&l=en
Published by the Department of the Interior On Thursday November 17, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze will join Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to announce the final decision related to oil and gas development in Colorado’s White River National Forest. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-governor-hickenlooper-make-announcement-oil-gas-development-white
Published by the Department of the Interior Participating EITI countries work collaboratively with industry and civil society representatives to implement the initiative and to publish an annual report in which governments and companies publicly disclose royalties, rents, bonuses, taxes, and other payments from oil, gas and mining resources. The United States is an EITI implementing country. […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The cancellation respects recommendations by the U.S. Forest Service, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and concerns expressed by the Blackfeet Tribe and interested members of the public. It is also consistent with the BLM decision earlier this year to cancel the lease held by Solonex LLC. Read the […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36307&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36306&l=en
Published by the Department of the Interior The Badger-Two Medicine Area is a 130,000-acre area along the Rocky Mountain Front within the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation surround the area, which is considered sacred by the Blackfeet Tribe and is part of a recognized […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The BLM’s previous rules addressing venting and flaring were adopted long before new technologies unlocked vast new natural gas supplies in the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-final-rule-reduce-methane-emissions-wasted-gas-public
Published by the Department of the Interior The Army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history of the Great Sioux Nation’s dispossessions of lands, the importance of Lake Oahe to the Tribe, our government-to-government relationship, and the statute governing easements through government property. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/statement-regarding-dakota-access-pipeline
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Hoy, en honor al Día de América Recicla, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/la-epa-celebra-el-dia-de-america-recicla-y-los-750000-empleos-apoyados-por-el-reciclaje
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, in honor of America Recycles Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing significant findings on the economic benefits of the recycling industry with an update to the national Recycling Economic Information (REI) Study. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-celebrates-america-recycles-day-and-750000-jobs-supported-recycling
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36305&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – International community has pledged to mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 – Up to $300 billion needed in adaptation finance from 2030; up to $500 billion by 2050 Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36304&l=en
Published by the Department of the Interior It has truly been a year of historic “firsts” for many endangered or threatened species. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/fighting-firsts-endangered-species-recoveries-2016
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will keynote the Safer Choice Label Summit, which runs Nov. 15 and 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Administrator will speak at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-marks-year-safer-choice-milestones
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA marca año de logros de Safer Choice La administradora Gina McCarthy será la oradora principal en la Cumbre Safer Choice esta semana Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-marca-ano-de-logros-de-safer-choice
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Speech by Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Environment Deputy Executive Director at South-South Co-operation: CEL Announcement Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27089&ArticleID=36303&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36302&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36301&l=en