Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, October 4, 2018 (ENS) – Heads of state and government have committed to intensify their efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases including cancers, heart and lung diseases, stroke, and diabetes, and to promote mental health and well-being by reducing salt, sugar and transfat in foods. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia, October 3, 2018 (ENS) – A 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday, killing at least 1,234 people. Many more casualties are expected as rescuers have yet to reach the epicentre of the disaster. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/10/03/nightmarish-indonesian-earthquake-tsunami-kill-1234/
Published by the Environmental News Service BOSTON, Massachusetts, September 27, 2018 (ENS) – The Green Restaurant Association today announced the winners of the first Green Restaurant Awards, given to establishments across the United States for a spectrum of accomplishments that include: serving certified organic, locally sourced, and humanely raised foods… Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/27/first-awards-recognize-greenest-u-s-restaurants/
Published by the Environmental News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 18, 2018 (ENS) – Philanthropic foundations from across the United States and around the world have just offered to spend $4 billion over the next five years to fight climate change – the largest climate-related philanthropic commitment ever made. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/26/foundations-pledge-4-billion-climate-down-payment/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 25, 2018 (ENS) – Cost won out over safety, as the Trump administration Monday repealed an oil train regulation regarding the type of brakes the trains must have. Critics say the change will increase the risk posed by oil train derailments. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/26/trump-removes-oil-train-safety-brake-requirement/
Published by the Environmental News Service CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, September 24, 2018 (ENS) – To the French tire manufacturer Michelin, Ambition 2048 means a whole new strategy of using sustainable materials in tire manufacturing and recycling. It means that in the year 2048 Michelin plans to make its tires using 80 percent sustainable materials, and 100 […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 21, 2018 (ENS) – United Airlines has become the first U.S. airline to publicly commit to cutting its own greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, strengthening the carrier’s stated ambition to be “the world’s most environmentally conscious airline.” Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/21/big-corporations-vow-to-slash-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Published by the Environmental News Service RALEIGH, North Carolina, September 20, 2018 (ENS) – Across the Carolinas, many communities are lifting evacuation orders and cleaning up following last week’s Hurricane Florence, but North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is warning that major flooding is still occurring on many of the state’s rivers… Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service RALEIGH, North Carolina, September 17, 2018 (ENS) – The worst of Hurricane Florence’s historic rainfall will pass out of the Carolinas today, but devastating flash flooding and river flooding can prolong the disaster for another two weeks, weather forecasters warn. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/17/angry-waters-of-florence-aggravate-flood-risk/
Published by the Environmental News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 14, 2018 (ENS) – In closing remarks at the Global Climate Action Summit, California Governor Jerry Brown today announced that the State of California is joining with San Francisco-based Earth imaging company Planet Labs to develop and launch a satellite to track climate change-causing pollutants […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2018 (ENS) – The global cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC, which today released the latest estimates in a new report. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 11, 2018 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has handed federal wildlife protection powers over to the state governments. On Monday, Zinke announced a “commitment to defer” to state hunting and fishing practices on all lands over which the Department of the Interior has had responsibility. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, September 10, 2018 (ENS) – Putting his stamp of approval on California’s global climate leadership, Governor Jerry Brown today signed Senate Bill 100, which sets a 100 percent clean electricity goal for the state. The governor also issued an executive order establishing a new target to achieve […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, September 10, 2018 (ENS) – September has brought a surge in storm activity to the previously quiet Atlantic Basin. Currently, three hurricanes – Florence, Isaac, and Helene – are swirling between the west coast of Africa and the east coast of the United States. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ELLISTON, Virginia, September 5, 2018 (ENS) – Early Wednesday morning, two new tree sits were erected in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Montgomery County, Virginia. These blockades are intended to protect trees on the pipeline easement that have not been cleared, and are located within five […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BANGKOK, Thailand, September 4, 2018 (ENS) – As severe and record heatwaves, bushfires, droughts, floods and hurricanes rampage across the world, governments are meeting in Bangkok to prepare the implementation guidelines of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/09/04/talks-open-for-paris-climate-agreement-implementation/
Published by the Environmental News Service MISSOULA, Montana, August 31, 2018 (ENS) – A federal judge Thursday granted a temporary restraining order stopping Wyoming and Idaho’s planned grizzly hunt that was set to start September 1. The order grants the bears a reprieve while the judge decides whether the federal government should reinstate federal protections […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, August 28, 2018 (ENS) – California is using its control over the last three miles between the Pacific Ocean and the shore to thwart President Donald Trump’s plans to open the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf to new drilling for oil and gas. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/08/28/california-blocks-trumps-oil-drilling-off-state-coast/
Published by the Environmental News Service CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 27, 2018 (ENS) – The Kroger Co. will phase out single-use plastic bags and transition to reusable bags across its family of more than 2,770 retail food stores by 2025, the grocery giant announced on Thursday. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/08/27/kroger-to-phase-out-single-use-plastic-bags-by-2025/
Published by the Environmental News Service HONOLULU, Hawaii, August 23, 2018 (ENS) – Hurricane Lane is swirling across the Pacific Ocean as a major Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour. The National Weather Service is predicting dangerous storm conditions for all islands, with heavy rain, flash flooding, high surf […]