Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tips on how to be an ecotourist. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/travel/eco-tourism-greening-summer-vacations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service TAORMINA, Italy, May 28, 2017 (ENS) – Leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies have failed in a concerted effort to persuade President Donald Trump to endorse the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/05/28/g7-trump-refuses-to-endorse-paris-climate-pact/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some advocates of global climate action think the pact would be stronger if the United States simply left, rather than remaining in and demanding big changes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/climate/can-the-paris-climate-deal-survive-a-trump-style-renegotiation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s proposed reductions to the department’s research may have a greater impact on climate change than the Paris accord decision. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/climate/energy-department-climate-trump-budget.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2017 (ENS) – President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget request to Congress, released in detail Tuesday, has Americans who care about the environment and public health up in arms. The proposal would impose massive cuts on health, environmental and safety net programs … […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, May 23, 2017 (ENS) – “While wildlife keeps all of us alive, its future is squarely in our hands,” says John Scanlon, who heads the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES. “We alone will determine the fate of the world’s wildlife and in doing […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Noel Patterson educates guests at the Miraval Resort & Spa in Tucson on the importance of bees, leads tastings and encourages backyard hives. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/travel/noel-patterson-hotel-beekeeper-honey-education.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spending plan also calls for raising billions of dollars by opening up public lands to oil and gas drilling and selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/climate/trump-budget-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2017 (ENS) – A new public opinion poll finds that the majority of Americans support government regulations as the best way to encourage use of renewable energy, while a minority believes the private marketplace can do the job. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/05/18/pew-poll-federal-regs-needed-to-support-renewables/
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, May 18, 2017 (ENS) – Volkswagen will pay US$225 million, including $66 million to California, for harm resulting from the sale of its 3.0-liter diesel passenger cars that included emissions control “defeat devices,” under partial consent decrees signed Wednesday. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/05/18/vw-pays-millions-in-3-0-liter-diesel-defeat-device-case/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forty years ago, feline hyperthyroidism was virtually nonexistent. Now it’s an epidemic — and some scientists think a class of everyday chemicals might be to blame. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-wasting-house-cats.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A mutation in some obesity-prone dog breeds might reveal new risk factors for obesity in humans — and perhaps give rise to new drugs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/magazine/the-genetics-of-pooched-out-pooches.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Surrounding myself with animals to feel less alone was a mistake: The greatest comfort is in knowing their lives are not about us at all. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/magazine/what-animals-taught-me-about-being-human.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For decades, scientists have warned of mounting evidence that exposure to chlorpyrifos may threaten children’s development. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/health/pesticides-epa-chlorpyrifos-scott-pruitt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, May 15, 2017 (ENS) – Young professionals from developing countries will be better able to advance implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with the help of a new fellowship program to be run by two key United Nations agencies based in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The catastrophe set off an unexpected shortage of iodine, leaving children in faraway countries vulnerable to cognitive deficits. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/health/tsunami-japan-cambodia-iodine-defiency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 15, 2017 (ENS) – Conservationists are engaged in court battles with the administration of President Donald Trump and they are chalking up some victories. Tracking just one nonprofit group, the Center for Biological Diversity, shows more than a dozen lawsuits filed against the Trump administration in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 15, 2017 (ENS) – Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh, is building the world’s largest public transit system, the King Abdulaziz Public Transport Project. Testing of the automated, driverless train service will start in the last quarter of 2018, and the goal is to begin service […]
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 12, 2017 (ENS) – The Trump administration has undone President Barack Obama’s protection for Bristol Bay, Alaska, which hosts the world largest sockeye salmon run, by allowing a Canadian mining company to apply for a permit to dig up the world’s largest undeveloped gold […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Photos taken by a French astronaut sparked a discussion about their beauty — and also raised questions about energy use. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/world/europe/belgium-lights-energy-space-astronaut.html?partner=rss&emc=rss