Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House is preparing to dismantle major policy actions of the Obama era, including a plan to close hundreds of heavily polluting power plants. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/climate/trump-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A rainstorm toppled trees onto people, most of them students who had come to swim at the popular site, Ghanaian officials said. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/africa/kintampo-ghana-waterfall-trees-kill-students.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A landfill at the edge of Addis Ababa where at least 113 people died has been the capital’s main dumping ground for decades. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/africa/ethiopia-addis-ababa-garbage-landslide.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/science/revive-restore-extinct-species-dna-mammoth-passenger-pigeon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In addition, India’s environment minister dismissed a report that linked air pollution to a million premature deaths each year. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/world/asia/new-delhi-coal-plant-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, March 17, 2017 (ENS) – After the largest land donation in history from a private entity to a country, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Tompkins Conservation leader Kristine McDivitt Tompkins Wednesday signed a pledge to expand Chile’s national parkland by roughly 4,500,000 hectares. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 16, 2017 (ENS) – President Donald Trump’s first budget outline was released today, covering Fiscal Year 2018. The “Budget Blueprint” cuts deep into agencies that protect the environment, help rural people, the poor and international relations, but hands a big boost to defense spending and homeland […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists expressed alarm at the depth of proposed cuts to climate change, medical and energy programs, saying they threaten the nation’s research infrastructure. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/climate/trump-budget-science-research.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Firestorm met tweetstorm when a BBC crew was caught up in a blast of steam and molten lava from Europe’s biggest volcano. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/world/europe/mount-etna-volcano-eruption.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers develop a model they hope can be used to understand how dolphins and whales react physiologically to threats from predators and people. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/science/what-causes-whale-strandings.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service DETROIT, Michigan, March 15, 2017 (ENS) – President Donald Trump said today that he will cancel an Obama-era EPA determination that federal fuel efficiency standards through model year 2025 are feasible and have his administration conduct its own review, bowing to the wishes of auto industry executives. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 15, 2017 (ENS) – The Whanganui River today was recognized by the New Zealand Parliament as having its own legal identity with all the rights, duties and liabilities of a person. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/03/15/worlds-first-new-zealand-river-given-legal-personhood/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2017 (ENS) – So many biotechnology products are expected to come to market over the next five to 10 years, that their number and diversity could “overwhelm the U.S. regulatory system,” advises a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If most of the world’s coral reefs die, some of the richest and most colorful life in the ocean could be lost, along with huge sums from reef tourism. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/science/great-barrier-reef-coral-climate-change-dieoff.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dozens of homes and businesses in Brooklyn have been wired into a microgrid, which allows members to exchange excess-electricity credits. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/energy-environment/brooklyn-solar-grid-energy-trading.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Drones seemed like the perfect anti-poaching tools. But deploying them has been far more difficult than conservationists had hoped. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/science/drones-africa-poachers-wildlife.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 13, 2017 (ENS) – Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and two other institutions report that Volkswagen’s emissions in excess of the legal standards have had a deadly effect on public health not just in Germany but across Europe and in the United States. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fight to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest body of unfrozen fresh water, has shifted from industrial pollution to more mundane matters like sewage. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/world/europe/a-russian-lakes-future-hangs-on-tourists-and-toilets.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, March 12, 2017 (ENS) – Ninety percent of the world’s coral reefs are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change, pollution and poor fishing practices. Now, a unique philanthropic coalition has launched 50 Reefs, a plan to save the most important reefs so once the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 11, 2017 (ENS) – There is no doubt that flame retardant chemicals added to furniture, carpeting electronics and vehicles to halt or slow fires do save lives. But these chemicals can affect the social development of young children, new research has found. Read the full article […]