Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers said that there was variation depending on region: Some areas will experience more frequent and stronger rainstorms, others will see more intense winter storms. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/science/global-warming-extreme-storms.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service CANCUN, Mexico, December 5, 2016 (ENS) – Much of Mexico’s Caribbean coast, Baja coast and deep ocean are to become protected areas, President Enrique Peña Nieto announced Monday at the opening of the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity underway in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even as Donald J. Trump met with Mr. Gore, he continued to court opponents of climate control policies for key government posts. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/politics/climate-change-trump-al-gore.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2016 (ENS) – Obama Administration critics are urging President-elect Donald Trump to test the limits of presidential executive power by revoking national monuments established by President Barack Obama. No president has revoked a national monument created by his predecessor. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/05/trump-urged-to-undo-obamas-national-monuments/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Because the country has to import most of its energy, an apparent drop in concern by Japanese young people alarms many government officials. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/science/japan-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 4, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Instead, the Corps will undertake an environmental impact statement to examine alternative routes. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, December 4, 2016 (ENS) – To accelerate Australia’s rollout of big solar, the first funding agreement from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ARENA, was signed Friday. But at the same time, Australia is expanding its coal production and transport capacity. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/04/australia-invests-in-both-big-solar-and-big-coal/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The report, which first appeared in The Daily Mail and Breitbart News, cited incomplete data and drew incorrect conclusions about climate change, according to experts. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/science/global-warming-daily-mail-breitbart.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s a smart idea to consider the long-term implications of owning a home in damage-prone areas. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/your-money/youre-buying-a-home-have-you-considered-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, December 1, 2016 (ENS) – Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The worst affected area, a 700 km (435 mile) stretch in the northern region of the world’s largest reef, has lost 67 percent of its shallow-water […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The former astronaut and second man to walk on the moon was flown to a New Zealand hospital and was in “good spirits,” a tour operator said. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/world/buzz-aldrin-is-evacuated-from-the-south-pole-after-falling-ill.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An Australian government report to Unesco says the risks are well-managed, but it also paints a grim picture of the scale of protecting the area. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/world/australia/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service KIEV, Ukraine, November 30, 2016 (ENS) – Thirty years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, the radioactive remains of the power plant’s destroyed No.4 reactor have been safely enclosed following one of the world’s most ambitious engineering projects. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/30/hot-chernobyl-reactor-enclosed-in-new-safe-confinement/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many park personnel, responsible for fending off poachers, go without basic necessities like boots, tents and health insurance. Some groups are trying to change that. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/science/a-forgotten-step-in-saving-african-wildlife-protecting-the-rangers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service CANNON BALL, North Dakota, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sent a letter informing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that on December 5, it will “close” all lands north of the Cannonball River, on unceded territory where indigenous encampments are set up in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded Sunday in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan with sustainable transport welded into the United Nations global sustainable development agenda, showing that to be sustainable, transport must be a shared global task. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MADISON, Wisconsin, November 25, 2016 (ENS) – The Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein says she met her crowd sourced fundraising goal early Thursday to pay for manual recounts of the vote in three key battleground states that went to Donald Trump – Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 26, 2016 (ENS) – Thousands of people living along Nicaragua’s coastal areas were forced to evacuate after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake jolted El Salvador and Nicaragua, just an hour after a powerful hurricane hit Nicaragua’s east coast. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/25/double-jeopardy-hurricane-quake-hit-central-america/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A little-known office under the control of the White House can keep some environmental regulations from taking effect, and the president can reverse rules not yet completed. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/science/donald-trump-obama-climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Homeowners are slowly growing wary of buying property in the areas most at risk, setting up a potential economic time bomb in an industry that is struggling to adapt. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/science/global-warming-coastal-real-estate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss