Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, September 1, 2016 (ENS) – California has unallocated proceeds from its greenhouse gas emission cap-and-trade program, and state officials have just decided how it will be spent. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/09/01/california-spends-ghg-market-proceeds-on-clean-transport/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A contentious dam project that dates to the 1950s is more than 80 percent complete, and the filling of a reservoir will swamp much of the town of Hasankeyf. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/europe/turkey-hasankeyf-ilisu-dam.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, August 31, 2016 (ENS) – The accelerating global shift towards low-carbon, circular economies has started, driving Europe’s need to accelerate the transition towards low-emission and zero-emission vehicles – a central pillar of the European Commission’s new mobility strategy. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/31/europe-charts-new-strategy-for-low-emission-mobility/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The project is designed to keep water out of the damaged reactor buildings at the nuclear power plant, and radioactive water from reaching the Pacific. Critics say it may not work. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/science/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-cleanup-ice-wall.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service BOZEMAN, Montana, August 29, 2016 (ENS) – A fish kill caused by a microscopic parasite prompted Montana wildlife officials to shut down 175 miles of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries to recreation last week. The unprecedented move was taken to prevent a parasite that causes kidney disease in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ROME, Italy, August 27, 2016 (ENS) – Today, Italians joined in a day of national mourning for victims of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday, killing 291 people. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/28/italy-mourns-hundreds-of-earthquake-victims/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2016 (ENS) – President Barack Obama Friday expanded the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument surrounding the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, creating the world’s largest marine protected area. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/27/obama-creates-planets-largest-marine-protected-area/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. National Park Service turns 100 years old today. In celebration, President Barack Obama has designated 87,500 pristine acres in north-central Maine as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/25/national-monument-gift-celebrates-u-s-parks-100-years/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2016 (ENS) – Ten communities in six states have been selected by the Obama Administration to participate in the Cool & Connected planning assistance program, a new initiative to help people use broadband service for downtown revitalization and economic development. “Cool & Connected will […]
Published by the Environmental News Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 24, 2016 (ENS) – A total of 91,300 electric vehicles were sold in Europe in the first six months of 2016 – a 21 percent year on year increase, according to new data released by EV Volumes.com, the electric vehicle world sales database. Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sea, sand, history and climate forecasts are all part of a trip to the Dry Tortugas, an aquatic paradise at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/travel/dry-tortugas-national-park-florida-keys.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A just-completed project off the coast of Rhode Island, though relatively tiny, is at the forefront of a sea-based transition to renewable energy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/science/americas-first-offshore-wind-farm-may-power-up-a-new-industry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, August 21, 2016 (ENS) – Senior BC Hydro executives have worried for years that earthquakes triggered by fracking operations in search of natural gas could damage its two big dams on the Peace River, putting thousands of people at risk if the dams fail. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A growing homeless population on public lands has brought with it increases in emergency calls, drug overdoses, illegal fires and trash, which have put nearby residents on edge. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/us/as-homeless-find-refuge-in-forests-anger-is-palpable-in-nearby-towns.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Ashton Hayes, residents have banded together to cut greenhouse emissions with solar panels, wine-and-cheese nights and no politicians. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/science/english-village-becomes-climate-leader-by-quietly-cleaning-up-its-own-patch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The practice of depleting the forest for precious fuel during hard times has been taking a toll at taps in the capital city, Lilongwe. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/world/africa/poverty-drought-malawi-water-supply.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service OAKLAND, California, August 18, 2016 (ENS) – Actors Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo diCaprio are supporting a new grant-making program for community-based groups in the United States, Mexico, and Canada who are on the front lines of the fight for clean energy and climate justice. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/18/ruffalo-dicaprio-fund-quick-investment-in-green-groups/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Vestas was in a precarious position in 2012, but it is now a market leader, thanks in large part to its focus on data and mathematics. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/business/energy-environment/denmark-vestas-wind-renewable-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, August 17, 2016 (ENS) – The month of July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have jointly finalized standards that will govern emissions from medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks through the 2027 model year. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/17/u-s-tightens-emissions-standards-for-trucks/