In today’s policy arena, one of the most common threats to sound science and the interests of consumers is the misguided push by some to ban, restrict and regulate entire classes of chemicals, regardless of the differences between different members of the class. Individual chemicals are often unique, with differing characteristics, structures and intended uses. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 22, 2019 (ENS) – An Indigenous leader demanding that cancellation of the Trans Mountain pipeline interrupted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his speech today at a Liberal fundraiser at the Opus Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Trudeau is fundraising ahead of the federal election […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Antarctica is epic—one of Earth’s last truly wild places. And new technology is teaching us more than ever before about one of the continent’s most enchanting creatures: whales. WWF and our partners at Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab (MaRRS), Friedlaender Lab, and California Ocean Alliance are using drone photography […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LEEDS, England, UK, May 16, 2019 (ENS) – The warming of ocean waters over the 25 years between 1992 and 2017 have caused the glacier ice in West Antarctica to thin so rapidly that 24 percent of the region’s ancient ice is now affected, a British research team has […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 15, 2019 (ENS) – From Norway to Spain, from the United Kingdom to Romania, the number and severity of wildfires burning at the start of this year have risen sharply from that of previous decades, according to data from the European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, May 10, 2019 (ENS) – Glaciers are forecast to vanish from almost half of all UNESCO World Heritage sites if business-as-usual greenhouse gas emissions continue, finds the first global study of World Heritage glaciers, co-authored by scientists from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN. […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Only a little more than one-third of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, drastically reducing the diverse benefits that healthy rivers provide to people and nature everywhere, according to a new study by WWF and partners. A team of researchers from WWF, McGill University, and other institutions studied about […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As much as I was excited to be in Rovaniemi, Finland with the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and his counterparts from the Arctic nations to participate in the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting, let’s be honest, the most famous person in town at the moment is—and will likely always […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Metz, France (May 7, 2019) – Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler concluded his visit to Metz, France where he attended the annual G7 Environmental Ministers Meeting. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-concludes-engagements-g7-environmental-ministers-meeting
Published by the Environmental News Service PARIS, France, May 6, 2019 (ENS) – Nearly one million species are at risk of becoming extinct within decades, and current efforts to conserve the Earth’s resources will likely fail without “radical action,” a United Nations report by hundreds of biodiversity experts warned on Monday. Read the full article […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Metz, France (May 5, 2018) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler hosted U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-discusses-marine-litter-and-waste-us-stakeholders-g7-meeting-0
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Metz, France – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler hosted U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-discusses-marine-litter-and-waste-us-stakeholders-g7-meeting
Published by Ocean Conservancy If you follow ocean plastic news you may have noticed a flurry of articles about a recent study showing that windborne microplastics have reached remote Pyrenees peaks. The headlines ranged from straightforward (like USA Today’s Blown by the wind, ‘microplastic’ pollution discovered in pristine mountain peaks) to daunting (like Fast Company’s Microplastics […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Interior, David Bernhardt, is about to be voted on by the United States Senate. Ocean Conservancy is opposed to Bernhardt’s nomination, and now is the time to raise the alarm. We believe that Bernhardt’s long record pursuing policy actions that are bad for the ocean and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Earlier this week, I met with Janet Shamlian of CBS This Morning to explore the overwhelming problem of ocean plastic. Plastic touches all of our lives, from the food packaging we buy to the computers and phones we work on every day. Many of the plastics you touch in your daily life […]
The following blog is a segment of a three part series regarding EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program. Part I: The Science For years, scientists have investigated formaldehyde chemistry to help determine appropriate regulatory levels, safe exposure threshold levels, and whether there is any causal link between formaldehyde exposure and cancer. Since the 1990s, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Forests cover one-third of the world’s land surface—more than 15.3 million square miles. Within this vast area you’ll find all types of habitats, from the boreal forests of Canada to the jungles of Brazil. Every forest is different, but some share common traits based on the local climate. In fact, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Forests cover one-third of the world’s land surface—more than 15.3 million square miles. Within this vast area you’ll find all types of habitats, from the boreal forests of Canada to the jungles of Brazil. Every forest is different, but some share common traits based on the local climate. In fact, […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BREST, France, March 20, 2019 (ENS) – Oil leaking from an Italian container ship that sank in the Bay of Biscay March 12 is likely to reach French shores sometime this week, French maritime authorities warn. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/03/20/oil-from-sunken-cargo-ship-menaces-french-coast/
Published by Ocean Conservancy Would you believe that more people have been to the moon than have explored the deep, DEEP sea? It’s true! The mysteries of the deepest parts of the ocean have fascinated scientists for centuries and yet, we’ve only explored a small fraction. These areas are defined as being 20,000 feet or more […]