Published by the Environmental News Service GALVESTON, Texas, January 22, 2021 (ENS) – One of the last acts of the outgoing Trump administration was taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, which has tripled the area protected by the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden’s decision to return to the climate pact fulfills a campaign pledge, but the United States has some catching up to do. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/climate/biden-paris-climate-agreement.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, January 20, 2021 (ENS) – “A cry for survival comes from the planet itself, a cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear,” President Joe Biden declared today in his Inaugural Address on the steps of the Capitol building after he was sworn in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The small South American country has become a hot prospect for oil companies looking to produce fossil fuels while spending less. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/business/energy-environment/suriname-oil-discovery.html
2020 ended on a couple high notes for plastics recycling. One at the state level and another at the federal level. In the run-up to Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law bipartisan legislation to help jumpstart advanced plastics recycling technologies in the state. Like many other states, Pennsylvania’s former laws and regulations had […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (January 14, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/united-states-and-toyota-motor-company-reach-agreement-decade-long-noncompliance-clean
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Emissions plunged more than 10 percent. If the trend can be sustained, it would put the United States within striking distance of one of its major goals under the Paris climate agreement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/climate/2020-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (January 12, 2021) — Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing a clear framework for determining when standards are appropriate for emissions of greenhouse gases from specific source categories under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(b)( Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-finalizes-pollutant-specific-significant-contribution-finding-greenhouse-gas
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (January 6, 2021) — This week marks the beginning of National Radon Action Month. Every January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urges everyone across the United States to test their homes for radon gas. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/prevent-lung-cancer-testing-your-home-radon-epa-recommends
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Investor interest in the river could redefine century-old rules for who controls one of the most valuable economic resources in the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/business/colorado-river-water-rights.html
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Colisión en el mar cuando barcos de Sea Shepherd son atacados en el refugio de la vaquita en México Sea Shepherd y las autoridades mexicanas rescatan a dos asaltantes cuya embarcación se estrelló contra el barco de conservación Farley Mowat durante un agresivo ataque matutino contra el grupo ambientalista sin […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd and Mexican authorities rescue two assailants whose boat crashed into the conservation vessel Farley Mowat during an aggressive early morning attack against the non-profit environmental group. SAN FELIPE, BCN, Mexico – Jan. 1, 2020 – At approximately 07:00 on the morning of December 31st, a group of assailants in […]
The COVID-19 pandemic and recent election have strained our society and economy in ways not previously seen, so it is important for us to recognize positive stories and people who are doing their part to help our country and the world become safer, cleaner and healthier. In that spirit, our industry would like to thank […]
Published by the Environmental News Service PAGE, Arizona, December 19, 2020 (ENS) – For 45 years the Navajo Generating Station was the largest coal-fired power plant in the western United States – a 2.25-gigawatt facility located on the Navajo Nation, near Lake Powell in Arizona that spread air pollution far and wide. In November 2019, […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SEATTLE, Washington, December 18, 2020 (ENS) – Environmental groups are calling a secret agreement on plastic wastes signed between Canada and the United States “illegal, unacceptable and dangerous.” In a letter to Canadian Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Canadian, U.S. and international environmental organizations called on the minister to make […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The historic choice would elevate a Native American to a cabinet secretary position for the first time, and do so at an agency that played a central role in the nation’s long-running abuse of native peoples. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/deb-haaland-interior-department-native-american.html
These high phthalates are used to make products that we encounter every day, from flooring to wall coverings, to luggage and sporting equipment. Even pool liners and footwear may contain high phthalates. These chemicals provide durability across a wide range of consumer and industrial products, expanding their longevity. Our previous blogs have taken a deep […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president-elect’s choices so far firm up his strategy to try to reclaim global climate leadership for the United States, despite many obstacles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/climate/gina-mccarthy-john-kerry-climate-adviser.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research offers further signs that racial and economic inequality leave some Americans more exposed to the worsening effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/climate/wildfires-minorities-aid.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WILMINGTON, Delaware, December 15, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Electoral College has formally elected the Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and incumbent U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris as president and vice president of the United States. Two of every three eligible citizens, over 159 million […]