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Court Upholds New York State’s Tough Ballast Water Rules
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Thailand’s Tiger Temple Sues Conservationists Over Abuse Allegations
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Air/Climate
IMF Chief Proposes $100 Billion a Year Fund to Tackle Climate Change
DAVOS, Switzerland, January 30, 2010 (ENS) – The head of the International Monetary Fund today proposed to create a multi-billion dollar Green Fund that would provide the financing that […]
Air/Climate
Feds to Eliminate One-Quarter of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 10 Years
WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced that the federal government will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. “As the […]
Wildlife
U.S. Navy Sued Over Anti-Sub Training Range Where Rare Whales Calve
ATLANTA, Georgia, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – Conservation groups today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy over its decision to build an Undersea Warfare Training Range next to […]
Energy
Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options
WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, long-term […]
Air/Climate
SEC Guides Public Companies on Climate Change Risk Disclosure
WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to provide publicly traded companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements relating […]
Air/Climate
Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – U.S. Congressman Edward Markey told the World Economic Forum today that President Barack Obama has committed himself to passing climate legislation. Markey […]
Air/Climate
EPA Regulates Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide
WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – Concentrations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide must be below 100 parts per billion in any one-hour period under a new national […]
Transport
Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Nationwide
TAMPA, Florida, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama will announce today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $8 billion in economic stimulus funding to states to […]
Energy
Clean Energy Jobs Top Priority in Obama’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2010 (ENS) – Clean energy jobs and economic recovery took center stage in President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union address tonight before a […]
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U.S. EPA Will List, Possibly Regulate, Chemicals of Concern
U.S. EPA Will List, Possibly Regulate, Chemicals of Concern WASHINGTON, DC, December 31, 2009 (ENS) – For the first time, the U.S. EPA intends to establish a Chemicals of Concern […]
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EPA Plans to Expand Lead Monitoring Network
EPA Plans to Expand Lead Monitoring Network WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – To ensure that the most vulnerable Americans are better protected from exposure to lead, the U.S. […]
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Postal Service to Deliver Medicine in Case of Anthrax Attack, Obama Orders
Postal Service to Deliver Medicine in Case of Anthrax Attack, Obama Orders WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today ordered federal agencies to establish a national […]
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Climate Pledge Tracker Compares Nations’ CO2 Emissions Limits
Climate Pledge Tracker Compares Nations’ CO2 Emissions Limits NAIROBI, Kenya, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – Anywhere that people can go online they can trace the proposals and plans of countries […]
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UK: Holiday Households Dump 230,000 Tonnes of Food Waste
UK: Holiday Households Dump 230,000 Tonnes of Food Waste LONDON, UK, December 29, 2009 (ENS) – Roughly 230,000 metric tonnes of food ends up in rubbish bins across Britain over […]
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Ottawa River Cleanup Started After Months of Delay
Ottawa River Cleanup Started After Months of Delay TOLEDO, Ohio, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Ottawa River Group and the state of Ohio began […]