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300 Public Interest Groups Enter Coal Ash Control Battle
WASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – More than 300 public interest groups representing millions of people from all 50 states sent a letter to the U.S. Senate [...]
Month: September 2012
Air/Climate
Ozone Layer Recovers as Montreal Protocol Turns 25
NEW YORK, New York, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Earth’s ozone layer is now on track to recover during the next 50 years, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said [...]
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Venezuela to Clean Guaire River in Capital Caracas
WASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Polluted with raw sewage and industrial waste, the Guaire River in Venezuela’s capital city, Caracas, is to be cleaned with a [...]
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Judge Upholds San Francisco’s Plastic Bag Law
SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 16, 2012 (ENS) – A San Francisco Superior Court judge has upheld the validity of a local ordinance extending San Francisco’s ban on non-compostable [...]
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San Francisco Opens Cornucopia of Electric Vehicles
SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Called EV Week, San Francisco’s new EV public education campaign really lasts just two days – September 17 and 18 [...]
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Andes to Cloud Forest: Bolivian Park a Wildlife Haven
JEJU Island, South Korea, September 14, 2012 (ENS) – Jaguar and ocelots stalk the forest and harpy eagles soar high above Bolivia’s Madidi National Park, where more than [...]
Energy
Japan to Zero Out Nuclear Power by 2030s
TOKYO, Japan, September 14, 2012 (ENS) – The Japanese government has decided to phase out nuclear power by sometime in the 2030s and shift the country in the [...]
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Inspiring Conservationists Honored at IUCN World Congress
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, September 13, 2012 (ENS) – The spotlight shone this week on four high achieving conservation pioneers as awards were presented at the International Union [...]
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New Zealand’s Whanganui River Gets Personhood Status
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, September 13, 2012 (ENS) – New Zealand’s longest navigable river, the Whanganui, has been given “legal standing and an independent voice” under a framework agreement [...]
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Rare Discovery: New Monkey Species Identified in Africa
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 12, 2012 (ENS) – Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey in a remote forested part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, [...]
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Delhi’s New Plastic Bag Ban Carries Stiff Penalties
NEW DELHI, India, September 12, 2012 (ENS) – The government of India’s capital city says its some 17 million residents will have to learn to shop without plastic [...]
At Risk
Human Ethical Choice Could Save 100 Most Endangered Species
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, September 11, 2012 (ENS) – The 100 species at greatest risk of extinction were named for the first time today at the World Conservation Congress [...]
Land Use/Forests
Enviros Fight Industry Lawsuit Over U.S. Forest Planning Rule
WASHINGTON, DC, September 11, 2012 (ENS) – Two Pacific Northwest conservation organizations are seeking permission from a federal court in Washington to fight a lawsuit that aims to [...]
Energy
Two Dead in Protest of India’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant
KOODANKULAM, Tamil Nadu, India, September 11, 2012 (ENS) – A young girl and a fisherman were killed in a protest Monday against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant under [...]
Land Use/Forests
U.S. and Russia Link Parks Across Bering Strait
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, September 10, 2012 (ENS) – To protect their shared natural and cultural resources on both sides of the Bering Strait, the United States and Russia will create [...]
Land Use/Forests
IUCN’s New Red List for Ecosystem Alerts, Green List for Rewards
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, September 9, 2012 (ENS) – A new conservation tool – the Red List of Ecosystems – debuted today at the World Conservation Congress to [...]
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Renault Gives Pope Benedict Two Electric Vehicles
VATICAN CITY, September 7, 2012 (ENS) – French automaker Renault has presented Pope Benedict XVI with two electric vehicles designed and built to meet the the pontiff’s needs. [...]
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Scotts Miracle-Gro Fined $12.5 Million for Toxics in Wild Bird Food
COLOMBUS, Ohio, September 8, 2012 (ENS) – Scotts Miracle-Gro, a producer of pesticides for commercial and consumer lawn and garden uses, was sentenced Friday in federal district court [...]
Energy
Obama, Romney Present Stark Choice on Environment, Energy
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, September 7, 2012 (ENS) – Of all the areas of life where the two candidates now running for election to the U.S. presidency differ, the [...]
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U.S., Canada Update Great Lakes Water Quality Protections
WASHINGTON, DC, September 7, 2012 (ENS) – Provisions to deal with aquatic invasive species, habitat degradation and the effects of climate change are featured in the newly amended [...]