VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, January 24, 2013 (ENS) – Canadian environmental groups today warned that a new proposal by Kinder Morgan pipeline company would “exponentially” raise the risk of a major oil spill affecting Vancouver and Victoria. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 (ENS) – Climate change is getting renewed attention in Congress. Representative Henry Waxman of California and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today announced the formation of a Task Force on Climate Change that will be active in both the House and the Senate. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 23, 2013 (ENS) – Pacific bluefin tuna numbers have dropped 96.4 percent from unfished levels due to decades of overfishing, finds a new stock assessment, prompting conservationists to call for a moratorium on the fishery. […]
SANTA MONICA, California, January 23, 2013 (ENS) – A second corporation has joined the race to mine the asteroids that pass near the Earth for resources such as the platinum group metals. There are over 1,500 asteroids that can be reached as easily as the Moon, the would-be miners say. […]
LINCOLN, Nebraska, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Today Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved a new route through the state for TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which avoids the environmentally-sensitive Sand Hills region. […]
NEW YORK, New York, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Expansion of its Bus Rapid Transit system, cycling and walking infrastructure and parking program has earned Mexico City the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 21, 2013 (ENS) – In an inaugural address founded on the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama today indicated that in his second term he will act to forestall climate change by developing sustainable energy sources. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Nuclear watchdog groups warn the the nuclear industry is rushing regulators tasked with a new court-ordered environmental impact statement for the spent nuclear fuel piling up at reactor sites across the country. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced he will be leaving the Obama Cabinet by the end of March to return to his home state of Colorado. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2013 (ENS) – Evidence that the planet’s temperature is rising came flooding in this week, and in response environmental and public health groups have launched “100 Days of Climate Action,” from Inauguration Day to Earth Day […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the Gunnison sage-grouse as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act and designate 1.7 million acres of critical habitat in an effort to halt the long term population decline of the iconic western bird. […]
NEWPORT, Oregon, January 15, 2013 (ENS) – The nation’s first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test facility will be located at Newport on the Oregon coast, where powerful waves roll in from across the Pacific Ocean. […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 14, 2013 – Record rhino poaching death statistics released by the South African government Friday reveal a grim picture – 668 rhinos lost their lives to poachers in 2012 – up from 14 rhinos killed by poachers in 2005. […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 14, 2013 (ENS) – Multiplatinum-selling South African rock band The Parlotones Sunday brought onstage a life-sized art piece in the form of a lion, painted by drummer Neil Pauw to dramatize the plight of real-life lions. […]
Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report GOLDEN, Colorado, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Renewable energy development is spreading across the country, often linked with public policies designed to […]
Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – A federal judge in Honolulu has ruled that the U.S. Army is obliged […]
Sacrifice of 200,000 Animals Proceeds Despite Pleas, Prayers KATHMANDU, Nepal, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Emotional appeals to Nepalese officials by animal advocates from around the world have not persuaded […]
Census of Ocean Depths Reveals Hundreds of New Species WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – “The deep sea is the Earth’s largest continuous ecosystem and largest habitat for life. […]
Chicago Fish Fence Fails to Deter Giant Asian Carp CHICAGO, Illinois, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to close the Chicago Sanitary and […]
TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed NASHVILLE, Tennessee, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – Three environmental groups are appealing a permit just issued by the state of […]
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