At Risk
Crude Oil Train Explodes in Lynchburg, Virginia
LYNCHBURG, Virginia, April 30, 2014 (ENS) – A CSX train carrying crude oil derailed in downtown Lynchburg today, bursting into flames and sending a column of dense black [...]
Month: April 2014
Energy
Russia Ships First Arctic Oil, Fortifies Oil Defenses
MOSCOW, Russia, April 29, 2014 (ENS) – Riding on his pride in the first export of Russian Arctic oil earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin has signed a [...]
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Obama Checks Out Manila’s New Made-in-USA Electric Minibuses
MANILA, Philippines, April 29, 2014 (ENS) – On Monday, the last day of his weeklong trip to Asia, President Barack Obama inspected a new U.S.-made electric minibus that [...]
Air/Climate
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
WASHINGTON, DC, April 29, 2014 (ENS) – The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the U.S. EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, a clean air standard that requires 28 states [...]
Energy
BC Town Blocks All-Canada Pipeline as Keystone XL Delayed
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, April 28, 2014 (ENS) – As Alberta’s new Premier Dave Hancock met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa today, the two leaders agreed that [...]
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2014 Goldman Prize Winners Triumph Over Hardships
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28, 2014 (ENS) – The Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s first and largest award honoring grassroots environmentalists, has been awarded this year to brave [...]
AmeriScan
AmeriScan: April 28, 2014
Tornadoes Claim 11 Lives in Arkansas, Oklahoma … U.S.-Malaysian Deal Key to Reuse of Palm Oil Waste … Great Lakes Governors Pledge ‘Mutual Aid’ to Fight Invasive Carp … [...]
Energy
Boots and Moccasins March Against Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, 2014 (ENS) – Once deadly enemies, cowboys and Native Americans have joined forces to do battle against a Canadian corporation that wants to build [...]
Food
80 Governments Agree ‘Unorthodox Steps’ to Restore Oceans
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, April 25, 2014 (ENS) – The Global Oceans Action Summit for Blue Growth and Food Security concluded today in The Hague with commitments from 80 [...]
Business
Pepsi, Coke Pledge to Respect Land, Fisheries, Forest Rights
ROME, Italy, April 25, 2014 (ENS) – The two largest beverage companies in the world have pledged to conduct their businesses in ways that promote secure ownership rights [...]
Air/Climate
Green Heart of Africa Turning Brown
ALBANY, New York, April 24, 2014 (ENS) – Africa’s Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has lost its much greenness over the past decade, a [...]
AmeriScan
AmeriScan: April 24, 2014
Cities Curbing Carbon Emissions, Mayors Report … Oahu North Shore Resort Agrees to Conservation Easement … Midwest States Contest Ethanol Ruling in Supreme Court … Jury Awards Sickened Family [...]
At Risk
U.S. Not Ready for Oil Spill in Arctic Waters
WASHINGTON, DC, April 23, 2014 (ENS) – The warming climate is melting sea ice, opening U.S. Arctic waters to shipping and oil and gas development, but the National [...]
Land Use/Forests
Earth Day Inspires Environmental Actions Around the World
WASHINGTON, DC, April 22, 2014 (ENS) – Thousands of Earth Day actions today brought people together to plant trees and preserve forests, create cleaner, greener cities and safeguard [...]
Air/Climate
Climate Change the Earth Day Target for Obama, U.S. Officials
WASHINGTON, DC, April 22, 2014 (ENS) – An Earth Day Proclamation from President Barack Obama today contains a “dire” warning of the potent consequences of climate change and a [...]
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Quebec Sets World Record: 431 Electric Vehicles on Parade
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, April 21, 2014 (ENS) – A Guinness World Record attempt to assemble the “largest parade of electric vehicles” was attended by 431 vehicles in Montreal [...]
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Klamath River Basin Pact Ends Decades of Water Wars
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, April 18, 2014 (ENS) – An agreement that settles decades of conflict over water in the Upper Klamath River Basin was signed today by officials [...]
At Risk
Quake Risk Exceeds Licensed Limits at U.S. Nuclear Plants
WASHINGTON, DC, April 18, 2014 (ENS) – Massachusetts Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren today called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to direct the licensees of Pilgrim Nuclear [...]
Energy
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Delayed Indefinitely
WASHINGTON, DC, April 18, 2014 (ENS) – To consider 2.5 million public comments and a route tied up in legal battles, the U.S. State Department today extended the [...]
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2014 World Green Car Title Bestowed on Electric BMW i3
NEW YORK, New York, April 18, 2014 (ENS) – The BMW i3 was declared the 2014 World Green Car Thursday on the final press day of the New [...]