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Month: April 2016

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Air/Climate

Paris Climate Pact Affirmed in UN Earth Day Ceremony

April 22, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Paris Climate Pact Affirmed in UN Earth Day Ceremony

 

NEW YORK, New York, April 22, 2016 (ENS) – As global leaders sign the Paris Agreement on climate change today at UN Headquarters, the head of the UN [...]

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Six Grassroots Leaders Each Win $175,000 Goldman Prize

April 19, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Six Grassroots Leaders Each Win $175,000 Goldman Prize

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 18, 2016 (ENS) – “If we seek to achieve environmental justice we must first empower citizen participation and protect our natural resources,” said Luis [...]

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At Risk

Earthquake Hits Ecuador, Kills More Than 272

April 17, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Earthquake Hits Ecuador, Kills More Than 272

 

QUITO, Ecuador, April 17, 2016 (ENS) – The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Saturday night off the west coast of northern Ecuador has killed at least 272 people, [...]

VW
Air/Climate

CO2 Emissions Down as EU Drivers Buy Cleaner Cars

April 14, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on CO2 Emissions Down as EU Drivers Buy Cleaner Cars

 

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 14, 2016 (ENS) – New cars sold in the European Union are increasingly more fuel-efficient and beat the official CO2 emissions target handily, concludes the [...]

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Business

Coal Slide Pushes Peabody Energy Into Bankruptcy

April 13, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Coal Slide Pushes Peabody Energy Into Bankruptcy

 

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 13, 2016 (ENS) – The world’s largest private sector coal company, Peabody Energy, today filed for bankruptcy protection, citing “unprecedented” factors affecting the global coal [...]

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Ortho Bans Neonics, Bees Do Their Happy Dance

April 12, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Ortho Bans Neonics, Bees Do Their Happy Dance

 

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, April 12, 2016 (ENS) – Insect control giant Ortho today said the company would immediately begin phasing out neonicotinoid-based pesticides for outdoor use because they are [...]

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Food

UK Sushi Fraud Probe Finds 10 Percent Mislabeled

April 12, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on UK Sushi Fraud Probe Finds 10 Percent Mislabeled

 

MANCHESTER, England, April 12, 2016 (ENS) – Critically endangered species of fish are being sold in UK sushi restaurants without accurate labeling, finds new research by scientists at [...]

tiger
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Wild Tiger Numbers Up: First Time in 100 Years

April 11, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Wild Tiger Numbers Up: First Time in 100 Years

 

NEW DELHI, India, April 11, 2016 (ENS) – The number of tigers living in the wild has increased to 3,890 animals, the first uptick in the global wild [...]

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U.S. Working Group Fights Toxic Algae

April 10, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Working Group Fights Toxic Algae

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2016 (ENS) – In-depth scientific research and broad-based communications are both needed to get control of harmful algal blooms and low-oxygen conditions called hypoxia [...]

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Latest News

Satellite Data Helps Detect Harmful Algal Blooms

April 10, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Satellite Data Helps Detect Harmful Algal Blooms

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2016 (ENS) – Freshwater polluted by harmful algal blooms costs the United States at least $64 million every year, by government estimates.

Now four [...]

tiger
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U.S. Tightens Rules for Captive Tiger Trade

April 8, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Tightens Rules for Captive Tiger Trade

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 8, 2016 (ENS) – To strengthen tiger protection, the U.S. government has finalized a rule declaring that captive tigers of unknown genetic background or crosses [...]

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Taiwan’s Endangered Pink Dolphins Attract U.S. Allies

April 7, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Taiwan’s Endangered Pink Dolphins Attract U.S. Allies

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 7, 2016 (ENS) – U.S. conservation groups are petitioning the federal government to protect pink Taiwanese humpback dolphins under the Endangered Species Act to help prevent [...]

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Heat Stress Killing Corals on Great Barrier Reef

April 6, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Heat Stress Killing Corals on Great Barrier Reef

 

TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, April 6, 2016 (ENS) – The most pristine section of the world largest coral reef is experiencing the worst mass bleaching event in history, scientists [...]

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At Risk

Judge Approves Multi-Billion BP Oil Spill Settlement

April 4, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Judge Approves Multi-Billion BP Oil Spill Settlement

 

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 4, 2016 (ENS) – A federal judge in New Orleans today set his stamp of approval on an $18.7 billion civil settlement in the [...]

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Latest News

New $35,000 Electric Tesla Draws 278,000 Reservations

April 3, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on New $35,000 Electric Tesla Draws 278,000 Reservations

 

AUBURN, California, April 4, 2016 (ENS) – With US$1,000 or its equivalent in any currency, anyone can place a reservation for a new all-electric Tesla Model 3, priced [...]

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Latest News

India Continues Diesel Ban, Aims for 100% EVs by 2030

April 1, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on India Continues Diesel Ban, Aims for 100% EVs by 2030

 

NEW DELHI, India, April 1, 2016 (ENS) – India’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the ban on the registration of vehicles powered by large diesel engines in the [...]

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