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Month: June 2016

Air/Climate

North American Leaders Pledge Green Mobility Future

June 30, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on North American Leaders Pledge Green Mobility Future

 

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, June 30, 2016 (ENS) – The leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico met at the North American Leaders Summit Wednesday where they set [...]

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Business

‘Defeat Device’ Settlement Costs VW Billions

June 30, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on ‘Defeat Device’ Settlement Costs VW Billions

 

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2016 (ENS) – In two related settlements, one with the United States and the State of California, and one with the U.S. Federal Trade [...]

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Energy

TransCanada Asks $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection

June 28, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on TransCanada Asks $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection

 

WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2016 (ENS) – This weekend, TransCanada moved forward with a lawsuit against the United States under the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, seeking [...]

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Wood Pulp Waste Converted to Stable, Blendable Biocrude

June 22, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Wood Pulp Waste Converted to Stable, Blendable Biocrude

 

SYDNEY, Australia, June 22, 2016 (ENS) – Scientists with the Australian start-up Licella have devised a way to use biomass waste from the papermaking process to make a [...]

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Business

Maersk Slammed for Sidestepping EU Ship Recycling Law

June 11, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Maersk Slammed for Sidestepping EU Ship Recycling Law

 

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 11, 2016 (ENS) – Indian and international environmental groups are taking Danish container ship giant Maersk to task for its statement that the company is [...]

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Air/Climate

Hundreds of Cities Commit to Emissions Limits

June 9, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Hundreds of Cities Commit to Emissions Limits

 

WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2016 (ENS) – Cities today host more than half of the Earth’s human beings and account for about 70 percent of global energy consumption [...]

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Gov/Politics

Congress Strengthens U.S. Chemical Safety Law

June 8, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Congress Strengthens U.S. Chemical Safety Law

 

WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2016 (ENS) – By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would update federal chemical safety protections for the first time [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Land Use Challenges Taiwan’s First Female President

June 6, 2016 Sunny Comments Off on Land Use Challenges Taiwan’s First Female President

 

By Shuchen Chang

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 6, 2016 (ENS) – Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, has pledged to develop a program that will integrate national land-use planning, [...]

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UNEP-INTERPOL Report: Environmental Crime on the Rise

June 5, 2016 Sunny Comments Off on UNEP-INTERPOL Report: Environmental Crime on the Rise

 

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5, 2016 (ENS) – “More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in a decade,” according to the International Police, INTERPOL, [...]

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World Environment Day Targets Wildlife Crime

June 5, 2016 Sunny Comments Off on World Environment Day Targets Wildlife Crime

 

NEW YORK, New York, June 5, 2016 (ENS) – The first international accord to end illegal fishing went into effect today in celebration of World Environment Day. The [...]

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