At Risk
Harvey ‘Costliest and Worst’ Disaster in U.S. History
HOUSTON, Texas, August 31, 2017 (ENS) – After dumping record rainfall of up to 51.88 inches on parts of the east Texas coast, claiming 29 lives and sending [...]
Month: August 2017
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Flooded Chemical Plant Near Houston Explodes
HOUSTON, Texas, August 31, 2017 (ENS) – Two explosions rocked a flooded chemical plant 20 miles northeast of Houston at 2 am this morning. A column of black [...]
Wildlife
Sea Shepherd Backs Off Japanese Whaling Fight
BURBANK, California, August 28, 2017 (ENS) – Captain Paul Watson says his nonprofit marine conservation group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will not pursue the Japanese whaling fleet [...]
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Harvey Inundates Texas Coast, Days More Rain Forecast
AUSTIN, Texas, August 27, 2017 (ENS) – Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding is inundating southeastern Texas, and flash flood emergencies are in effect as Hurricane Harvey, the strongest hurricane [...]
Air/Climate
Eastern States Slash Allowable Power Plant Emissions
NEW YORK, New York, August 26, 2017 (ENS) – Nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states that have the first U.S. market-based compact to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power [...]
At Risk
Dangerous Hurricane Harvey Takes Aim at Texas
AUSTIN, Texas, August 24, 2017 (ENS) – Widespread evacuations have been ordered along the Texas Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane, Category 3 or stronger, [...]
Land Use/Forests
Zinke Recommends Shrinking Some National Monuments
WASHINGTON, DC, August 24, 2017 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended to the White House today that none of 27 national monuments under review by the Trump [...]
Energy
Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Sues Enviros for Terrorism
BISMARK, North Dakota, August 22, 2017 (ENS) – The owner of the Dakota Access oil pipeline today sued environmental groups, accusing them of inciting terrorism, fraud, racketeering and [...]
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Grab Your Eclipse Glasses, Here It Comes!
NEWPORT, Oregon, August 20, 2017 (ENS) – The first total solar eclipse since 1979 to be visible across North America starts early Monday morning, prompting hundreds of celebrations, [...]
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Wildfire Rages on Icy Greenland’s West Coast
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 17, 2017 (ENS) – Greenland, the world’s largest island, known for its vast sheets of ice, is now experiencing its first large wildfire. The fire [...]
Health
Minamata Convention on Mercury Enters into Force
NEW YORK, New York, August 16, 2017 (ENS) – The world’s first treaty to protect the environment and human health in nearly a decade, the Minamata Convention on [...]
Business
Largest U.S. Bank to Rely 100% on Renewable Energy
NEW YORK, New York, August 16, 2017 (ENS) – JPMorgan Chase has announced it will source renewable power for 100 percent of its global energy needs by 2020. [...]
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British Columbia Wildfires Force Thousands to Flee
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, August 7, 2017 (ENS) – Hot and dry, the interior of British Columbia is ablaze with wildfires that have driven tens of thousands of [...]
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New York Crushes Tons of Elephant Ivory in Central Park
NEW YORK, New York, August 4, 2017 (ENS) – Two tons of confiscated illegal ivory were crushed in New York’s Central Park on Thursday in an event hosted [...]