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Month: August 2017

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At Risk

Harvey ‘Costliest and Worst’ Disaster in U.S. History

August 31, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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At Risk

Flooded Chemical Plant Near Houston Explodes

August 31, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Wildlife

Sea Shepherd Backs Off Japanese Whaling Fight

August 28, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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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At Risk

Harvey Inundates Texas Coast, Days More Rain Forecast

August 27, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Eastern States Slash Allowable Power Plant Emissions

August 26, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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

August 25, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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, [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Zinke Recommends Shrinking Some National Monuments

August 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Sues Enviros for Terrorism

August 22, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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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Latest News

Grab Your Eclipse Glasses, Here It Comes!

August 20, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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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At Risk

Wildfire Rages on Icy Greenland’s West Coast

August 17, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Health

Minamata Convention on Mercury Enters into Force

August 16, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Business

Largest U.S. Bank to Rely 100% on Renewable Energy

August 16, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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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At Risk

British Columbia Wildfires Force Thousands to Flee

August 7, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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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Latest News

New York Crushes Tons of Elephant Ivory in Central Park

August 4, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

Ameriscan

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