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Deadly Tsunami Strikes Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 23, 2018 (ENS) – Hundreds of people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured or missing after a tsunami hit the island nation of [...]
Year: 2018
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UK Bans Ivory Sales to Save Elephants
LONDON, UK, December 21, 2018 (ENS) – One of the world’s strictest bans on ivory sales became law in the United Kingdom today as the Ivory Bill gained [...]
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Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality Airs Tonight
NEW YORK, New York, December 20, 2018 (ENS) – Al Gore, the former U.S. vice president and climate advocate, will host a one-hour special broadcast of The Climate [...]
Air/Climate
COP24 Approves Paris Climate Agreement Work Program
KATOWICE, Poland, December 17, 2018 (ENS) – The nearly 200 governments gathered in Katowice for the United Nations COP24 climate change conference early Sunday adopted a set of [...]
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Inslee Budgets a Billion for Washington’s Orcas, Salmon
OLYMPIA, Washington, December 14, 2018 (ENS) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee Thursday announced an unprecedented $1.1 billion investment to protect the 74 Southern Resident orcas in Washington State [...]
Business
1,000+ Institutions Divest From Fossil Fuels
KATOWICE, Poland, December 13, 2018 (ENS) – Over 1,000 institutions with managed investments worth US$$8 trillion have committed to divest from fossil fuel companies because they are driving [...]
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Argentina Protects Wonders of the Patagonian Sea
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, December 13, 2018 (ENS) – Argentina has created two new massive offshore marine parks in the southwest Atlantic that will help protect habitat and feeding [...]
Gov/Politics
Macron Reverses Fuel Tax to Halt ‘Yellow Vest’ Revolt
PARIS, France, December 10, 2018 (ENS) – The French government’s proposed hike in the price of climate-warming diesel fuel has set France on fire with the anger of [...]
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Aquariums, States Blast Atlantic Coast Seismic Permits
NEW YORK, New York, December 7, 2018 (ENS) – The Trump administration has decided to authorize the use of seismic air guns to locate oil and gas pockets [...]
Air/Climate
COP24: Cooler Climate Could Save a Million Lives a Year
KATOWICE, Poland, December 5, 2018 (ENS) – Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through [...]
Air/Climate
Billions Pledged for Climate at Poland’s COP24
KATOWICE, Poland, December 4, 2018 (ENS) – Heads of state and government, diplomats and climate scientists, economists and bankers have gathered in Katowice for the UN’s annual climate [...]
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UN, 28 Banks Draft Global Responsibility Standards
PARIS, France, November 30, 2018 (ENS) – “The global banking industry is stepping up to the sustainability challenge,” said Satya Tripathi of India, UN assistant secretary-general, UN Environment. [...]
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California: After the Fires – Rain and Mud
SACRAMENTO, California, November 30, 2018 (ENS) – After scorching 153,336 acres in California north of Sacramento, the Camp Fire is now 100 percent contained, but not before it [...]
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Congo Hands Elephant Poachers Maximum Prison Sentence
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, November 30, 2018 (ENS) – Four poachers responsible for killing elephants on the edge of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park were sentenced to five years’ [...]
Gov/Politics
UN Environment Chief Forced to Resign
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 27, 2018 (ENS) – The head of the United Nations environment agency, Erik Solheim of Norway, has resigned after the British newspaper “The Guardian” revealed [...]
Air/Climate
UN: Global Emissions Gap Widens Despite Climate Efforts
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 27, 2018 (ENS) – Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose again in 2017 after a three year pause, pinpointing the urgent need for countries to [...]
Air/Climate
Dire Climate Warnings: Dems Listen, Learn; GOP Denies
WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2018 (ENS) – A bombshell of a report from the federal government that finds global warming is creating new risks and aggravating current vulnerabilities [...]
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Trump Visits California Fires: 71 Dead, 1,000+ Missing
CHICO, California, November 17, 2018 (ENS) – “We will do everything in our power to support and protect our fellow citizens in harm’s way,” said President Donald Trump [...]
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Interpol Operation Exposes Marine Pollution Crime
LYON, France, November 14, 2018 (ENS) – A month-long international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. [...]
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Whipped by High Winds, California Wildfires Kill 48
SACRAMENTO, California, November 13, 2018 (ENS) – The Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California state history, rages on tonight, having claimed the lives of [...]