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Month: February 2018

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Ride Sharing Begins to Replace Rapid Transit in USA

February 23, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Ride Sharing Begins to Replace Rapid Transit in USA

 

ARLINGTON, Texas, February 23, 2018 (ENS) – Public transit officials in cities across the United States are trying to find ways for ride sharing to complement existing public [...]

Peru
Land Use/Forests

New Parks: Peru, Ecuador Safeguard Pristine Rainforest

February 22, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on New Parks: Peru, Ecuador Safeguard Pristine Rainforest

 

LIMA, Peru, February 22, 2018 (ENS) – Peru and Ecuador each marked the start of the year 2018 by creating national parks to protect undeveloped parts of the [...]

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Air/Climate

U.S. Mayors Oppose EPA Repeal of Clean Power Plan

February 21, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Mayors Oppose EPA Repeal of Clean Power Plan

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 21, 2018 (ENS) – In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, 236 mayors from 47 states and territories expressed their strong opposition [...]

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CITES Ignores Illegal Import of Wild Elephants by China

February 20, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on CITES Ignores Illegal Import of Wild Elephants by China

 

By Adam Cruise

HARARE, Zimbabwe, February 20, 2018 (ENS) – In the last two years, China has imported more than 80 live Asian elephants from across its border [...]

Fan
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Ultrafine Nanoparticles Form Intense Storms

February 19, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Ultrafine Nanoparticles Form Intense Storms

 

RICHLAND, Washington, February 19, 2018 (ENS) – Tiny particles fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been previously understood, finds a new study published in [...]

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At Risk

Iranian-Canadian Conservationist Dies in Iranian Jail

February 11, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Iranian-Canadian Conservationist Dies in Iranian Jail

 

TEHRAN, Iran, February 11,2018 (ENS) – An Iranian-Canadian academic and environmental activist imprisoned by Iranian authorities in January has died in prison, his son said Saturday on Twitter. [...]

ivory
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Hong Kong Bans Trade in Elephant Ivory by 2022

February 5, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Hong Kong Bans Trade in Elephant Ivory by 2022

 

HONG KONG, February 5, 2018 (ENS) – The Hong Kong Legislative Council has voted to pass a bill that will end local ivory trade in Hong Kong by [...]

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Belize Blocks Oil Development on Americas’ Longest Reef

February 2, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Belize Blocks Oil Development on Americas’ Longest Reef

 

BELMOPAN, Belize, February 2, 2018 (ENS) – While President Donald Trump intends to open nearly all U.S. waters to offshore oil development for the first time, the country [...]

At Risk

Cambodian Conservationists Killed Fighting Illegal Loggers

February 1, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Cambodian Conservationists Killed Fighting Illegal Loggers

 

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, February 1, 2018 (ENS) – Three Cambodian forest protectors connected with the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society were killed by military officers Tuesday in a [...]

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Cougars Extinct in Eastern USA, Lynx Could Be Next

February 1, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Cougars Extinct in Eastern USA, Lynx Could Be Next

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2018 (ENS) – Eastern cougars once inhabited all states east of the Mississippi River, but the last confirmed sighting of a cougar in this [...]

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  • MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow
  • OHIO: Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Remediation Makes Progress
    March 21, 2023 Comments Off on OHIO: Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Remediation Makes Progress

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  • COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
  • LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
  • MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow
  • OHIO: Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Remediation Makes Progress
  • Cyclone Freddy Floods Three African Countries, Kills 579

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