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Month: November 2018

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UN, 28 Banks Draft Global Responsibility Standards

November 30, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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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At Risk

California: After the Fires – Rain and Mud

November 30, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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

November 30, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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’ [...]

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Gov/Politics

UN Environment Chief Forced to Resign

November 27, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

UN: Global Emissions Gap Widens Despite Climate Efforts

November 27, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Dire Climate Warnings: Dems Listen, Learn; GOP Denies

November 25, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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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At Risk

Trump Visits California Fires: 71 Dead, 1,000+ Missing

November 17, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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

November 15, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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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At Risk

Whipped by High Winds, California Wildfires Kill 48

November 13, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Federal Judge Bans Fracking Off California Coast

November 12, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Federal Judge Bans Fracking Off California Coast

 

LOS ANGELES, California, November 12, 2018 (ENS) – Conservation and Native American groups have won their fracking lawsuit against the Trump administration. A federal court has ordered the [...]

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Energy

Judge Blocks Trump’s Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

November 9, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Judge Blocks Trump’s Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

 

GREAT FALLS, Montana, November 9, 2018 (ENS) – A federal judge in Montana Thursday overturned the Trump Administration’s approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline and issued an injunction [...]

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Raging California Fires Force Thousands to Evacuate

November 9, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Raging California Fires Force Thousands to Evacuate

 

SACRAMENTO, California, November 9, 2018 (ENS) – California fire officials ordered the evacuation of large parts of the seaside city of Malibu this morning as a racing wildfire [...]

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Gov/Politics

Record Opposition Spending Doomed Eco-Ballot Measures

November 8, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Record Opposition Spending Doomed Eco-Ballot Measures

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 8, 2018 (ENS) – Alaska voters have left the world’s largest salmon run unprotected from mining runoff into Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble gold, [...]

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State Ballots Span Salmon, Carbon Fee, Renewables, Water

November 5, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on State Ballots Span Salmon, Carbon Fee, Renewables, Water

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2018 (ENS) – Environmental issues, from protection of the world’s largest salmon run in Alaska, to a fee on carbon emissions in Washington are [...]

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Air/Climate

Ozone Layer Slowly Healing Thanks to Montreal Protocol

November 5, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Ozone Layer Slowly Healing Thanks to Montreal Protocol

 

QUITO, Ecuador, November 5, 2018 (ENS) – Actions taken by countries under the Montreal Protocol have led to the start of recovery for the stratospheric ozone layer and [...]

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Gov/Politics

Healthcare, Economy, Not Climate, Top U.S. Voters’ Concerns

November 2, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Healthcare, Economy, Not Climate, Top U.S. Voters’ Concerns

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2018 (ENS) – Healthcare, the economy and immigration top the list of issues that voters consider important to their vote for Congress this year, [...]

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