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Month: January 2019

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2019 Super Bowl Most Sustainable Ever

January 30, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on 2019 Super Bowl Most Sustainable Ever

 

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 30, 2019 (ENS) – The City of Atlanta and the National Football League are proud of the sustainability that will be evident throughout this weekend’s [...]

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At Risk

Dangerous Deep Freeze Shuts Down Much of USA

January 30, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Dangerous Deep Freeze Shuts Down Much of USA

 

CHICAGO, Illinois, January 30, 2019 (ENS) – One of the coldest Arctic air masses in recent memory is pushing south into the Upper Midwest and spreading across much [...]

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At Risk

Brazilian Mine Tailings Dam Breaks, Killing Dozens

January 28, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Brazilian Mine Tailings Dam Breaks, Killing Dozens

 

BRUMADINHO, Brazil, January 28, 2019 (ENS) – The confirmed death toll rose to 60 on Monday, with just over 300 people still listed as missing after a mining [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Canadian Arctic Ice Retreat Exposes Ancient Lands

January 25, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Canadian Arctic Ice Retreat Exposes Ancient Lands

 

BOULDER, Colorado, January 25, 2019 (ENS) – Glacial retreat in the Canadian Arctic has uncovered landscapes that have not been ice-free in more than 40,000 years, and the [...]

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At Risk

Heatwave Parches Australia, Kills Wild Horses

January 24, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Heatwave Parches Australia, Kills Wild Horses

 

CANBERRA, Australia, January 24, 2019 (ENS) – “What a contrast we’re seeing this week,” said Australian senior meteorologist Dr. Adam Morgan, “with record-breaking heat across southern Australia and [...]

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Latest News

San Francisco Doubles Down on Recycling

January 24, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on San Francisco Doubles Down on Recycling

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 24, 2019 (ENS) – When faced with a challenge, the city of San Francisco rededicated itself to recycling. One year ago, when China announced [...]

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Business

OECD: Firms Thrive Under EU’s Emissions Trading System

January 24, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on OECD: Firms Thrive Under EU’s Emissions Trading System

 

PARIS, France, January 24, 2019 (ENS) – Emissions limits set by the European Union’s Emissions Trading System have not hurt revenue, profits or employment at firms subject to [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate Tipping Point Could Occur Sooner Than We Think

January 23, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Tipping Point Could Occur Sooner Than We Think

 

NEW YORK, New York, January 23, 2019 (ENS) – A Columbia Engineering study, published today in the journal “Nature,” confirms the urgency of tackling climate change. Global carbon [...]

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Food

Innovative High Protein Rice Delivers Nutrition Boost

January 23, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Innovative High Protein Rice Delivers Nutrition Boost

 

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, January 23, 2019 (ENS) – More than 750 million people don’t get enough nutrients from their food, and that worries Herry Utomo, a professor at [...]

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Gov/Politics

Government Shutdown Becomes a ‘Polluters Holiday’

January 22, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Government Shutdown Becomes a ‘Polluters Holiday’

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2019 (ENS) – Federal biological, pollution, and food safety monitoring has been suspended as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed and forbidden [...]

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Latest News

What Motivates Congo’s Wildlife Conservation Rangers?

January 22, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on What Motivates Congo’s Wildlife Conservation Rangers?

 

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 22, 2019 (ENS) – Being a conservation ranger is one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs on Earth. Rangers risk their [...]

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Latest News

High-Level Panel to Review South Africa’s Lion Bone Trade

January 10, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on High-Level Panel to Review South Africa’s Lion Bone Trade

 

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 10, 2019 (ENS) – South Africa’s new Minister of Environmental Affairs Nomvula Mokonyane says the agency will appoint a high-level panel to review [...]

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Latest News

Wild & Scenic Films Inspire Future Leaders

January 10, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Wild & Scenic Films Inspire Future Leaders

 

NEVADA CITY, California, January 10, 2019 (ENS) – The South Yuba River Citizens League’s 17th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival opens its annual showing January 17 in [...]

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Air/Climate

U.S. States to Cap and Trade Transport Emissions

January 8, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. States to Cap and Trade Transport Emissions

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2019 (ENS) – All along the U.S. Atlantic coast, nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia have decided to jointly develop [...]

Air/Climate

New Speaker Pelosi Creates Select Climate Committee

January 3, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on New Speaker Pelosi Creates Select Climate Committee

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 3, 2019 (ENS) – Climate change was front and center as California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi was today re-elected to a second term as Speaker of [...]

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  • LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
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