• At Risk
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Gov/Politics
  • Wildlife
  • Transport
  • Land Use
  • Oceans
  • RSS
  • About
News Ticker
As General Strike shutters Israel, Netanyahu set to freeze judicial overhaul…
EU, NATO condemn Putin’s nuclear threats, Kyiv calls for UN Security Council meeting…
World-renowned writers, philosophers raise funds for academics in Ukraine…
Train derails, spilling hazardous materials in North Dakota…
Vice President Harris seeks to reset U.S.-Africa relations on 3-nation tour…
EU Consumer Scoreboard: new data shows strong impact of the energy crisis on consumption habits
World Bank says $411bn cost to rebuild war-torn Ukraine…
Global economy’s “Speed Limit” set to fall to three-decade low…
Home2020August

Month: August 2020

destruction
At Risk

Hurricane Laura Roughs Up Louisiana, Texas, Kills 18

August 31, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Hurricane Laura Roughs Up Louisiana, Texas, Kills 18

 

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, August 31, 2020 (ENS) – One of the 10 strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States, Hurricane Laura struck Louisiana in the middle [...]

hurricane
At Risk

‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Laura Slams Gulf Coast

August 26, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Laura Slams Gulf Coast

 

MIAMI, Florida, August 26, 2020 (ENS) – “Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding” are expected along the northwest Gulf Coast tonight as Laura, an “extremely dangerous” Category [...]

kids
Latest News

Michigan to Pay Flint $600 Million for Water Crisis

August 23, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Michigan to Pay Flint $600 Million for Water Crisis

 

FLINT, Michigan, August 23, 2020 (ENS) – The State of Michigan has agreed to a $600 million settlement of civil lawsuits brought against the state by residents of the [...]

fire
At Risk

Deadly California Fires Roar Through Ancient Redwoods

August 23, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Deadly California Fires Roar Through Ancient Redwoods

 

SACRAMENTO, California, August 23, 2020 (ENS) – First came the heatwave, then thousands of lightning strikes, now hundreds of fires.

After more than 10,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, [...]

Latest News

Congo Imprisons Elephant Poacher for 30 Years

August 22, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Congo Imprisons Elephant Poacher for 30 Years

 

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, August 22, 2020 (ENS) – A criminal court in the Republic of Congo has sentenced a notorious poacher and ivory trafficker, Mobanza Mobembo Gérard, alias [...]

musk oxen
Energy

Trump Opens Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil and Gas

August 17, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Opens Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil and Gas

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2020 (ENS) – The Trump administration completed plans Monday to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, a move that will [...]

Biden Harris
Air/Climate

Climate High Priority for Biden-Harris Democratic Ticket

August 14, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Climate High Priority for Biden-Harris Democratic Ticket

 

WILMINGTON, Delaware, August 14, 2020 (ENS) – In their first campaign appearance together as running mates, Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President, and his newly announced [...]

wrecked cars
At Risk

Tropical Storm Isaias Brings Death to U.S. East Coast

August 4, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Tropical Storm Isaias Brings Death to U.S. East Coast

 

NEW YORK, New York, August 4, 2020 (ENS) – Tropical Storm Isaias is racing north-northeastward across eastern New York near the state’s capital city Albany, carrying strong gusty [...]

Ameriscan

  • COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
  • LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
  • 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

Categories

Recent Posts
  • Kruger Park Ensnared in Corruption Linked to Criminal Syndicates
  • Zelensky Relies on IAEA Support; Russia Moves Nuclear Weapons
  • 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

Environment News Service (ENS) © 2021 All Rights Reserved.