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Month: June 2021

At Risk

Northern California Burns as Biden Vows Help to Fight Fires

June 30, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Northern California Burns as Biden Vows Help to Fight Fires

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2021 (ENS) – Hundreds of Northern California residents living between historic Mt. Shasta and the city of Weed have been evacuated from their homes as two [...]

Air/Climate

Biden, Dems Crack Down on Methane Emissions to Benefit Climate

June 30, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden, Dems Crack Down on Methane Emissions to Benefit Climate

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2021 (ENS) – President Joe Biden signed into law today a Resolution of Disapproval that invalidates the Trump administration’s 2020 Methane Rescission Rule and reinstates two [...]

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PENNSYLVANIA: 1,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers Placed Statewide

June 29, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on PENNSYLVANIA: 1,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers Placed Statewide

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 29, 2021 (ENS) – Patrick McDonnell, who heads Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, is celebrating the fact that 1,000 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers have been [...]

At Risk

Climate Puts Great Barrier Reef World Heritage ‘In Danger’

June 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Puts Great Barrier Reef World Heritage ‘In Danger’

GLAND, Switzerland, June 24, 2021 (ENS) – The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, the official advisor on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, has recommended that the [...]

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Anger Rises Over Oil Drilling in Endangered Elephants’ ‘Last Stronghold’

June 23, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Anger Rises Over Oil Drilling in Endangered Elephants’ ‘Last Stronghold’

WINDHOEK, Namibia, June 23, 2021 (ENS) – The Canadian oil and gas company Reconnaissance Energy Africa, or ReconAfrica, is currently drilling for oil in Namibia, with further exploration in Botswana [...]

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ALABAMA: First State to Process Graphite, Critical for Electric Cars

June 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ALABAMA: First State to Process Graphite, Critical for Electric Cars

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 22, 2021 (ENS) – Westwater Resources Inc. plans to build a first-of-its-kind advanced graphite processing plant in Alabama, placing the state at the forefront in the production [...]

Energy

Strong Winds to Spin Power Turbines for Vietnam, Laos

June 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Strong Winds to Spin Power Turbines for Vietnam, Laos

TOKYO, Japan, June 22, 2021 (ENS) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation has just boosted development of what will be Southeast Asia’s largest onshore wind farm in southern Laos, by announcing a [...]

Land Use/Forests

90+ NGOs Urge EU Parliament to Rethink ‘Green’ Finance List

June 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on 90+ NGOs Urge EU Parliament to Rethink ‘Green’ Finance List

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 21, 2021 (ENS) – More than 90 environmental and consumer groups have appealed to the European Parliament to postpone their judgement on sustainable finance rules that would [...]

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Warming Stripes on Weather Reports Show Climate Change Is Here

June 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Warming Stripes on Weather Reports Show Climate Change Is Here

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 21, 2021 (ENS) – Broadcast meteorologists and climate scientists are uniting today – the Summer/Winter Solstice – for “Show Your Stripes” day to raise awareness of the [...]

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IOWA: Recyclers Encouraged to Take Selfies, Send Them In

June 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on IOWA: Recyclers Encouraged to Take Selfies, Send Them In

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 20, 2021 (ENS) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is launching a new “I Am a Recycler” campaign statewide, focusing on improving recycling efforts throughout [...]

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MICHIGAN: Governor Whitmer Proposes $250M for State Parks, Trails

June 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MICHIGAN: Governor Whitmer Proposes $250M for State Parks, Trails

LANSING, Michigan, June 20, 2021 (ENS) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to invest $250 million in federal relief dollars from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan in state parks [...]

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HAWAII: U.S. Government Returns Land to Native Hawaiians

June 16, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on HAWAII: U.S. Government Returns Land to Native Hawaiians

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 16, 2021 (ENS) – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to head a Cabinet agency, allowed her emotions to show Monday as she announced [...]

Air/Climate

Biden’s Transatlantic Pacts Feature Climate Care, Green Growth

June 16, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden’s Transatlantic Pacts Feature Climate Care, Green Growth

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 15, 2021 (ENS) – Environmental concerns, especially about the consequences of climate change, are on the minds of U.S. President Joe Biden and the European leaders he [...]

Gov/Politics

G7 Leaders Agree Global Agenda to ‘Build Back Better’

June 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on G7 Leaders Agree Global Agenda to ‘Build Back Better’

FALMOUTH, Cornwall, UK, June 13, 2021 (ENS) – The leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies, the Group of Seven, G7, underlined their shared democratic values in today’s agreement to [...]

Land Use/Forests

G7 Summit Stimulates Green Legacy for Cornwall

June 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on G7 Summit Stimulates Green Legacy for Cornwall

FALMOUTH, Cornwall, United Kingdom, June 13, 2021 (ENS) – Now that the G7 leaders have held their 2021 summit meeting and moved on, the region of England where they met [...]

Gov/Politics

Historic G7 Billion Covid Vaccine Donation Falls Short of Need

June 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Historic G7 Billion Covid Vaccine Donation Falls Short of Need

FALMOUTH, Cornwall, UK, June 12, 2021 (ENS) – Hosted by the UK, the Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit this weekend in Cornwall aims to unite the wealthiest democracies to help [...]

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KENTUCKY: $250M in Federal Relief Will Fix Water Infrastructure

June 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on KENTUCKY: $250M in Federal Relief Will Fix Water Infrastructure

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 10, 2021 (ENS) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has announced a Better Kentucky Plan that will help the state create 14,500 jobs to deliver clean [...]

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NORTH CAROLINA: Governor Orders Expansion of Offshore Wind Power

June 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NORTH CAROLINA: Governor Orders Expansion of Offshore Wind Power

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 10, 2021 (ENS) – North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, Wednesday issued an executive order emphasizing North Carolina’s commitment to offshore wind power as the [...]

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WASHINGTON: Hydropower Company Fined Over Sports Turf in River

June 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WASHINGTON: Hydropower Company Fined Over Sports Turf in River

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 10, 2021 (ENS) – The Washington Department of Ecology has fined the company Electron Hydro, LLC half a million dollars for discharging discarded plastic sports turf into [...]

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IDAHO, MONTANA: Forest Service Protection Sought for At Risk Wolves

June 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on IDAHO, MONTANA: Forest Service Protection Sought for At Risk Wolves

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 10, 2021 (ENS) – A coalition of wildlife advocates and hunters, represented by the non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, Wednesday asked the U.S. Forest Service to issue [...]

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