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Month: December 2021

At Risk

Philippines Face Holiday Recovery From Typhoon ‘Odette’

December 25, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Philippines Face Holiday Recovery From Typhoon ‘Odette’

MANILA, Philippines, December 25, 2021 (ENS) – More than 100 towns in areas devastated a week ago by Typhoon Odette, internationally known as Typhoon Rai, have no electricity this Christmas. [...]

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Women Sweep UN’s 2021 Champions of the Earth Awards

December 23, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Women Sweep UN’s 2021 Champions of the Earth Awards

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 23, 2021 (ENS) – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been awarded the 2021 Champions of the Earth Award, the United Nations’ highest environmental honor, for her [...]

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Italy to Ban Fur Farming, Fur Growers Will Be Compensated

December 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Italy to Ban Fur Farming, Fur Growers Will Be Compensated

ROME, Italy, December 21, 2021 (ENS) – The Budget Committee of the Italy’s Senate today voted to approve an amendment to the budget law which will see the country’s 10 [...]

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ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant

December 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – Alcoa Corporation and Howmet Aerospace, successors to Alcoa Incorporated, and the City of East St. Louis will clean up hazardous waste [...]

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U.S. EPA Issues Strictest-Ever GHG Emissions Standards

December 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. EPA Issues Strictest-Ever GHG Emissions Standards

WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – The strongest vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards ever established for the U.S. light-duty vehicle sector were set today by the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]

Business

Unilever Uses 1st Product Bottles Made of Paper, Not Plastic

December 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Unilever Uses 1st Product Bottles Made of Paper, Not Plastic

LONDON, UK, December 15, 2021 (ENS) – The British multinational consumer goods company Unilever is using a new technology to create the first paper-based laundry detergent bottle made of sustainably [...]

Air/Climate

Europe Defines Fair, Inclusive Shift to Climate Neutrality

December 14, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Europe Defines Fair, Inclusive Shift to Climate Neutrality

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 14, 2021 (ENS) – Today, the European Commission issued policy guidance for a “fair and inclusive transition towards climate neutrality” to complement the package on delivering the [...]

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NEVADA: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Feds Killing Native Wildlife

December 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEVADA: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Feds Killing Native Wildlife

RENO, Nevada, December 13, 2021 (ENS) – Conservation groups WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services in Nevada over [...]

At Risk

Tornadoes Claim 80+ Lives Across Six U.S. States

December 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Tornadoes Claim 80+ Lives Across Six U.S. States

WASHINGTON, DC, December 11, 2021 (ENS) – President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration requested by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear today after more than 30 tornadoes swept across Midwestern [...]

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World’s Tigers Vanishing Into Tiger Bone Glue Pots

December 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on World’s Tigers Vanishing Into Tiger Bone Glue Pots

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 10, 2021 (ENS) – More tigers now live in illegal captivity on so-called tiger farms than in the wild, raised from cubs as livestock, and slaughtered when [...]

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U.S. Navy Fuel Tanks Leak Into Oahu Drinking Water

December 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Navy Fuel Tanks Leak Into Oahu Drinking Water

HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 9, 2021 (ENS) – Hawaii’s entire Congressional delegation is calling on Governor David Ige to request that President Joe Biden declare an emergency and direct the U.S. [...]

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HAWAII: Endangered Honeycreeper Rescued From Malarial Forest

December 9, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on HAWAII: Endangered Honeycreeper Rescued From Malarial Forest

KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaii, December 9, 2021 (ENS) – An ambitious effort to rescue four tiny birds deep in a thick Hawaiian rainforest saw its first taste of success last weekend, [...]

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Pipeline Company Fined $15M for Largest U.S. Inland Oil Spill

December 8, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Pipeline Company Fined $15M for Largest U.S. Inland Oil Spill

WILLISTON, North Dakota, December 8, 2021 (ENS) – The pipeline company responsible for the discharge of 29 million gallons of oil-contaminated produced water – a waste product of hydraulic fracturing [...]

At Risk

Indonesia’s Volcanic Mt. Semeru Claims 22 Lives, Erupts Again

December 6, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Indonesia’s Volcanic Mt. Semeru Claims 22 Lives, Erupts Again

JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 6, 2021 (ENS) – Mt. Semeru, the tallest mountain on the Indonesian island of Java, erupted Saturday, killing at least 22 people, and again today, sending pillars [...]

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NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes

December 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes

WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2021 (ENS) – The construction and operations of the South Fork Wind power project offshore Rhode Island and New York has been approved by the Department [...]

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OREGON: Crews At Work on Deep Water Wave Energy Test Site

December 4, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Crews At Work on Deep Water Wave Energy Test Site

By Benjamin Seidman

NEWPORT, Oregon, December 4, 2021 (ENS) – On the central Oregon coast, a first-of-its-kind $80 million wave energy testing facility is under construction.

“This is the first [...]

Land Use/Forests

Canada’s First Nations Score Two Environmental Victories

December 3, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Canada’s First Nations Score Two Environmental Victories

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, December 3, 2021 (ENS) – The British Columbia government and its logging agency BC Timber Sales, BCTS, have pulled three more cutblocks from their sales plan [...]

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NEW YORK: Conspiracy to Evade Asbestos Regs Exposes Crimes

December 3, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK: Conspiracy to Evade Asbestos Regs Exposes Crimes

BINGHAMTON, New York, December 2, 2021 (ENS) – Two convicted asbestos criminals will be jailed and fined nearly $400,000 for exposing their workers and the surrounding community to the risk [...]

Food

Junk Food Has a Higher Carbon Footprint Than Nutritious Food

December 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Junk Food Has a Higher Carbon Footprint Than Nutritious Food


LEEDS, UK, December 2, 2021 (ENS) – Cutting out that sugary morning pastry and those fries for lunch might help fight the climate crisis, new research from the University of [...]

Energy

French Companies Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

December 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on French Companies Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

PARIS, France, December 2, 2021 (ENS) – The world’s first floating wind turbine with an integrated hydrogen production system onboard has advanced one step closer to realization.

Known as the [...]

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