At Risk
Animal Welfare Groups Partner to Help Animals in Haiti
BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 15, 2010 (ENS) – The International Fund for Animal Welfare and the World Society for the Protection of Animals have agreed to head up a coalition […]
Articles by Jim Crabtree
Air/Climate
Sunflower Electric Reapplies for Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion
TOPEKA, Kansas, January 14, 2010 (ENS) – A southwest Kansas electric cooperative Wednesday filed a revised permit application for construction of a controversial 895 megawatt coal-fired electrical generating unit […]
Wildlife
German Dealer Fined for Smuggling Endangered Corals
PORTLAND, Oregon, January 14, 2010 (ENS) – Gunther Wenzek, a German national, was sentenced today to serve three years on probation and pay a criminal penalty of over $35,000 […]
At Risk
Relief From Across the Globe Headed for Haiti
WASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2010 (ENS) – Nations and aid organizations from around the world are rushing relief to Haiti, where the capital Port-au-Prince was devastated by a magnitude […]
Air/Climate
Investors Representing $13 Trillion Call for Climate Action Now
NEW YORK, New York, January 14, 2010 (ENS) – The world’s largest investors today issued a statement calling on the United States and other governments to “act now to […]
Sci/Tech
Soybean Genome Sequenced in All Its Complexity
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, January 13, 2010 (ENS) – The soybean, one of the world’s most important sources of protein and oil, is now the first major crop legume species […]
Air/Climate
Landfill Methane Awards: From Greenhouse Gas to Energy Source
BALTIMORE, Maryland, January 13, 2010 (ENS) – Eight landfill methane capture projects were recognized by the U.S. EPA Tuesday for innovation in generating renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas […]
At Risk
Worldwide 2009 Earthquake Death Toll: 1,783 People
RESTON, Virginia, January 13, 2010 (ENS) – At least 1,783 deaths resulted from earthquake activity in 2009, according to a new global report issued today by the U.S. Geological […]
At Risk
Deadly Earthquake Leaves Haitian Capital in Ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, January 13, 2010 (ENS) – Hundreds of thousands of people are believed to have died in the most violent earthquake to strike Haiti in 200 years, while […]
Land Use/Forests
Tennessee Expands the Cumberland Trail
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, January 12, 2010 (ENS) – Tennessee officials announced today they have closed a land acquisition that will add more than 3,200 acres and 10 linear miles of […]
Wildlife
Ginseng Dealer Imprisoned for Interstate Exports Worth $109,000
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, January 12, 2010 (ENS) – A Hayesville, North Carolina man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Asheville to serve one year in prison for […]
Wildlife
Endangered U.S. Jaguars to Get Critical Habitat, Recovery Plan
TUCSON, Arizona, January 12, 2010 (ENS) – After years of neglect and indifference, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will designate critical habitat for endangered […]
Air/Climate
Port of Long Beach Sued Over ‘Backroom’ Deal With Truckers
LOS ANGELES, California, January 5, 2010 (ENS) – A “backroom agreement” between the American Trucking Associations and the Long Beach Harbor Commission could illegally reverse efforts to improve air […]
Air/Climate
Three Climate Polls: Do You ‘Believe In’ Warming
WASHINGTON, DC, December 24, 2009 (ENS) – More than 80 percent of Americans surveyed in a new public opinion poll support action to limit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide […]
At Risk
Philippine Volcano Shoots Ash, Lava; Thousands Evacuated
MANILA, Philippines, December 24, 2009 (ENS) – Mount Mayon, the Philippines’ most active volcano, is shooting columns of ash more than a kilometer above the summit and red hot lava […]
Air/Climate
Duke Energy Will Spend $93 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, December 23, 2009 (ENS) – A $93 million court settlement requiring Duke Energy, one of the America’s largest electric power companies, to eliminate sulfur dioxide emissions from […]
Water
Federal Agencies Plan to Ease Water Crisis in California Bay-Delta
WASHINGTON, DC, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – To address the water crisis in California, the Obama administration today released a coordinated interim action plan that involves six federal agencies. […]
Air/Climate
Large U.S. Ships Must Meet Strict New Emissions Standards
WASHINGTON, DC, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a rule setting stricter exhaust emission standards and cleaner fuel standards for large marine diesel […]
Air/Climate
Winter Blast Brings a White Christmas to the Great Plains
PIERRE, South Dakota, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – Just after the East Coast dug out from heavy snowfall on Saturday and the weather is forecast to be fine for […]
Wildlife
New Photos Show Marine Animals of Warming West Antarctica
CAMBRIDGE, UK, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – Sea pigs, giant sea spiders, ice fish, octopus, rare rays and basket stars that live in the seas of Antarctica’s continental shelf […]