WASHINGTON, DC, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – A collection of stormwater success stories on a new U.S. EPA website are intended to inform and educate stakeholders about the benefits […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – EU Environment ministers meeting in Brussels today expressed concerns that the health of Europeans and the environment may not be well protected […]
DETROIT, Michigan, December 21, 2009 (ENS) – The State of Michigan filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court today to close canals near Chicago to prevent invasive Asian […]
GALVESTON, Texas, December 21, 2009 (ENS) – A federal jury in Galveston Friday awarded more than $100 million to 10 plaintiffs who claimed that they were exposed or injured in […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 21, 2009 (ENS) – Ecuador’s initiative to protect the climate and the rainforest of Yasuni National Park by leaving its largest oil reserve in the ground […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 19, 2009 (ENS) – Just before 01.00 on Saturday morning, a number of heads of state and government agreed on a draft climate agreement at the […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 19, 2009 (ENS) – After a marathon all night session at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, talks aimed at reaching a deal to limit greenhouse […]
SACRAMENTO, California, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – California energy regulators have approved Southern California Edison’s request to construct a 173 mile long electricity transmission line to bring wind power […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration will commit $5 million towards international cooperation to reduce black carbon emissions in and around the Arctic. Nancy Sutley, […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – The condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States is rated as good and the remaining 44 percent are […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – In an atmosphere of urgency to reach a global agreement that will limit climate change, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked world […]
CHICAGO, Illinois, December 17, 2009 (ENS) – The two U.S. producers of the toxic flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), Albemarle Corporation and Chemtura Corporation, and the largest U.S. importer […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 17, 2009 (ENS) – The United States made a move to save the contentious UN climate talks in Copenhagen from failure today. Secretary of State Hillary […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 17, 2009 (ENS) – A confidential analysis by the United Nations climate secretariat leaked to a civil society group shows that emissions reductions pledges by developed […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – Three conservation groups are taking the National Marine Fisheries Service to federal court in Honolulu to challenge a new rule removing all […]
By Haider Rizvi COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – International civil society leaders say they want UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to order a probe into police excesses against the […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – Two conservation groups are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a permit for a commercial marina in waters north […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – Arriving in Copenhagen today for the high-level segment of the United Nations climate change talks, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon exhorted nations to “seal the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – To improve water quality in the San Joaquin River, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with California’s Port […]
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