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America Rejoins World Accord to Limit Climate Crisis

February 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on America Rejoins World Accord to Limit Climate Crisis

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 21, 2021 (ENS) – The community of nations welcomed the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord on Friday with the approval of [...]

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Biden Lifts Emergency on U.S.-Mexico Border, Stops Wall

February 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Lifts Emergency on U.S.-Mexico Border, Stops Wall

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 11, 2021 (ENS) – A national emergency no longer exists at the U.S. southern border with Mexico; it has been terminated after nearly two years. On [...]

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President Joe Biden Protects Environment on Day One

January 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on President Joe Biden Protects Environment on Day One

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 20, 2021 (ENS) – “A cry for survival comes from the planet itself, a cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear,” President [...]

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Day One: President Biden to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

January 19, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Day One: President Biden to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 19, 2021 (ENS) – President-elect Joe Biden has a busy day planned for Inauguration Day Wednesday, January 20. A series of executive orders expected from President [...]

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Biden’s Green Team Takes Shape With Race, Gender Firsts

January 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden’s Green Team Takes Shape With Race, Gender Firsts

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2021 (ENS) – President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on January 20 at noon, has nominated a team of seasoned environmental leaders to fill his [...]

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Electoral College Affirms Biden Headed for White House

December 15, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Electoral College Affirms Biden Headed for White House

 

WILMINGTON, Delaware, December 15, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Electoral College has formally elected the Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and incumbent U.S. senator from California [...]

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John Kerry to Head Biden Administration’s Climate Team

November 23, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on John Kerry to Head Biden Administration’s Climate Team

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2020 (ENS) – President-elect Joe Biden today announced key members of his foreign policy and national security team including, for the first time, a Special [...]

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President-elect Biden to Restore U.S. Climate Leadership

November 8, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on President-elect Biden to Restore U.S. Climate Leadership

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 8, 2020 (ENS) – Joseph R. Biden Jr. was declared President-elect of the United States on Saturday after slow, meticulous vote-counting that kept the nation on [...]

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Trump vs Biden: Environment in the Final Debate

October 23, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Trump vs Biden: Environment in the Final Debate

 

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, October 23, 2020 (ENS) – Republican President Donald Trump and his challenger in the November 3 election former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, faced [...]

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Legal? Trump’s Raid on Military Funds for Border Wall

October 20, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Legal? Trump’s Raid on Military Funds for Border Wall

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 20, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to rule on whether the Trump administration must stop building sections of the southern border wall [...]

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Back at White House, Infected Trump Tears Off His Mask

October 5, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Back at White House, Infected Trump Tears Off His Mask

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 5, 2020 (ENS) – President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening aboard his helicopter just before seven, and his first actions alarmed health [...]

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India Halts Amnesty International’s Human Rights Work

October 5, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on India Halts Amnesty International’s Human Rights Work

 

NEW DELHI, India, October 5, 2020 (ENS) – The freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Government of India on September 10 has brought all the work [...]

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President Trump Hospitalized for COVID-19 Treatment

October 4, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on President Trump Hospitalized for COVID-19 Treatment

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 4, 2020 (ENS) – President Donald Trump is in a military hospital under treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A statement from [...]

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Trump Rude, Biden Cool in First Presidential Debate

September 30, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Rude, Biden Cool in First Presidential Debate

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 30, 2020 (ENS) – Climate change and environmental protection were two of the many flashpoints during the first 2020 presidential debate between President Donald Trump and [...]

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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 [...]

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Capitol Hill Shivers as Lawmakers Test Virus Positive

March 23, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Capitol Hill Shivers as Lawmakers Test Virus Positive

 

WASHINGTON, DC, March 23, 2020 (ENS) – Senate Democrats voted down a $1.8 trillion coronavirus aid package Sunday evening with five Republican senators absent. Senator Rand Paul of [...]

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Trump’s Far-Reaching Rollbacks of Environmental Rules

February 3, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Trump’s Far-Reaching Rollbacks of Environmental Rules

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 3, 2020 (ENS) – New York State Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 15 state attorneys general and the City of [...]

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Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston Arrested at Green New Deal Demo

October 20, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston Arrested at Green New Deal Demo

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 20, 2019 (ENS) – Actors Jane Fonda and Sam Waterston were both arrested Friday in Washington, DC, during a demonstration protesting government inaction on climate [...]

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Big City Mayors Support Global Green New Deal

October 14, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Big City Mayors Support Global Green New Deal

 

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 14, 2019 (ENS) – The mayors of many of the world’s largest cities have announced their support for a Global Green New Deal and declared [...]

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Trump Disrupts France’s Effort to Green the G7 Summit

August 26, 2019 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Disrupts France’s Effort to Green the G7 Summit

 

BIARRITZ, France, August 26, 2019 (ENS) – The seven industrialized countries that make up the Group of Seven (G7) – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom [...]

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