Business
Green Means Planet-Healing Investment to EarthDay.org
WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2022 (ENS) – “This is the moment to change it all – the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now […]
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Energy
Solar, Wind, and Hydro Power in New York City’s Future
ALBANY, New York, April 19, 2022 (ENS) – To deliver clean, renewable solar, wind and hydroelectric power from upstate New York and Canada south to fossil-fuel powered New York City, the State Public Service Commission has approved contracts with Clean Path New York LLC for its Clean Path NY project and H.Q. Energy Services Inc. for its Champlain Hudson Power Express project. […]
Air/Climate
Humanity Can Halve Climate Emissions by 2030: UN Panel
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 17, 2022 (ENS) – In a rare encouraging climate report, the UN’s scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, has recognized “increasing evidence of climate action” and held out hope, finding that, “We have options in all sectors to at least halve emissions by 2030.” […]
Health
Bird Flu Infects Chickens, Turkeys Worldwide, Millions Killed
WASHINGTON, DC, April 1, 2022 (ENS) – Highly infectious outbreaks of bird flu in 23 states since January have led to the killing of more than 17 million chickens and turkeys, according to state and federal officials. The outbreaks are part of ongoing Eurasian H5N1 bird flu activity… […]
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South Africa Inflates Value of Trophy Hunts to Conservation
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 29, 2022 (ENS) – The High Court of the Western Cape Friday ruled against South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on its 2022 hunting and export quotas for leopard, black rhino and elephants. […]
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Coal Waste Reimagined as ‘Ecofriendly’
WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2022 (ENS) – Turning coal waste from power plants into fire-resistant, strong, lightweight building materials is a project the U.S. Department of Energy is supporting, investing another $2.2 million this month as part of a wider effort … […]
Food
Hunger Stalks the World as Russia Bombs Europe’s Breadbasket
ROME, Italy, March 13, 2022 (ENS) – While global attention is on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and its horrific humanitarian consequences there, a hidden hunger emergency is overwhelming South Sudan – an emergency intensified by the Russian bombardment of Ukraine, thousands of kilometers away. […]
Gov/Politics
Congress OKs Climate, Energy, Water Spending in $1.5T Bill
WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2022 (ENS) – In a bipartisan vote of 68-31, the U.S. Senate has passed an appropriations bill that will fund government climate, energy, water and wildfire activities, and provide $13.6 billion in new aid for Ukraine, sending the $1.5 trillion bill to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature. […]
Business
350 Companies Shut Russia Out of Energy, Food, Finance, Tech
WASHINGTON, DC, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – At least 350 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia as a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine, including BP, ExxonMobil and Shell as well as Apple, Visa, McDonald’s, Burger King, Coca-Cola and Pepsi. […]
At Risk
Communication Lost With Russian-Held Chernobyl Nuclear Site
VIENNA, Austria, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – Ukraine’s nuclear regulator lost all communications with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the disaster site where radioactive spent fuel is stored, on Monday the day after the Russian-controlled facility lost all external power supply, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told reporters calmly. […]
Energy
U.S. to Defuel and Close Leaking Pearl Harbor Fuel Facility
HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 8, 2022 (ENS) – The underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in the hills above the Pearl Harbor Naval Station on Oahu will be de-fueled and permanently closed, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Monday. The facility holds more than 100 million gallons of fuel in support of U.S. military operations in the Pacific, […]
Health
Animals Can Form Viral Reservoirs Where Covid Variants Breed
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2022 (ENS) – SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is still spreading among people globally as we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic. The risk of future variants is high and could be multiplied by the spread of SARS-CoV-2 to wildlife, resulting in the formation of animal reservoirs. […]
At Risk
Russia-Ukraine War Creates a Million Refugees, EU Admits Them
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – On a press call to Geneva from Ukraine, Poland and Moldova on Friday, United Nations officials confirmed the vast numbers of Ukrainians who have been forced from their homes since February 24 by the Russian invasion. To date, approximately 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine, with roughly as many people displaced within the country. […]
At Risk
Russians Break Safety Rules at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
VIENNA, Austria, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency today that although regular staff continues to operate the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant […]
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Campaigners, Nations Encourage Japan to Close Ivory Market
LYON, France, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – Africa’s elephants top a packed agenda for the CITES Standing Committee meeting opening Monday that covers protection for 30+ species of plants and animals. Delegates will consider the live trade in elephants, management of ivory stockpiles, and the closure of domestic ivory markets. […]
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Governments Agree to Draft Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 3, 2022 (ENS) – To tackle plastic pollution accumulating across the globe, governments at the UN Environment Assembly here Tuesday approved the start of talks later this year to draft a legally binding agreement – a treaty – that would promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics and prevent their pollution of the environment. […]
Air/Climate
New UN Climate Change Report “An Atlas of Human Suffering”
BERLIN, Germany, March 1, 2022 (ENS) – “Today’s IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership,” declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after reading the latest from the agency charged with compiling climate reports to advise the United Nations – the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. […]
Gov/Politics
Plastics Pact, Wildfires Top UN Environment Assembly Agenda
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 28, 2022 (ENS) – The world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, the United Nations Environment Assembly, opens its annual meeting today in Nairobi. For the next three days, […]
Air/Climate
Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, February 27, 2022 (ENS) – Cyclone Batsirai smashed into the east coast of Madagascar on February 5, destroying many buildings and disrupting power and communication services to the […]
Land Use/Forests
Australia Fortifies Antarctic Territory Sovereignty, Science
CANBERRA, Australia, February 26, 2022 (ENS) – To strengthen Australia’s strategic and scientific capabilities in Antarctica, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Scott Morrison is making an A$804.4 million investment over the next 10 years. […]