SANTIAGO, Chile, September 17, 2015 (ENS) – Thirteen people died and one million others were forced to flee after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck off Chile’s central coast Wednesday night. But wise investments in emergency preparedness saved lives and property, officials said. […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 17, 2015 (ENS) – Nine out of 10 new diesel cars are failing to meet European Union air pollution limits, according to a report published Monday by the nonprofit sustainable transport group Transport & Environment. […]
SACRAMENTO, California, September 14, 2015 (ENS) – One person is dead and up to 1,000 homes and buildings have burned down in a fast-moving northern California wildfire that exploded through dry brush and trees, fire officials said. […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 11, 2015 (ENS) – A new species of human relative has been discovered in a remote cave chamber known as Rising Star in the Cradle of Humankind, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of Johannesburg […]
BERKELEY, California, September 9, 2015 (ENS) – Scientists have learned how to produce liquid fuel by creating artificial plants that make gasoline and natural gas using only sunlight – a process called synthetic photosynthesis. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, September 8, 2015 (ENS) – President Barack Obama’s efforts to curb U.S. carbon emissions and forge a global consensus for action to reverse climate change before it’s too late go farther than any U.S. president has ever gone. But Obama is under pressure from both sides to change his position. […]
LONDON, UK, September 7, 2015 (ENS) – Ten of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers support an international deal at this year’s UN climate conference in Paris that will limit climate warming to 2 degrees Celsius, according to the nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project. […]
NEW YORK, New York, September 7, 2015 – More than a dozen famous musicians are raising their voices in a new song, hoping inspire world leaders to reach a global climate change agreement during the UN climate conference in December. […]
CANBERRA, Australia, September 6, 2015 (ENS) – The Abbott Government is calling for public comment on the proposed rules for its Emissions Reduction Fund safeguard mechanism issued Wednesday. Critics say minimal compliance obligations will allow emissions to grow 20 percent by 2030. […]
TOKYO, Japan, September 5, 2015 (ENS) – On Saturday, Naraha became the first town to allow evacuated residents to return after an earthquake and tsunami damaged the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant more than four years ago. […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, September 4, 2015 (ENS) – The fossilized bone of a monkey that lived 1.3 million years ago has been found in an underwater cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. […]
ADELAIDE, Australia, September 3, 2015 (ENS) – Grape marc, the skins, stalks and seeds left over from winemaking, could be turned into a vehicle fuel, researchers at the University of Adelaide have found. […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, September 1, 2015 (ENS) – In his first visit to Alaska as President, Obama saw evidence of global warming firsthand and made an urgent plea for world leaders to waste no time in joining forces to combat climate change. […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 1, 2015 (ENS) – Taiwan is establishing a new government agency to coordinate and implement the island country’s marine policies and strengthen conservation of its ocean environment. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – Forty-two airlines have announced or reaffirmed bans on wildlife trophy shipments since the killing of Cecil the Lion by an American dentist in Zimbabwe last month. […]
SACRAMENTO, California, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – With just a few days left in the state legislative session, more than 24 California companies have announced their support for two bills that would reduce climate-changing pollution, boost renewable energy and cut petroleum use over 15 years. […]
LONDON, UK, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – Air and noise pollution are environmental health risks with severe consequences for heart health, according to the European Society of Cardiology, which is asking for help from lawmakers to reduce these risks. […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 28, 2015 (ENS) – Two of the world’s most powerful wildlife conservation organizations today strengthened their collaboration to fight the escalating poaching and illegal trading in elephants, rhinos, great apes and marine turtles and their parts. […]
AUSTIN, Texas, August 27, 2015 (ENS) – The self-driving cars of the future will make “reservations” to cross intersections, if a system under development at the University of Texas, Austin is adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation. […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 24, 2015 (ENS) – At the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center in Las Vegas today, President Barack Obama announced new actions to bring renewable energy to American households and fight climate change. […]
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