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COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan

March 23, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan

CRAIG, Colorado, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – The nonprofit Wild Animal Sanctuary has just acquired a large piece of land in northwest Colorado near the historic town of Steamboat Springs [...]

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LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions

March 23, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – A federal court in Louisiana is being asked to order a Japanese company manufacturing neoprene in the state, to install pollution controls [...]

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MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow

March 23, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – The Justice Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a $27 million agreement with the City [...]

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OHIO: Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Remediation Makes Progress

March 21, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on OHIO: Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Remediation Makes Progress

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 21, 2023 (ENS) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted Tuesday issued a letter to Norfolk Southern Corporation President and CEO Alan Shaw in [...]

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At Risk

Cyclone Freddy Floods Three African Countries, Kills 579

March 21, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Cyclone Freddy Floods Three African Countries, Kills 579

BLANTYRE, Malawi, March 21, 2023 (ENS) – Tropical Cyclone Freddy is a record-breaking storm that has astonished meteorologists with its longevity. As part of its final act, the cyclone unleashed [...]

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Air/Climate

IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb

March 20, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb

INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 (ENS) – Global temperatures have already risen to 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels after more than a century of burning fossil fuels, as well [...]

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Energy

Conservationists Sue to Stop ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Venture

March 16, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Conservationists Sue to Stop ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Venture

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 16, 2023 (ENS) – Warning that the U.S. government’s environmental review fails to account for the full climate impact of oil development in Alaska, five of America’s [...]

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Biden Proposes National Standard for PFAS in Drinking Water

March 14, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Proposes National Standard for PFAS in Drinking Water

WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2023 (ENS) – The Biden Administration today proposed the first national drinking water standard for six harmful “forever chemicals” in the latest action under President Joe [...]

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Gov/Politics

Freight Train Derailment Politics

March 9, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Freight Train Derailment Politics

WASHINGTON, DC, March 9, 2023 (ENS) – Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw apologized today during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for the February [...]

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At Risk

Atmospheric River Nears California, Escalates Storm Emergency

March 9, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Atmospheric River Nears California, Escalates Storm Emergency

SACRAMENTO, California, March 9, 2023 (ENS) – Knowing that a series of storms are forecast to continue blowing across California through mid-March, and an atmospheric river event is predicted for [...]

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RSS

All Is Not Lost: Pioneering Restorations of the Natural World

March 1, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on All Is Not Lost: Pioneering Restorations of the Natural World

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 1, 2023 (ENS) – For the first time, the United Nations has recognized 10 trail-blazing efforts from across the globe that are restoring the natural world. Declared [...]

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Business

Facing Major Lawsuit, 3M to Stop Making ‘Forever Chemicals’

February 9, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Facing Major Lawsuit, 3M to Stop Making ‘Forever Chemicals’

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, February 9, 2023 (ENS) – The 3M Company, which developed and manufactured firefighting foams containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, called “forever chemicals,” is in a legal [...]

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At Risk

Earthquakes Kill 29,000+, Smash Buildings in Turkiye and Syria

February 7, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Earthquakes Kill 29,000+, Smash Buildings in Turkiye and Syria

ANKARA, Turkiye, February 12, 2023 (ENS) – At least 29,600 people have died and thousands more were injured in 10 provinces after two major earthquakes shook southern Turkiye and surrounding [...]

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OHIO: Freight Train Derailment Threatens Chemical Explosion

February 6, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on OHIO: Freight Train Derailment Threatens Chemical Explosion

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio, February 6, 2023 (ENS) – A 50-car freight train came off the rails in Ohio near the Pennsylvania border setting rail cars loaded with hazardous materials aflame [...]

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EPA Acts to Keep ‘Inactive’ Forever Chemicals Off the Market

February 3, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on EPA Acts to Keep ‘Inactive’ Forever Chemicals Off the Market

WASHINGTON, DC, February 3, 2023 (ENS) – They’re called “forever chemicals” for a reason – because they don’t break down in the environment over time. Toxic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, [...]

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Spotlight

Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in U.S. History Kills Millions

January 31, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in U.S. History Kills Millions

RIVERDALE, Maryland, January 31, 2023 (ENS) – Wild birds and commercially raised chickens alike are dropping dead from bird flu by the millions across the United States. Red-tailed hawks and [...]

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ALABAMA: Persistent Landfill Fire Prompts State Capitol Rally

January 25, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on ALABAMA: Persistent Landfill Fire Prompts State Capitol Rally

MOODY, Alabama, January 25, 2023 ENS) – People living near a huge landfill fire in Moody that has been smoldering for more than two months want more environmental protection in [...]

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U.S.-South Africa Wildlife Task Force to ‘Follow the Money’

January 25, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on U.S.-South Africa Wildlife Task Force to ‘Follow the Money’

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 25, 2023 (ENS) – In her meeting with South African officials today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced a commitment between the U.S. Treasury and South [...]

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Health

Heart Disease-Linked Trans Fats Pass WHO’s Eliminate Date

January 24, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Heart Disease-Linked Trans Fats Pass WHO’s Eliminate Date

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 24, 2023 (ENS) – Five of every eight people on Earth, five billion people, remain unprotected from harmful trans fats in their food, increasing their risk of [...]

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Air/Climate

Davos 2023 a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Climate Accountability

January 22, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Davos 2023 a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Climate Accountability

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 22, 2023 (ENS) – On Friday, the final day of panels at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other climate [...]

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