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U.S. Groundwater Consumption Accelerating
RESTON, Virginia, May 23, 2013 (ENS) – Aquifers across the United States are being drawn down at an increasing pace, finds a new study released today by the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
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Land Use/Forests
Mountains of Wealth in Afghanistan
ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013 (ENS) – Illegal and risky it may be, but mining for gemstones is an irresistible way of earning a living for some Afghans. […]
RSS
Act to Stop ‘Climate Deniers’ From Winning the Information War
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, May 22, 2013 (ENS) – The global warming deniers are at it again, and it is high time that the environmental movement in the United States and Canada launched an organized campaign to expose these scientific community charlatans. […]
Land Use/Forests
Australia OKs Mine on World Heritage Quality Cape York
CANBERRA, Australia, May 22, 2013 (ENS) – Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke has approved Rio Tinto Alcan’s new South of Embley bauxite mine on Cape York, the peninsula in northern Queensland that the Australian government intends to propose as a UNESCO World Heritage site. […]
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Public Employees Sue Over ‘Political Deals’ Behind Wolf Delisting
WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2013 (ENS) – The Obama Administration’s plan to remove the gray wolf from the protections of the Endangered Species Act, as detailed in a draft Federal Register notice released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, is temporarily on hold. […]
Energy
Cooking Oil to Biodiesel Plant Planned for Colorado
BOULDER, Colorado, May 21, 2013 (ENS) – A new biodiesel production plant to be built in Boulder will make 11.5 million gallons a year of the clean burning fuel from used cooking oil collected from local restaurants. […]
At Risk
Oklahoma Twister Kills 51, Injures Dozens More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – A powerful tornado tore through Moore and south Oklahoma City Monday, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children. […]
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India Bans Captive Dolphin Shows as ‘Morally Unacceptable’
NEW DELHI, India, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to forbid the keeping of captive dolphins for public entertainment anywhere in the country. […]
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U.S. Musters Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Partners
WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – To foster the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles, the U.S. Energy Department has embarked on a new public-private partnership to develop the country’s hydrogen infrastructure. […]
Energy
Sarawak Native Leader Barred from Hydropower World Congress
KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – This morning Sarawak indigenous leader Peter Kallang, chairman of the SAVE Rivers network, which opposes a dozen dams planned for the rivers of Borneo, was barred from the first meeting of the International Hydropower Assocation’s World Congress ever held in Asia. […]
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California’s High Court Upholds Los Angeles Bag Law
SACRAMENTO, California, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – A plastic bag manufacturer’s appeal to the California Supreme Court against the Los Angeles County reusable bag ordinance has failed. […]
At Risk
Six Die as 200 mph Tornado Howls Across Texas
AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2013 (ENS) – Six people have lost their lives and nearly 100 others were injured as tornadoes touched down in north-central Texas overnight. More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. […]
Air/Climate
Arctic Council Prioritizes Sustainable Development, Climate Action
KIRUNA, Sweden, May 16, 2013 (ENS) – Ministers from the eight Arctic states and representatives of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples Wednesday adopted a shared vision statement for the future development of the region as a “zone of peace and stability.” […]
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California Father and Son Rhino Horn Smugglers Imprisoned
LOS ANGELES, California, May 15, 2013 (ENS) – A father and son team from Orange County, described by prosecutors as being “at the apex of the rhino horn smuggling pyramid within the United States,” each will spend more than three years in federal prison on federal smuggling and money laundering convictions. […]
Energy
Loud Seismic Tests Probed for Harm to Whales, Dolphins
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 15, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. federal agency that oversees offshore oil exploration will analyze the effects of noisy underwater seismic blasts on whales and dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
At Risk
Indian Ocean Cyclone Threatens Over Eight Million People
DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 15, 2013 (ENS) – A cyclone blowing across the Indian Ocean is expected to hit Bangladesh on Thursday, threatening the lives of 8.2 million people in northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma). The highest storm surge and rainfall predictions are for Bangladesh’s coastal cities of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar. […]
Energy
Damaged California Nuclear Plant Faces Restart Safety Hearing
WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2013 (ENS) – Southern California Edison’s request to restart its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will be decided by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission only after a formal license amendment proceeding with full public participation, an adjudicatory panel has ruled. […]
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Florida Legislature Passes Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 14, 2013 (ENS) – Florida lawmakers have approved three pieces of legislation to promote the use of natural gas fuel for vehicles in Florida. Governor Bill Scott is expected to sign them shortly. […]
Gov/Politics
Australia Trims Environmental Protection in Deficit Budget
CANBERRA, Australia, May 14, 2013 (ENS) – Environmentalists criticized tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry and cuts to renewable energy funding in the Australian government’s new budget, but are pleased with funding for oceans, forests and rivers. […]
Air/Climate
Dalai Lama: Cultivate Inner Peace to Save the Planet
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 12, 2013 (ENS) – “The main thing is the oneness of humanity,” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, said during an environmental summit Saturday in Portland. […]