Water
Nearly Half U.S. Lakes in Fair to Poor Condition
WASHINGTON, DC, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – The condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States is rated as good and the remaining 44 percent are […]
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Air/Climate
World Leaders Close to Clinching Climate Deal at Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – In an atmosphere of urgency to reach a global agreement that will limit climate change, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked world […]
Toxics
Toxic Flame Retardant Will Be Phased Out by 2014
CHICAGO, Illinois, December 17, 2009 (ENS) – The two U.S. producers of the toxic flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), Albemarle Corporation and Chemtura Corporation, and the largest U.S. importer […]
Air/Climate
U.S. Supports $100 Billion Climate Fund for Poor Nations
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 17, 2009 (ENS) – The United States made a move to save the contentious UN climate talks in Copenhagen from failure today. Secretary of State Hillary […]
Air/Climate
Leaked UN Report: Climate Pledges Too Weak to Stop Catastrophic Warming
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 17, 2009 (ENS) – A confidential analysis by the United Nations climate secretariat leaked to a civil society group shows that emissions reductions pledges by developed […]
Oceans
Lawsuit: Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Expansion Jeopardizes Turtle Survival
HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – Three conservation groups are taking the National Marine Fisheries Service to federal court in Honolulu to challenge a new rule removing all […]
Air/Climate
Civil Society Delegates Excluded from Climate Summit, Gassed, Beaten
By Haider Rizvi COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – International civil society leaders say they want UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to order a probe into police excesses against the […]
Energy
Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up […]
Oceans
U.S. Army Corps Sued to Block Back Bay Marina Permit
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – Two conservation groups are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a permit for a commercial marina in waters north […]
Air/Climate
Copenhagen Climate Talks Approach ‘Defining Moment in History’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – Arriving in Copenhagen today for the high-level segment of the United Nations climate change talks, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon exhorted nations to “seal the […]
Water
Port of Stockton Must Clean Up Stormwater Flow to San Joaquin River
SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – To improve water quality in the San Joaquin River, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with California’s Port […]
Air/Climate
NRDC Applauds Obama’s Environmental Record Ahead of Climate Summit
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – Often critical of government officials for their failure to protect the environment, one of the largest U.S. environmental groups had praise today […]
Air/Climate
Copenhagen ‘E-Race’ Erases CO2 and Other Civil Society Adventures
By Suzanne Maxx COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – The CO2 E-Race was among the many extraordinary events in Copenhagen this week intended to wake up the world […]
Wildlife
Urgent Asian Carp Control Measures Funded for $13 Million
WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – The federal government will spend an additional $13 million to prevent invasive Asian carp from migrating further toward the Great Lakes. The […]
Oceans
Obama Ocean Task Force Plans to Resolve Competing User Conflicts
WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration is trying a new approach to federal resource planning for oceans, coasts and the Great Lakes by establishing nine […]
Land Use/Forests
Conscience Bay Land Purchase Protects Long Island Sound
ALBANY, New York, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – The State of New York has agreed with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center to purchase one of the largest […]
Air/Climate
Legal Opinion: Brazil’s Amazon Tribes Own Carbon Trading Rights
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – A tribe in the Brazilian Amazon region owns carbon trading rights in future global warming deals, finds a new legal opinion from […]
Air/Climate
Gore Reports Snow and Ice Across the World Vanishing Quickly
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – Snow and ice across the planet are melting much faster than anticipated, and the cryosphere – the Earth’s ice and snow cover […]
Air/Climate
Climate Summit Founders on Rich-Poor Split, Developing Countries Walk Out
By Haider Rizvi COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – United Nations climate negotiations have resumed in Copenhagen after delegates from some 130 developing countries, including China, Brazil, India, […]
Air/Climate
100,000 Climate Marchers Light Up Copenhagen, Nearly 1,000 Arrested
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 13, 2009 (ENS) – Tens of thousands of activists from around the world flooded the streets of Copenhagen on Saturday and again on Sunday to demand […]