At Risk
Fire Breaks Out at Leaking Timor Sea Oil Well
PERTH, Australia, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – A huge fire has been blazing at an oil rig in the Timor Sea since Sunday, after an attempt by the oil […]
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At Risk
Tanker Spills Heavy Black Oil into San Francisco Bay
ALAMEDA, California, October 31, 2009 (ENS) – Cleanup operations continue today in response to an oil spill from a tanker into San Francisco Bay Friday morning. Bunker fuel was being […]
Wildlife
Leopard Skin Smuggler Found Guilty by South Dakota Jury
ABERDEEN, South Dakota, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – A leopard shot seven years ago in South Africa caught up with a South Dakota man in an Aberdeen courtroom today. […]
Energy
U.S., China Plan $1.5 Billion Utility-Scale Wind Farm in Texas
WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Renewable Energy Group and Cielo Wind Power have entered into a joint venture agreement with China’s Shenyang Power Group to […]
Energy
$338M in Recovery Act Funding Energizes Geothermal Industry
WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration is financing an expansion of the U.S. geothermal industry, investing $338 million in Recovery Act grant funding to support […]
Water
EPA Studies Permeable Surfaces at Experimental Stormwater Parking Lot
EDISON, New Jersey, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – Polluted runoff from hard surfaces such as parking lots remains a complicated problem, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is renewing […]
Wildlife
Canada, Nunavut and Greenland Sign Polar Bear Pact
KANGERLUUSUAQ, Greenland, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – A polar bear conservation and management agreement between Greenland, Canada and Nunavut was signed today at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. The pact caps months […]
Air/Climate
Murphy Oil Sued Over Air Pollution From Meraux Refinery
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – Student attorneys at Tulane University’s Environmental Law Clinic are taking on a giant oil company on behalf of a community group […]
Energy
EPA’s Secret Plan to Raise Public Radiation Exposure Levels Challenged
WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – Public employees have filed a lawsuit demanding documents related to the U.S. EPA’s plans made “in secrecy” to allow public exposure to […]
Wildlife
International Trade Bans Proposed for Bluefin Tuna, Polar Bears
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – Proposals for tighter trade controls on Atlantic bluefin tuna, polar bears, sharks, corals, and elephant ivory have been submitted to the Convention […]
Oceans
South Africa, Mozambique Create Africa’s Largest Marine Protected Area
ST. LUCIA, South Africa, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – South Africa and its neighbor to the north, Mozambique, have joined forces to create Africa’s largest marine protected area. Mozambique […]
Toxics
Toxic Face Paint Makes for Scary Halloween
SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 28, 2009 (ENS) – Some children’s face paints contain lead, a neurotoxin that can harm the brain at low doses, according to new product tests […]
Water
Groups Issue SOS Distress Call for New Zealand’s Wild Rivers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, October 28, 2009 (ENS) – Eight conservation and outdoor recreation groups have joined together in defense of New Zealand’s wild rivers, which now are threatened by […]
Air/Climate
U.S. Senate Climate Bill Runs the Gauntlet of Opinions
WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tuesday began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match the […]
Energy
Obama Invests $3.4 Billion in Smart Energy Grid
ARCADIA, Florida, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history. The federal government has awarded $3.4 billion […]
Energy
Quinnipiac Installs First University Micro-Wind Farm
HAMDEN, Connecticut, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – The first of 25 Windspire vertical wind turbines are now being installed at the first university micro-wind farm in the country. The […]
Oceans
NOAA and Four States Form South Atlantic Ocean Alliance
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – State government representatives from the Southeast coastal region have formed a partnership with the federal agency responsible for oceans to better […]
Wildlife
Seabird Rescuers Battle Slimy Algae on Pacific Northwest Beaches
FAIRFIELD, California, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – Waves of toxic algae have killed thousands of sea birds on the Washington and Oregon coasts since late September, and a widespread […]
At Risk
Typhoon-Stricken Philippines Fights Disease, Faces Another Storm
MANILA, Philippines, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – The World Health Organization has sent an international team of health experts to the Philippines to help the government respond to a […]
Wildlife
Bat Scientists Receive Grants to Investigate White-Nose Syndrome
WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced six grant awards totaling $800,000 to fund research into the cause and control of […]