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  GEORGIA: Cleanup of Lead-Poisoned Atlanta Park Begins

  March 12, 2025 Comments Off on GEORGIA: Cleanup of Lead-Poisoned Atlanta Park Begins

  ATLANTA, Georgia, March 11, 2025 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun cleanup of Lindsay Street Park in the English Avenue neighborhood of northwest Atlanta, now closed due to lead contamination. […]

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  365 Suspects Busted for Wildlife, Timber Trafficking

  March 10, 2025 Comments Off on 365 Suspects Busted for Wildlife, Timber Trafficking

  LYON, France, March 9, 2025 (ENS) – Some 20,000 live animals, all endangered or protected species, have been seized during Operation Thunder, the biggest global crackdown against wildlife and forestry trafficking networks in history, jointly [...]

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  Innovative Biosensor, Vaccine Help Farmers Cope With Bird Flu

  March 8, 2025 Comments Off on Innovative Biosensor, Vaccine Help Farmers Cope With Bird Flu

  ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 8, 2025 (ENS) – A new low-cost sensor that detects airborne H5N1 avian flu in under five minutes sounds mighty good as bird flu continues to spread, infecting 70 people in [...]

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  U.S. Firm Pays HK Conglomerate $23B for Panama Canal Ports

  March 6, 2025 Comments Off on U.S. Firm Pays HK Conglomerate $23B for Panama Canal Ports

  WASHINGTON, DC, March 5, 2025 (ENS) – The Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings said Tuesday that it will sell all shares in its subsidiaries Hutchison Port Holdings and Hutchison Port Group Holdings to a [...]

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  Ukraine Recovery, Reconstruction Needs Total US$524 Billion

  March 3, 2025 Comments Off on Ukraine Recovery, Reconstruction Needs Total US$524 Billion

  KYIV, Ukraine, March 3, 2025 (ENS) – After three years of Russia’s unprovoked attacks on its neighbor, Ukraine, the estimated cost of Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery over the next decade is US$524 billion (€506 billion) [...]

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  Indigenous Malaysians Celebrate Timber Company Withdrawal

  February 25, 2025 Comments Off on Indigenous Malaysians Celebrate Timber Company Withdrawal

  SARAWAK, Malaysia, February 24, 2025 (ENS) – In a victory for Indigenous communities defending their customary lands, the timber company Samling Timber Malaysia has withdrawn several of its timber concessions from the Malaysian Timber Certification [...]

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  Germany Tackles Environmental Crimes Ahead of Election

  February 15, 2025 Comments Off on Germany Tackles Environmental Crimes Ahead of Election

  BERLIN, Germany, February 16, 2025 (ENS) – With new funding, Germany’s Environment Ministry, the nonprofit WWF Germany, and the international police force Interpol are joining forces to stop criminals making billions in profits every year [...]

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  NEW JERSEY: CPA Imprisoned in Conservation Easement Tax Crime

  February 10, 2025 Comments Off on NEW JERSEY: CPA Imprisoned in Conservation Easement Tax Crime

  TRENTON, New Jersey, February 10, 2025 (ENS) – A New Jersey accountant was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in the promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters. [...]

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  ‘Builders, Skeptics’ Invited to SEC’s New Crypto Task Force

  February 10, 2025 Comments Off on ‘Builders, Skeptics’ Invited to SEC’s New Crypto Task Force

  WASHINGTON, DC, February 10, 2025 (ENS) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has created a Crypto Task Force with a page on its website detailing the agency’s new crypto regulatory agenda under its [...]

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  Oceans Endure Repeated Heat Attacks

  February 7, 2025 Comments Off on Oceans Endure Repeated Heat Attacks

  BEIJING, China, February 7, 2025 (ENS) – Ocean warming in 2024 has produced the hottest ocean temperatures ever recorded by humans, hot not only at the surface but also for the upper 2,000 meters (1.24 [...]

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  NEW MEXICO: Sinclair Refinery Must Cut Emissions, EPA Decrees

  January 25, 2025 Comments Off on NEW MEXICO: Sinclair Refinery Must Cut Emissions, EPA Decrees

  SANTA FE, New Mexico, January 25, 2025 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the New Mexico Environment Department, NMED, have announced a proposed $35 million settlement with HF Sinclair Navajo [...]

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  First Trump Orders Expose Earth to Ravages of Climate Change

  January 25, 2025 Comments Off on First Trump Orders Expose Earth to Ravages of Climate Change

  WASHINGTON, DC, January 25, 2025 (ENS) – In President Donald J. Trump’s first five days in office, he has made sweeping changes to the position of the United States on climate change and fossil fuel [...]

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  Los Angeles Ablaze But Congress Ignores Controlled Burn Law

  January 14, 2025 Comments Off on Los Angeles Ablaze But Congress Ignores Controlled Burn Law

  WASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2025 (ENS) – Amidst far-reaching climatic and political changes, one opportunity for bipartisan environmental restoration has been overlooked. The National Prescribed Fire Act was introduced for the third time in May [...]

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  Santa Ana Winds Whip Los Angeles Fires: Death Toll: 24

  January 8, 2025 Comments Off on Santa Ana Winds Whip Los Angeles Fires: Death Toll: 24

  LOS ANGELES, California, January 12, 2025 (ENS) – Firefighters have made some progress against major wildfires that destroyed parts of Los Angeles, after blazing for five days, causing thousands of terrified residents to evacuate their [...]

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  Paraguay Leads Tri-Nation Crackdown on Illegal Deforestation

  January 6, 2025 Comments Off on Paraguay Leads Tri-Nation Crackdown on Illegal Deforestation

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, January 6, 2025 (ENS) – Authorities in Paraguay have arrested 26 individuals, and they have identified two criminal networks and 12 companies suspected of illegal deforestation and the trafficking of native tree [...]

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  ENS Joy to the World 2024 Holiday Message

  December 25, 2024 Comments Off on ENS Joy to the World 2024 Holiday Message

  ENS Welcomes 2025 With Wishes for PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TOWARDS ALL Rainbow tree, Japanese Garden, Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, USA. (Photo credit unknown) […]

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  Biden Invests $850M to Slash Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

  December 21, 2024 Comments Off on Biden Invests $850M to Slash Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

  WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2024 (ENS) – In one of the last actions of the outgoing Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy will invest $850 million for 43 [...]

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  Whale Defender Watson Freed, Denmark Rejects Handover to Japan

  December 18, 2024 Comments Off on Whale Defender Watson Freed, Denmark Rejects Handover to Japan

  NUUK, Greenland, December 18, 2024 (ENS) – Paul Watson, the Canadian-American whale conservationist and star of Animal Planet’s TV show “Whale Wars” is a free man today after enduring 150 days in prison in the [...]

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  Cries the World Must Hear, Crises the World Can Halt in 2025

  December 15, 2024 Comments Off on Cries the World Must Hear, Crises the World Can Halt in 2025

  NEW YORK, New York, December 14, 2024 (ENS) – Again this year, as it does every year, the New York-based nonprofit International Rescue Committee has issued an Emergency Watchlist spotlighting the countries most likely to [...]

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  Lengthy Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Deep Vein Blood Clots

  December 13, 2024 Comments Off on Lengthy Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Deep Vein Blood Clots

  MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, December 12, 2024 (ENS) – Greater exposure to long-term air pollution has now been linked with increased risks for blood clots that occur in deep veins. A large, long-term study of Americans has [...]

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  MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket Fights New Offshore Wind Permit

  December 5, 2024 Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket Fights New Offshore Wind Permit

  BOSTON, Massachusetts, December 5, 2024 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a draft Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf permit for Southcoast Wind’s 147 wind turbines in federal waters south of Nantucket. [...]

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  PENNSYLVANIA: Oil Producers Agree With EPA to Cut Emissions

  December 3, 2024 Comments Off on PENNSYLVANIA: Oil Producers Agree With EPA to Cut Emissions

  PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, December 3, 2024 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have reached settlements with oil and gas operators in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to resolve alleged federal Clean [...]

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  Climate Finance Goal Tripled to $300 Billion a Year by 2035

  November 26, 2024 Comments Off on Climate Finance Goal Tripled to $300 Billion a Year by 2035

  BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 25, 2024 (ENS) – At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, which wrapped at dawn on Sunday, governments agreed on a new collective annual climate finance goal that triples the [...]

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  EPA Attacks Forever Chemicals, Emerging Contaminants in Water

  November 20, 2024 Comments Off on EPA Attacks Forever Chemicals, Emerging Contaminants in Water

  WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2024, (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today launched a new, no-cost technical assistance effort focused on reducing exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in [...]

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  Biden Offers $45 Million to Slash EV Battery Recycling Costs

  November 20, 2024 Comments Off on Biden Offers $45 Million to Slash EV Battery Recycling Costs

  WASHINGTON DC, November 20, 2024 (ENS) – To improve the economics of recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced $44.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for eight [...]

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  COP29: World Governments, NGOs, Negotiate to Cool the Planet

  November 15, 2024 Comments Off on COP29: World Governments, NGOs, Negotiate to Cool the Planet

  BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 15, 2024 (ENS) – The year 2024 will break records as the planet’s warmest after an extended streak of exceptionally high monthly global mean temperatures, warns the World Meteorological Organization, as world [...]

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  U.S. EPA Slaps Fee on Wasteful Methane Emissions

  November 12, 2024 Comments Off on U.S. EPA Slaps Fee on Wasteful Methane Emissions

  WASHINGTON, DC, November 12, 2024 (ENS) – As global leaders gather today in Baku, Azerbaijan for the United Nations annual conference to limit climate change, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delivered a final rule to [...]

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  Future of Earth’s Diverse Species Under Negotiation in Cali

  October 25, 2024 Comments Off on Future of Earth’s Diverse Species Under Negotiation in Cali

  CALI, Colombia, October 25, 2024 (ENS) – The world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity, the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP16, officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that the [...]

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  Big Meat Recall Affects 200 Products Sold at Major Retailers

  October 17, 2024 Comments Off on Big Meat Recall Affects 200 Products Sold at Major Retailers

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 17, 2024 (ENS) – Nearly 12 million pounds of precooked processed meat and chicken found in salads and frozen foods sold at major retailers and served at restaurants and schools are being [...]

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  USA to Replace All Lead Water Pipes Within 10 Years

  October 12, 2024 Comments Off on USA to Replace All Lead Water Pipes Within 10 Years

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2024 (ENS) – To reduce the poisonous contamination of lead in American drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued the long-awaited final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements measure. As [...]