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Amazon’s ‘Dark Earth’ Secret Promises Global Forest Renewal

May 7, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Amazon’s ‘Dark Earth’ Secret Promises Global Forest Renewal

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 7, 2023 (ENS) – Millions of Amerindian people living centuries ago in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil. The result is Amazonian dark earth, ADE, [...]

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First WMO Global Water Analysis Finds a Drying World

November 29, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on First WMO Global Water Analysis Finds a Drying World

GENEVA, Switzerland, November 29, 2022 (ENS) – Most of the planet was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives,” the UN World [...]

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Bolsonaro Blamed as Invaders Plunder Brazil’s Indigenous Lands

August 25, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Bolsonaro Blamed as Invaders Plunder Brazil’s Indigenous Lands

BRASILIA, Brazil, August 25, 2022 (ENS) – The Indigenous peoples of Brazil, subject to the rapid invasion of their lands by miners, loggers, hunters, fishermen, and land grabbers, are committing [...]

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U.S. Electric Truck Maker Rivian Expands as Orders Pour In

January 28, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Electric Truck Maker Rivian Expands as Orders Pour In

IRVINE, California, January 28, 2022 (ENS) – Rivian, the California-based startup manufacturer of electric trucks, SUVs, and delivery vans, plans to expand, locating a second U.S. factory in the state [...]

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Brazil’s Irreplaceable Wetlands and Rivers Drying Up

August 27, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Brazil’s Irreplaceable Wetlands and Rivers Drying Up

SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 27, 2021 (ENS) – Brazil has lost 15 percent of its surface water in the past 30 years, finds a comprehensive analysis published on the new [...]

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Satellites Detect Illegal Gold Mining in Peruvian Amazon

July 23, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Satellites Detect Illegal Gold Mining in Peruvian Amazon

LIMA, Peru, July 23, 2021 (ENS) – Illegal gold mining is a widespread problem in the southern Peruvian Amazon; in the Madre de Dios region it has caused both river [...]

Air/Climate

Bezos Opens $10 Billion Earth Fund With Climate Grants

November 18, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Bezos Opens $10 Billion Earth Fund With Climate Grants

 

SEATTLE, Washington, November 17, 2020 (ENS) – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, is giving nearly $800 million to 16 environmental groups in the first donations from [...]

Ameriscan

  • LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
    May 17, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
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    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
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    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
  • MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow

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