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Australia Fortifies Antarctic Territory Sovereignty, Science

February 26, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Australia Fortifies Antarctic Territory Sovereignty, Science

CANBERRA, Australia, February 26, 2022 (ENS) – To strengthen Australia’s strategic and scientific capabilities in Antarctica, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Scott Morrison is making an A$804.4 million investment [...]

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Undersea Volcano Erupts in Tonga, Triggering Pacific Tsunami

January 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Undersea Volcano Erupts in Tonga, Triggering Pacific Tsunami

HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 15, 2022 (ENS) – A tsunami advisory was issued across the Pacific for the coasts of Australia, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington after an undersea volcano [...]

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Australia Links Increasing Megafires to Climate Change

January 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Australia Links Increasing Megafires to Climate Change

CANBERRA, Australia, January 6, 2022 (ENS) – Climate change has driven a measurable increase in Australia’s forest fire activity over the last 30 years, finds new research conducted by Australia’s [...]

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World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect

January 5, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect

CANBERRA, Australia, January 4, 2022 (ENS) – The world’s largest free trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, RCEP, entered into force on Saturday, January 1, giving 15 countries [...]

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US-Australia Fortify Climate, Environmental, Human Rights Alliance

September 16, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on US-Australia Fortify Climate, Environmental, Human Rights Alliance

WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2021 (ENS) – Climate, clean energy, and the environment were front and center today in US-Australia ministerial consultations, setting policy on the 70th anniversary of a [...]

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Climate Puts Great Barrier Reef World Heritage ‘In Danger’

June 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Puts Great Barrier Reef World Heritage ‘In Danger’

GLAND, Switzerland, June 24, 2021 (ENS) – The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, the official advisor on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, has recommended that the [...]

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Blackout Circles the World Tonight for Earth Hour

March 27, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Blackout Circles the World Tonight for Earth Hour

WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – Wherever you are at 8:30 o’clock tonight, it will be Earth Hour, so turn off your lights for one hour to recognize the [...]

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Australian Radio Telescope Maps Universe at Warp Speed

December 1, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Australian Radio Telescope Maps Universe at Warp Speed

 

PERTH, Australia, December 1, 2020 (ENS) – A radio telescope in the outback of Western Australia is creating a new atlas of the universe at astonishing speed, mapping some [...]

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Worst Whale Stranding in Australian History: Hundreds Die

September 29, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Worst Whale Stranding in Australian History: Hundreds Die

 

STRAHAN, Tasmania, Australia, September 28, 2020 (ENS) – Tasmanian environmental authorities are coordinating the disposal of a mass of whale carcasses after about 470 long-finned pilot whales washed ashore [...]

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Race for a Virus Shield: 50 Vaccines in Development

April 1, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Race for a Virus Shield: 50 Vaccines in Development

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 1, 2020 (ENS) – Vaccine researchers around the world are laser-focused on developing a vaccine to defeat COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the novel [...]

Ameriscan

  • MARYLAND: State Seeks $100M Compensation for Ship Grounding
    April 26, 2022 Comments Off on MARYLAND: State Seeks $100M Compensation for Ship Grounding
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    April 22, 2022 Comments Off on OREGON: Extremist Pleads Guilty to Arson Conspiracies
  • RHODE ISLAND: 1,000 Free Trees Help Save Energy and Water 
    April 19, 2022 Comments Off on RHODE ISLAND: 1,000 Free Trees Help Save Energy and Water 
  • LOUISIANA: Man Gets Three Years In Prison for Dog Fighting
    April 15, 2022 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Man Gets Three Years In Prison for Dog Fighting

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