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IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb

March 20, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb

INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 (ENS) – Global temperatures have already risen to 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels after more than a century of burning fossil fuels, as well [...]

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World Wetlands Day: Guarding the ‘Most Threatened Ecosystem’

February 2, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on World Wetlands Day: Guarding the ‘Most Threatened Ecosystem’

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 2, 2022 (ENS) – In 2020 wildfires destroyed 30 percent of the Pantanal, South America’s largest wetland extending across Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. For the last 60 [...]

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U.S. EPA Issues Strictest-Ever GHG Emissions Standards

December 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. EPA Issues Strictest-Ever GHG Emissions Standards

WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – The strongest vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards ever established for the U.S. light-duty vehicle sector were set today by the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]

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MONTANA: Judge Sides With Youth Plaintiffs in Climate Case

August 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MONTANA: Judge Sides With Youth Plaintiffs in Climate Case

HELENA, Montana, August 11, 2021 (ENS) – Sixteen young Montana residents who are suing the State of Montana for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment have [...]

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MAINE: Governor Puts Electric Cars on 10-Year Fast Track

April 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MAINE: Governor Puts Electric Cars on 10-Year Fast Track

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22, 2021 (ENS) – Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed an executive order requiring that a “clean transportation roadmap” be drawn that will help the state hit [...]

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Canada’s Top Court Upholds Trudeau’s Carbon Tax

March 25, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Canada’s Top Court Upholds Trudeau’s Carbon Tax

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, March 25, 2021 (ENS) – In a political win for Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Supreme Court of Canada today ruled that the Liberal Government’s carbon [...]

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Oil and Gas Firms Take Initiative on Methane Emissions

December 7, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Oil and Gas Firms Take Initiative on Methane Emissions

 

NEW YORK, New York, December 6, 2020 (ENS) – Major players in the oil and gas industry such as Shell, BP and Total have agreed to report emissions of [...]

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  • LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
    May 17, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
  • COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
  • LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
    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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