Environmental News

Washington Examiner - 4 days ago

PG&E, the electrical utility threatened by possible liabilities in one of the deadliest wildfires in California history, rallied after a regulator said allowing the company to collapse isn't in customers' best interests.

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Christian Science Monitor - 19 hours ago

In 2016, Chesapeake Conservancy took months to complete a digital map of the Chesapeake Bay, allowing conservation groups to more precisely measure change. Now the group is working with Microsoft's deep-learning technology to be faster and more accurate.

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Washington Examiner - 4 days ago

President Trump said on Friday that he will nominate Andrew Wheeler to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Washington Examiner - 2 days ago

Democrats are planning to mark the one-year anniversary of Trump’s tax bill by introducing bicameral legislation that repeals the provision opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling, the Washington Examiner has learned.

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Christian Science Monitor - 19 hours ago

As islanders continue to rebuild their lives after last year's hurricane Maria, scientists are focusing on preserving wild species like the Puerto Rican parrot. More than half of the vulnerable species disappeared in the storm and most of its habitat was destroyed.

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Washington Examiner - 6 hours ago

The doomsayers were wrong.

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Washington Examiner - 17 hours ago

Washington, D.C., on Tuesday took another step toward adopting the nation’s first 100 percent renewable energy bill, which would require the district source all of its electricity from wind and solar by 2032 and set tough new energy efficiency standards for buildings.

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Christian Science Monitor - 19 hours ago

The Mexican salamander revered by ancient Aztecs and modern geneticists is in the fight for its life as numbers outside captivity drop. A group of biologists and conservationists are working to preserve its habitat on the outskirts of Mexico City.

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Washington Examiner - 5 days ago

That Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is already bugging Nancy Pelosi is admirable. This is rather what radical politicians are elected to do: get something done. It’s also good news that Ocasio-Cortez has found somewhere in Washington to rest her weary head before the congressional salary kicks in. But there's a problem with what she's agitating for: a "Green New Deal."

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Washington Examiner - 1 day ago

The Environmental Protection Agency's regional administrator for the Southeast has resigned after being indicted by a grand jury in Alabama for using his post for personal gain.

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Christian Science Monitor - 6 days ago

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has declared that the species is "endangered," but no longer "critically endangered." Their modest rebound in Rwanda, Uganda, and Congo is a much needed success story among wildlife conservation efforts.

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Hong Kong Free Press - 6 days ago

A protest appeal board has upheld the conditions set by the police over the starting point for the July 1 pro-democracy march, following a challenge by organisers. The Civil Human Rights Front earlier received a notice of no objection from the police, under the condition that the annual protest began at Victoria Park’s lawn. But […]

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