Environmental News

Hong Kong Free Press - 4 days ago

by Marlowe Hood Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide, doubling recent assessments, according to a study released Monday. Between 40 and 80 percent of those excess deaths are caused by heart attacks, stres and other types of cardiovascular disease underestimated up to now as a driver of […]

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Christian Science Monitor - 5 days ago

A late-winter blizzard has closed schools, wrecked roadways, and caused widespread blackouts. The extreme temperature is due to a dramatic drop in air pressure in Colorado – the most severe since 1950.

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Christian Science Monitor - 6 hours ago

Dozens of cities across the country have already banned foam plastic containers, but Hawaii’s effort could be the first state-wide. Discarded, slow-to-degrade plastic has shown up at sea and on beaches. But local eateries worry about the higher costs of biodegradable containers.

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Miami Herald - 5 days ago

In their first meeting after a contentious turnover, South Florida water managers appointed Drew Bartlett, a longtime environmental regulator, as their new executive director and vowed to do business more transparently.

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Washington Examiner - 5 days ago

Top House Republicans pressured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Thursday to launch hearings on the 'Green New Deal,' arguing that the progressive plan must be debated and properly vetted.

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Washington Examiner - 1 day ago

Republican senators joined with Democrats Monday to press the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a controversial proposal to re-evaluate Obama-era regulations meant to reduce the amount of air pollution emitted by coal power plants.

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Hong Kong Free Press - 4 days ago

By Venice Lai and Wing Chan There were just two days to go until polling day on Sunday, September 4. A record number of candidates were contesting seats in the first Legislative Council election to be held after the Occupy Movement of 2014. Competition was intense as the non-establishment side presented a crowded field of pan-democrats […]

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Miami Herald - 6 days ago

Miami Beach plans to study a possible ban on the sale of sunscreens containing chemicals that studies have linked to coral reef damage. Critics argue that the ban could discourage people from using sunscreen.

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Miami Herald - 5 days ago

The US Fish and Wildlife Service said it planned to close a Palm Beach County breeding program for the grasshopper sparrow amid concerns over a parasite. The sparrow is the most endangered bird in North America.

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Washington Examiner - 6 hours ago

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Washington Examiner - 5 days ago

Trump's sanctions on Venezuela have managed to reduce the country's oil production by 100,000 barrels a day from January to February, enough to drive up oil prices for 2019, the federal government forecast Wednesday.

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Miami Herald - 6 days ago

The president’s proposed budget slashes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spending by more than 30 percent and does not include work on an Everglades reservoir intended to reduce polluted discharges that fuel algae blooms and red tide.

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