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New Jersey Law Seeks to Stem Pollution in Minority Areas

September 18, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute predominantly Black and other minority communities.

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Nonprofit Report: Environmental Challenges and Climate Change

September 18, 2020

Host Mark Oppenheim as he leads a conversation on environmental challenges and climate change with guests: Jad Daley, President & CEO of American Forests; Bob Irvin, President of American Rivers; and Mark Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation.

Water Shortages in US West Likelier Than Previously Thought

September 16, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — There’s a chance water levels in the two largest man-made reservoirs in the United States could dip to critically low levels by 2025, jeopardizing the steady flow of Colorado River water that more than 40 million people rely on in the American West.

World Isn’t Meeting Biodiversity Goals, UN Report Finds

September 15, 2020

A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral reefs and tropical forests in more trouble than ever, researchers said in a report Tuesday.

Thousands March in Mauritius to Protest Disastrous Oil Spill

September 12, 2020

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Mauritius again Saturday over the government’s handling of an offshore oil spill that has become the Indian Ocean island nation’s worst environmental disaster in years.

German Study Highlights Carbon Footprint of Video Streaming

September 10, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Streaming high-definition videos and games can result in significant greenhouse gas emissions, depending on the technology used, according to a German government-backed study released Thursday.

Think 2020’s Disasters Are Wild? Experts See Worse in Future

September 9, 2020

A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames.

Firefighters Overtaken by Flames in California Mountains

September 9, 2020

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several were hurt. Elsewhere, military helicopters rescued more than 150 people stranded in a burning forest.

California Fire Sparked by Device to Reveal Baby’s Gender

September 7, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A couple’s plan to reveal their baby’s gender went up not in blue or pink smoke but in flames when the device they used sparked a wildfire that burned thousands of acres and forced people to flee from a city east of Los Angeles.

Climate Activists Block Warsaw Street, Decry Govt Inaction

September 7, 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A few hundred Polish climate activists blocked traffic in downtown Warsaw on Monday to spur the conservative government into protecting the environment better.

Drilling, Mines, Other Projects Hastened by Trump Order

September 2, 2020

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in multiple states, according to documents provided to The Associated Press.

Feds Want Deal with North Dakota Over Pipeline Protest Costs

September 1, 2020

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers is recommending that the federal government negotiate a settlement with North Dakota for more than $38 million that the state spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Top Brazil Official Says No Halt to Amazon Protections

August 29, 2020

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s environment ministry said it will continue operations to curb deforestation and fires in the Amazon and other regions, reversing an earlier announcement that it would halt such operations starting Monday.

Wrangler® Sets Ambitious New Goal to Halve Its Water Usage by 2030

August 27, 2020

Wrangler®, a global icon in jeanswear and casual apparel, today announced plans to expand the scope of its water conservation efforts with a new global sustainability goal: a 50 percent reduction in water usage by 2030. The updated goal targets the fiber production, fabric construction, and product finishing phases of the denim supply chain, which encompass more than 95 percent of the total water used throughout the production of a pair of jeans.

Testing Traps to Control Lovely but Destructive Lionfish

August 26, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The quest is on for a better way to kill beautiful but brutally destructive lionfish than shooting them one by one with spearguns.

Large, Non-Native Tegu Lizard Documented in South Carolina

August 24, 2020

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has announced the first documented case of the large, non-native black and white tegu lizard in the state.

Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019

August 20, 2020

Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said.

San Francisco Blanketed in Smoke as California Fires Rage

August 19, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in areas surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area Wednesday as nearly 40 wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. Smoke blanketed San Francisco.

Italy Garbage Dips with Virus Lockdowns, but Plastics Rise

August 16, 2020

ROME (AP) — Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance on disposable masks and packaging is imperiling efforts to curb single-use plastics that end up in oceans and seas.

California Wildfires Burn Amid High Risk of Brutal Blazes

August 14, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dry vegetation fueled three wildfires near Los Angeles amid warnings Friday that the risk of new blazes erupting was high as temperatures spike and humidity levels drop during a statewide heat wave.

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