Environment
Pope: Use pandemic to give the environment a vital “rest”
September 1, 2020
Pope: Use pandemic to give the environment a vital “rest”
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how the Earth can recover “if we allow it to rest”…
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
August 24, 2020
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or…
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
August 16, 2020
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter…
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
August 12, 2020
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage…
US officials seek limits on “habitat” for imperiled species
August 1, 2020
US officials seek limits on “habitat” for imperiled species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to restrict what land and water areas can be declared as…
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
July 25, 2020
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam announced Friday that it was banning wildlife imports and would close wildlife markets in response…
Egypt reduces Red Sea and South Sinai protectorate usage fees by 50%
July 22, 2020
Egypt reduces Red Sea and South Sinai protectorate usage fees by 50%
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment on Wednesday reduced usage fees in Red Sea and South Sinai protectorates by 50 percent, following…
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
July 15, 2020
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William called for the illegal wildlife trade to come to an end, saying that the…
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
July 9, 2020
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for…
Video: Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
June 20, 2020
Video: Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
Experts from the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Egypt have spotted a group of five false killer whales…