environment
Five years on, Israelis see few benefits from major gas deal
Middle East
October 12, 2020
Five years on, Israelis see few benefits from major gas deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Five years after Israel signed a landmark agreement to develop large offshore gas fields over the objections…
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
World
October 12, 2020
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
BERLIN (AP) — An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to…
September was the world’s hottest on record, EU climate change service says
World
October 7, 2020
September was the world’s hottest on record, EU climate change service says
LONDON (Reuters) – Last month was the world’s hottest September on record, with unusually high temperatures recorded off Siberia, in…
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
World
September 27, 2020
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking…
Malaysia’s battle against plastic waste spans beaches and city shops
World
September 18, 2020
Malaysia’s battle against plastic waste spans beaches and city shops
TIOMAN, Malaysia (Reuters) – Every weekend, a team of volunteers comb the coastline of the Malaysian resort of Tioman to…
World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
Environment
September 15, 2020
World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral…
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Environment
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…
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Environment
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…
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
Environment
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…
Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects
World
July 15, 2020
Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new federal rule to speed up the environmental review…