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German court imposes diesel ban on western cities and motorway

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: Cars pass a traffic sign, which ban diesel cars at the Max-Brauer Allee in downtown Hamburg, Germany, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File PhotoDUESSELDORF (Reuters) - A German administrative court on Thursday ruled that the western state of North…

Troops sift through ruins as California wildfire death toll rises

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PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. National Guard troops fanned out to scour the ruins of the devastated town of Paradise on Thursday for remains of victims as 130 people remained listed as missing in California’s deadliest wildfire on record, whose…

German court imposes diesel ban on western city and motorway: n-tv

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FILE PHOTO: A traffic sign, which bans diesel cars is pictured at the Max-Brauer Allee in downtown Hamburg, Germany, May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File PhotoBERLIN (Reuters) - A German administrative court on Thursday ruled that the western state of North…

Troops search ruins as California wildfire death toll climbs

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Officials In California Tally Losses, Release Missing Persons List

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Emily Sullivan | 0 Comments

From NPR At least 56 people have died in the Camp Fire, which has destroyed entire neighborhoods and continues to burn. Meanwhile, Butte County says about 300 people are missing. (Image credit: Noah Berger/AP) Read the full article from NPR

Exclusive: At U.N. climate talks, Trump team plans sideshow on coal

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to set up a side-event promoting fossil fuels at the annual U.N. climate talks next month, repeating a strategy that infuriated global-warming activists during last year’s talks, according to three people with knowledge…

German finance minister: Changing imissions protection law makes diesel retrofits attractive

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German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attends a press conference after the federal cabinet meeting in Potsdam, Germany November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Axel SchmidtBERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that changing the imissions protection law made hardware…

Worries over CO2 emissions from intensifying wildfires

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From BBC Rising numbers of extreme wildfires could result in a significant increase in CO₂ emissions, scientists warn. That could mean attaining the Paris climate agreement’s goal of keeping global temperature rise well below 2C could become harder, they say.…

UK signals plan to leave EU emissions trading scheme after Brexit

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is likely to leave the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) after Brexit and set up its own equivalent system, UK government documents published late Wednesday show. FILE PHOTO: An environmental activist pushes a giant ball…

DNA firm schooled in war zones helps ID California fire victims

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(Reuters) - The remains of victims charred beyond recognition in the California wildfires are being identified by a pioneering DNA analysis company that primarily works in war zones and crime scenes. FILE PHOTO: A Butte County Sheriff deputy places yellow…