Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude strikes west of Tonga: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck 500 km (310 miles) west of the Pacific island of Tonga on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there…
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British Columbia extends wildfire state of emergency for third time
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian province of British Columbia has extended a state of emergency for a third time until Sept. 1 because of wildfires raging across the region,…
Congo landslide death toll likely to rise over 200: Ituri governor
DAKAR (Reuters) - A landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely killed more than 200 people, based on estimates from the number of households submerged, the governor of affected…
Climate deniers' eclipse viewing guide.
From Environmental Health News August 18, 2017 Science, schmience. Now the elitists want us to buy glasses. By Peter DykstraThe Daily Climate Follow @PDykstra Scientists who claim some training in…
Hilcorp’s Arctic offshore drilling plan advances, but impact statement cites concerns.
From Environmental Health News A proposal for the first oil and gas drilling in federal offshore waters of the Arctic took a step forward Thursday as regulators released a draft…
Ranchers in parched U.S. Northern Plains welcome hay lottery
(Reuters) - Hundreds of livestock ranchers in the drought-stricken U.S. Northern Plains are embracing what organizers say is the first lottery designed to provide some much-needed relief to their operations.…
A clouded future: Asia's enigmatic clouded leopard threatened by palm oil.
From Environmental Health News They don’t just love trees, however – they need them to survive. “Cloudies,” as Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation director Jim Sanderson calls them, eat, sleep…
This coral reef now has its own innovative insurance policy.
From Environmental Health News A 40-mile stretch of coral reef off the coast of Puerto Morelos, Mexico–part of the roughly 700-mile long Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest in the world–is…
Wind and solar power are saving Americans an astounding amount of money.
From Environmental Health News Wind and solar power are subsidized by just about every major country in the world, either directly or indirectly through tax breaks, mandates, and regulations. The…
Cold food, hot air.
From Environmental Health News When newly graduated environmental lawyer Keilly Witman joined U.S. EPA in 2007, she was handed one of its toughest jobs. She had to convince supermarkets that…