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Heavy rains dampen fires in Australia's Queensland state, cause flooding

Posted on January 26, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia’s bushfire-stricken state of Queensland saw heavy rainfalls on Sunday dampening some of the fires that have razed 2.5 million hectares (1.2 million acres) of land since…

Philippines lowers volcano danger level

Posted on January 26, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: Damaged trees are seen on Taal Volcano Island in Batangas, Philippines, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezMANILA (Reuters) - Philippine volcanologists on Sunday lowered the alert status of a…

Sir David Attenborough says fixed-term parliaments lead to lack of climate focus

Posted on January 25, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC The UK’s fixed-term parliaments could see politicians failing to prioritise climate change, veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough has suggested. He told the first citizens’ assembly on climate having…

Rescuers dig for survivors after Turkey quake kills at least 29

Posted on January 25, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

ELAZIG, Turkey (Reuters) - Rescuers searched on Saturday for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing 29 people…

Court forces U.S. EPA to reconsider three refinery biofuel waivers

Posted on January 25, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must reconsider three of the biofuel waivers it recently granted to small oil refineries, arguing the agency’s…

Court forces U.S. EPA to reconsider three refinery biofuel waivers

Posted on January 25, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must reconsider three of the biofuel waivers it recently granted to small oil refineries, arguing the agency’s…

Rescuer opens home to baby flying foxes orphaned by Australian bushfires

Posted on January 25, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(This story corrects Davies’ designation in para 5 to coordinator from founder, and adds dropped word in para 11) By Angie Teo and Joyce Zhou BOMADERRY, Australia (Reuters) - Janine…

Rescuer opens home to baby flying foxes orphaned by Australian bushfires

Posted on January 25, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(This story corrects Davies’ designation in para 5 to coordinator from founder, and adds dropped word in para 11) By Angie Teo and Joyce Zhou BOMADERRY, Australia (Reuters) - Janine…

Wales a haven for wildlife – but for how long?

Posted on January 24, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC From slugs to spiders and bees to bottlenose dolphins – Wales is proving a haven for many species. Its varied landscape and mild climate make Wales among Europe’s…

Canadian start-up GHGSat to make global methane map

Posted on January 24, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC A Canadian start-up, GHGSat, is promising to release a high-resolution map of methane in Earth’s atmosphere by the year’s end. The company has one spacecraft in orbit currently…