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Rescuers pull dozens from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 31

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

Rescue workers search the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Umit BektasELAZIG, Turkey (Reuters) - Rescue teams working through the night in…

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…

One year after Vale dam break, pain runs deep in Brazil mine disaster town

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

FILE PHOTO: Members of a rescue team search for victims of a collapsed tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA, in Brumadinho, Brazil February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Washington AlvesBRUMADINHO,…