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Builder Of Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline Says It’s Moving Forward

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Jeff Brady | 0 Comments

From NPR The final decision to build the project comes after a decade of protests and political reversals in the U.S. Now critics say construction poses a new risk with the coronavirus pandemic. (Image credit: Nati Harnik/AP) Read the full…

Trump Administration Weakens Auto Emissions, Rolling Back Key Climate Policy

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Jennifer Ludden | 0 Comments

From NPR The Trump administration is replacing Obama-era fuel economy standards with weaker ones that will allow for more air pollution. Groups are already lining up to challenge the new rule. (Image credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP) Read the full article from…

Trump Administration Weakens Auto Emissions, Rolling Back Key Climate Policy

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Jennifer Ludden | 0 Comments

Trump completes rollback of Obama-era vehicle fuel efficiency rules

Posted on March 31, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1.5% annual increases in efficiency through 2026 - far weaker than the 5% increases in…

For nesting hawksbill turtles, this Philippine community is a sanctuary

Posted on March 31, 2020 by leilani | 0 Comments

MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Philippines — For hundreds of years, the lives of fisherfolk along the sleepy coastal villages in the town of Candiis in the Philippines’ Misamis Oriental province have been intertwined with the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). The hawksbill…

Self-isolation proves a boon to rainfall project

Posted on March 31, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Scientists have been amazed at the public’s response to help digitise the UK’s old rainfall records. Handwritten numbers on documents dating back 200 years are being transferred to a spreadsheet format so that computers can analyse past weather…

Trump administration completes rollback of Obama era fuel efficiency rules

Posted on March 31, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

A weather system brings rain to traffic traveling on Interstate 5 past Solana Beach, California, U.S., September 20,2016. REUTERS/Mike BlakeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of vehicle emissions rules adopted under President Barack Obama and…

Audio: The links between COVID-19, wildlife trade, and destruction of nature with John Vidal

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Mike Gaworecki | 0 Comments

On today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with acclaimed environmental journalist John Vidal about the coronavirus pandemic’s links to the wildlife trade and the destruction of nature. Listen here: As the long-time environmental editor of the Guardian,…

New snake discovery in Sri Lanka is latest twist in slow-burning mystery

Posted on March 31, 2020 by dilrukshi | 0 Comments

COLOMBO — It’s a taxonomic mystery that’s been simmering for nearly 150 years, and in the process dealt out a parade of mistaken identities, dead bodies, and a suspect that was never there. Like all good mystery stories, this one…

Plastic Wars: Industry Spent Millions Selling Recycling — To Sell More Plastic

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Laura Sullivan | 0 Comments

From NPR An investigation from NPR and the PBS show Frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable, but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay. (Image credit: Laura Sullivan/NPR)…