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Trump Administration To Fire Hundreds Of Government Scientists, Researchers
The Trump administration plans to lay off hundreds of scientists and researchers from the US federal government as part of drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lawmakers warned Tuesday.
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Trump Aims To Cut Around 65% Of Staff At US Environmental Agency
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration aims to cut around 65 percent of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, a key regulatory body that works on a range of areas, including climate change.
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Donald Trump Picks Ex-Lawmaker Lee Zeldin To Head US' Environment Body
Donald Trump on Monday nominated Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and early loyalist of the Republican, to oversee US environmental policy, the latest in a series of swift cabinet choices by the president-elect.
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Coastal Cities "Not Doing Enough" To Adapt To Climate Change, Study Shows
Coastal cities are not doing enough to adapt to climate change, taking too long and implementing insufficient measures, according to a major study published this week.
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Cambodia Looks To Import Indian Tigers To Revive Its Big Cat Population
Cambodia hopes to import four tigers from India this year under an agreement signed with New Delhi aimed at reviving the population of big cats in the kingdom, an environmental official said Monday.
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"From Gutter To Sky": Chinese Company Plans To Turn Used Cooking Oil Into Jet Fuel
At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel.
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Video: Environment Activists Smear Paint On Monet Artwork In Stockholm
Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm's National Museum, police and the museum said.
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US Train Carrying Ethanol Derails In Minnesota, Several Coaches Catch Fire
The US Environmental Protection Agency added that the fire continued to burn more than 14 hours after the accident.
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"S****** Our Town": Residents In US's Ohio After Toxic Train Derailment
US officials on Thursday sought to reassure an increasingly nervous public of the government's commitment following a train derailment that resulted in the release of toxic chemicals in the soil, air and water in Ohio.
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Brazil's Lula Government Launches 1st Anti-Deforestation Raids To Protect Amazon
Brazil this week began the first operations against Amazon deforestation since veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, the Ibama environmental agency said Friday.
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Countries Adopt Historic Deal To Protect Nature At UN Biodiversity Summit
Countries approved a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems at a marathon UN biodiversity summit early Monday.
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UN Session To Protect Biodiversity In High Seas Ends Without Treaty
UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
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US Supreme Court's Climate Change Ruling Could Weaken Agencies Efforts to Rein in Big Tech
A recent US Supreme Court ruling on climate change could weaken efforts by federal agencies to tackle Big Tech, according to experts. The court’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority to reduce power plant emissions that contribute to global warming, is expected to invite challenges of other rules set by go...
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US Supreme Court Limits Government Powers to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change.
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Peru Races To Save Seabirds After 6,000-Barrel Oil Spill Poisons Beaches
A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled off Peru's coast due to waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.
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Trump Administration To Fire Hundreds Of Government Scientists, Researchers
The Trump administration plans to lay off hundreds of scientists and researchers from the US federal government as part of drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lawmakers warned Tuesday.
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Trump Aims To Cut Around 65% Of Staff At US Environmental Agency
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration aims to cut around 65 percent of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, a key regulatory body that works on a range of areas, including climate change.
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Donald Trump Picks Ex-Lawmaker Lee Zeldin To Head US' Environment Body
Donald Trump on Monday nominated Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and early loyalist of the Republican, to oversee US environmental policy, the latest in a series of swift cabinet choices by the president-elect.
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Coastal Cities "Not Doing Enough" To Adapt To Climate Change, Study Shows
Coastal cities are not doing enough to adapt to climate change, taking too long and implementing insufficient measures, according to a major study published this week.
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Cambodia Looks To Import Indian Tigers To Revive Its Big Cat Population
Cambodia hopes to import four tigers from India this year under an agreement signed with New Delhi aimed at reviving the population of big cats in the kingdom, an environmental official said Monday.
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"From Gutter To Sky": Chinese Company Plans To Turn Used Cooking Oil Into Jet Fuel
At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel.
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Video: Environment Activists Smear Paint On Monet Artwork In Stockholm
Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm's National Museum, police and the museum said.
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US Train Carrying Ethanol Derails In Minnesota, Several Coaches Catch Fire
The US Environmental Protection Agency added that the fire continued to burn more than 14 hours after the accident.
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"S****** Our Town": Residents In US's Ohio After Toxic Train Derailment
US officials on Thursday sought to reassure an increasingly nervous public of the government's commitment following a train derailment that resulted in the release of toxic chemicals in the soil, air and water in Ohio.
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Brazil's Lula Government Launches 1st Anti-Deforestation Raids To Protect Amazon
Brazil this week began the first operations against Amazon deforestation since veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, the Ibama environmental agency said Friday.
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Countries Adopt Historic Deal To Protect Nature At UN Biodiversity Summit
Countries approved a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems at a marathon UN biodiversity summit early Monday.
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UN Session To Protect Biodiversity In High Seas Ends Without Treaty
UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
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US Supreme Court's Climate Change Ruling Could Weaken Agencies Efforts to Rein in Big Tech
A recent US Supreme Court ruling on climate change could weaken efforts by federal agencies to tackle Big Tech, according to experts. The court’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority to reduce power plant emissions that contribute to global warming, is expected to invite challenges of other rules set by go...
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US Supreme Court Limits Government Powers to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change.
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Peru Races To Save Seabirds After 6,000-Barrel Oil Spill Poisons Beaches
A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled off Peru's coast due to waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.
