The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made "forever chemicals" is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog grou... ... Three-fifths of the power carried by high-voltage grid firm 50Hertz in northeastern Germany last year came from renewable sources, a record high, chief executive Stefan Kapferer told Reuters on Tuesday.
... Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is being probed by German prosecutors for suspected use of illegal defeat devices installed in its diesel engines, the Frankfurt prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
... Spain's government formally declared a "climate emergency" on Tuesday, proposing measures to tackle climate change that include mandatory low-emission zones in big cities.
... Brazil state prosecutors have charged employees at miner Vale and auditor TUV SUD with homicide in relation to a deadly dam disaster last year, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.
... Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will create an "Amazon Council" to protect and ensure the "sustainable development" of the world's largest rainforest, following intense criticism of his environmental policies.
... The 2019 mining disaster in Brazil is expected to lead to a double-digit jump in costs to insure U.S. tailings dams that store mining waste against liability for environmental catastrophes.
... European Union lawmakers backed measures on Tuesday to clamp down on abuse of EU pet passports by criminals and gangs that illegally trade cats and dogs.
... A small farm in the Philippines' Batangas province is providing a safe haven for pets rescued from an exclusion zone around an active volcano.
... Heavy snow and rain cut off electricity supplies on Tuesday to hundreds of thousands of people in northeast Spain already battered by Storm Gloria.
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Archive for the ‘Environmental Articles’ Category
U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’: report
Germany’s 50Hertz power grid carried record 60% renewable energy in 2019: CEO
German prosecutors probe Mitsubishi for suspected illegal defeat devices
Spain to introduce low-emission zones amid “climate emergency”
Brazil charges Vale, TUV SUD employees with homicide: source
Brazil to create ‘Amazon Council’ to protect and develop the rainforest
Pollution insurance costs to jump for U.S. tailings dams after Vale disaster
Pet passports: EU to ***** down on criminals abusing the system
Philippines farm shelters pets rescued from volcano
Snowstorms leave 220,000 without power in northern Spain