The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it has agreed to conduct a long-delayed study to assess the impact that burning ethanol as a motor vehicle fuel has on air quality.
... Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) regulator recommended on Friday that Ottawa approve expansion of the government-owned Trans Mountain oil pipeline, but made new, nonbinding recommendations to mitigate harm to Pacific Ocean killer whales.
... A winter storm in the U.S. Southwest that dumped snow on Arizona made travel treacherous on Friday as strong winds pushed powdery snow into drifts and forecasters predicted the blizzard would continue into the night.
... Brazilian federal prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a Vale SA senior executive, authorities said on Friday, following the collapse of a dam holding mining byproducts that is believed to have killed over 300 people.
... A deep magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck the Peru-Ecuador border region early on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, causing tremors that the Ecuadorian president said were felt around the country.
... Spain's government presented a draft proposal on how to drastically reduce carbon emissions on Friday, less than two weeks before parliament is due to be dissolved ahead of a general election that may nix its chances of becoming law.
... Finland's nuclear regulator has identified a safety issue at Olkiluoto 3, a 1.6-gigawatt reactor built by France's Orano, and the problem needs to be fixed before the unit can receive a permit to operate, the regulator told Reuters.
... Zambia will begin a planned cull of around 2,000 hippos in May, a senior government official said on Friday, reviving a measure put on hold two years earlier amid protests from animal rights activists.
... Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa's elephants, is considering lifting a ban on big game hunting, to combat what the government says is growing conflict between humans and wildlife
... The Chinese island province of Hainan will ban the production, sale and use of all single-use non-biodegradable plastics by 2025 in a bid to ease pollution, state media reported, citing the province's environmental bureau.
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Archive for the ‘Environmental Articles’ Category
EPA will study ethanol’s impact on air quality after long delay
Canadian regulator backs oil pipeline expansion, urges whale protections
Record-setting snowstorm buries parts of Arizona
Brazil prosecutors seek arrest of senior Vale exec after deadly disaster
Deep 7.5-magnitude quake hits Ecuador-Peru border region
Climate plan ‘not pie in the sky’ before election, says Spain
Exclusive: Safety problem found at Orano’s Finnish reactor before start-up – regulator
Zambia to start hippo cull in May despite protests
Botswana considers allowing big game hunting, culling elephants
China’s Hainan to ban single-use plastics by 2025: state media