8 community-based organisations granted $350,000 for environmental projects
AMMAN — Eight community-based organisations (CBOs) on Tuesday received grants worth $350,000 to implement pilot projects enhancing the role of local communities and users...
L'ONU appelle à soutenir le Pacte mondial sur l'environnement proposé par la France
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Gulf Spill oil dispersants associated with health symptoms in cleanup workers
Workers who were likely exposed to dispersants while cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill experienced a range of health symptoms including cough...
End-of-summer Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record
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A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary process
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North Atlantic right whales decline confirmed: 458 remaining
Marine biologists have developed a new model to improve estimates of abundance and population trends of endangered North Atlantic right whales, which have declined...
Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
Extreme floods and droughts receive a lot of attention. But what happens when precipitation -- or lack thereof -- occurs in a more measured...
UK oil and gas reserves may last only a decade, study suggests
The UK has low oil and gas resources and limited prospects for fracking, according to a new analysis by scientists, who recommend a shift...
German Greens caught in coalition dilemma.
Environmentalists face choice between deal with a party they detest and 4 more years in opposition.
By Janosch Delcker
9/18/17, 4:05 AM CET
Updated 9/19/17, 2:38 PM...
NC fracking commission plans illegal meeting to hear moratorium challenges, state says.
The state’s Oil & Gas Commission appears ready to put fracking back on the political radar, in defiance of a warning from Gov. Roy...
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