A major plan to protect the Amazon Rainforest has come to fruition, as the new Sierra del Divisor National Park in Peru has been established to protect 3.3 million acres of wildlife and indigenous communities […]
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EPA Imposes New Restrictions On Ground-Level Ozone
New limits on smog emissions were released on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a move to decrease suffering due to asthma and respiratory illness. The EPA has dropped the limit on ozone […]
Study Finds Earth Is Just A Breath Away From A ‘Perfect Storm’ That Would Take Down All The World’s Electronics
According to a recent scientific study, the chance of Earth being impacted by a “super solar storm” is far greater than originally thought. Specifically, a study conducted by astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]
China Hopes To Curb Pollution By Allowing More Cars On Its Roads
China has passed curious new legislation amending the nation’s Air Pollution Control Law (APCL) by adding restrictions to various forms of smog while lifting civilian vehicle bans. The decision will implement a standard for gasoline […]
Commuters In The Netherlands Will Soon Have The First 100% Green Rail System
Dutch commuters will soon have the ability to use one of the most environmentally friendly rail systems in Europe, which will use only electricity generated by wind farms. A new contract between Eneco and VIVENS […]
Activists Sound The Alarm As Zimbabwe Sells Hundreds Of Elephants To Chinese Circus
Conservationists are raising alarm this weekend over Zimbabwe’s decision to export a large number of its elephants to China. Zimbabwe authorities have proceeded to export the first batch of elephants and are now separating the […]
Tropical Storm Erika Weakens Over Cuba, No Longer Expected To Be A Threat To Florida
Tropical Storm Erika, formerly on track to slam Florida, weakened early Saturday morning as it pushed over Cuba and Hispaniola. As the tropical storm was steadily moving towards Cuba, it dispersed due to higher topography […]
Mystery Oil Pollution Closes Even More California Beaches
The normally pristine beaches of California are under siege this summer, as a pipline spill mid-May closed a number if beaches in a protected sanctuary and new beaches were closed late this week because of […]