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CALI, Colombia, October 25, 2024 (ENS) – The world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity, the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP16, officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and [...]
The post Future of Earth’s Diverse Species Under Negotiation in Cali first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
MIAMI, Florida, August 23, 2025 (ENS) - A federal judge has ordered the State of Florida and the Trump administration to halt construction, stop bringing new detainees and begin winding down operations at the mass detention center in the Big Cypress National Preserve known as "Alligator Alcatraz." [...]
The post Judge Orders Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Jail Shut in 60 Days first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 20, 2025 (ENS) - "Ultimately, I have heard from every country here in this room that you want to end plastic pollution. You want a deal," Inger Andersen, head of the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, told delegates Friday as the latest talks to forge an international legally binding plastics treaty to halt pollution broke down in frustration. [...]
The post World’s First Plastics Treaty Agreement Proves Elusive first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
WASHINGTON, DC, August 20, 2025 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is firing and retiring thousands of workers as part of a "reduction in force" as the agency continues its "comprehensive restructuring efforts" by closing the EPA Office of Research and Development, commonly called ORD. [...]
The post U.S. EPA Deletes Research Office, Fires Scientific Leaders first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii, August 14, 2025 (ENS) – Hawaii Governor Josh Green, MD, declared an emergency caused by the overpopulation of axis deer plus an ongoing drought on the island [...]
The post Thirsty, ‘Starving Axis Deer’ Ravaging Hawaiian Islands first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
LINZI CITY, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 6, 2025 (ENS) - The world's largest hydroelectric project held a groundbreaking ceremony in Linzhi City on July 19. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the event and officially announced the start of construction on the project. [...]
The post World’s Largest Dam Breaks Ground on Tibet’s Longest River first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
