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BOSTON Massachusetts, December 12, 2025 (ENS) - Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 20 states Thursday won their lawsuit against the Trump administration over its unlawful attempt to shut down an existing federal program that protects communities from natural disasters before they strike. [...]
The post FEMA Disaster Prevention Funding Rescued by Court Ruling first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
EXETER, England, October 13, 2025 (ENS) - "The world has entered a new reality. Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°Celsius." Warm-water coral reefs are dying across the planet as the world hits its first climate tipping point, finds a new report released today by the University of Exeter and dozens of international partners. [...]
The post 1st Climate Tipping Point Plunges Planet Into ‘New Reality’ first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2025 (ENS) - On July 8, Congressman Nick Begich III, an Alaska Republican, introduced a draft bill amending the Marine Mammal Protection Act, MMPA, the federal law that has governed marine resource management and conservation of whales, orcas, porpoises, seals, polar bears, walruses, sea otters, and manatees in U.S. waters since 1972. [...]
The post Republicans Seek to Weaken U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
SALEM, Oregon, October 10, 2025 (ENS) - Oregon Governor Tina Kotek this week signed an Executive Order accelerating renewable wind and solar project development in the state before time runs out on federal clean energy tax credits. Tax credits now on the table that are set to expire on July 4, 2026 can fund between 30 and 50 percent of most solar and wind projects, the governor said. [...]
The post OREGON: Gov Cuts Red Tape to Secure Clean Energy Tax Credits first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, October 9, 2025 (ENS) - The world’s foremost international event centered on conserving nature opened today in Abu Dhabi. Held every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress is convened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a nonprofit based near Geneva, Switzerland that tracks species survival on the IUCN Red List. [...]
The post Planetary Rehab Rules at IUCN World Conservation Congress first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
PERTH, Western Australia, January 8, 2026 (ENS) - A new Curtin University-led study has shed fresh light on the number of households in developing countries that are burning plastic as an everyday energy source, giving rise to serious international health, social equality, and environmental concerns. [...]
The post Burning Plastic for Heating, Cooking, Poisons Poor Families first appeared on Environment News Service (ENS).
