Spanish authorities are expanding a ban on harmful fertilizers around a saltwater lagoon on the country’s Mediterranean coast, where several tons of dead fish have washed up in recent weeks. Once a magnet for tourism and a sanctuary for marine life, the Mar Menor in Murcia, on Spain’s Southeastern Mediterranean coast, has seen fish stocks…
Ted Nugent: Nature Will Heal the Soul
Ted Nugent is a rock & roll guitarist, bow hunter, and American icon. He talked to The Epoch Times about his childhood in Detroit, conservation, wanton waste laws, legendary bowhunter Fred Bear, and his own environmental war cry—“Get out there and heal thyself!” The Epoch Times: How did you become so passionate about nature? Where do…
Pennsylvania’s Participation in Greenhouse Gas Initiative Advances to Legislature
September 2, 2021
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The battle over whether Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has intensified as the plan cleared a pivotal hurdle on Wednesday, gaining approval by the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission. “Climate change is one of the most critical issues we face, and I have made it a priority to address ways to…
House Natural Resources Committee Defeats Attempt to Defund Civilian Climate Corps
Debate raged in the House Committee on Natural Resources during markup of the committee’s $30 billion plus reconciliation instructions for the $3.5 trillion spending bill passed by the House on Aug. 24. Representatives introduced numerous amendments—including Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R.-Co) Amendment 223, which would cut roughly $3.5 billion in proposed funding for a new Civilian…
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Joins Calls to Apply COVID Lessons to Climate Change
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that “what we learned from this COVID crisis” will be applied to climate change, sparking fears from some of future “climate lockdowns” that will restrict freedom of movement and consumption in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions. “Do you remember when we warned that covid lockdowns would segue…
Beijing Demands US Fulfill Wish List in Exchange for Cooperation on Climate Change
September 2, 2021
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave U.S. climate envoy John Kerry a set of instructions that the United States should follow if the Biden administration seeks Beijing’s cooperation on climate change. Kerry is currently on the second leg of his Asia trip for negotiations on climate action. He first traveled to Japan before arriving in…
Republicans Ask Natural Resources Committee not to Markup Spending Bill, Focus Instead on ‘Critical Needs’
Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources have penned a letter urging its chair, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D.-Ariz), not to proceed with a markup of the $3.5 trillion spending bill scheduled for 10 AM on Sept. 2—but the appeal may have fallen on deaf ears. The letter also requested that Rep. Grijalva join with…
Birds of Prey Face Global Decline From Habitat Loss, Poisons
WASHINGTON—Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories—like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America—birds of prey are in decline worldwide. A new analysis of data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and BirdLife International found that 30 percent of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or…
New Office to Bring COVID-19 ‘Lessons Learned’ to Climate Change and Public Health
Following through on one of President Biden’s executive orders, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE). HHS officials claimed it would adapt “lessons learned” from the government’s COVID-19 response to address the effect of climate change on public health, in a message…
Judge Strikes Trump-Era Water Rule, Unsure Whether to Restore Obama-Era Measure
A A federal judge on Monday struck down a Trump-era rule aimed at promoting economic growth by enabling the alteration of smaller bodies of water and waterways. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez agreed with Indian tribes that leaving the rule in place “would risk serious environmental harm.” Márquez, an Obama nominee, vacated and remanded for…
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