The United States conducted many nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Recently, it was discovered that the legacy of these tests can remain for decades in American honey, according to a report. After World War II, the United States and other countries, including China and the former Soviet Union, performed hundreds of aboveground nuclear…
Green New Deal Gets a Reboot: Democrats Say ‘It Is a Revolution’ While GOP Blasts It as ‘Socialist Super-Package’
Progressive Democrats on Tuesday re-introduced their signature climate change fighting blueprint, this time in the form of a Senate resolution, with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) proclaiming at a press event in Washington that “the Green New Deal isn’t just a resolution, it is a revolution,” while Republicans denounced it as a “socialist super-package.” First introduced in 2019…
Chinese Leader Xi to Attend Climate Change Summit Video Conference With France, Germany: State Media
April 15, 2021
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend a climate change leaders summit video conference on April 16 with France and Germany, said Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, according to a report by state media Xinhua news agency. Xi will attend at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the report. Meanwhile, U.S. climate…
Expert Says Lab-Grown Meat May Be in Stores in Five Years
Australians may see lab-grown or ‘cultivated’ meat on supermarket shelves within the next decade, according to a food and health expert. “Our goal is to see products dominate supermarket shelves within the coming 5-10 years,” Professor Johannes le Coutre from UNSW School of Chemical Engineering said. “The ambition is to get the cost down to below…
4 Dead Whales Wash Ashore on San Francisco Bay Area Beaches
Four dead gray whales washed ashore on San Francisco Bay area beaches in nine days, with experts announcing that two of the giant aquatic mammals died from ship strikes and an investigation is ongoing Saturday on the other two. Biologists with the non-profit Marine Mammal Center in California said in a release Saturday that two…
Migratory Birds Bring Opportunity, Environmental Concerns to Washingtonians
SKAGIT VALLEY, Wash.—In Washington State, one of the greatest natural wonders is the annual return and departure of migratory birds. However, the birds’ yearly departure in spring not only brings bird watchers (also known as birders) but also creates issues for local farmers and the natural environment. Skagit Valley lies in northwestern Washington, a little…
Farmers Urge Collaboration, Not Top-Down Environmental Regulation
NEOSHO, Wis.—Farmer Tony Peirick of Dodge County, Wisconsin, said he used to see as adversaries those trying to impose environmental regulations on farmers. “We were like water and oil. We never got along,” he told The Epoch Times. For him, it was about butting heads with a local lake association that wanted to regulate practices on surrounding farms. In rural America at large, tension…
Huntington Beach Police Remove Homeless Occupying Wetlands
March 12, 2021
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Huntington Beach police say they cleared out homeless encampments at environmentally-sensitive areas after finding them to be ridden with trash and drug paraphernalia. “[There was] pollution, fires, litter, and drug use in that area, such as discarded needles, which had a significant environmental impact in an ecologically sensitive area,” Huntington Beach Lt. Brian Smith told…
Russia’s Push to Replace Aussie Coal in China an Empty Threat
March 9, 2021
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Russia is planning to exploit trade tensions between Australia and China to move large quantities of its low-quality coal into the Chinese market and the rest of Asia. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with industry executives and government officials to discuss plans for drastically increasing coal export to Asia by up to 30…
Environment Improved Under Trump Administration: Former EPA Head
Former President Donald Trump’s policies helped improve the environment, his former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator said over the weekend. “All the environmental indicators under President Trump improved. Our air today is seven percent cleaner than it was when President Trump took office. Our water quality is highest it’s ever been. On the Superfund side, we…
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