Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Calls for environmental water release from storage to boost Barwon-Darling flows
There is pressure on a Federal Government body to release water stored for the environment into the Barwon-Darling system, as lowering levels spark fears about its health. The catchment makes up for...
Climate change: Sandwiches eaten in UK ‘have same environmental impact as eight million cars’
The UK’s annual consumption of sandwiches has a greater impact on the environment than the use of eight million cars, scientists have claimed. Researchers at the University of Manchester calculated...
Pedestrian deaths and environmental concerns threaten Florida’s high-speed train project
It launched to a fanfare two weeks ago: the first privately funded US express passenger railway in decades, a new start for long delayed plans, and a “green” alternative to Florida’s increasingly...
A ‘Climate Skeptic’ Just Took Charge Of EU Environment Policy
Neno Dimov, the man who took over as the president of the EU’s Environment Council on Jan. 1, got an earful yesterday when he appeared before members of the European Parliament. Some of his...
Indonesia to strengthen environmental impact assessments through process review
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government says it will revamp the process of carrying out environmental impact assessments, amid increased scrutiny over the legitimacy of many of these analyses in...
Trump waives dozens of environmental rules to speed up construction of border wall
The Trump administration is waiving dozens of environmental regulations to speed up construction of President Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen...
EUFAR – Looking to the future of airborne environmental research in Europe
Philip R.A. Brown from EUFAR AISBL at the UK’s Met Office takes us on a journey to explore the exciting future of airborne environmental research in Europe today Instrumented aircraft are an...
UN to develop environmental curriculum for police, prosecutors
With environmental crime on the rise, but few cases being successfully prosecuted, the United Nations (UN) has launched an effort to develop a curriculum. The curriculum is meant to equip African...
