In 2000, malaria was identified as one of the biggest impediments to global development and selected as a critical global target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Target 6c aimed to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria by 2015. This report summarizes the remarkable progress seen, on a global and regional level, […]
2015 News Releases EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Clean Air Act Violations EPA has issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (collectively referred to as Volkswagen). The NOV alleges that four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars from model years […]
Relive those summer beach holidays this weekend and at the same time volunteer for the Great British Beach Clean and help protect wildlife and the coastline Summer is rapidly becoming a memory, but there is still time for one more visit to the beach this weekend. Because not only is it a magical place to […]
UN officials have reacted sharply to criticism from their Secretary General that climate talks are going at a “snail’s pace”.Ban Ki-moon has been concerned that the negotiations are moving too slowly to deliver a new global deal in December. His views were echoed by many delegates at this latest meeting in Germany. But one of […]
Zambian villagers are taking a multinational copper mining firm to court in the UK, accusing it of poisoning their water. The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko visited the area which has allegedly been polluted. Dressed in colourful sarongs and t-shirts, the women of Hippo Pool village collect their water on the banks of the Kafue River on […]
Monarch butterflies have experienced a breathtaking decline in the past 20 years, going from a billion strong in 1996 to roughly 30 million today because of habitat destruction. On Monday, the U.S. government announced the first federal pot of money for rescuing monarchs, with the Fish and Wildlife Service earmarking $3.2 million for the effort. About […]
Ecuador has declared an environmental emergency in the Galapagos Islands after a freighter carrying pollutants ran aground last week. The measure will free up resources to remove the ship and mitigate its impact in the face of “possible environmental damage that could unleash a disaster” said the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park (DPNG). The […]
On Sunday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its third major climate assessment, rounding out a process that began in September and plays out every seven years. The reports indicate that sharp greenhouse gas emissions cuts worldwide need to begin now, with a 40 percent to 70 percent reduction by mid-century, to avert […]
Obama announced more than a half-dozen actions to support training for workers in solar power, require higher efficiency for industrial-quality equipment and appliances from escalators to walk-in refrigerators, adjust building codes to reduce emissions from new construction, and bolster energy efficiency in federal buildings through $2 billion in improvements. The president’s new initiatives “will help […]
China’s emissions of nitrous oxide – a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting chemical – will more than triple by 2020 if China’s chemical industry does nothing to control them, according to a new study. Under current scenarios, China’s nitrous oxide emissions will reach five times that of the United States, which is the second biggest […]
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