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Iraqi Officials Trained to Assess Oil-Contaminated Sites from Isil Conflicts
UN Environment conducted a five-day training workshop and provided portable oil contamination analysers, sampling tools and personnel protective equipment Iraq has seen extensive destruction of infrastructure, including oil resources The officials will carry out field surveys of oil contaminated sites…
Judge Stops Bear Hunt and Returns Yellowstone Grizzlies to the Endangered List
The hunt for grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park is officially over. This week, a judge ordered that all grizzly bears living in or near the park to be put back on the list of endangered species. The ruling stops the…
Taller Plants Moving into Warmer Arctic
The low-lying shrubs, grasses and other plants growing in the Arctic are getting taller. The finding comes from scientists who have analysed three decades of measurements. This data, gathered across Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Scandinavia and Russia, indicates that a warming…
Google, World Bank and EU Among Key Players Pledging Climate Action at One Planet Summit
Political and business leaders met in New York Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to fighting climate change at the second annual One Planet Summit The summit was hosted as part of Climate Week NYC by French President Emmanuel Macron, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, World…
“Cheesy” Solar Charger Kit Empowers Students in East Africa
Playful in its design and highly functional, SunMade Cheese features a charger for flashlights, lighters, radios and even cellphones powered by mere sunlight. The device was developed by YOLK, the solar company applauded for its Kickstarter project ‘Solar Paper’ in 2015 that…
Air Pollution Fears Fuel Fight Against New London Cruise Ship Terminal
The River Thames has become a ‘wild west’ unbound by new laws to clean up the city’s roads, say campaigners. A huge new cruise ship terminal planned for the River Thames would lead to a surge in dangerous levels of…
Oil and Gas Giants Agree Target to Cut Methane Emissions
They aim to reduce emissions from upstream operations to below 0.25% by 2025. Thirteen of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have agreed a first collective target to reduce methane emissions. They have announced a goal to cut methane intensity from their…