Rare rhinos dodge poachers in world's top reserve for first time since 1977 11/1/2023

No rhinos were poached last year in the world's largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India's Assam state, in what authorities said was the first time since 1977. ...more

UN chief calls for sweeping reform of 'biased' financial system 10/1/2023

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive adequate funding from richer nations. ...more

Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England 10/1/2023

Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the government has confirmed. ...more

Swiss right-wing party to call referendum in bid to block climate change law 10/1/2023

Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) will within a few days call a referendum aimed at blocking a draft law to cut greenhouse gas emissions, party officials said. ...more

‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world 10/1/2023

It is the plant that changed humanity. Thanks to the cultivation of wheat, Homo sapiens was able to feed itself in ever-increasing numbers, transforming groups of hunter-gatherers struggling to survive in a hostile world into rulers of the planet. ...more

Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year – study 10/1/2023

The global loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods, a study has estimated. ...more

EAD launches new digital system ‘Eltezam’ 9/1/2023

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD), has recently launched ‘Eltezam’ – a new digital system for environmental inspection and compliance evaluation. This gives EAD’s inspectors the flexibility to evaluate facilities and projects based on actual on-site activities and operations. ...more

Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds 9/1/2023

Half the planet’s glaciers will have melted by 2100 even if humanity sticks to goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, according to research that finds the scale and impacts of glacial loss are greater than previously thought. At least half of that loss will happen in the next 30 years. ...more

U.S. EPA tightens soot standards for first time in decade 9/1/2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will tighten national air quality standards for fine particle pollution emitted from vehicles and industrial sources for the first time since 2012, the agency said on Friday. ...more

New law bans 200,000 high emission vehicles in California 9/1/2023

Estimated 200,000 vehicles including 70,000 big rigs have been banned from California roads starting this week. This follows the final adoption of 2010 a rule banning vehicles that do not comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.  ...more