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EPA shifts oversight of coal waste to a state for first time, as sought by industry
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the first state permit program for disposal of toxic ash from coal plants, a switch from federal oversight that the coal industry had sought. Coal ash is the residue left after burning coal to generate power. It can contain ...
Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even human excrement litter the ...
Global emissions hit record, climbing 1.6 percent, with Paris deal targets in doubt
Two years after 200 nations forged a United Nations deal to protect the climate, output of gases blamed for global warming has surged to a record. Carbon dioxide emissions from energy use climbed 1.6 percent in 2017, with emerging and developed economies both contributing to ...
French swimmer departs from Japan and begins Pacific Ocean crossing attempt
Long distance swimmer Ben Lecomte set off from Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on Tuesday in his bid to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Lecomte's two children Max and Anna swam out with him for a few hundred meters before leaving the ...
“The G7 have pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, but they don’t have any systems in terms of accountability to meet the pledges,” says study’s lead author.
A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, officials said, ending an attempted rescue that failed to nurse the mammal back to health. The animal died just ahead of World Environment Day on Tuesday. Thailand is one of the world's ...
Trump orders 'immediate steps' to boost coal, nuclear plants
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take "immediate steps" to bolster struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants to keep them open, calling it a matter of national and economic security. Trump, who has frequently promised to bring back coal ...
China has retrieved 8.5 tons of waste from Mount Everest since April as it clears garbage left by growing numbers of visitors, the state-run Global Times said on Thursday. Enthusiasts from all over the world who flock to the world's tallest mountain, at a height ...
Thailand's Maya Bay, made famous by film 'The Beach,' set to close to tourism for four months
Once a pristine Thai paradise, mass tourism has exhausted the secluded bay made world famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach." Now it will get some respite from the daily influx of dozens of boats and thousands of visitors unsuccessfully scrambling for an unspoiled ...
China's waste ban is a wake-up call for Japan
Tokyo can adopt solid resource management principles to help stem the rising tide of plastic.
China says to end 'one size fits all' environmental policies
China plans to end its "one size fits all" approach to fighting pollution, the environment ministry said Monday, as it tries to devise more nuanced policies that match local conditions and minimize economic disruption. The failure to take heed of local conditions will be regarded ...
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has had it all over the past three weeks: molten rock shooting toward the sky, lava oozing from the ground and ash clouds rising miles into the air. You can also add "vog" to the mix. Scientists say higher sulfur ...
