Water Pollution

Threat level: brown — Viral RNA levels spike in sewage seven days ahead of new cases. Jonathan M. Gitlin - May 28, 2020 6:01 pm UTC Aurich Lawson / GettyAround the country and the world, coronavirus lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are being lifted as the rate of new infections begins…

May 22, 2020 | 8:42pm Enlarge Image Gov. Andrew Cuomo has used powers under a new state law to block New York's supplies of affordable energy. RICHARD HARBUS Gov. Andrew Cuomo is showing he’ll use his extraordinary powers under last year’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act just as we…

'"Since agriculture, which uses nearly 89 per cent of water,is also a state subject, the governments will have to consider what to grow, how much to grow and for whom to grow," the minister added TopicsCoronavirus | Jal Shakti Ministry | water problems India must work to become a water-secure nation, taking note of…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat does the ease in restrictions mean for people in Northern Ireland?Stormont ministers have decided there will not be any further changes yet to lockdown measures in Northern Ireland.The executive met on Thursday to discuss its response to easing restrictions.Earlier this week,…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Your EV may have zero tailpipe emissions, but what about the electricity you charge it with? EPA head Andrew Wheeler will be grilled in the Senate today for rollbacks during the pandemic. Spain to cut emissions to net zero by 2050. The Electrek…

The European Commission is mulling targets to cut fertiliser use in the European Union over the next decade to bring the agriculture sector into line with its climate policy aims, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. he draft, due to be published on Wednesday, proposes EU rules on…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is mulling targets to cut fertiliser use in the European Union over the next decade to bring the agriculture sector into line with its climate policy aims, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A farmer works on her field near…

The U.S. pipeline regulator late on Monday blocked an effort by Washington state to tighten vapor pressure restrictions on the transport of crude oil by rail, saying the measures would not lower the risk of explosions. The decision by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) marks the latest…

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – There is a meme circulating in this time of pandemic that we are all in this together, that Covid-19 is, as New York Governor Cuomo stated, the “great equalizer.” From one vantage point, this appears to be true: last week a staff person…

Robyn Edie/StuffForest and Bird chief executive Kevin Hague.Forest and Bird's chief executive Kevin Hague says the Government's Thursday Budget provides a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to focus on the environment. The conservation advocate praised the increased conservation spend of this Government during the past two Budgets, but said there…