Environment
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Tiremakers under Pressure As Too Much Rubber Hits the Road
LONDON (Reuters) — Tire-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulato...
May 26, 2023
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Fighting to Save Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile
TURMERO, Venezuela (AFP-Jiji) — Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile is a fearsome beast, but its enormous ...
May 25, 2023
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Spray Plants with Water, Find Out Which Insects Are on Them Using New DNA Method
A research team comes up with a method to identify insects on plants via environmental DNA analysis....
May 15, 2023
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Solo Rower Launches Europe Trek to Expose Pollution of Waterways
WARSAW (AFP-Jiji) — An intrepid French traveler embarked May 1 on a solo rowing expedition from Pola...
May 12, 2023
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Albania Pushes out Boat to Save World’s Rarest Seal
VLORA, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian...
May 11, 2023
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Sun, Wind Make Record 12% of World Electricity
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12% of the world’s electricity in 2...
May 8, 2023
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G7 Building Consensus for Faster End to Carbon Emissions
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations wrapped up meetings Sunday on en...
April 16, 2023
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G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy, Environment Kicks Off in Sapporo
SAPPORO — The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment kicked off in Sapporo on Satu...
April 15, 2023
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Dutch Refinery to Feed Airlines’ Thirst for Clean Fuel
ROTTERDAM (AFP-Jiji) — Scaffolding and green pipes envelop a refinery in the port of Rotterdam where...
April 13, 2023
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China Accounts for Two Thirds of World’s Planned New Coal Power
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — China accounted for more than two thirds of the world’s proposed new coal-fire...
April 13, 2023
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Ocean Trash Increases around Japan’s Senkaku Islands
Trash in the ocean has increased from a year ago around the Senkaku Islands and surrounding sea area...
April 9, 2023
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Sharks, Tourists Jostle for Space around Thai Destination Island
MAYA BAY, Thailand (Reuters) — On any given day in Thailand’s Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef shark...
April 5, 2023
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Bottled Water Consumption Puts Drinking Water Goal under Threat
Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water...
April 5, 2023
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Aquarium to Release Orca after 53 Years in Captivity
A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 2,268-kilog...
April 5, 2023
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Brazilian Researchers Find ‘Terrifying’ Plastic Rocks on Remote Island
TRINDADE ISLAND, Brazil (Reuters) — The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated ...
March 24, 2023
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